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    John Adams on San Francisco

    In this week's issue, the composer John Adams writes about ...

    In this week's issue, the composer John Adams writes about his time in San Francisco. Here Adams discusses his influences, the pressures of expectation, and the motivation behind his memoir.

    Aug 18, 2008 Read more
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    David Grann on Frederic Bourdin

    In this week's issue, David Grann writes about the French ...

    In this week's issue, David Grann writes about the French con man Frederic Bourdin. Here Grann discusses Bourdin's deceptions in Europe and the United States and whether he has left behind imposture for good.

    Aug 4, 2008 Read more
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    Kelefa Sanneh on Tavis Smiley

    This week in the magazine, Kelefa Sanneh writes about the ...

    This week in the magazine, Kelefa Sanneh writes about the radio and television host Tavis Smiley. Here Sanneh explains Smiley's wary commentary about Barack Obama and discusses the meaning of Obama's candidacy for African-Americans.

    Jul 28, 2008 Read more
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    David Samuels on medical marijuana

    In this issue of the magazine, David Samuels writes about ...

    In this issue of the magazine, David Samuels writes about medical marijuana and its effect on California's pot industry overall. Here Samuels describes how marijuana is grown and sold, and how he went about reporting the story.

    Jul 21, 2008 Read more
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    Jill Lepore and Roger Angell on E. B. White

    In this week's issue, Jill Lepore writes about the battle ...

    In this week's issue, Jill Lepore writes about the battle over E. B. White's "Stuart Little." Here Jill Lepore and Roger Angell, E. B. White's stepson and an editor at the magazine, talk about E. B. White's writing, Katharine White's columns about children's literature, the librarian Ann Carroll Moore, and the challenge of writing for children.

    Jul 14, 2008 Read more
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    Seymour M. Hersh on Iran

    Seymour M. Hersh talks about the Bush Administrations secret campaign ...

    Seymour M. Hersh talks about the Bush Administrations secret campaign against Iran.

    Jun 30, 2008 Read more
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    Atul Gawande on itching

    Atul Gawande explores the science behind itching and describes one ...

    Atul Gawande explores the science behind itching and describes one extreme case of a woman who couldn't stop scratching.

    Jun 23, 2008 Read more
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    Peter J. Boyer on Keith Olbermann

    This week, Peter J. Boyer writes about the MSNBC host ...

    This week, Peter J. Boyer writes about the MSNBC host Keith Olbermann. Here Boyer talks about Olbermann's style and how it contrasts with traditional television news.

    Jun 16, 2008 Read more
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    Perfect Pitch

    This week, Sasha Frere-Jones writes about Auto-Tune, a pitch-correction software ...

    This week, Sasha Frere-Jones writes about Auto-Tune, a pitch-correction software program used in pop music. Here Frere-Jones talks about how Auto-Tune has become a pop-music phenomenon, and demonstrates how it can transform the human voice with the help of the music producer Tom Beaujour.

    Jun 2, 2008 Read more
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    Paul Goldberger on Olympic architecture

    This week in the magazine, Paul Goldberger writes about the ...

    This week in the magazine, Paul Goldberger writes about the architecture of the Beijing Olympics. Here Goldberger talks about Beijing's standout buildings, and the long-term impact that the Olympic games has on host cities.

    May 27, 2008 Read more
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