March 1994
In This Issue
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Articles
The Drowning
A short story
Troubled Bridges
Almost 20 percent of America's bridges have been deemed "structurally deficient." Herewith, a look at where in the country our safe and unsafe bridges are
The False Promise of Gun Control
Gun-control laws may save some lives, but they can never stem the flow of guns, and they divert attention from the roots of our crime problem.
Three New Ways to Create Jobs
As joblessness grows and companies eliminate employees in the name of efficiency and productivity, a valuable opportunity is being ignored. In one expert’s opinion, tax credits, higher interest rates, and aggressive development of overseas markets can crea te permanent jobs, stimulate the economy, and make possible the host of quality-of-life programs America desires
Sir Walter Scott and John James Audubon
Voice of the Mind
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau ‘s Schubert song cycle is endlessly instructive, even if it isn’t always transporting
Hot Chocolate: How to Make It an Opulent, Adult Drink
Downwinders: Some Casualties of the Nuclear Age
A Touch of Sophistication
Animal Happiness
Animal Happiness
The Alarming History of Medicine
On Fire
Marble Skin
The Princes in the Tower
The Green Knight
The Language Instinet
The Puzzler
Word Histories
The March Almanac
The Friends of Salman Rushdie
Like the Dreyfus Affair, the Rushdie Affair has in complicated ways divided opinion along left-right lines. And it isn’t easy to say which side has behaved better—or worse
Ella's Lauds... And Lamentations
It’s time for my hopelessly inaccurate Academy Award predictions. Any resemblance to actual Oscar nominations, living or dead, is contentedly wishful.
Keys and Conversation
Benin's World-Beat Prophetess
Trudell's Truth
The Many Sides of Dennis Russell Davies
Figaro and Iago: Italiens À La Russe
Cathartic Sorrow
745 Boylston Street
Contributors
In the Depths of France: The Pleasures of Renting a Farmhouse and Staying Put
The Keys to the Castle: How to Find the Ideal Short-Term Rental in France
A Humdrum Life
The Warlords of Natal
The Word
