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• Evelyn Waugh, Reconsidered 
  Judith Shulevitz Aug. 5, 2003
  
• Platform 
  Aaron Matz July 14, 2003
  
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 
  David Edelstein June 23, 2003
  
• Norman Rush's Mortals 
  Judith Shulevitz June 10, 2003
  
• Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game 
  James Surowiecki June 3, 2003
  
• Regarding the Pain of Others 
  Luc Sante Feb. 24, 2003
  
• A Consumer's Republic 
  James Surowiecki Feb. 17, 2003
  
• Strangers and Kin: The American Way of Adoption 
  Adam Pertman Jan. 29, 2003
  
• Motherhood Lost 
  Dahlia Lithwick Jan. 20, 2003