Inside ousted New Yorker critic's canoodle catastrophe
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Inside ousted New Yorker critic's canoodle catastrophe
Jackson Arn was canned after some allegedly untoward activity at a New Yorker party. His transgression was like the punchline of a New Yorker cartoon: almost nobody clocked it. The magazine’s art critic Jackson Arn did something at a party last month that was so outrageous that it got him canned. It seems he wasn’t...
Inside ousted New Yorker critic’s canoodle catastrophe
His transgression was like the punchline of a New Yorker cartoon: almost nobody clocked it. The magazine’s art critic Jackson Arn did something at a party last month that was so outrageous that it got him canned. It seems he wasn’t swinging from any chandeliers when he did it, though, since most people we spoke to who were at the packed, sprawling bash at Noho hotspot Jean’s had no idea it happened until a story about his dismissal appeared in t…
New Yorker parts with art critic after only two years
New Yorker building. Photo: Daniel Schwen | CC BY-SA 4.0 Jackson Arn, the New Yorker’s art critic has left the magazine after only two years in the job. The New York Times reports that Arn’s tenure was cut short after accusations of inappropriate behaviour at the US weekly’s 100th anniversary party in February. Sources told the Times that Arn appeared drunk during the celebration at nightclub Jean’s. Arn took over the prestigious writing gig fro…
Art Critic Jackson Arn Departs New Yorker Magazine after ‘Inappropriate’ Behavior
The New Yorker’s art critic since 2023, Jackson Arn, has been let go following complaints of “inappropriate overtures” at the magazine’s 100th anniversary party last month, according to the New York Times. Two people who were at the event, which was held at Jean’s on Lafayette Street in Manhattan’s NoHo neighborhood, told the Times that Arn appeared “intoxicated” and that he was indecorous with “some of the guests.” Attendees at the party r…
The New Yorker has separated from his art critic after the magazine received complaints about his behavior at his 100th anniversary party in February, according to two people with knowledge of the decision. The critic, Jackson Arn, who joined the magazine in 2023, was accused of making inappropriate overtures to some of the attendees and seemed intoxicated at the celebration, according to the two people, one of whom witnessed his actions. Mr. Ar…
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