Easy chair — From the April 2011 issue
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Easy chair — From the April 2011 issue
Readings — From the November 2010 issue
Notebook — From the May 2007 issue
Readings — From the July 2006 issue
Article — From the October 2005 issue
A mirthful and tragic tale of Kester, the English jester
Article — From the October 2003 issue
A history of the Iraq war, told entirely in lies
Notebook — From the July 2002 issue
Readings — From the February 2000 issue
Notebook — From the March 1997 issue
Article — From the December 1990 issue
The Russians write a new history
Article — From the May 1988 issue
Books — From the March 1979 issue
Article — From the July 1976 issue
Article — From the July 1965 issue
Article — From the November 1956 issue

Minimum number of baboons forced to smoke crack in a 1989 study testing the efficacy of cigarettes as a drug delivery device:

A reduction in distrust toward atheists was documented among pious Canadians who are reminded of the Vancouver police.

A Missouri cinema apologized for hiring an actor dressed in body armor and carrying a fake rifle to appear at a screening of Iron Man 3.
“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.”