[Uncle Ralph]

"I'm not familiar with The New Yorker. Is it typically a Conservative mag or is it apolitical?"

For New York City it's about middle -- which means liberal for most normal folk. But it's got class. It is very literary, often tongue-in-cheek -- and I'd say famous for its cartoons (which is why this cover art of BO and MO is the center of such attention).

Decades ago, James Thurber used to write and cartoon there [On the other hand the noxious "drive-by" Seymour Hersh is one of the contributors there today.]

Real leftists have no sense of humor, so I think calling The New Yorker a "leftist rag" is a bit harsh. If I see it in a waiting room, I pick it up for its hallmark cartoons, if nothing else.

[BIGLOOK]

I was going to say......but Uncle Ralph beat me to it.

The New Yorker is avant garde, makes fun of everything in an intellectual way, has great cartoons throughout the spread. It also has devastatingly serious essays on current issues going from left to right. You can pick and choose. It ain't Time or News Weak, its editors actually have three digit IQs.