Readings — From the November 2012 issue
Guerrillas in the Mix
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Readings — From the November 2012 issue
Palpitations — From the April 1983 issue
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Performing arts — From the August 1970 issue
Performing arts — From the November 1969 issue
After hours — From the February 1956 issue
Editor's drawer — From the March 1913 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.”
