Books: Alone But Not Aloof, by John Updike, THE NEW YORKER

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Books: Alone But Not Aloof

W. H. Auden: A Tribute, by Stephen Spender

by John Updike

The New Yorker, October 6, 1975, pp. 159-163

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      5. "Fresh Wind in Venice" by James Wright, pp. 36-37
      6. Reflections (The Economy) by Richard N. Goodwin, pp. 38-49
      7. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 50
      8. Off Broadway by Brendan Gill, pp. 50-51
      9. The Air by Michael J. Arlen, pp. 52-56
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      17. Cover by Saul Steinberg
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      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 25-30
      2. "They Were Expandable" by Ralph Schoenstein, p. 31
      3. "A Knack for Languages" by Anne Tyler, pp. 32-33
      4. "The Counting Houses" by W.S. Merwin, pp. 34-37
      5. Profiles (Robert Wilson) by Calvin Tomkins, pp. 38-39
      6. "Snow" by Carl Dennis, pp. 40-62
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      9. Around City Hall by Andy Logan, pp. 67-73
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      2. "A Total Disaster" by F.P. Tullius, p. 29
      3. "Worsening Situation" by John Ashbery, pp. 30-33
      4. "Dwarf House" by Ann Beattie, pp. 34-38
      5. Reflections (W.H. Auden) by Hannah Arendt, pp. 39-47
      6. U.S. Journal: New Glarus, Wis. by Calvin Trillin, pp. 48-60
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      8. Off Broadway by Brendan Gill, pp. 62-63
      9. Letter from OPEC by Joseph Kraft, pp. 64-75
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      11. The Race Track by Audax Minor, p. 81
      12. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 82-86
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      3. "Visiting the Oracle" by Lawrence Raab, pp. 28-30
      4. "Look for the Rusty Linging" by Ralph Schoenstein, p. 31
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      7. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, pp. 75-77
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        Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York (1975 Film) by Sidney J. Furie
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        The Crouching Future by Roger Hilsman
        Marcel Proust by Roger Shattuck
      16. Cover by James Stevenson
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      2. "The Ultimate Diary" by Howard Moss, pp. 33-34
      3. "The New World" by W.S. Merwin, p. 35
      4. "Passage to Ararat" (Section II) by Michael J. Arlen, pp. 36-37
      5. "To My God in His Sickness" by Philip Levine, pp. 38-73
      6. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, pp. 74-75
      7. U.S. Journal: Manhattan by Calvin Trillin, pp. 76-81
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      9. "The Winter of Stores" by Rudy Shackelford, p. 95
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      12. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 111-114
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      14. Cover by Joseph Low
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      2. "Oya Life These Days" by Garrison Keillor, pp. 31-32
      3. "Willis Avenue" by Mark Helprin, p. 33
      4. "Passage to Ararat" (Section III) by Michael J. Arlen, pp. 34-35
      5. "Waking in the Cold" by Philip Schultz, pp. 36-41
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      16. Cover by Andre Francois
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      2. "The Weather" by Saul Steinberg, pp. 34-35
      3. Letter from the East by E.B. White, pp. 36-37
      4. "A Sketch" by Richard Wilbur, pp. 38-40
      5. "I Have Nothing to Declare But My Genius" by S.J. Perelman, p. 41
      6. "Shorelines" by Howard Moss, pp. 42-43
      7. "Rebecca" by Donald Barthelme, pp. 44-45
      8. "The Inquiring Demographer" by Calvin Trillin and Edward Koren, pp. 46-48
      9. A Reporter at Large (Canoes---I) by John McPhee, pp. 49-94
      10. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 95
      11. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 95-97
      12. Our Local Correspondents (Helen Humes) by Whitney Balliett, pp. 98-103
      13. The Art World by Harold Rosenberg, pp. 104-108
      14. "Who I Am and What I Believe" by William Zinsser, p. 109
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        The Stepford Wives (1975 Film) by Bryan Forbes
      16. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 114-115
      17. The Air by Michael J. Arlen, pp. 116-119
      18. Dancing by Arlene Croce, pp. 120-122
      19. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 123-126
