Readings Archives

Readings

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

Ebony and ivory

by Harper’s Staff,

Uncle Tom’s cabin Republican

by Harper’s Staff,

Four Out of Five Peers Agree

by Harper’s Staff,

From the October 31 debate in Britain’s House of Lords. In preparation far the session, Lord Selsdon prepared a one-page fact sheet on chewing gum pollution. Lord Rooker is a…

Readings

by Sally Mann,

Tenderness

by Zbigniew Herbert,Translated by Alissa Valles,

Triumph of the shill

by André Müller,Translated by Ian Pepper,

Conflagration

Art by Tom Burckhardt,

Revolution

by Vladimir Nabokov,

It was before words were

Edited by Robert Faggen,

Ask not

by Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy,

Distance breeds enchantment

Art by Steve Gouthro,

Self defense

by Matt Charman,

Spirit in the bush

by Sam Farmar,

Ironed maidens

by Flavien Tiokou Ndonko,Translated by Sabri Ben-Achour,

Can’t live without ’em

by Ali Bardakoglu,Translated by Benjamin Harvey,

Dinner table

Art by Mary Henderson,

How high?

by Harper’s Staff,

The don treader

by H.R.(Hugh Redwald) Trevor-Roper,

Illusion II

by Hiro Ihara,Art by Guo-Qiang Cai,

Explosion project

Our home and native brand

by Harper’s Staff,

I approved this message

by Ferenc Gyurcsány,

Blowback

by James, Jr. Sanders,

The boys from Brazil

by Arnaldo Jabor,Translated by Valeria Mogilevich,

Hulahula-Okpilak delta

by Sabhankar Banerjee,

The greatest generation

by John Mench,

The riven atom

by George Weller,

Readings

Art by Javier Piñón,

Keep dreaming

by Derek Mahon,Translated by James Kirkup,

Toilet study, Brooklyn Navy Yard

by Stephen Wilkes,

Everything is illuminated

by Nathaniel Rich,

Readings

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

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Ebony and ivory

Uncle Tom’s cabin Republican

Four Out of Five Peers Agree

Readings

Tenderness

Triumph of the shill

Conflagration

Revolution

It was before words were

Ask not

Distance breeds enchantment

Self defense

Spirit in the bush

Ironed maidens

Can’t live without ’em

Dinner table

How high?

The don treader

Illusion II

Our home and native brand

I approved this message

Blowback

The boys from Brazil

Hulahula-Okpilak delta

The greatest generation

The riven atom

Readings

Keep dreaming

Toilet study, Brooklyn Navy Yard

Everything is illuminated

January 2007

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