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DEPT. OF AMPLIFICATION

Does Egypt Need Twitter?by Malcolm Gladwell

Surely the least interesting fact about the uprising in Cairo is that some of the protesters may (or may not) have employed new media to communicate…
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PROFILES

Show the Monsterby Daniel Zalewski

Guillermo del Toro’s quest to get amazing creatures onscreen.
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OLD SPORT

Safe at Homeby Roger Angell

MRS. ANDY: Maybe we should have signals. Look, here’s two fingers. That means the dryer…

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Medical Report

The Hot Spottersby Atul Gawande

A solution for health care’s costliest cases.
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Owning Itby Nancy Franklin

Oprah Winfrey’s new channel.
LETTER FROM KABUL

The Afghan Bank Heistby Dexter Filkins

A secret investigation into corruption.

Political Scene

Wendell Steavenson, Steve Coll, and David Remnick on the Egyptian uprising.

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Francisco Goldman on the death of his wife.

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Daniel Zalewski on Guillermo del Toro’s most notable creatures.

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John Seabrook on why stampedes occur.

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Ben McGrath on head and neck injuries in the N.F.L.

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Peter Schjeldahl on “Painters & Poets,” at the Tibor de Nagy Gallery.

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Rare manuscripts from the Vatican Library.

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Jason Schwartzman introduces The New Yorkers iPad App.
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