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Books in brief — From the July 1968 issue
Jazz notes — From the May 1963 issue
Article — From the May 1963 issue
Article — From the May 1963 issue
Books in brief — From the March 1963 issue
Article — From the October 1958 issue
Books in brief — From the November 1956 issue
Books in brief — From the February 1956 issue
Article — From the November 1955 issue
Books in brief — From the June 1953 issue
Books in brief — From the April 1953 issue
Literary notes — From the July 1892 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.”