1997 | Harper's Magazine

From a September 29 bulletin from the Korean Central News Agency, North Korea’s state-run news service. Kim Jong Il, son of former North Korean leader Kim Il Sung, who died…

Still living in a cold-war world

by Mark Danner,

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by Harper’s Staff,

The Consolations of Vanity

by Lewis H. Lapham,

Letters

by Harper’s Staff,

Archive: 1997

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Key of C

No. 179

Lady Macbeth, prickly pear queen

Sacrebleu! The jazz era is up for sale

Hasta la vista, Fidel

Giving Women the Business

Biocapitalism

Carolyn on a bed

Tappahannock

A long illness

The importance of being Oscar

A painter’s wisdom

Cola wars

The harrying man

A safe haven for Marlboro kids

The O.S. in twilight

Orgasmatron

Big brother in the bathroom

Eavesdropping on the White House

Front porch with cowboys and Indians

Backstage at the NATO Summit

Ice stove, Hokkaido

G.O.P. showgirl

Snail mail

Readings

The Dear Leader’s Wild Kingdom

Still living in a cold-war world

Harper’s index

The Consolations of Vanity

Letters

December 1997

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