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<p>The New Yorkerest project is here to help you get a head start on your New Year’s resolution to eliminate that bedside stack of <em>New Yorker</em> magazines.  Think of all the things you could do with the extra space on your bedside table.</p> <p>It’s no easy task to narrow an already-crowded roster of amazing <em>New Yorker</em> articles from this year. Alas, a <a href="http://www.newyorkerest.com/2009/">top-47 list</a> would prove unwieldy, so without further ado here are my ten favorite pieces from 2009 (in publication order)<span id="more-451"></span>:</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.newyorkerest.com/2009/getting-there-from-here-how-health-care-reform-really-happens/">Getting There from Here: How health-care reform really happens.</a> by Atul Gawande (January 26)</li> <li><a href="http://www.newyorkerest.com/2009/hellhole-is-solitary-confinement-torture/">Hellhole: Is solitary confinement torture?</a> by Atul Gawande (March 30)</li> <li><a href="http://www.newyorkerest.com/2009/a-tiny-feast/">“A Tiny Feast”</a> by Chris Adrian (April 20)</li> <li><a href="http://www.newyorkerest.com/2009/brain-games-the-marco-polo-of-neuroscience/">Brain Games: The Marco Polo of neuroscience.</a> by John Colapinto (May 11)</li> <li><a href="http://www.newyorkerest.com/2009/the-cost-conundrum-expensive-health-care-can-be-harmful/">The Cost Conundrum: Expensive health care can be harmful.</a> by Atul Gawande (June 1)</li> <li><a href="http://www.newyorkerest.com/2009/the-kill-company-behind-a-war-crime-in-iraq/">The Kill Company: Behind a war crime in Iraq.</a> by Raffi Khatchadourian (July 6)</li> <li><a href="http://www.newyorkerest.com/2009/the-five-wounds/">“The Five Wounds”</a> by Kirstin Valdez Quade (July 27)</li> <li><a href="http://www.newyorkerest.com/2009/trial-by-fire-did-texas-execute-an-innocent-man/">Trial by Fire: Did Texas execute an innocent man?</a> by David Grann (September 7)</li> <li><a href="http://www.newyorkerest.com/2009/the-lower-river/">“The Lower River”</a> by Paul Theroux (September 14)</li> <li><a href="http://www.newyorkerest.com/2009/testing-testing-the-complex-battle-to-cut-health-care-costs/">Testing, Testing: The complex battle to cut health-care costs.</a> by Atul Gawande (December 14)</li> </ul> <p>Did I miss your favorites? Do you think my list was spot on? Do you want to express heartfelt adoration for The New Yorkerest project? Well, this is your chance to be a part of the project by leaving your thoughts in the comments below.</p> <p>If you want to spread the love you can always post this list on <a href="http://twitter.com/home?status=Check%20out%20the%2010%20best%20@newyorker%20pieces%20courtesy%20of%20@newyorkerest%20http://bit.ly/4UJR8y">twitter</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http://www.newyorkerest.com/2009/ten-best-new-yorker-pieces-from-2009&amp;t=Ten%20best%20New%20Yorker%20pieces%20from%202009">facebook</a>, <a onclick="window.open('http://delicious.com/save?v=5&amp;noui&amp;jump=close&amp;url='+encodeURIComponent(location.href)+'&amp;title='+encodeURIComponent(document.title), 'delicious','toolbar=no,width=550,height=550'); return false;" href="http://delicious.com/save">delicious</a>, <a href="http://digg.com/submit?url=http://www.newyorkerest.com/2009/ten-best-new-yorker-pieces-from-2009&amp;title=Ten%20best%20New%20Yorker%20pieces%20from%202009&amp;media=MEDIA&amp;topic=arts_culture">digg</a>, <a href="http://www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url=http://www.newyorkerest.com/2009/ten-best-new-yorker-pieces-from-2009">StumbleUpon</a>, or whatever social media site is too cool for me to know about. You can also support the project by using our links to subscribe to <em>The New Yorker</em> in either <a href="http://bit.ly/tnysub">print</a> or <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001O2SCKI?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=thenewyor-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B001O2SCKI">Kindle</a> versions. Thank you for all your encouragement, support and contributions in 2009 and I look forward to a new year filled with inspiring <em>New Yorker</em> writing. ♦</p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheNewYorkerest/~4/8Y72Y7ma7F4" height="1" width="1"/> 7 http://www.newyorkerest.com/2009/ten-best-new-yorker-pieces-from-2009/ New Yorkerest http://www.newyorkerest.com http://www.newyorkerest.com/?p=456 2009-12-21T19:42:34Z 2009-12-21T19:42:34Z

