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From: Alexander Star|Posted Wednesday, May 8, 2002, at 12:25 PM ET

To: Jim Holt

16: Spider-Man Gaffes and Farewell
From: Alexander Star
15: Ave Atque Vale
From: Jim Holt
14: Hummingbirds and Hands Full of Breasts
From: Alexander Star
13: Of Hedgehogs and Foxes
From: Jim Holt
12: Animal-Lover Killers
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11: I Am Not a Bore
From: Jim Holt
10: Upon Reading Gates' Holt ...
From: Alexander Star
9: Striking a Blow for Brevity
From: Jim Holt
8: Evaporated Starbucks Angst
From: Alexander Star
7: Is Boston the Next Hot Place?
From: Jim Holt

6: Rock Critics on Campus
From: Alexander Star
5: Fessing Up
From: Jim Holt
4: Woody Allen Repeats Himself
From: Alexander Star
3: The Byronic "Lay"
From: Jim Holt
2: More French Revelations
From: Alexander Star
1: Le Pen Notes
From: Jim Holt

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Jim Holt writes the "Egghead" column for Slate. He also writes for The New Yorker and the New York Times Magazine. Alexander Star is a writer who lives in Brooklyn, N.Y. This fall, he will begin editing the "Ideas" section of the Boston Globe.