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by William Powers

The Atlantic Monthly, November 2009, pp. 30-33

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    2. Letters to the Editor, pp. 16-20
    3. Quick Study, pp. 21-23
    4. The Bright Side by Yuko Shimizu, pp. 30-31
    5. Transplant by Guy Billout, pp. 55-58
    6. Mood Swings of a Patriot by Carin Goldberg, pp. 59-71
    7. Bad Weather by Anthony Burrill, pp. 85-88
    8. In a Haystack by Andrea Cohen, pp. 72-84
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    10. What's Your Problem? by Jeffrey Goldberg, pp. 112-114
    11. Security Blanket by Graeme Wood, p. 24
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    13. Dirty Sexy Money by Tom Johansmeyer, p. 26
    14. Food Fight by Andrew Curry, pp. 26-27
    15. Found in Translation by Lisa Abend, pp. 28-29
    16. Drink by Wayne Curtis, pp. 32-33
    17. Travel by Bill Donahue, pp. 34-35
    18. Technology by Douglas McGray, pp. 36-37
    19. Moving Pictures by James Parker, pp. 38-40
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      2. The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama
      3. The Case Against Barack Obama by David Freddoso
    25. Cover photograph by Ben Baker
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    2. Letters to the Editor, pp. 14-16
    3. Quick Study, pp. 17-19
    4. Church & State by Nigel Holmes, p. 23
    5. Singing Birds in Pashmul by Louie Palu, pp. 41-50
    6. A Firm Stance by Thomas Fuchs, pp. 51-66
    7. Local Warming by Guy Billout, pp. 67-75
    8. Cemetery Moles by Robert Wrigley, pp. 76-82
    9. In a Word by Barbara Wallraff, pp. 106-107
    10. What's Your Problem? by Jeffrey Goldberg, pp. 108-110
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    13. Cops and Squatters by Matthew Quirk, p. 22
    14. Musical Chairs by James Fallows, p. 22
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    16. Travel by Wayne Curtis, pp. 26-29
    17. Technology by Luke O'Brien, pp. 30-31
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    19. Moving Pictures by James Parker, pp. 36-38
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      2. Narciso Rodriguez by Narciso Rodriguez and Betsy Berne
      3. Isabel Toledo: Fashion from the Inside Out by Valerie Steele and Patricia Mears
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      2. The Return of the Player by Michael Tolkin
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      1. Fallen Giants by Maurice Isserman and Stewart Weaver
      2. Northern Arts by Arnold Weinstein
      3. Victor Fleming by Michael Sragow
      4. Sounds of Change by Christopher H. Sterling and Michael C. Keith
      5. Emily Post by Laura Claridge
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    1. Letters to the Editor, pp. 12-16
    2. Quick Study, pp. 17-19
    3. The Hole Gets Blacker by Seymour Chwast, pp. 44-45
    4. Camo Dove by Yuko Shimizu, pp. 51-58
    5. Chainge by Thomas Fuchs, pp. 59-67
    6. Fresh Furniture by Istvan Banyai, pp. 81-82
    7. Memory by Wyatt Prunty, pp. 46-50
    8. False Fire by David Yezzi, pp. 68-80
    9. What's Your Problem? by Jeffrey Goldberg, pp. 100-102
    10. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes by T.C. Boyle, p. 20
    11. Prophet Without Honor by Andrew Gumbel, p. 21
    12. Million Dollar Babies by Stefan Fatsis, p. 22
    13. Cannabusiness by Joshua Green, p. 23
    14. The Mugabe of the Andes? by Eliza Barclay, p. 24
    15. Drink by Wayne Curtis, p. 25
    16. Travel by Trevor Corson, pp. 26-29
    17. Technology by Josh Levin, pp. 30-31
    18. Commerce and Culture by Virginia Postrel, pp. 32-35
    19. Moving Pictures by James Parker, pp. 36-43
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      1. Words in Air by Thomas Travisano, Saskia Hamilton, and Elizabeth Bishop, ...
