Readings Archives

From a list of “unusual” questions posed by applicants for white-collar jobs, drawn from the results of a survey conducted in the fall of 1991 by the International Association of…

Rick V.

by Adrienne Salinger,

Teenagers in their bedrooms

by Harper’s Staff,

Amie D.

by Adrienne Salinger,

Boy with self portrait

by Denise Marcotte,

Leslie M.

by Adrienne Salinger,

Scenting a generation gap

by Alan R. Hirsch,

Politics and the culture of contentment

by John Kenneth Galbraith,

For sale

by Harper’s Staff,

Data about you

Risks of romance

by Harper’s Staff,

A Republican party, Neiman-Marcus department store, Republican National Convention, Dallas 1984

by Jeff Jacobson,

Playing the primary chords

by Jay Rosen,

How to sell a nuclear dump

by Harper’s Staff,

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Travel light–or else

Haiti

Disinformation, Saudi-style

Cheating 101

A Gentleman’s Agreement

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My joint business degree

I’m HIV-negative–and I can prove it

Alpha flight

Tips for the Russian tourist

Can Russia return to Europe?

Inventing angels

American fiction and its reach

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Dos and don’ts of human extinction

Shoplifting casualties

Readings

Help Wanted, Badly

Rick V.

Teenagers in their bedrooms

Amie D.

Boy with self portrait

Leslie M.

Scenting a generation gap

Politics and the culture of contentment

For sale

Risks of romance

A Republican party, Neiman-Marcus department store, Republican National Convention, Dallas 1984

Playing the primary chords

How to sell a nuclear dump

April 1992

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