In this issue:
COMMENT
"Just Forget It", by George Packer: The Republicans rewrite history.
THE FINANCIAL PAGE
"Clarifying Romney", by James Surowiecki: The G.O.P.’s shifting economic attacks.
THE POLITICAL SCENE
"Let’s Be Friends", by Ryan Lizza: Barack Obama and Bill Clinton reconcile.
ONWARD AND UPWARD WITH THE ARTS
"Beyond the Matrix", by Alexander Hemann: The Wachowskis take on Cloud Atlas.
BOOKS
"The Space in Between", by Ariel Levy: A review of Naomi Wolf’s book, Vagina: A New Biography.
THE CURRENT CINEMA
"Good Fights", by David Denby: Reviews of Detropia and The Eye of the Storm.
Listen to Cloud Altas by David Mitchell.
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