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      1. Marx's "Das Kapital": A Biography by Francis Wheen
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      1. Mr. Playboy by Steven Watts
      2. An Illustrated History of Interior Decoration by Mario Praz
      3. Delta Blues by Ted Gioia
      4. The Peculiar Life of Sundays by Stephen Miller
      5. The Art Instinct by Denis Dutton
      6. Three Victories and a Defeat by Brendan Simms
      7. Linthead Stomp by Patrick Huber
      8. William Hazlitt: The First Modern Man by Duncan Wu
    23. Cover photograph by Mark Hooper
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    2. Quick Study, pp. 15-16
    3. Istvan Banyai, pp. 34-41
    4. Mecycling by Laurie Rosenwald, pp. 45-53
    5. Time by Guy Billout, pp. 54-63
    6. What I Got Yesterday (I Wish) by Yuko Shimizu, pp. 66-73
    7. Winter's Tale by Maxine Kumin, pp. 42-44
    8. Celebration by Grace Schulman, pp. 64-65
    9. Under the Maypole by Andrew Hudgins, pp. 74-78
    10. What's Your Problem? by Jeffrey Goldberg, pp. 100-102
    11. Down and Dirty by Lisa Margonelli, p. 17
    12. Empty Seats by Bruce Schoenfeld, p. 18
    13. Making History by Jay Parini, p. 19
    14. Turkish Delight by Suzy Hansen, pp. 20-21
    15. Graze Locally by Corby Kummer, pp. 22-23
    16. Rock Star by Lynn Ferrin, pp. 24-25
    17. Without a Trace by Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, pp. 26-27
    18. The Gift-Gard Economy by Virginia Postrel, pp. 28-31
    19. The Sorcerer by James Parker, pp. 32-33
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      1. The Third Reich at War by Richard J. Evans
      2. Life and Death in the Third Reich by Peter Fritzsche
      3. Germany and the Second World War Volume, Vol. IX/1 by Ralf Blank and Jorg Echternkamp
      4. Hitler, the Germans, and the Final Solution by Ian Kershaw
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      1. A Promise to Ourselves by Alec Baldwin
    22. The Captive Mind by Christopher Hitchens, pp. 95-99
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    1. Letters to the Editor, pp. 12-16
    2. Quick Study, pp. 17-18
    3. Homecoming by Felix Sockwell, p. 32
    4. Stroking Won't Boost Economy by Peter Arkle, pp. 47-49
    5. Mother Earth by Istvan Banyai, pp. 50-51
    6. Hope Hangover by Steve Brodner, pp. 76-82
    7. Embrace by Michael Collier, pp. 52-59
    8. Riddle by Elizabeth Spires, pp. 60-75
    9. What's Your Problem? by Jeffrey Goldberg, pp. 100-102
    10. Environment by Delphine Schrank, p. 19
    11. Modern Plagues by Pamela Paul, pp. 20-22
    12. Culture by Peter Savodnik, p. 23
    13. Globalization by Trevor Corson, pp. 24-25
    14. Drink by Wayne Curtis, pp. 26-27
    15. Travel by James Fallows, pp. 28-29
    16. Business by Megan McArdle, pp. 30-31
    17. Moving Pictures by James Parker, pp. 33-46
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      The Man in Full by Christopher Hitchens, pp. 83-87 - 1 Review
      1. A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway and Sean Hemingway
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      Touched by Evil by Joseph O'Neill, pp. 88-97 - 1 Review
      1. Flannery by Brad Gooch
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      Cover to Cover, pp. 98-99 - 6 Reviews
      1. Rhinoceros by Kelly Enright
      2. In the Kitchen by Monica Ali
      3. Florence Nightingale by Mark Bostridge
      4. Reading Dance by Robert Gottlieb
      5. Eating the Sun by Oliver Morton
      6. Admission by Jean Hanff Korelitz
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    1. Letters to the Editor, pp. 16-20
    2. Gallery by Marc Burckhardt, pp. 46-47
    3. Red, White, and Blue by Guy Billout, pp. 84-96
    4. Power by Stephen Doyle, pp. 97-112
    5. Homily by David Lehman, pp. 72-81
    6. Heaven by William Heyen, pp. 82-83
    7. What's Your Problem? by Jeffrey Goldberg, pp. 136-138
    8. Flight Risk by Mark Bowden, pp. 21-23
    9. Greening With Envy by Bonnie Tsui, pp. 24-25
    10. Pitchers' Duel by Colin Fleming, pp. 26-27
    11. "What Crisis?" by Jeffrey Tayler, pp. 28-31
    12. Fixing Lunch by Corby Kummer, pp. 32-33
    13. At Land's End by Rachel Dickinson, pp. 34-37
