Britt Peterson

Britt Peterson is a contributing editor and columnist for Washingtonian magazine, as well as a freelancer for the New York Times Book Review, Slate, and Elle. Previously, she was an editor at Foreign Policy, where she oversaw the magazine’s culture section.

Articles by Britt Peterson

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Around the World in 40 Books

Feature

July 1, 2016, 9:54 AM

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Japan’s Trans-Friendly Comic Book Revolution

Observation Deck

September 30, 2015, 11:15 AM

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The Peat Monster

Dispatch

October 10, 2014, 5:20 PM

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The Things They Carried: The Plugged-in Foreign Minister

In Box

August 15, 2011, 3:47 AM

“Bin Laden is No Longer a Threat”

Document

May 2, 2011, 1:47 PM

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Land of Disaster

March 15, 2011, 1:19 AM

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Cable News

In Other Words

February 21, 2011, 11:31 PM

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Revolution in the Arab World

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February 18, 2011, 8:29 PM

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Pharaoh’s still funny

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February 9, 2011, 7:42 PM

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Revolutionary Road

February 8, 2011, 2:06 AM

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Some light Thanksgiving humor

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November 23, 2010, 3:46 PM

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Jokes, Mittel-Europa edition

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November 18, 2010, 5:04 PM

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We get it, Russia is funny

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November 17, 2010, 4:08 PM

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More jokes, please!

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November 16, 2010, 5:22 PM

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Send us your jokes!

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November 12, 2010, 8:34 PM

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