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The Scientists

by Marco Roth,

From a memoir published in September by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Roth is an editor at n+1. Secrecy came easily, at first. It felt like the natural condition of adolescence,…

In recovery

by Genevieve Smith,

Twelve steps to prosperity

Wild things

by David Samuels,

Animal nature, human racism, and the future of zoos

Jurists’ prudence

by Melvin Schweitzer,

Singing soprano

by Harper’s Staff,

Retouching the Void

by Mark Kingwell,

The WTC memorial

Some assembly required

by Nathan Schneider,

Witnessing the birth of Occupy Wall Street

Head trauma

by Harper’s Staff,

American Vespers

by Earl Shorris,

The ebbing of the body politic

Tompkins Square Park riot, 1988

by Ai Weiwei,

Representative democracy

by Harper’s Staff,

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The Scientists

In recovery

Wild things

Jurists’ prudence

Singing soprano

Retouching the Void

Some assembly required

Head trauma

American Vespers

Tompkins Square Park riot, 1988

Representative democracy

December 2011

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