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BlueIdaho

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18. What a shame...

Wed Dec 6, 2023, 06:52 PM

Dec 2023

Having said that - all print media is really being crushed these days and most have not figured out an electronic model that works successfully. Fingers crossed Borowitz can find another outlet.

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The New Yorker Drops Andy Borowitz's Satire Column Amid Cutbacks [View all] IbogaProject Dec 2023 OP

What a shame Marthe48 Dec 2023 #1

What a treasure. I hope some other smart publication picks him up. Vinca Dec 2023 #2

Gee whiz, think they're losing all their liberal subscribers? ananda Dec 2023 #3

... Faux pas Dec 2023 #4

Wow. He is brilliant. What a loss. Hope he finds a new home Raven123 Dec 2023 #5

I enjoyed the occasional double take I got from his satire pieces. Tommy Carcetti Dec 2023 #6

I wonder... GiqueCee Dec 2023 #7

I'm guessing, not a nickel FakeNoose Dec 2023 #37

Of course orangecrush Dec 2023 #46

I still subscribe to the New Yorker, but I may be reconsidering if they're cutting the people I enjoy reading. Lonestarblue Dec 2023 #8

I'm going to have to think BlueSky3 Dec 2023 #9

Let's see - Bill Buford, Jill Lepore, Adam Gopnik, Tad Friend, Richard Brody, David Remnick GoneOffShore Dec 2023 #42

Yeah, Borowitz was a real money pit. LuckyLib Dec 2023 #10

I'm a bit more cynical and suspicious about this SpankMe Dec 2023 #11

They dumped Mehdi?when? lostnfound Dec 2023 #29

They canceled his show last week. He'll still appear as a guest host and pundit on FSogol Dec 2023 #49

Wow, I really hope THAT is wrong....... MyOwnPeace Dec 2023 #31

Yup. Vote. Joinfortmill Dec 2023 #52

Satire is dead Ponietz Dec 2023 #12

Dirty rotten shame Wild blueberry Dec 2023 #13

AI is taking over. ZonkerHarris Dec 2023 #14

I am sorry the the New Yorker is dropping Andy Borowitz LetMyPeopleVote Dec 2023 #15

;-( elleng Dec 2023 #16

Of all the things they could have cut, slightlv Dec 2023 #17

What a shame... BlueIdaho Dec 2023 #18

Boo! GB_RN Dec 2023 #19

The New Yorker is the gold standard of writing in a weekly publication. rubbersole Dec 2023 #20

Politics had nothing to do with it. twodogsbarking Dec 2023 #21

I wish I had enough money to pay him out of my own salary DFW Dec 2023 #22

What a loss. I have fond memories of posting the Borwitz Report where right-wingers would find it, and them not realize chia Dec 2023 #23

I love him. He and Luckovich are my absolute favorites. MLAA Dec 2023 #24

Damn. MLAA Dec 2023 #25

Borowitz is all that many people know about The New Yorker BeyondGeography Dec 2023 #26

What a stupid decision. greatauntoftriplets Dec 2023 #27

Their loss, Andy will land on his feet. OAITW r.2.0 Dec 2023 #28

I sure hope the replacement is not AI Nictuku Dec 2023 #30

What a joke. Kid Berwyn Dec 2023 #32

That is the only thing worth reading in that paper. appleannie1 Dec 2023 #33

Time for a mass subscription cancelation. N/t Hope22 Dec 2023 #34

Maybe Stephen Colbert will recognize an opportunity here! 70sEraVet Dec 2023 #35

What? Lulu KC Dec 2023 #36

I loved The Borowitz Report. ificandream Dec 2023 #38

Fine, I'll read it somewhere else, anywhere else. CaptainTruth Dec 2023 #39

Satire is getting harder to do iemanja Dec 2023 #40

With Borowitz' wickedly funny sarcasm reputation i'm sure he can monetize his talent onetexan Dec 2023 #41

What a bad decision, he really is the best... Rhiannon12866 Dec 2023 #43

Is this a joke? elias7 Dec 2023 #44

Borowitz' satire was so good it was hard to distinguish it from reality Novara Dec 2023 #45

Welcome orangecrush Dec 2023 #47

I enjoyed Andy Borowitz's column for a while and got it in my inbox. After a while though, I got a little tired of the Martin68 Dec 2023 #48

He should just syndicate his column & distribute to periodicals ... aggiesal Dec 2023 #50

Reducing even more content. What's next? No cover art? Freethinker65 Dec 2023 #51

If the New Yorker can't afford to pay for the Borowitz Report.... Random Boomer Dec 2023 #53