      20. Concert Records by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 127-130
      21. Letter from London by Mollie Panter-Downes, pp. 131-136
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        Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino
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        George Beneath a Paper Moon by Nina Bawden
        Powers and Dominations by Robert Early
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        King James VI of Scotland, I of England by Antonia Fraser
        The New Nonsense by Charles M. Fair
        The Book of Kells by Francoise Henry
      25. Cover by Rea Irvin
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      2. "Keeping Warm" by George Booth, pp. 32-33
      3. "No Kaddish for Weinstein" by Woody Allen, pp. 34-35
      4. "Snakes' Shoes" by Ann Beattie, pp. 36-37
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      7. "Mime" by John Updike, pp. 42-69
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      10. U.S. Journal: Bisbee, Arizona by Calvin Trillin, pp. 74-78
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        A Brief Vacation (1973 Film) by Vittorio De Sica
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      13. Popular Records by Douglas Watt, pp. 90-94
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        Popular Culture and High Culture by Herbert J. Gans
        Naked Nomads by George F. Gilder
        An Indian Summer by James Cameron
      17. Cover by Niculae Asciu
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      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 27-31
      2. "How It Was in America a Week Ago Tuesday" by Garrison Keillor, pp. 32-33
      3. "The Perfect Sleepers" by Paul Zweig, pp. 34-35
      4. "The Lists of the Past---I" by Julie Hayden, pp. 36-37
      5. "Composition in Black and White" by Katha Pollitt, pp. 38-41
      6. Reflections (The Twentieth Century) by Lewis Mumford, pp. 42-63
      7. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 64
      8. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 64-65
      9. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 66-67
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        The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975 Film) by Melvin Frank
      11. Letter from Brasilia by Tad Szulc, pp. 72-88
      12. The Air by Michael J. Arlen, pp. 89-94
      13. Dancing by Arlene Croce, pp. 95-100
      14. "Childhood" by Charles Wright, p. 101
      15. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 102-108
      16. Rock, Etc. by Ellen Willis, pp. 109-110
      17. "The Children" by Arturo Vivante, pp. 111-115
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        A Month of Sundays by John Updike
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        Here at The New Yorker by Brendan Gill
      21. Cover by Charles Saxon
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      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 29-33
      2. "Fine Times: An Oral Memoir" by Woody Allen, pp. 34-35
      3. "Dear Keats" by Erica Jong, pp. 36-37
      4. "The Lists of the Past---II" by Julie Hayden, pp. 38-40
      5. Annals of Television by Thomas Whiteside, pp. 41-91
      6. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, pp. 92-93
      7. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 94-95
      8. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 96-97
      9. U.S. Journal: Miami Beach by Calvin Trillin, pp. 98-105
      10. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 106-111
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        Funny Lady (1975 Film) by Herbert Ross
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      13. [+]
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        Henry James: Letters, Vol. I: 1843-1875 by Leon Edel and Henry James
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        Beauty and Sadness by Yasunari Kawabata
        The Limner by Paul Darcy Boles
      15. [+]
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        The Impossible Dream by Ronald L. Soble and Robert E. Dallos
        Jones: Portrait of a Mugger by James Willwerth
        You Can Get There from Here by Shirley MacLaine
      16. Cover by Laura Jean Allen
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      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 31-36
      2. "Cross Currents" by Charles McGrath and Daniel Menaker, p. 37
      3. "Travel" by Laurie Colwin, pp. 38-39
      4. "The End of March, Duxbury" by Elizabeth Bishop, pp. 40-43
      5. Profiles (Henri Langois) by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 44-45
      6. "Adamantine" by Peter Viereck, pp. 46-60
      7. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 61