    14. The Rating Game by Kevin Maney, pp. 38-39
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      Sex and the Single Wizard by James Parker, pp. 40-43 - 1 Review
      1. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009 Film) by David Yates
    16. Home Economics by Megan McArdle, pp. 44-45
    17. Last Stand by Michael Hirschorn, pp. 48-71
    18. [+]
      Land of Hope and Glory by Benjamin Schwarz, pp. 113-115 - 1 Review
      1. Golden Dreams by Kevin Starr
    19. [+]
      Let's Call the Whole Thing Off by Sandra Tsing Loh, pp. 116-127 - 5 Reviews
      1. The Marriage-Go-Round by Andrew J. Cherlin
      2. The Good Marriage by Judith S. Wallerstein and Sandra Blakeslee
      3. Open Marriage by Nena O'Neill and George O'Neill
      4. Why Him? Why Her? by Helen Fisher
      5. Generation Ex by Karen Karbo
    20. [+]
      Misery's Child by Christopher Hitchens, pp. 128-133 - 1 Review
      1. Abraham Lincoln: A Life by Michael Burlingame
    21. [+]
      Cover to Cover, pp. 134-135 - 8 Reviews
      1. Both Ways Is the Only Way I Want It by Maile Meloy
      2. What Do You Want from Me? by Terri Apter
      3. Fresh: A Perishable History by Susanne Freidberg
      4. The Idler's Glossary by Joshua Glenn and Mark Kingwell
      5. The Fires of Vesuvius by Mary Beard
      6. Trucking Country by Shane Hamilton
      7. The Ballad of Dorothy Wordsworth by Frances Wilson
      8. The Hindus by Wendy Doniger
    22. Cover art by Alex Ostroy
  7. [+]
    September 2009 Issue = 21 Articles
    1. Editor's Note, pp. 8-9
    2. Letters to the Editor, pp. 10-14
    3. The Shrinking American Car by Guy Billout, pp. 47-51
    4. Underwater by Yuko Shimizu, pp. 54-65
    5. Nights in Iran by Istvan Banyai, pp. 66-67
    6. Of Yield and Abandon by Jane Hirshfield, pp. 52-53
    7. Grave by Billy Collins, pp. 68-78
    8. What's Your Problem? by Jeffrey Goldberg, pp. 100-102
    9. Disasters by Amanda Ripley, p. 15
    10. Cinema by Joshua Green, p. 16
    11. Sport by Jason Zengerle, p. 17
    12. Iraq by Graeme Wood, pp. 18-21
    13. Drink by Wayne Curtis, pp. 22-23
    14. Travel by Michael Scott Moore, pp. 24-27
    15. Technology by Kevin Maney, pp. 28-29
    16. Business by Megan McArdle, pp. 30-33
    17. Moving Pictures by James Parker, pp. 34-46
    18. [+]
      Essay: Sex and the Married Man by Caitlin Flanagan, pp. 79-92 - 3 Reviews
      1. Bad Girls Go Everywhere by Jennifer Scanlon
      2. Sex and the Single Girl by Helen Gurley Brown
      3. Resilience by Elizabeth Edwards
    19. [+]
      Review: Sons and Lovers by Christopher Hitchens, pp. 93-97 - 1 Review
      1. Resilience by Elizabeth Edwards
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      Cover to Cover, pp. 98-99 - 9 Reviews
      1. It's Beginning to Hurt by James Lasdun
      2. West of the West by Mark Arax
      3. Gardens by Robert Pogue Harrison
      4. For the Thrill of It by Simon Baatz
      5. The Shameful Peace by Frederic Spotts
      6. The Face on Your Plate by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson
      7. A Passion for Nature by Donald Worster
      8. Leonard Bernstein: American Original by Burton Bernstein and Barbara Haws
      9. Ziegfeld by Ethan Mordden
    21. Cover photograph by Michael Reynolds
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    October 2009 Issue = 22 Articles
    1. Editor's Note, pp. 12-13
    2. Letters to the Editor, pp. 14-22
    3. Glass Half Full by Stephen Doyle, pp. 62-63
    4. USPQR by Istvan Banyai, pp. 87-90
    5. Out of the Woods by Mary Jo Salter, pp. 50-59
    6. Gabardine by Ted Kooser, pp. 60-61
    7. Hens by Henri Cole, pp. 64-86
    8. What's Your Problem? by Jeffrey Goldberg, pp. 116-118
    9. The Military by Brian Mockenhaupt, p. 23
    10. Music by James Parker, p. 24
    11. China by James Fallows, p. 25
    12. Crime by Linnet Myers Burden, pp. 26-27
    13. Citizenship by Will Wilkinson, pp. 28-29
    14. Food by Corby Kummer, pp. 30-31
    15. Travel by Rachel Dickinson, pp. 32-33
    16. Technology by Witold Rybczynski, pp. 34-36
    17. Business by Megan McArdle, pp. 37-41
    18. Moving Pictures by James Parker, pp. 42-49
    19. [+]
      Life in (and After) Our Great Recession by Benjamin Schwarz, pp. 91-100 - 9 Reviews
