THE FINANCIAL PAGE
"What Microloans Miss", by James Surowiecki: Navigating the straits of microfinance.
THE POLITICAL SCENE
"The Iron Lady", by Ryan Lizza: Hillary Clinton's latest comeback.
A REPORTER AT LARGE
"Picturing Auschwitz", by Alec Wilkinson: A photographic discovery.
A CRITIC AT LARGE
"Surreal Life", by John Lahr: The plays of Sarah Ruhl.
MUSICAL EVENTS
"Gale Force", by Alex Ross: A new Met production of Britten's Peter Grimes.
ON TELEVISION
"The Divider", by Jill Lepore: In an HBO miniseries, John Adams is the indispensable man.
Then, pick up John Adams, the basis for the miniseries.
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