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April 29, 1996 Issue - 18 Articles- Correspondence, pp. 4-5
Cigarettes, Lutherans, the World Bank, etc.
- TRB: Econ 2
Matthew Miller
, p. 6 Why I changed my mind on the minimum wage
- Overdose
The Editors
, p. 7 Clinton boosts the office of drug czar. Groan
- Notebook, pp. 8-9
Popcorn as a natural resource, Scalia mouths off, etc.
- On the Hill: Pool Sharks
John B. Judis
, p. 10 Why Kennedy-Kassenbaum won't work
- Consumed: Fluffy Heaven
Stephanie Gutmann
, p. 11 The fad for fabulous fabric
- Newark Postcard: Whacked
Arthur Allen
, pp. 12-13 Christie Todd Whitman's takeover of New Jersey's inner-city schools gets mugged by reality
- Up with People
David Berreby
, pp. 14-18 The deaf were first. But leg-lengthening surgery and genetics have now put dwarves on t...
- Mommie Dearest
Alex Heard
, pp. 19-21 The Unabomber may want to destroy the world, but other environs want to rebirth it. Mee...
- War After Peace
Robert D. Kaplan
, pp. 22-23 A Middle East peace settlement won't stop the meltdown
- Let Them Eat Stocks
James Cramer
, pp. 24-25 An answer to the downsized's pain
Books and the Arts
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On Films: Found Wanting (3 Reviews) Stanley Kauffmann
, p. 26 August (1996 Film), by Anthony Hopkins
- August (1996 Film) by Anthony Hopkins
- Girl 6 (1996 Film) by Spike Lee
- Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud (1995 Film) by Claude Sautet
- On Art: An Unknown Masterpiece
Jed Perl
, pp. 27-31 Jean Helion's crowded, exuberant genius finally comes to New York
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Ordinary Monsters (Review) Omer Bartov
, pp. 32-35 Hitler's Willing Executioners, by Daniel Jonah Goldhagen
- Hitler's Willing Executioners by Daniel Jonah Goldhagen
- Easter Morning Aubade
Jorie Graham
, pp. 36-37 -
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All Noisy on the Western Front (Review) Lavinia Greenlaw
, pp. 38-41 The Ghost Road, by Pat Barker
- The Ghost Road by Pat Barker
- New York Diarist: Smear Tactics
Michael Lind
, pp. 42-44 - Cover
Eric Baker
