Articles from the New Yorker
The Archive - 1996

November 4, 1996
REPORTER AT LARGE
The Science of Shopping
The American shopper has never been so fickle.
What are stores, including the new flagship
designer boutiques, doing about it? Applying science.

July 8, 1996
ANNALS OF MEDICINE
Conquering the Coma
What does it take to save the life of a
coma patient like the Central Park victim?
Not a miracle, as her family and doctor explain.

June 3, 1996
DEPT. OF DISPUTATION
The Tipping Point
Why is the city suddenly so much safer --
could it be that crime really is an epidemic?

April 29, 1996
PERSONAL HISTORY
Black Like Them
Through the lens of his own family's experience,
the author explores why West Indians and
American blacks are perceived differently.

April 15, 1996
BOOKS
Loopholes for Living
"Ill Gotten Gains." by Leo Katz

January 22, 1996
DEPT. OF DISPUTATION
Blowup
Who can be blamed for a disaster like the
Challenger explosion, a decade ago? No one,
according to the new risk theorists, and we'd better get used to it.

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