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March 11, 2013

The New Yorker cover for March 11, 2013: “Sic Transit Gloria Mundi,” by Barry Blitt.

“Sic Transit Gloria Mundi,” by Barry Blitt.

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profiles

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Jeffrey Toobin

Jeffrey Toobin’s 2013 Profile of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

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