February 1994
In This Issue
Explore the February 1994 print edition below. Or to discover more writing from the pages of The Atlantic, browse the full archive.
Articles
Prince Valiant’s England
A few brief shining moments
The Coming Anarchy
How scarcity, crime, overpopulation, tribalism, and disease are rapidly destroying the social fabric of our planet
The Celebrities
David Lean's Magnificent Kwai
A new video of the famous 1957 film reveals the epic ambition, visual intelligence, and human depth of the director of Great Expectations, Lawrence of Arabia, and A Passage to India
Recognizable Characters
New software helps deliver on an elusive promise of the computer era: the paperless office
"The Saviour of His Country" Churchill's Greatness Is Proof Against Revisionism
The Unknown Modigliani
The Story of Zahra
Genet
The Selected Writings of Jean Genet
Dance Dance Dance
Love From Nancy: The Letters of Nancy Mitford
Sixty-Nine
Wild and Beautiful Sable Island
The Puzzler
Word Watch
A selection of terms that have newly been coined, that have recently acquired new currency, or that have taken on new meanings. compiled by the executive editor of The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Third Edition.
The February Almanac
A Climate for Demagogues
Unification has proved a mixed blessing for long-prosperous Germany. Unless progressive leadership can be found, neo-Nazis may fill the void
The Met Meets the Modern
The Mind Behind the Music
Free From Shakespeare? Or Free Of?
The Graham Company's Unexpected Guest
Marivaux À La Mode
Taylor's 100th Work: A Sweet-Tempered Spindrift
C. S. Lewis Steps Into Light
Tending McEwan's Cement Garden
Lost in Paradise
Reagan and the Russians
The Cold War ended despite President Reagan’s arms buildup, not because of it — or so former President Gorbachev told the authors
745 Boylston Street
Contributors
The Irruption of Reality
Mockingbirds
The Love of Aged Horses
The Screened Porch
The Third Day
Is There a Science of Success?
Americans have always believed in the power of self-determination and in their ability, with coaching, to change their attitudes—and their lives. But researchers have rarely bothered to study whether motivation has any measurable effect on the way a person’s life turns out. One who has hot he red is the psychologist David McClelland, who in a fifty-year career has never quite achieved the success he himself wanted
Kathleen's Engagement
Kyle sure seemed to be crazy about her, and from her way of smiling back—ooh, I can’t say it
