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December 1987

15 years ago By admin

Volume

38

Issue

8

American still-life painters of the nineteenth century were enormously fond of cigar boxes, folded newspapers, and half-finished glasses of wine. In 1878 John F. Peto, one of the masters of the genre, turned his attention to a more idiosyncratic pleasure: peppermint candy spilling from a bag.

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Authored by: Thomas Fleming

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Authored by: Arthur Schlesinger Jr.

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Where Would Emerson Find His Scholar Now?

Authored by: Alfred Kazin

His speech was called “our intellectual Declaration of Independence.” Its theme was the universe itself; its hero, Man Thinking. Now, one hundred and seventy-five years later, a noted scholar sees Emerson’s great vision as both more beleaguered and more urgent than ever.

Lets Eat Chinese Tonight

Authored by: Bryan R. Johnson

Americans have been doing just that since the days of the California gold rush—and we’re still not full

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