Notebook — From the August 1994 issue
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Notebook — From the August 1994 issue
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How Poland’s nomenklatura learned to love capitalism
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Article — From the September 1989 issue
Taking the measure of Bush’s ambassadors
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Readings — From the May 1988 issue
Article — From the February 1988 issue
Notebook — From the February 1988 issue
Notebook — From the February 1987 issue
Readings — From the May 1984 issue
Letter from abroad — From the February 1983 issue
Dirty campaign tricks, Soviet-style
Article — From the May 1980 issue
And the flourishing French empire in Africa
Article — From the September 1979 issue
Certain matters relating to T. Bertram Lance and various financial institutions
Article — From the February 1979 issue
Paraguay’s use of torture and repression

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.”