In this issue:
COMMENT
br>"And the Oscar Goes to", by Hendrik Hertzberg: Will Avatar be hurt by a new voting scheme?
THE TALK OF THE TOWN
br>"Irony 101", by Ben McGrath: Yale's latest recruitment video.
A REPORTER AT LARGE
br>"The Trial", by Jane Mayer: Eric Holder and the battle over Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.
ANNALS OF ANTHROPOLOGY
br>"Drinking Games", by Malcolm Gladwell: Culture and customs help shape the way alcohol affects us.
THE THEATRE
br>"The Way of Her Flesh", by Hilton Als: Reviews of Time Stands Still and The Jackie Look.
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