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August 19, 2003

Martha Nelson on Running People, the World’s Most-Read Magazine

The editor in chief on celebrity, access, and what it takes to keep millions of readers hooked every week.

August 14, 2003

For the first time in a decade, the city's flagship magazine has been entirely redesigned -- here's what changed and why.

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August 2, 2003

The education historian on how a covert system of censorship has been quietly sanitizing what American children learn.

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July 29, 2003

The editor in chief on building a smart, West Coast shelter publication that doesn't intimidate its readers.

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July 18, 2003

The author on tracking Americans who rebuild in disaster-prone places -- and what he learned about stubbornness and place.

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July 11, 2003

The sex columnists dish on their new book, their Nerve origins, and why everyone needed a new guide.

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July 1, 2003

The former agent on leaving publishing to write -- and his lecture series dedicated to confident wrongness.

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June 29, 2003

The cult commentator on the persona he built and why cheap movies watched in parking lots are a uniquely American art form.

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June 17, 2003

The New York Times chief theater critic on the job, the weight of a bad review, and why Broadway should fear him.

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June 16, 2003

The humorist on his new book skewering corporate America -- and how he manages to be funny to everyone at once.

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