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Readings — From the June 1997 issue
Readings — From the January 1996 issue
Article — From the October 1993 issue
A journey through south China, land of capitalist miracles, where yesterday’s rice paddy becomes tomorrow’s metropolis, and a thousand factories bloom
Readings — From the October 1990 issue
Readings — From the September 1990 issue
Article — From the March 1979 issue
. . . while dealing from the bottom of the deck
The fourth estate — From the June 1977 issue
The easy chair — From the January 1977 issue
The easy chair — From the August 1976 issue
Article — From the March 1976 issue
Article — From the February 1976 issue
Article — From the May 1973 issue

Percentage by which the risk of type 2 diabetes increases for every two hours a day that a person watches television:

Two bottled ghosts—of an old man and a young girl—were sold at auction in New Zealand.

The practice of sexualized eyeball licking was causing conjunctivitis in Japanese sixth graders.