Dragon magazine 279

Dragon issue 279, Elves, was released in January of 2001. It contained the following articles related to the Forgotten Realms:
==ProFiles: Jason Carl==
: By Michael G. Ryan. p. 12–18
About Jason Carl, the author of Sword and Fist. 
==Up on a Soapbox: What the Heck is a Roleplaying Game?!==
: By Gary Gygax. p. 20
What makes an RPG.
==Coming Soon==
: By Uncredited. p. 26
* Legacy of the Drow Collector's Edition novel.
* The Summoning novel.
==Countdown to the Forgotten Realms: Realms of the Realms==
: Uncredited p. 28
The evolutions of the Realms up to 1372 DR.
==Leaf & Thorn==
: By Robin D. Laws, Illustrated by Vinod Rams. p. 34–40
The secret life of elves. 
==Revenge of the Spider Queen==
: By Monte Cook, Illustrated by Carlo Arelano. p. 42–47
The Hand of Vengeance, a group of heroes of Lolth. 
==The Elven Marketplace==
: By Steve Kenson, Illustrated by Kennon James. p. 48–50
Things for elves to buy. 
==An Elven Lexicon==
: By Sean K. Reynolds. p. 56–59
Speaking elf. 
==Unusual Suspects 3: Monks & Druids==
: By James Wyatt, Illustrated by Damon Brown. p. 62–65
Monks and druids from unusual races.
==Vs.: Fiends==
: By James Wyatt. p. 78
Fighting fiends. 
==The New Adventures of Volo: Lost Treasures of Cormyr, Part 2==
: By Ed Greenwood, Illustrated by Ron Spencer. p. 80–83
More on the riches and legacies of Cormyr. 
==PC Portraits: Elves==
: By Mike May. p. 94
==Appendix==
===Connections===