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Readings — From the January 2002 issue
Article — From the October 1998 issue
When the Prague Spring came to a California high school
Article — From the March 1973 issue
Article — From the May 1950 issue
Editor's drawer — From the July 1897 issue
Editor's drawer — From the September 1884 issue
Article — From the August 1884 issue
Fiction — From the June 1882 issue
Fiction — From the September 1881 issue
Poetry — From the September 1881 issue
Editor's drawer — From the October 1880 issue
Fiction — From the January 1878 issue
Fiction — From the November 1873 issue
Fiction — From the December 1861 issue
Editor's drawer — From the June 1857 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.
Winner of the 2012 Olivier Rebbot Award for best photographic reporting from abroad in magazines or books