COMMENT
"Greatness", by Nicholas Lemann: Presidents who really matter.
THE FINANCIAL PAGE
"A Smarter Stimulus", by James Surowiecki: The logic of Obama's rebate.
ANNALS OF PUBLIC POLICY
"Getting There from Here", by Atul Gawande: How health-care reform really happens.
SHOUTS & MURMURS
"Mouse au Vin", by Noah Baumbach: Experiments with resveratrol.
FICTION
"Elephant", by Aravind Adiga
THE CURRENT CINEMA
"Brief Lives", by David Denby: Reviews of Notorious, Cherry Blossoms, and Wendy and Lucy.
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