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A Conspiracy of Good Taste

The End of Intelligent Writing, by Richard Kostelanetz

by Thomas Powers

The Harpers Monthly, November 1974, pp. 97-100

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    15. Letters, pp. 102-103
    16. Game, p. 104
    17. The CoEvolution Quarterly, pp. 105-112
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    17. Wraparound, pp. 105-108
    18. Game, p. 109
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    15. Cowards by William Saroyan, pp. 80-83
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    22. Letters, pp. 97-102
    23. Wraparound, pp. 103-109
    24. Game, pp. 110-112
    25. Cover by Jerry Sarapochiello
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    8. Speed Kills by Sonny Kleinfield, pp. 66-74
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    15. Letters, pp. 94-95
    16. Readers, pp. 96-98
    17. Tools for Living, p. 99
    18. Information, pp. 100-102
    19. Game, pp. 103-106
    20. Cover drawing by Robert Ehlers
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    2. In Praise of Honest Ignorance by Saul Friedman, pp. 16-27
    3. The Easy Chair by John Fischer, pp. 28-31
    4. The Pleasures of Construction by Jack McClintock, pp. 32-40
    5. The Sound of Tinkling Brass by Murray Kempton, pp. 41-46
    6. Countersigns, p. 47
    7. Machines and Storybooks by Saul Bellow, pp. 48-59
    8. Indian Summer Garden Party by Keith Althaus, p. 60
    9. Guilt by Robert B. Bowie, p. 60
    10. The Logic of Last Night by Lee Robinson, p. 60
    11. The Good Life; The Thief of Poetry by Irving Feldman, p. 61
    12. How to Win the Soap Box Derby by Richard Woodley, pp. 62-69
    13. Night and Day at Panacea by Reynolds Price, pp. 70-78
    14. Aspects of a Modern Hero by Sidney Zion, pp. 79-85
    15. Networks, pp. 86-87
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    22. Readers, pp. 101-104
    23. Game, p. 105
    24. Letters, pp. 106-108
    25. Cover collage by Richard Mantel
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    2. The Limited Hang-Out by Arthur Miller, pp. 13-22
    3. Harvesting the Dead by Willard Gaylin, pp. 23-30
    4. A Let-Burn Situation by Barry Farrell, pp. 31-36
    5. My Bicycle Trip by Robert Pilpel, pp. 37-42
    6. The Arc of Flight by Gwyneth Cravens, p. 43
    7. A Tale of Power by Carlos Castaneda, pp. 44-61
    8. The Alabama Wiregrassers by Charles Ghigna, p. 62
    9. The Mummies by Maxine Kumin, p. 62
    10. Potlatch; The Night They All Took Time to Praise the Farah Workers by Arlene Stone, p. 63
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    18. Game, pp. 88-90
    19. Tools for Living, pp. 91-94
    20. Readers, p. 95
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    22. Letters, pp. 99-102
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    2. The Story of P by Geoffrey Stokes, pp. 6-17
    3. Piety in the Bunker by Garry Wills, pp. 18-25
    4. Paranoia in Power by Bo Burlingham, pp. 26-38
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    6. Crimes of Weakness by Taylor Branch, pp. 40-44
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    8. Misunderstanding Secrecy by E. Howard Hunt, pp. 48-49
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    15. --- by Vermont Royster, p. 78
    16. --- by Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., p. 78
    17. --- by Murray N. Rothbard, pp. 78-79
    18. --- by Peregrine Worsthorne, p. 80
    19. --- by James Boren, p. 80
    20. --- by Victor Gold, pp. 80-81
    21. --- by Karl Hess, p. 82
    22. --- by Eugene J. McCarthy, p. 82
    23. --- by Michael Novak, pp. 82-83
    24. --- by Arjay Miller, p. 84
    25. --- by Matthew B. Ridgway, p. 84
    26. --- by Theodore C. Sorensen, pp. 84-86
    27. Our Man in Jamaica by George Crile, pp. 87-97
    28. The Easy Chair by John Fischer, pp. 98-100
    29. Quillets and Quiddities by Thomas W. Russell III, p. 101
    30. [+]
      Ethnic Identity by Vincent Crapanzano, pp. 102-104 - 1 Review
      1. Blood of My Blood by Richard Gambino
    31. [+]
      From the Gay Barricades by Carolyn Gaiser, pp. 105-107 - 2 Reviews
      1. Roommates Can't Always Be Lovers by Lige Clarke and Jack Nichols
      2. The Lesbian Myth: Insights and Conversations by Bettie Wysor
    32. Letters, pp. 108-111
    33. Game, p. 112
    34. Networks, pp. 113-115
    35. Classified, pp. 116-118
    36. Cover illustration by Martim Avillez
  11. [+]
    November 1974 Issue = 20 Articles
    1. Wraparound, pp. 3-11
    2. Boredom: The Most Prevalent American Disease by Estelle R. Ramey, pp. 12-26
    3. The Easy Chair by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 27-31
    4. Tearing Down Boise by L.J. Davis, pp. 32-45
