May 1984
In This Issue
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Articles
The Grooves of Motown
The Grooves of Motown
Powering Compact Discs
Trials of Mutual Freedom
Notes: Nostalgia for the Dark Ages
The number of college courses on medieval subjects is rising, and clubs devoted to medieval pursuits are proliferating across the land
A Man of the Theater
Democracy
In a Patch of Fireweed
The Day We Bombed Utah
Nop's Trials
A Writer's Ireland
Enderby's Dark Lady
Smith and Other Events
Strike Two
Anna's Book
Queen Lucia
The Atlantic Puzzler
Washington: Getting Out the Vote
The drive to register new voters is based on assumptions that may well prove false
Law: The Epilepsy Defense
Despite considerable scientific evidence to the contrary, more and more defendants are claiming that their violent acts were caused by epileptic seizures
Peru: Corner of the Dead
In the Andes, peasants are caught between two essentially foreign powers: guerrillas and government troops
If You Can Read This, You're Too Close
Lincoln
The Tigers of Nanzen-Ji: (Nanzen Temple, Kyoto)
On the Dryline
Chasing tornadoes in the Texas panhandle with meteorologists from the National Severe Storms Laboratory
Baby Angels
Willi
We All Fall Down
Enrico Caruso and Giacomo Puccini
The Truth in Fiction
Personal Preferences
