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Readings — From the June 2005 issue
Readings — From the July 2002 issue
Readings — From the July 1990 issue
Photography — From the April 1987 issue
Article — From the October 1984 issue
When will playwrights leave fate to chance?
In print — From the September 1980 issue
History in the making of fiction
Article — From the December 1960 issue
Article — From the May 1959 issue
Article — From the August 1958 issue
A critical view of the American theater
The easy chair — From the December 1955 issue
Article — From the April 1955 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.”