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August 2001 Issue - 18 Articles- Letters
Tim Patterson and Steve Heilig
, pp. 4-8 A Bug's Strife
- Harper's Index, pp. 9-10
Readings
- It's What's for Dinner
Edward Luttwak
, pp. 11-15 - The Day the Music Died
Dr. Helen Davies
, pp. 16-21 - Tibet Noir
Representative Arlon Lindner
, p. 22 - As Long as There Are Poppies
Shahla Lahiji
, pp. 22-25 - Messages on a Sandstone Bluff
Evan S. Connell
, pp. 26-30 - Essay: The American Rome
Lewis H. Lapham
, pp. 31-38 On the theory of virtuous empire
- Story: Stick Man
Robert Coover
, pp. 39-45 - Annotation: Lost Love
Julian Dibbell
, pp. 46-47 The computer virus is an ode to our digital disaffection
- Report: Working Stiffs
Adam Davidson
, pp. 48-54 The necessary parasites of capitalism
- Letter from Chicago: Down and Out at Wrigley Field
Rich Cohen
, pp. 55-62 A prayer for the Chicago Cubs
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New Books (4 Reviews) Guy Davenport
, p. 63 Kierkegaard: A Biography, by Alastair Hannay
- Kierkegaard: A Biography by Alastair Hannay
- Vermeer: A View of Delft by Anthony Bailey
- This Is Not a Novel by David Markson
- Halls of Fame by John D'Agata
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Up From Extremism (Review) Kevin Baker
, pp. 64-70 Before the Storm, by Rick Perlstein
- Before the Storm by Rick Perlstein
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The Quality Lit Game (2 Reviews) George Plimpton
, pp. 71-78 A Grand Guy, by Lee Hill
- A Grand Guy by Lee Hill
- Now Dig This by Nile Southern and Josh Alan Friedman
- Puzzle
Richard E. Maltby Jr.
, p. 79 - Map: Earth To George!, pp. 80-82
- Cover: Illustration
Victoria Kann
