Readings Archives

Readings

Excerpts from the best and most bizarre new books, testimonies, government documents, journals, news reports, speeches, and letters.

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by Holger Niehaus,

Warts and all

by Harper’s Staff,

Extra credit

by Harper’s Staff,

Moscow outskirts (Belyaevo)

by Yola Monakhov,

The idea of north

by Peter Davidson,

Cars (the fury)

Art by Judith Eisler,

The Jaws of Death

by Harper’s Staff,

From “Escalator Myths and Fears,” posted on the website of the Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation. MYTH: The biggest myth about escalators is that you don’t have to pay much attention…

Down in front

by Colson Whitehead,

Hollywoodn’t

by Harper’s Staff,

Making friends

by Marjorie Taylor, Stephanie M. Carlson,

Children, cover your eyes

by Ben Marcus,

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Art by Adam Ames, Andrew Bordwin,

Splendor in the grass

by Harper’s Staff,

Blue balls for the red states

by Henry A. Waxman,

Patriot game

by Harper’s Staff,

Thy kingdom come

by Mark A. Beliles, Stephen K. McDowell,

Last load of the day

Art by Steve Huston,

Outback Backout

The following correction was printed last year in the Australian, a daily newspaper published in Sydney. A story headlined “Syria seeks our help to woo U.S.” in Saturday’s Weekend Australian…