    5. Language and Reality by George B. Leonard, pp. 46-54
    6. Giving the Shah Everything He Wants by Frances FitzGerald, pp. 55-84
    7. The Wadhwa Proposal by Kirkpatrick Sale and Edward Sorel, pp. 85-87
    8. Portrait of a Mugger by James Willwerth, pp. 88-96
    9. [+]
      A Conspiracy of Good Taste by Thomas Powers, pp. 97-100 - 1 Review
      1. The End of Intelligent Writing by Richard Kostelanetz
    10. [+]
      A Genius at Decorum by Nelson W. Polsby, pp. 101-106 - 1 Review
      1. No Final Victories by Lawrence F. O'Brien
    11. [+]
      Where Chutzpah Ruled by Louis Berg, pp. 107-109 - 1 Review
      1. Hollywood by Garson Kanin
    12. [+]
      Humble Pies by Michael Levenson, pp. 110-112 - 2 Reviews
      1. Swiftie the Magician by Herbert Gold
      2. Alinsky's Diamond by Tom McHale
    13. Networks, pp. 113-117
    14. Charles Creek, Maryland, 1953 by Lance Morrow, p. 118
    15. They Made You an Offer by Carol McCormmach, pp. 118-122
    16. Tools for Living, p. 123
    17. Information, pp. 124-126
    18. Letters, p. 127
    19. Game, pp. 128-130
    20. Cover photograph by Rene Burri
  12. [+]
    December 1974 Issue = 25 Articles
    1. Wraparound: Sleep and Dreams, pp. 5-13
    2. A City That Works by Anthony Astrachan, pp. 14-19
    3. Raise Your hand if You're an Eternal Spirit Soul by Judith Wax, pp. 20-31
    4. Quiety Meets Rebanana in Brooklyn by Annette Grant, pp. 32-35
    5. The Easy Chair by John Fischer, pp. 36-39
    6. Divorce, With Love by Don Gold, pp. 40-44
    7. For Fathers by Sandra McPherson, p. 45
    8. Death, With Thanks by Mark Huntington Wiseman, p. 45
    9. Guilty, Not Guilty, or Sufferedenuff by Margaret Bennett, pp. 46-47
    10. They're Keeping It Hushed Up by Oliver Jensen, pp. 48-50
    11. A Surfeit of Spies by Jim Hougan, pp. 51-67
    12. The Next Ten Years by Walter Laqueur, pp. 68-77
    13. The Organ Grinder's Monkeys by Howard Noyes, pp. 78-80
    14. Diamond Eyes by Bohumil Hrabal, pp. 81-87
    15. Game Time in Cloud-Cuckoo-Land by William C. Martin, pp. 88-94
    16. On the Wagon by Patricia Goedicke, pp. 95-96
    17. [+]
      The Virgin and the Dollar by Michael M. Mooney, pp. 97-98 - 3 Reviews
      1. The Discovery of the Sea by J.H. Parry
      2. The European Discovery of America, Vol. II by Samuel Eliot Morison
      3. The European Discovery of America, Vol. I by Samuel Eliot Morison
    18. [+]
      The Exploitation of the Sea Supership, by Noel Mostert by Timothy Ferris, pp. 99-101 - 1 Review
      1. Supership by Noel Mostert
    19. [+]
      The Joiner by Nelson W. Aldrich, Jr., pp. 102-111 - 1 Review
      1. Undercover by E. Howard Hunt
    20. Tools for Living, pp. 112-113
    21. Networks, pp. 114-115
    22. Game, p. 116
    23. Letters, p. 117
    24. Classified, pp. 118-120
    25. Cover photograph by Terry Stevenson
6. [+]
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7. [+]
  Issues of 1976 = 6 Issues, 123 Articles
8. [+]
  Issues of 1977 = 12 Issues, 226 Articles
9. [+]
  Issues of 1978 = 12 Issues, 234 Articles
10. [+]
  Issues of 1979 = 12 Issues, 243 Articles
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1. [+]
  Issues of 1980 = 11 Issues, 219 Articles
2. [+]
  Issues of 1981 = 12 Issues, 231 Articles
3. [+]
  Issues of 1982 = 12 Issues, 190 Articles
4. [+]
  Issues of 1983 = 12 Issues, 211 Articles
5. [+]
  Issues of 1984 = 12 Issues, 298 Articles
6. [+]
  Issues of 1985 = 12 Issues, 255 Articles
7. [+]
  Issues of 1986 = 12 Issues, 294 Articles
8. [+]
  Issues of 1987 = 12 Issues, 263 Articles
9. [+]
  Issues of 1988 = 12 Issues, 260 Articles
10. [+]
  Issues of 1989 = 12 Issues, 251 Articles
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Issues of the 1990s = 10 Years, 109 Issues, 2,094 Articles
1. [+]
  Issues of 1990 = 11 Issues, 220 Articles
2. [+]
  Issues of 1991 = 8 Issues, 151 Articles
3. [+]
  Issues of 1992 = 12 Issues, 255 Articles
4. [+]
  Issues of 1993 = 9 Issues, 183 Articles
5. [+]
  Issues of 1994 = 11 Issues, 224 Articles
6. [+]
  Issues of 1995 = 12 Issues, 221 Articles
7. [+]
  Issues of 1996 = 12 Issues, 227 Articles
8. [+]
  Issues of 1997 = 12 Issues, 213 Articles
9. [+]
  Issues of 1998 = 10 Issues, 182 Articles
10. [+]
  Issues of 1999 = 12 Issues, 218 Articles
[+]
Issues of the 2000s = 9 Years, 87 Issues, 1,520 Articles
1. [+]
  Issues of 2000 = 11 Issues, 178 Articles
2. [+]
  Issues of 2001 = 12 Issues, 215 Articles
3. [+]
  Issues of 2002 = 12 Issues, 199 Articles
4. [+]
  Issues of 2003 = 11 Issues, 201 Articles
5. [+]
  Issues of 2004 = 10 Issues, 180 Articles
6. [+]
  Issues of 2005 = 12 Issues, 218 Articles
7. [+]
  Issues of 2006 = 11 Issues, 174 Articles
8. [+]
  Issues of 2007 = 2 Issues, 25 Articles
9. [+]
  Issues of 2009 = 6 Issues, 130 Articles
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