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Wraparound — From the December 1975 issue
Books — From the December 1968 issue
Article — From the December 1960 issue
Books in brief — From the October 1960 issue
Article — From the July 1956 issue
One man's meat — From the July 1942 issue
Article — From the May 1929 issue
Poetry — From the April 1892 issue
Editor's study — From the November 1891 issue
Editor's study — From the March 1889 issue
Editor's study — From the February 1889 issue
Editor's study — From the February 1888 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.”