“Most literary mags have the life span of fruit flies, perhaps because most literary magazines are about as interesting as fruit flies. But the Paris Review endured, partly because (founding editor George) Plimpton was great at raising money from his rich friends but mostly because his magazine was actually worth reading. … When Plimpton died, the literary world wondered: What will happen to the Paris Review? Now we know the answer. It has gotten even better.” New editor Philip Gourevitch has made some changes, but cautiously and well.