January 1991
In This Issue
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Articles
A False Panacea
Russia's Muse
Symposium
Art Across America
Memoir of a Russian Punk
Wild Ice
A Writer's Reality
The Puzzler
Word Histories: Etymologies Derived From the Files of the Dictionary of American Regional English
Etymologies derived from the files of the Dictionary of American Regional English
Table of Contents
The January Almanac
Notes: Real Originals
The difference between expatriates who go back and people who really go back
Great Britain: Anglican Angst
As the Church of England prepares to consecrate a new Archbishop of Canterbury, its circumstances appear chaotic and forlorn
Washington: The Quiet Drug Revolution
Although the approval of new prescription drugs takes a frustratingly long time, people who are gravely ill can get breakthrough drugs more quickly
745 Boylston Street
Contributors
Acclaim to Frame
C'est Si Bon!
Small Wonders
Irresistible
Slim Pickings
Changes Afoot at Abt
Earth, Wind, and Taylor
Spanish Gold
To Ibsen's Rescue
Misha Accomplished
Opera for a Song
A Master's Due
The Other Kickoff
For the Record
Rich Relations
Jazz-Master Pieces
What Jefferson and Lincoln Read
For both men books and the written word mattered deeply; and were essential to their greatness—but in substantially different ways. A reflection on the meanings of literacy
The Core
A National Care Agenda
The ending of the Cold War makes possible the kind of investments in caring that could realize the dream of raising the quality of life. The enemies of that promise are work, will, and time
The Shadow of the Cross
To his surprise, Evan Sees the phenomenon clearly—and wishes his own passions were, miraculously, as visible
Managing the Unmanageable
The United States showed the world how a government could foster the freedom required for basic science research, the results of which can be negligible or earthshaking. That freedom—and America’s technological lead—have eroded at the same time
Blaise Pascal and René Descartes
On the Edge of Down Under: Gobies, Gulls, and Green Turtles on the Great Harrier Reef
"Zorn" for "Anger": The Composer John Zorn Likes Being the Bad Boy of New Music
