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Elephant in the Room

September 22, 2008

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In this week’s issue, Adam Gopnik writes about the Babar books by Jean de Brunhoff and his son, Laurent. Here Gopnik discusses the controversy behind Babar and the books’ enduring appeal.

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Zadie Smith discusses comedy and family.
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Hendrik Hertzberg explains what he means when he uses the word “lynched.”
George Packer would like to keep poetry out of Obama’s Inauguration.
Steve Coll digs deeper into Osama Bin Laden’s first trip to America.
James Surowiecki asks, Who says Wall Street’s dead as a fount of innovation?
Sasha Frere-Jones shares the best music video of the year.
The Book Bench: Winnie the Pooh’s cocktail, books we covet, Dana Goodyear on cell-phone novels.
Goings On: Last chance for Broadway, Jeremy Piven likes sushi.
The Cartoon Lounge: Matthew Diffee’s best and worst drawings, what’s scary about 2008.
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All in the Family: Zadie Smith discusses comedy and family.
Long Hot Summer: Wendell Steavenson discusses Mikheil Saakashvili, the President of Georgia.
Voice of the Left: Larissa MacFarquhar on Naomi Klein and “The Shock Doctrine.”
Home for the Holidays: Roddy Doyle reads Maeve Brennan’s “Christmas Eve.”
The Transition: Dorothy Wickenden hosts a discussion on Rod Blagojevich’s corruption scandal.
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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.
The Naked Campaign: Steve Brodner draws the epic battle for the White House.
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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.
Gates of History: A selection of photos and documents from the family of Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Tea and Wallaby: Photojournalists share memorable on-the-job meals.

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