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Readings — From the May 2008 issue
Brief reviews — From the September 1982 issue
Article — From the September 1982 issue
Why it took fifteen months and millions of dollars not to send John Hinckley to prison
Article — From the April 1964 issue
Article — From the April 1943 issue
Article — From the November 1924 issue
An adventure in journalism
Article — From the July 1850 issue
Years of consideration preceding the inclusion of the word “phat” in Random House’s 1996 Compact Unabridged Dictionary:
Scientists created crash helmets that stink when cracked and fruit flies to whom blue light smells delicious.
In Belize, a construction company bulldozed a 2,300-year-old Mayan temple to make road fill.
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