Comments on: The Atlantic rides again (again)

By: Peter

Peter — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 16:56:31 +0000

(As an aside: I have a vivid memory of reading a printout of that Fallows article in my freshman year dorm room. But that’s not possible; it was published during my senior year. Harumph.)

As an aside on your aside, tell this story and end with the sentence “and that’s why I don’t believe in witness testimony” and you will never be picked for jury duty again (until we fix the broken system).

By: Robin Sloan

Robin Sloan — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 01:19:16 +0000

“Atlantic/Pacific.” That is a really, REALLY good idea. (Seriously.)

By: Tim

Tim — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 23:14:56 +0000

Yeah! Something completely different from either Aspen or The New Yorker! F— those rich guys! And put it in Chicago, or Boston, or D.C., or Seattle, in September! And you don’t go to see famous people from the magazine — like, you bring out the smartest, most genial people the famous people at the magazine want to introduce you to, who you don’t know, and together, you (the reader/audience), the smart people, and the famous people make something.

By: Saheli

Saheli — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 19:22:29 +0000

Oh, darn, that’s not what I was envisioning after Tim’s comment at all. Maybe we can persuade Alexis to start lobbying for The Atlantic to create an accessible urban conference–say, “Atlantic/Pacific” out here.

By: Tim

Tim — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 16:32:18 +0000

See, I knew there was something -- vague memories of watching video of Andrew Sullivan. But when I googled "Atlantic conference," all I found was the above. The other idea I'd steal from The New Yorker is their "Book Bench" blog. Seriously, that thing is good.

By: Robin

Robin — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 15:05:20 +0000

The Atlantic does have a big conference! Sorta. They're the big co-organizer/co-presenter of the Aspen Ideas Festival.

By: Tim Carmody

Tim Carmody — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 03:55:28 +0000

I would have the Atlantic hold a big conference like the New Yorker does, if only because I'm not terribly original. (Besides, somebody told me to bet on events...) I think the major thing holding this plan back is the fact that googling "Atlantic Conference" already pulls up results about college sports and semi-secret agreements between Churchill and Roosevelt that would be hard to displace.

By: Scott Yates

Scott Yates — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 05:12:42 +0000

How can you be a fan of the snark, and NOT be an Andrew Sullivan fan?

By: Tim Maly

Tim Maly — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 00:16:12 +0000

I’m on my mobile so I can’t look it up but @jayrosen_nyu or @neimanlab recently posted a link to an article talking about how well The Atlantic is doing digitally. So there’s more evidence for you.

By: Frank

Frank — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 23:16:30 +0000

Doing these illustrations for The Atlantic has been one of my favorite experiences as an editorial illustrator. Working with art director Jason Treat was a great experience: I’m surprised how smoothly the whole process of making 10 illustrations on a relatively short deadline went. Having such interesting, quality content to start with surely helped. You just have to sort of hope you do the writing justice. It felt great to get a job, read the articles and say to yourself “I’m getting paid to read this?!”

I give The Atlantic seven thumbs up, and am excited to see what’s to come from them, as an illustrator excited to work with them again, but also as a person who yearns for quality things to read and consider.

Oh, and thanks for the kindly compliments!