      1. Since Yesterday by Frederick Lewis Allen
      2. The Invisible Scar by Caroline Bird
      3. Children of the Great Depression by Glen H. Elder, Jr.
      4. Daily Life in the United States, 1920-1940 by David E. Kyvig
      5. The Greatest Generation Grows Up by Kriste Lindenmeyer
      6. Middletown in Transition by Robert Staughton Lynd and Helen Merrell Lynd
      7. Domestic Revolutions by Steven Mintz and Susan Kellogg
      8. Women's Work and Family Values, 1920-1940 by Winifred D. Wandersee
      9. Holding Their Own by Susan Ware
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      Essay: Cheap Laughs by Christopher Hitchens, pp. 101-113 - 6 Reviews
      1. Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Fat Idiot by Al Franken
      2. Why Not Me? by Al Franken
      3. Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them by Al Franken
      4. Presents America (The Book) Teacher's Edition by Jon Stewart
      5. Naked Pictures of Famous People by Jon Stewart
      6. I Am America by Stephen Colbert
    21. [+]
      Cover to Cover, pp. 114-115 - 5 Reviews
      1. The Children's Book by A.S. Byatt
      2. Some of the Dead Are Still Breathing by Charles Bowden
      3. Blame by Michelle Huneven
      4. Children of the Revolution by Robert Gildea
      5. The Greatest Show on Earth by Richard Dawkins
    22. Cover photograph by Christopher Morris
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    November 2009 Issue = 26 Articles
    1. Shots in the Dark by Shannon Brownlee and Jeanne Lenzer, pp. 44-45
    2. Houses of the Future by Wayne Curtis, pp. 56-67
    3. Brave Thinkers, pp. 68-75
    4. The Snatchback by Nadya Labi, pp. 76-79
    5. Letters to the Editor, pp. 12-20
    6. Whitewash by Marc Burckhardt, p. 43
    7. Disinclination by Gary Taxali, pp. 53-55
    8. health sCare by Felix Sockwell, pp. 82-90
    9. Villanelle With a Refrain From The Wall Street Journal by Andrew Hudgins, pp. 46-51
    10. Cardinal by Stanley Plumly, p. 52
    11. The Burning Ship by Campbell McGrath, pp. 80-81
    12. What's Your Problem by Jeffrey Goldberg, pp. 116-118
    13. Health by James Fallows, p. 21
    14. Modern Plagues by Malcolm Gay, pp. 22-23
    15. The Military by Jeannette Lee, pp. 24-25
    16. Energy by Joshua Kucera, p. 26
    17. Globalization by Graeme Wood, p. 27
    18. Drink by Wayne Curtis, pp. 28-29
    19. Travel by William Powers, pp. 30-33
    20. Technology by Jamais Cascio, pp. 34-35
    21. Business by Megan McArdle, pp. 36-39
    22. Moving Pictures by James Parker, pp. 40-42
    23. [+]
      The Devil's in the Details by Benjamin Schwarz, pp. 91-100 - 1 Review
      1. Kings of Madison Avenue by Jesse McLean
    24. [+]
      Essay: The Pity of War by Christopher Hitchens, pp. 101-113 - 1 Review
      1. The Somme by Peter Hart
    25. [+]
      Cover to Cover, pp. 114-115 - 3 Reviews
      1. Too Much Happiness by Alice Munro
      2. The Arabs: A History by Eugene Rogan
      3. Make Room for Daddy by Judith Walzer Leavitt
    26. Cover photograph by David Deal
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    December 2009 Issue = 18 Articles
    1. Letters to the Editor, pp. 10-18
    2. An Outline of Psychoanalysis by Stephen Doyle, pp. 48-68
    3. SOCAR Oil Fields #3, Baku, Azerbaijan, 2006 by Edward Burtynsky, pp. 69-73
    4. The New New Advertising by Yuko Shimizu, pp. 82-84
    5. Fern Glade by Robert Morgan, pp. 74-81
    6. What's Your Problem? by Jeffrey Goldberg, pp. 112-114
    7. The Tijuana of the Caspian by Peter Savodnik, p. 19
    8. Ground War by Paul Wachter, pp. 20-22
    9. Frenemies of State by Joshua Hammer, p. 23
    10. The Great Guinea Hen Massacre by Mark Bowden, pp. 24-25
    11. A Winter's Tale by Eddy Ancinas, pp. 26-29
    12. Night Light by Lane Wallace, pp. 30-31
    13. Lead Us Not Into Debt by Megan McArdle, pp. 32-35
    14. Double-X Films by James Parker, pp. 36-47
    15. Books of the Year by Benjamin Schwarz, p. 85
    16. [+]
      On Being a Bad Mother by Sandra Tsing Loh, pp. 86-102 - 2 Reviews
      1. Bad Mother by Ayelet Waldman
      2. The Female Eunuch by Germaine Greer
    17. [+]
      The Zealot by Christopher Hitchens, pp. 103-109 - 1 Review
      1. Koestler by Michael Scammell
    18. [+]
      Cover to Cover, pp. 110-111 - 3 Reviews
      1. The Fourth Part of the World by Toby Lester
      2. Pops: A Life of Louis Armstrong by Terry Teachout
      3. The Man in the Wooden Hat by Jane Gardam
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Issues of the 2010s = 1 Year, 1 Issue, 22 Articles
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  Issues of 2010 = 1 Issue, 22 Articles