April 1991
In This Issue
Explore the April 1991 print edition below. Or to discover more writing from the pages of The Atlantic, browse the full archive.
Articles
The Unread Giant
With One Voice
I Remember Nothing More
A History of the Arab Peoples
Green Man
Festival for Three Thousand Maidens
The New Yorker Book of Cat Cartoons
The Puzzler
Word Watch
Here are a few of the words being tracked by the editors of The American Heritage Dictionary, published by Houghton Mifflin. A new word that exhibits sustained use may eventually make its way into the dictionary. The information below represents the first stage of research, not the final product.
The April Almanac
Notes: Exchange
Hong Kong: A Culture of Emigration
Destination: Canada, Belize, the Federal Republic of Corterra
Eddie Bauer
Tiptonville: Across the Mississippi
Quest for the Mother Tongue
The story behind the search for “protoWorld, “ a primeval language that most linguists believe will never be found, that many believe never existed, but that some say they’re already piecing together
745 Boylston Street
Contributors
The Sacramento Street Wash-N-Dry
Strong but Sensitive
Despite its seeming indestructibility, concrete is susceptible to the elements and to a variety of peculiarly modern punishments. This, along with scarce funding for maintenance, has resulted in a literally crumbling infrastructure that will take $1 trillion to repair
Consider This, Señora
The Listeners
The Other Side
Caves, Crusades, and Cassoulet: The Other South of France: Languedoc and French Catalonia
