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September 2008 Issue
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James Fallows assesses the debating skills of McCain and Obama; Joshua Green offers a look at some revealing Hillary Clinton campaign memos; Lisa Margonelli on how termites could save us from global warming; Robert D. Kaplan on Burma; Caitlin Flanagan reflects on Patty Hearst's kidnapping and '70s-era Berkeley; Christopher Hitchens on Norman Mailer; Andrew Sullivan on gay marriage; Corby Kummer tries cooking school in the Greek Islands; and much more. View Magazine
  • Rhetorical Questions
    James Fallows
  • Reconcilable Differences
    Ronald Brownstein
  • The Front-Runner’s Fall
    Joshua Green
  • The Hillary Clinton Memos
    Joshua Green
  • Gut Reactions
    Lisa Margonelli
  • Lifting the Bamboo Curtain
    Robert D. Kaplan
Culture

An Unconfirmed Report

By Edward Sorel
September 2008 Issue

HOLLYWOOD, Calif.—ABC’s Dancing With the Stars celebrated its eighth season premiere last night, as a new batch of former celebrities hit the ballroom, all looking to restore their faded luster. —Daily Variety, January 21, 2009

About the Author

Edward Sorel
Edward Sorel is a cartoonist and illustrator. His books include Mary Astor's Purple Diary and Profusely Illustrated.

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