November 9, 2009
“Premium Harmonyâ€
by Stephen King
November 2, 2009
The Good Cook
A starving patriot in North Korea.
by Barbara Demick
If you want a second piece to read, While the Women are Sleeping by Javier MarÃas is beautifully haunting (and hauntingly beautiful).
October 26, 2009
Man of Extremes
James Cameron and “Avatar.â€
by Dana Goodyear
This is a great issue overall and, if you have the time, I recommend also reading Chinese Barbizon: A factory town’s “art village.†by Peter Hessler and the simply fantastic “Procedure in Plain Air†by Jonathan Lethem.
October 5, 2009
Gangland
Life in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro.
by Jon Lee Anderson
Take the two minutes to read the laugh out loud Shouts and Murmurs “Spousal Support”
by Zev Borow.
September 28, 2009
Annals of Science
A Life of Its Own
The future of synthetic biology.
by Michael Specter
I was also completely delighted by the Susan Orlean piece “The It Bird: The chicken makes a comeback” and its accompanying video.
September 14, 2009
“The Lower Riverâ€
by Paul Theroux
People’s choice winner for the issue went to “The Lower River” with honorable mentions going to “Easy Cocktails from the Cursing Mommy†by Ian Frazier and “Zoo York: Times Square vs. the High Line.” by Lauren Collins.
September 7, 2009
Trial by Fire
Did Texas execute an innocent man?
by David Grann
There’s also a brief video on the role of flashover in the fire investigation and Lime Street experiment.
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