The mark is the beast

Oh, Yum(TM) -- for trademarkers, the Big Dig® sundae is just a snack. The main course is our common culture.
by Tom Scocca

The quietest mogul

Meet Duyen Le, the low-key restaurateur who built a tiny noodle stand into the Starbucks of Vietnamese food
by Kelly Horan Jones

Cycles of change

In Boston and throughout the state of Massachusetts, bicyclists have been getting a raw deal for decades. Next week, a new tour hopes to give biking a badly needed boost.
by Jason Gay

c o l u m n s

Editorial	by the Phoenix
Overkill economics Nuclear weapons are no bargain

Freedom Watch	by Harvey Silverglate
Liberty's flame An anti-desecration amendment is no way to honor the flag

Don't Quote Me	by Dan Kennedy
Think small By choosing David Remnick as his editor, Si Newhouse has a chance to return the New Yorker to its less-glitzy roots as a serious -- and maybe even profitable -- magazine

Cityscape	by Sarah McNaught
Constructing equality A state bill could make the building trades fairer for women

Out There	by Peter Keough
Laugh tract For whom the belly laugh tolls

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