      8. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 61-63
      9. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 64-68
      10. The Art World by Harold Rosenberg, pp. 69-75
      11. The Air by Michael J. Arlen, pp. 76-83
      12. Around City Hall by Andy Logan, pp. 84-92
      13. [+]
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        At Long Last Love (1975 Film) by Peter Bogdanovich
        The Great Waldo Pepper (1975 Film) by George Roy Hill
        The Yakuza (1975 Film) by Sydney Pollack
      14. Dancing by Arlene Croce, pp. 102-104
      15. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 105-108
      16. [+]
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        Which Tribe Do You Belong To? by Alberto Moravia
        By the Evidence by Louis S.B. Leakey
        Alphabetical Africa by Walter Abish
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        One Just Man by James Mills
        St. Lawrence Blues by Marie-Claire Blais
      18. [+]
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        The Witness and I by O. Edmund Clubb
      19. Cover by Charles E. Martin
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      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 21-26
      2. "The Eighty-Seventh (Nearly) Annual Tournament of Roses" by Calvin Trillin, pp. 27-28
      3. "The Lists of the Past---III" by Julie Hayden, pp. 29-31
      4. "Belle Isle, 1949" by Philip Levine, pp. 32-33
      5. Profiles (Jim Hall) by Whitney Balliett, pp. 34-35
      6. "Hymn of Returns" by Robert Pack, pp. 36-46
      7. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, pp. 47-48
      8. The Race Track by Audax Minor, p. 49
      9. A Reporter at Large (Haitians) by Jervis Anderson, pp. 50-75
      10. [+]
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        The Middle of the World (1974 Film) by Alain Tanner
        The Four Musketeers (1975 Film) by Richard Lester
      11. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 82-84
      12. "Pieta" by Louise Gluck, p. 85
      13. [+]
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        Lord Byron Accounts Rendered by Doris Langley Moore
      14. [+]
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        Hers by A. Alvarez
      15. [+]
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        A Theory of Conflict by Brian Crozier
        Journeying by Nikos Kazantzakis
        Euro-Dollars: The Money-Market Gypsies by Jane Sneddon Little
      16. Cover by Robert Tallon
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      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 31-36
      2. "BATAK" by Nicolas Nabokov, p. 37
      3. "Coast of Maine" by Richard Eberhart, pp. 38-39
      4. "The Bruckner Octagon" by James Stevenson, pp. 40-41
      5. "The Lists of the Past---IV" by Julie Hayden, pp. 42-43
      6. "A Suicide: Paran Creek" by Ben Belitt, pp. 44-46
      7. Annals of Chemistry (Aerosol Sprays) by Paul Brodeur, pp. 47-59
      8. The Theatre (Off Broadway) by Edith Oliver, pp. 60-61
      9. Jazz by Whitney Balliett, pp. 62-78
      10. Letter from London by Mollie Panter-Downes, pp. 79-81
      11. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 82-83
      12. The Air by Michael J. Arlen, pp. 84-90
      13. The Sporting Scene (Basketball) by Herbert Warren Wind, pp. 91-122
      14. [+]
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        Tommy (1975 Film) by Ken Russell
        Rosebud (1975 Film) by Otto Preminger
        And Now My Love (1974 Film) by Claude Lelouch
      15. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, p. 129
      16. Rock, Etc. by Ellen Willis, pp. 130-134
      17. [+]
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        Too Proud to Fight by Patrick Devlin
      18. [+]
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        Shaftesbury: The Great Reformer, 1801-1885 by Georgina Battiscombe
        A Family Album by Thomas J. Cottle
        The World of Marcel Proust by Andre Maurois
      19. [+]
        Mystery and Crime The Dreadful Lemon Sky, by John D. MacDonald, pp. 139-142 - 3 Reviews
        The Dreadful Lemon Sky by John D. MacDonald
        Maigret and the Loner by Georges Simenon
        Salt Is Leaving by J.B. Priestley
      20. Cover by Saul Steinberg
    2. [+]
      April 14, 1975 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 27-31
      2. "Utopia of a Tired Man" by Jorge Luis Borges, pp. 32-33
      3. "Bluebell Meadow" by Benedict Kiely, pp. 34-35
      4. "Rebecca, 14" by Jean Valentine, pp. 36-41
      5. Profiles (Shirley Verrett) by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 42-43
      6. "Inventing the Toucan" by Larry Levis, pp. 44-59