<div class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 164px"><a href="http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/12/21/091221fa_fact_bilger"><img src="http://www.newyorker.com/images/covers/2009/2009_12_21_p154.jpg" alt="" width="154" height="210" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">December 21 &amp; 28, 2009</p></div> <p>Annals of Innovation<br /> <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/12/21/091221fa_fact_bilger">Hearth Surgery<br /> A stove to transform the developing world.</a><br /> by Burkhard Bilger</p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheNewYorkerest/~4/NC6RUT-a5rg" height="1" width="1"/> 1 http://www.newyorkerest.com/2009/hearth-surgery-a-stove-to-transform-the-developing-world/ New Yorkerest http://www.newyorkerest.com http://www.newyorkerest.com/?p=446 2009-12-14T21:21:32Z 2009-12-14T21:19:19Z

<div class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 164px"><a href="http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/12/14/091214fa_fact_gawande"><img src="http://www.newyorker.com/images/covers/2009/2009_12_14_p154.jpg" alt="December 14, 2009" width="154" height="210" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">December 14, 2009</p></div> <p><a href="http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/12/14/091214fa_fact_gawande">Testing, Testing<br /> The complex battle to cut health-care costs.</a><br /> by Atul Gawande</p> <p>This was a wonderful issue overall and if you have the time, I also recommend reading <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/12/14/091214fa_fact_toobin">The Celebrity Defense: Sex, justice, and Roman Polanski.</a> by Jeffrey Toobin, <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/12/14/091214fa_fact_anderson">The Most Failed State: Somalia’s new President.</a> by Jon Lee Anderson, and <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/features/2009/12/14/091214fi_fiction_wallace">“All That”</a> by David Foster Wallace.</p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheNewYorkerest/~4/0z1OX7TYCsM" height="1" width="1"/> 0 http://www.newyorkerest.com/2009/testing-testing-the-complex-battle-to-cut-health-care-costs/ New Yorkerest http://www.newyorkerest.com http://www.newyorkerest.com/?p=441 2009-12-10T18:14:49Z 2009-12-07T18:03:07Z

<div class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 164px"><a href="http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/12/07/091207fa_fact_platon"><img src="http://www.newyorker.com/images/covers/2009/2009_12_07_p154.jpg" alt="December 7, 2009" width="154" height="210" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">December 7, 2009</p></div> <p><a href="http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/12/07/091207fa_fact_platon">Portraits of Power<br /> Leaders of the world.</a><br /> by Platon</p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheNewYorkerest/~4/y8WiquGtv3Y" height="1" width="1"/> 0 http://www.newyorkerest.com/2009/portraits-of-power-leaders-of-the-world/ New Yorkerest http://www.newyorkerest.com http://www.newyorkerest.com/?p=438 2009-12-10T18:14:23Z 2009-11-30T18:00:02Z

<div class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 164px"><a href="http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/11/30/091130fa_fact_lepore"><img src="http://www.newyorker.com/images/covers/2009/2009_11_30_p154.jpg" alt="November 30, 2009" width="154" height="210" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">November 30, 2009</p></div> <p><a href="http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/11/30/091130fa_fact_lepore">The Politics of Death<br /> From Karen Ann Quinlan to death panels.</a><br /> by Jill Lepore</p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheNewYorkerest/~4/RBUx-5G7sZw" height="1" width="1"/> 0 http://www.newyorkerest.com/2009/politics-of-death-from-karen-ann-quinlan-to-death-panels/ New Yorkerest http://www.newyorkerest.com http://www.newyorkerest.com/?p=435 2009-11-23T00:01:18Z 2009-11-23T08:01:56Z

