December 2008 Issue, THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY

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- Editor's Note, pp. 14-15
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 16-20
- Quick Study, pp. 21-23
- Gallery
  Harry Bliss
  , pp. 32-33
- Hope
  Laurie Rosenwald
  , p. 55
- Buoyancy
  Tom Sleigh
  , pp. 56-76
- Now on Sale!
  Peter Arkle
  , p. 77
- Inflection
  Christina Pugh
  , pp. 78-89
- Doped to Dow
  Istvan Banyai
  , pp. 90-97
- Misfortune Cookie
  Yuko Shimizu
  , pp. 98-104
- In a Word
  Barbara Wallraff
  , pp. 132-133
- What's Your Problem?
  Jeffrey Goldberg
  , pp. 134-136
- Spooked
  Joshua Kucera
  , p. 24
- Caveat Donor
  Yudhijit Bhattacharjee
  , pp. 25-29
- A Cock Crows in Portland
  Inara Verzemnieks
  , p. 30
- Exile
  Jeffrey Tayler
  , p. 31
- Food
  Corby Kummer
  , pp. 34-35
  Cheese Balls
- Travel
  James Fallows
  , pp. 36-37
  The Ottoman Mystique
- Technology
  Edward Tenner
  , pp. 38-39
  Rook Dreams
- Commerce and Culture
  Virginia Postrel
  , pp. 40-43
  Pop Psychology
- Moving Pictures
  James Parker
  , pp. 44-54
  The Existential Clown
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  Geography Is Destiny (Review)
  Benjamin Schwarz
  , p. 105
  Europe Between the Oceans, by Barry Cunliffe
  1. Europe Between the Oceans by Barry Cunliffe
- Books of the Year, pp. 106-107
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  What Girls Want (Review)
  Caitlin Flanagan
  , pp. 108-121
  The Twilight Saga, by Stephenie Meyer
  1. The Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer
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  Suburbs of Our Discontent (Review)
  Christopher Hitchens
  , pp. 122-129
  Revolutionary Road, by Richard Yates
  1. Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates
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  Cover to Cover (8 Reviews) , pp. 130-131
  Smack: Heroin and the American City, by Eric C. Schneider
  1. Smack: Heroin and the American City by Eric C. Schneider
  2. Dusty! Queen of the Postmods by Annie J. Randall
  3. Here at the End of the World We Learn to Dance by Lloyd Jones
  4. The Triumph of Music by Tim Blanning
  5. Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat by John Lukacs
  6. The Bolsheviks in Power by Alexander Rabinowitch
  7. Plumes by Sarah Abrevaya Stein
  8. The Thing Itself by Richard Todd
- Cover photograph
  Spencer Platt