November 1991
In This Issue
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Articles
The World in Its Extreme
It is the hottest place in the world, and the driest. It is home to thriving commerce and to desperate, hopeless poverty. It is the Sahara, an eternal source of fascination and terror
Josef Stalin and Winston Churchill
Beached: Brian Wilson as the Ultimate Bananafish
Lucky Houses: Home Builders in Southern California Are Learning to Heed the Chinese Art of Feng Shui
A Radical Democrat
Individualism, Japanese Style
Foolscap
A Woman, a Man, and Two Kingdoms
Searoad
Men and Whales
Shade Those Laurels
A History of English in Its Own Words
The Puzzler
Word Histories
Etymologies derived from the files of the Dictionary of American Regional English
The November Almanac
Notes: Natural Selections
Anthologizing the world
The Arms Trade: The Real Lesson of the Gulf War
The industrial states, must find a way to protect themselves from their own avarice: selling weapons to the Third World must stop
745 Boylston Street
Contributors
Land on Tour
Stewart's Solo Carol
The Word on Graham
Linke With Tradition
Refined Metal?
Prince at 30-Something
Double-Barreled
Crown Jewels
Gourmet Video
Past Mastery
Poles Apart
The Fine Art of Juxtaposition
A Star From the North
True to the Sea
Technology: Cut Out That Racket
“Active” noise-cancellation systems battle noise rather than just muffle it. So far their use is mostly industrial, but soon they will silence refrigerators and dishwashers—and maybe even your neighbors
The Other Crisis in American Education
A college professor looks at the forgotten victims of our mediocre educational system—the potentially high achievers whose SAT scores have fallen, and who read less, understand less of what they read, and know less than the top students of a generation ago
Life After High School
Sunny didn’t tell anyone about the engagement ring. Of all sins, she thought, betrayal is surely the worst
Mission Boulevard
Winter Vacations
