Readings Archives

Readings

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

The all new, improved contras

by Robert W. Owen,

Poland’s “Jewish problem”

by Marek Edelman,

Mapping the diaspora, 1987

by Neil Grant, Nick Middleton,

Readings

by Joel Sternfeld,

I married Alexis

by Peter Holm,

Bleach aid

by Harper’s Staff,

Disowning the Surgeon General

by Phyllis Schlafly, Paul M. Weyrich,

California Esteemin’

by Harper’s Staff,

From a statement of goals and objectives of the California Task Force to Promote Self-Esteem, and Personal and Social Responsibility, published in the June issue of the group’s newsletter, “Esteem.”…

Blowing smoke

by Roberta Sandler,

Readings

Drawn by Tom Toles,

The News from Seoul

by Harper’s Staff,

“Waiting, E.A.F.B.”

by Richard Misrach,

Addressing Gettysburg

by Arthur Coleman Danto,

Taking the long view

by J. Anthony Tyson, Patrick Osborne Seitzer,Edited by M. Mitchell Waldrop,

The third parent

by George W.S. Trow,

The summer before the moon

by Susan Stewart,

Pretty pictures

by Leon Rooke,

Feeding the animals

by Harper’s Staff,

Truth in barbeque

by Harper’s Staff,

A field guide to road kills

Art by Roger M. Knutson,

The Parthenon at dusk

Translated by Ivan Zacnic, Nicola Pertuiset,

Readings

Drawn by William Stott,

Gorbachev

by Helena Luczywo, Jacek Kuron,

The view from Warsaw

Terror-proof tourism

by Andy Lightbody,

The future is yours (still)

by Abbie Hoffman,

Department of disinformation

by Harper’s Staff,

From high above Amarillo

by Harper’s Staff,

Readings

by William J. Crowe,

Readings

by Edward J. Markey,

Parse one for the Gipper

by Harper’s Staff,

Readings

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

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The all new, improved contras

Poland’s “Jewish problem”

Mapping the diaspora, 1987

Readings

I married Alexis

Bleach aid

Disowning the Surgeon General

California Esteemin’

Blowing smoke

Readings

The News from Seoul

“Waiting, E.A.F.B.”

Addressing Gettysburg

Taking the long view

The third parent

The summer before the moon

Pretty pictures

Feeding the animals

Truth in barbeque

A field guide to road kills

The Parthenon at dusk

Readings

Gorbachev

Terror-proof tourism

The future is yours (still)

Department of disinformation

From high above Amarillo

Readings

Readings

Parse one for the Gipper

August 1987

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