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January 12, 2009

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Thomas McGuane reads James Salter’s short story “Last Night,” and discusses Salter’s odd characters, his clean writing style, and his highly sexualized view of women.

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A discussion on Obama’s economic and counter-terrorism plans.
BLOGS
George Packer wants Madoff’s watches to go to Iraqi refugees.
Steve Coll talks Afghan politics.
James Surowiecki says most American companies borrowed responsibly.
Sasha Frere-Jones can’t get enough of the Buddha Machine.
Hendrik Hertzberg sees Chicago’s chance to redeem itself.
The Book Bench: Reading “2666,” Cat Power’s seal of approval, and the Golden Goose Feather award.
Goings On: Camping out for Patti LuPone, Oscar wishes, and Bono.
The Cartoon Lounge: Psychic New Year’s, digging up a time capsule, no Inauguration in 2009.
Ask the Author: Jill Lepore takes readers’ questions about breast-feeding.
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AUDIO
War of Words: A discussion about Scrabble, both online and off.
The Living Dead: A reading of James Salter’s “Last Night.”
Face Time: Staff photographers Martin Schoeller and Steve Pyke discuss their work.
Joy Revision: Ariel Levy discusses the relevance of “The Joy of Sex.”
The Transition: A discussion on Obama’s economic and counter-terrorism plans.
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VIDEO
Justin Vernon Express: An interview with Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon.
Hot Seats: How an illegally logged tree becomes a toilet seat at Wal-Mart.
Not a Game: Scenarios from Virtual Iraq, with commentary by Sue Halpern.
Trapped: The ordeal of Nicholas White, who was trapped in an elevator for forty-one hours.
Stories from the Near Future: Video from the 2008 New Yorker Conference.
SLIDE SHOWS
Deserted: A portfolio of images from Sudanese refugee camps in Chad.
Sexual Evolution: A portfolio of images from “The Joy of Sex” and “Our Bodies, Ourselves.”
The Face of Death: Paintings and drawings from the Marlene Dumas retrospective at MOMA.
Secrets of the Bomb: Images and documents that tell the story behind the first atomic bomb.

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