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Henry Alford

Henry Alford, a humorist and a journalist, has contributed to The New Yorker since 1998. He is the author of the Joni Mitchell biography “ I Dream of Joni.”

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Does the Grim Reaper Wear Sunscreen?
scare tactics ·

Henry Alford writes about a Florida attorney who, as a protest against newly opened beaches, patrols the sand, warning heedless sunbathers with the words “See you soon!”