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Looking Backward
Selections from the TLR Archive
Vol.64 Issue
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Turning Points and Revolution
TIME FOR CHANGE
Vol.63 Issue 04
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Hawks Do Not Share
The Hemingway Issue
Vol.63 Issue 03
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Contents May Shift
they always do
Vol.63 Issue 02
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June 2020
BLACK LIVES MATTER
Vol.63 Issue 01
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GRANARY
it's harvest time
Vol.62 Issue 02
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Feverish
WHEN WORDS RUN HOT
Vol.62 Issue 01
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Babel Fish
IT'S ALL ABOUT UNDERSTANDING
Vol.61 Issue 02
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Chemistry
The All-Poetry Issue
Vol.61 Issue 01
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CURRENT EVENTS
SIXTIETH ANNIVERSARY ISSUE
Vol.60 Issue 03
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Physics
ALL FICTION
Vol.60 Issue 02
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Uncle
the battle isn't lost yet
Vol.60 Issue 01
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I Live Here
stand your ground
Vol.59 Issue 04
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Heaven
IS SOME PLACE
Vol.59 Issue 03
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Big Blue Whale
...here fishy fishy
Vol.59 Issue 02
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FIGHT
never give in
Vol.59 Issue 01
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FLIGHT
never land
Vol.58 Issue 04
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Street Cred
WE MADE IT OURSELVES
Vol.58 Issue 03
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“Do You Love Me?”
IT'S SO HARD TO KNOW
Vol.58 Issue 02
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John Le Carré
trust no one
Vol.58 Issue 01
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Women’s Studies
NOT BY THE BOOK
Vol.57 Issue 04
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The Glutton’s Kitchen
Tales of Insatiable Hunger
Vol.57 Issue 03
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Game Theory
Strategies of Making Things Up
Vol.57 Issue 02
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The Tides
Because tomorrow morning, it starts all over again
Vol.57 Issue 01
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Artificial Intelligence
Would you read a novel by an android? Are you sure?
Vol.56 Issue 04
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Cry Baby
The literary vortex: maudlin, manipulative, open-hearted and empathetic...
Vol.56 Issue 03
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Scenester
Everything is Happening Right Here Right Now
Vol.56 Issue 02
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Invisible Cities
Stunning organizing principles often hide in plain sight
Vol.56 Issue 01
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Loss Control
Where chaos slings its blunt effects
Vol.55 Issue 04
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The Long Issue
Because Some Stories Need Room To Grow
Vol.55 Issue 03
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Encyclopedia Britannica
Fact or art? We'll index the world for you.
Vol.55 Issue 02
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The Lives of the Saints
No verifiable miracles here. ...unless you count stories
Vol.55 Issue 01
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The Rat’s Nest
Sharing is hard . . .
Vol.54 Issue 04
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Emo, Meet Hole
It's not just style. It's brain patterning.
Vol.54 Issue 03
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The Rogue Idea
Outlaw or fool?
Vol.54 Issue 02
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Refrigerator Mothers
Because it's not all her fault.
Vol.54 Issue 01
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The Worst Team Money Could Buy
Because winning isn't everything
Vol.53 Issue 04
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How To Read Music
Looking for the sublime in art, music, and words
Vol.53 Issue 03
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Machismo: A Field Guide
What's worth fighting for
Vol.53 Issue 02
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Therapy!
We Promise, It Won't Cure You
Vol.53 Issue 01
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Manifest Destiny
Literary world domination...
Vol.52 Issue 04
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50th Anniversary Issue
half a century and still kicking
Vol.50 Issue 04
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