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Review — From the November 1982 issue
The letters of famous people are most interesting if you read between the lines
Article — From the January 1959 issue
The lion's mouth — From the January 1931 issue
Editor's study — From the May 1918 issue
Editor's study — From the September 1909 issue
Literary notes — From the January 1891 issue
Literary notes — From the October 1889 issue
Editor's study — From the June 1886 issue
Editor's drawer — From the May 1885 issue
Editor's drawer — From the January 1877 issue
Editor's drawer — From the July 1876 issue
Article — From the November 1873 issue
Editor's drawer — From the January 1873 issue

Amount of cash CNN reporter Peter Arnett says he wore sewn into his clothes while covering the Gulf War:

Babies prefer to look at attractive people.

A woman testified that prostitutes at the “bunga bunga” parties thrown by former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi had dressed up as President Obama.
“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.”