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November 30, 2005
Nancy Has Two Mommies
Nancy Drew has been a fixture in young girls' lives since 1930. But the continuing appeal of this spunky American icon--never sad, wrinkled or misunderstood--is both heartwarming and a little scary.
Brenda Wineapple
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May 20, 2004
The Rebirth of the NYRB
The highbrow literary magazine has re-emerged as a combative political actor.
Scott Sherman
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March 4, 2004
My Dinner With Aleksander
In 1964 an important if somewhat obscure Polish writer and public intellectual named Aleksander Wat arrived at the University of California, Berkeley, and began the work that would eventually bec
Benjamin Paloff
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January 30, 2003
‘Random’ Destruction
Once again, changes at Random House have made headlines in papers throughout the country.
André Schiffrin
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December 20, 2001
Ms. Heads West
What's next for Ms. magazine now that it's hit the ripe age of 30 and is now heading west?
Lauren Sandler
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December 13, 2001
The Eurocrush on Books
Mergers and the Internet are changing the publishing industry. What lies ahead?
André Schiffrin
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January 26, 2001
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December 7, 2000
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June 8, 2000
How a Caged Bird Learns to Sing
This article is adapted from a lecture that was part of a series on self-censorship in the media given at New York University. The lecture series is being published this month in The Business of Journalism (New Press).
John Leonard
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January 27, 2000
Not Dead Yet
Critics predicted the death of literature for much of the twentieth century, but at the dawn of the Internet age, the mantra is becoming conventional wisdom.
Eric Alterman