New books — From the June 2004 issue
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New books — From the June 2004 issue
Article — From the August 1962 issue
About handling men, especially poets, artists, and millionaires
Review — From the October 1955 issue
The new books — From the July 1955 issue
Russian, Welch, American-European
The new books — From the June 1954 issue
New books — From the May 1953 issue
Review — From the October 1952 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.
“This is the heart of the magic factory, the place where medicine is infused with the miracles of science, and I’ve come to see how it’s done.”