      7. The Theatre (Off Broadway) by Edith Oliver, pp. 60-61
      8. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 62-66
      9. U.S. Journal: San Juan Capistrano, California by Calvin Trillin, pp. 67-71
      10. The Art World by Harold Rosenberg, pp. 72-79
      11. On and Off the Avenue (Feminine Fashions) by Kennedy Fraser, pp. 80-89
      12. The Sporting Scene (Baseball) by Roger Angell, pp. 90-111
      13. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 112-119 - 1 Review
        The Passenger (1975 Film) by Michelangelo Antonioni
      14. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 120-123
      15. [+]
        Books: Wright on Writing by John Updike, pp. 124-126 - 1 Review
        About Fiction by Wright Morris
      16. [+]
        Briefly Noted, pp. 127-130 - 3 Reviews
        Sanditon by Jane Austen
        Religious Movements in Contemporary America by Irving I. Zaretsky and Mark P. Leone
        Prison Diaries by Edward Kuznetsov
      17. Cover by Charles Saxon
    3. [+]
      April 21, 1975 Issue = 16 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 29-33
      2. "Sy Pringle's Pie-in-the-Sky and Other Heavy Notes" by Mark Singer, pp. 34-35
      3. "Vermont" by Ann Beattie, pp. 36-37
      4. "At the Brooklyn Botanic Garden" by Alfred Corn, pp. 38-44
      5. A Reporter at Large (Credit Bureaus) by Thomas Whiteside, p. 45
      6. "The Head" by Greg Kuzma, pp. 46-102
      7. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 103
      8. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 103-104
      9. The Air by Michael J. Arlen, pp. 105-111
      10. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 112-120
      11. Dancing by Arlene Croce, pp. 121-123
      12. Letter from Saigon by Robert Shaplen, pp. 124-138
      13. The Race Track by Audax Minor, p. 139
      14. Letter from Washington by Richard H. Rovere, pp. 140-143
      15. [+]
        Books: Briefly Noted, pp. 144-146 - 3 Reviews
        Celebration by Harvey Swados
        A Time to Die by Tom Wicker
        Important to Me by Pamela Hansford Johnson
      16. Cover by Paul Degen
    4. [+]
      April 28, 1975 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 29-33
      2. "For Speedy Delivery, Include Zip Code and Write Fast" by Gordon Cotler, pp. 34-35
      3. "The Lists of the Past---V" by Julie Hayden, pp. 36-37
      4. "Clancy" by David Wagoner, pp. 38-41
      5. "It Is" by Stephen Berg, pp. 42-44
      6. "The Twenties" by Edmund Wilson, pp. 45-80
      7. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, pp. 81-83
      8. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 84-86
      9. On and Off the Avenue by Kennedy Fraser, pp. 87-95
      10. A Reporter at Large (North Vietnam) by Frances FitzGerald, pp. 96-119
      11. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 120-129 - 2 Reviews
        Hearts and Minds (1974 Film) by Peter Davis (II)
        Touch and Go (1971 Film) by Philippe de Broca
      12. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 130-134
      13. [+]
        Books: Bookmen by George Steiner, pp. 135-136 - 1 Review
        Samuel Johnson: A Biography by John Wain
      14. [+]
        Briefly Noted, pp. 137-138 - 3 Reviews
        The Maze by Eileen Simpson
        The Gaudy by J.I.M. Stewart
        Julia and the Bazooka, and Other Stories by Anna Kavan
      15. [+]
        General Personal Record, 1920-1972, by Gerald Brenan, p. 139 - 2 Reviews
        Personal Record, 1920-1972 by Gerald Brenan
        The Sealed Train by Michael Pearson
      16. Otto Soglow, pp. 140-142
      17. Cover by James Stevenson
    5. [+]
      May 5, 1975 Issue = 19 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 29-34
      2. "Gone Fission" by Ralph Schoenstein, pp. 35-36
      3. "The Lists of the Past---VI" by Julie Hayden, p. 37
      4. "In Limbo" by Richard Wilbur, pp. 38-42
      5. "Other Instruments" by Dean Vietor, p. 43
      6. Profiles (Nam June Paik) by Calvin Tomkins, pp. 44-45
      7. "The Beckett Kit" by Linda Gregg, pp. 46-80
      8. The Theatre (Off Broadway) by Edith Oliver, p. 81
      9. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 82-83
      10. Around City Hall by Andy Logan, pp. 84-96
      11. The Sporting Scene (Golf) by Herbert Warren Wind, pp. 97-110
      12. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 111-117 - 2 Reviews
        The Invitation (1975 Film) by Claude Goretta
        Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975 Film) by Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones
      13. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 118-121
      14. The Air by Michael J. Arlen, pp. 122-133
      15. Dancing by Arlene Croce, pp. 134-138
      16. [+]
        Books: Intercom by Naomi Bliven, pp. 139-141 - 1 Review
