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Readings — From the May 1996 issue
Readings — From the August 1993 issue
Wraparound — From the November 1973 issue
Article — From the January 1964 issue
The editor's easy chair — From the December 1956 issue
The lion's mouth — From the March 1929 issue
The lion's mouth — From the June 1925 issue
Editor's drawer — From the September 1920 issue
Editor's drawer — From the July 1920 issue
Editor's drawer — From the June 1920 issue
Editor's drawer — From the March 1920 issue
Editor's drawer — From the March 1920 issue
Editor's drawer — From the June 1919 issue
Editor's drawer — From the December 1918 issue
Editor's drawer — From the January 1918 issue
Editor's drawer — From the December 1917 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.”
