# The New Yorker drops its paywall for three months. What should I read?

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**Created:** [August 16, 2014, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-yorker-drops-its-paywall-for-three-months-what-should-i-read/695703 "2014-08-16T19:00:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lakai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de0a6/32.png) [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2014, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-yorker-drops-its-paywall-for-three-months-what-should-i-read/695703/1 "2014-08-16T19:00:32Z")

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I believe it is down from July 21st through October 21st. All articles from 2007 forward are free. This is really convenient for me since I stopped reading the New Yorker regularly in 2008.

Anyone know of any good articles?

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**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2014, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-yorker-drops-its-paywall-for-three-months-what-should-i-read/695703/2 "2014-08-18T02:12:04Z")

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Start off with [A Pickpocket’s Tale](http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/01/07/a-pickpockets-tale).

This is an article about magician and sleight of hand legend Apollo Robbins that I found fascinating.  
mmm