<div class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 164px"><a href="http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/11/23/091123fa_fact_khatchadourian"><img src="http://www.newyorker.com/images/covers/2009/2009_11_23_p154.jpg" alt="November 23. 2009" width="154" height="211" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">November 23. 2009</p></div> <p>Annals of Science<br /> <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/11/23/091123fa_fact_khatchadourian">The Taste Makers<br /> Inside the labs that flavor your food. </a><br /> by Raffi Khatchadourian</p> <p>If you have some extra time, <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/11/23/091123fa_fact_kramer">Pilgrim’s Progress: The challenges of Thanksgiving abroad.</a> by Jane Kramer and <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/atlarge/2009/11/23/091123crat_atlarge_gopnik">Reading into recipes.</a> by Adam Gopnik are both wonderful pieces.</p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheNewYorkerest/~4/dJ56qhk6eow" height="1" width="1"/> 1 http://www.newyorkerest.com/2009/the-taste-makers-inside-the-labs-that-flavor-your-food/ New Yorkerest http://www.newyorkerest.com http://www.newyorkerest.com/?p=431 2009-11-19T18:13:20Z 2009-11-16T18:08:32Z

<div class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 164px"><a href="http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/11/16/091116fa_fact_parker"><img src="http://www.newyorker.com/images/covers/2009/2009_11_16_p154.jpg" alt="November 16. 2009" width="154" height="210" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">November 16. 2009</p></div> <p>Letter from Cairo<br /> <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/11/16/091116fa_fact_parker">The Pharaoh<br /> The man who controls Egyptology.</a><br /> by Ian Parker</p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheNewYorkerest/~4/KG16qxpggzw" height="1" width="1"/> 0 http://www.newyorkerest.com/2009/the-pharaoh-the-man-who-controls-egyptology/ New Yorkerest http://www.newyorkerest.com http://www.newyorkerest.com/?p=426 2009-11-10T16:33:25Z 2009-11-09T16:27:49Z

<div class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 164px"><a href="http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/features/2009/11/09/091109fi_fiction_king"><img src="http://www.newyorker.com/images/covers/2009/2009_11_09_p154.jpg" alt="November 9, 2009" width="154" height="210" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">November 9, 2009</p></div> <p><a href="http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/features/2009/11/09/091109fi_fiction_king">“Premium Harmony”</a><br /> by Stephen King</p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheNewYorkerest/~4/MskUE9JSr-s" height="1" width="1"/> 0 http://www.newyorkerest.com/2009/premium-harmony/ New Yorkerest http://www.newyorkerest.com http://www.newyorkerest.com/?p=422 2009-11-04T00:34:38Z 2009-11-03T00:31:42Z

<div class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 164px"><a href="http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/11/02/091102fa_fact_demick"><img src="http://www.newyorker.com/images/covers/2009/2009_11_02_p154.jpg" alt="November 2, 2009" width="154" height="210" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">November 2, 2009</p></div> <p><a href="http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/11/02/091102fa_fact_demic">The Good Cook<br /> A starving patriot in North Korea.</a><br /> by Barbara Demick</p> <p>If you want a second piece to read, <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/features/2009/11/02/091102fi_fiction_marias">While the Women are Sleeping</a> by Javier Marías is beautifully haunting (and hauntingly beautiful).</p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheNewYorkerest/~4/F3n4zU93zT4" height="1" width="1"/> 3 http://www.newyorkerest.com/2009/the-good-cook-a-starving-patriot-in-north-korea/ New Yorkerest http://www.newyorkerest.com http://www.newyorkerest.com/?p=420 2009-10-26T14:35:00Z 2009-10-26T14:35:00Z

<div class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 164px"><a href="http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/10/26/091026fa_fact_goodyear"><img src="http://www.newyorker.com/images/covers/2009/2009_10_26_p154.jpg" alt="October 26, 2009" width="154" height="210" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">October 26, 2009</p></div> <p><a href="http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/10/26/091026fa_fact_goodyear">Man of Extremes<br /> James Cameron and “Avatar.”</a><br /> by Dana Goodyear</p> <p>This is a great issue overall and, if you have the time, I recommend also reading <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/10/26/091026fa_fact_hessler">Chinese Barbizon: A factory town’s “art village.”</a> by Peter Hessler and the simply fantastic <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/features/2009/10/26/091026fi_fiction_lethem">“Procedure in Plain Air”</a> by Jonathan Lethem.</p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheNewYorkerest/~4/GihPF64-8sk" height="1" width="1"/> 0 http://www.newyorkerest.com/2009/man-of-extremes-james-cameron-and-%e2%80%9cavatar-%e2%80%9d/