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December 2000 | Volume 286 No. 6 | |
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The Million-Dollar Nose Robert Parker Jr. is a plainspoken American with an astonishing gift for judging wine. He is indefatigable and incorruptible, and his numerical rating system is relied on by millions. His taste is changing the way wine is made and sold. Naturally, the French hate him. Naturally, they honor him. by William Langewiesche 
Web only: Two excerpts -- "The Role of a Wine Critic" and "The Dark Side of Wine" -- from Robert Parker's introduction to Parker's Wine Buyer's Guide, 5th Edition (1999). |
A New Way to Be Mad Medical science has a newly prominent sickness -- apotemnophilia, the compulsion to amputate one's own healthy limbs. The condition has found expression on the Internet, and apotemnophiles are turning up in surprising numbers. The correlation raises disturbing questions. by Carl Elliott | |
Mistaken Identity? The Case of New Mexico's "Hidden Jews" Many people have heard the story: how descendants of Jews who fled the Inquisition in Spain still uphold remnants of tradition in the remote uplands of the American Southwest. A tempting tale, but not, it seems, a likely one. by Barbara Ferry and Debbie Nathan | |
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Reports Notes & Comment: The Culture Did It A pervasive locution helpfully shifts the blame. by Cullen Murphy Engineering: The Physics of Gridlock Traffic jams can start for no reason at all. by Stephen Budiansky Personal File: Obscure Objects of Lapsed Desire Some art you just can't give away. by Jeanne Schinto Fiction & Poetry Orbit A poem by Linda Bierds Family Christmas A short story by Roxana Robinson Love A poem by Lola Haskins Books The Cosmopolitan Provincial Allen Tate: Orphan of the South, by Thomas A. Underwood by Fred Hobson Defeat in Victory Crucible of War, by Fred Anderson by Jack Beatty Short Reviews The seahorse symbol indicates that an article is supplemented with audio, an author interview, or other Web-only sidebar.
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Arts & Leisure Travel: White Nights in Siberia Siberia's Lena River will never be mistaken for the Loire. by Jeffrey Tayler
Web only: Jeffrey Tayler offers some tips for those intrepid few interested in traveling the Lena by ferry.Computers: From Your Lips to Your Printer Software that can convert speech to typed-up text isn't yet foolproof, but it's far more advanced than most people realize. by James Fallows Food: Craftsman Cheese A recent scare concerning raw-milk cheese was unwarranted -- and should not deter consumers from one of the glories of the American farmhouse. by Corby Kummer Literary Lives: Farness and Depth (This article is not available online.) Robert Frost's poetry is getting more interesting all the time. by Peter Davison
Web only: Robert Frost in The Atlantic MonthlyThe first three poems (and one that got away), introduced and read aloud by Peter Davison. Plus, "A New American Poet," the essay by Edward Garnett which ran alongside the poems in The Atlantic's August, 1915, issue. Other Departments 77 North Washington Street Contributors Letters (Send a letter to the editor.) The December Almanac The Puzzler by Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon Word Watch by Anne H. Soukhanov |
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