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Being Friends with Humbert Humbert
Donald Antrim, Margaret Atwood, Rivka Galchen, Jonathan Franzen, and Tessa Hadley weigh in on the question of likability in literature…
Daily Comment
Atrocities on Videoby Jon Lee Anderson
The images of mutilation coming out of Syria reflect a new weapon in modern warfare…
News Desk
Empathy for Dzhokharby Paul Bloom
When people say they are moved by the alleged Boston bomber’s sweet appearance, we should be wary…
Elements
The End of an Era
at the F.C.C.by Nicholas Thompson
Julius Genachowski looks back at his eventful tenure as the head of the Federal Communications Commission.
Photo Booth
The Soft-Focus World of Dementia
A photographer visits a retirement community renowned for its exceptionally personal, holistic model of care toward its residents…
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The Letters of Italo Calvino, Day IV
Calvino confronts one of his critics, and sends an excited dispatch from the student protests of ‘68…
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Obama and the Nixonian Umbrella
The problem with just asking whether Obama is like Nixon or Clinton or Warren G. Harding is the suggestion that if
5/16 5:35 PM
Political Scene: Obama’s Second-Term-Scandal Season
Steve Coll, Margaret Talbot, and Ryan Lizza on the I.R.S. and Benghazi scandals.
5/16 5:03 PM
What the Benghazi E-mails Reveal About Washington
The communications document the ways in which things in Washington are affected not by the big names—Obama, Clinton, Petraeus—but by the
5/16 5:00 PM
Eureka!
In this week’s magazine, there is an interesting collection of sidebars called “Imagined Inventions.” The writer Jonathan Nolan, for example, imagines
5/16 4:56 PM
Rink Rats: System Hockey and Shrinking Players
Whatever the ideal version of hockey might be, it is enacted now for very few people. Nonetheless, hockey is more intricate,
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The Number: Ten Cents
Here’s a bargain: spending just about ten cents more on a piece of clothing produced in Bangladesh could prevent disasters like
