Easy chair — From the February 2013 issue
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Easy chair — From the February 2013 issue
Readings — From the March 2009 issue
Notebook — From the May 1994 issue
Notebook — From the May 1990 issue
Notebook — From the April 1988 issue
Notebook — From the March 1988 issue
Notebook — From the November 1987 issue
Readings — From the October 1984 issue
Article — From the July 1984 issue
Why the Democratic bosses conspired with Reagan, and do not care if they lose in November
The easy chair — From the April 1979 issue
Further remarks on the heirs to the American fortune
The easy chair — From the December 1978 issue
Final reflections on the American courtier
The easy chair — From the October 1978 issue
Further reflections on the customs of the tribe
Article — From the April 1975 issue
Article — From the April 1965 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