        After Babel by George Steiner
      17. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 142 - 2 Reviews
        Shardik by Richard Adams
        The Massacre at Fall Creek by Jessamyn West
      18. [+]
        General The Letters of Sean O'Casey, 1910-1941: Vol. I..., pp. 143-146 - 1 Review
        The Letters of Sean O'Casey, 1910-1941: Vol. I by David Krause and Sean O'Casey
      19. Cover by Edward Koren
    6. [+]
      May 12, 1975 Issue = 18 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 31-36
      2. "Ruin" by Mark Helprin, p. 37
      3. "Blue" by John Hollander, pp. 38-39
      4. "Manual for Sons" by Donald Barthelme, pp. 40-43
      5. "Some Possibilities" by Debora Greger, pp. 44-50
      6. A Reporter at Large (Generating Station) by John McPhee, pp. 51-100
      7. U.S. Journal: Charleston, South Carolina by Calvin Trillin, pp. 101-108
      8. The Theatre (Off Broadway) by Edith Oliver, p. 109
      9. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael, pp. 110-114 - 1 Review
        The Day of the Locust (1975 Film) by John Schlesinger
      10. Letter from London by Mollie Panter-Downes, pp. 115-118
      11. Dancing by Arlene Croce, pp. 119-121
      12. The Art World by Harold Rosenberg, pp. 122-129
      13. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 130-136
      14. The Race Track by Audax Minor, p. 137
      15. [+]
        Books: A Monk Manque by John Updike, pp. 138-140 - 1 Review
        The New Gods by E.M. Cioran
      16. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 141 - 2 Reviews
        The Conservationist by Nadine Gordimer
        Final Cut by Daniel Stern
      17. [+]
        General A Sorrow Beyond Dreams, by Peter Handke, pp. 142-146 - 2 Reviews
        A Sorrow Beyond Dreams by Peter Handke
        Charles VII by Malcolm G.A. Vale
      18. Cover by Arthur Getz
    7. [+]
      May 19, 1975 Issue = 18 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 27-33
      2. "The New York Review of Gossip" by Marshall Brickman, pp. 34-35
      3. "Errors" by Isaac Bashevis Singer, pp. 36-39
      4. "The Unpenned Poem" by Robert Graves, pp. 40-41
      5. Our Local Correspondents by Geoffrey T. Hellman, pp. 42-43
      6. "Posthumous Dream Songs" by John Berryman, pp. 44-74
      7. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 75
      8. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 75-76
      9. The Race Track by Audax Minor, p. 77
      10. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 78-81 - 1 Review
        Lulu the Tool (1971 Film) by Elio Petri
      11. The Air by Michael J. Arlen, pp. 82-89
      12. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 90-93
      13. A Reporter at Large (Vietnam) by Robert Shaplen, pp. 94-112
      14. Dancing by Arlene Croce, pp. 113-115
      15. [+]
        Books: Trial and Error by Richard H. Rovere, pp. 116-117 - 1 Review
        Before the Fall by William Safire
      16. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 118 - 2 Reviews
        Far Tortuga by Peter Matthiessen
        The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum by Heinrich Boll
      17. [+]
        General Alexander Dolgun's Story, by Patrick Watson an..., pp. 119-122 - 2 Reviews
        Alexander Dolgun's Story by Patrick Watson and Alexander Dolgun
        The Novel by Richard Freedman
      18. Cover by Charles Addams
    8. [+]
      May 26, 1975 Issue = 21 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 27-31
      2. "A Little Message About the Medium" by F.P. Tullius, pp. 32-33
      3. "Keep Going" by George Booth, pp. 34-35
      4. "Curriculum Vitae" by Penelope Mortimer, pp. 36-37
      5. "On a Field Trip at Fredericksburg" by Dave Smith, pp. 38-39
      6. A Reporter at Large by Emma Rothschild, pp. 40-41
      7. "Gap" by Leonard Nathan, pp. 42-76
      8. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 77
      9. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 77-78
      10. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 79-80
      11. Our Local Correspondents by George W.S. Trow, pp. 81-88
      12. Dancing by Arlene Croce, pp. 89-92
      13. Around City Hall by Andy Logan, pp. 93-102
      14. "A Late Spring: Eastport" by Philip Booth, p. 103
      15. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 104-106 - 1 Review
        Crime and Punishment (1969 Film) by Lev Kulidzhanov
      16. Letter from Washington by Richard H. Rovere, pp. 107-112
      17. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 113-116
      18. [+]
        Books: Pioneer's Progress by Naomi Bliven, p. 117 - 1 Review
        A Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Mary Wollstonecraft
      19. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 118 - 1 Review
        Moise and the World of Reason by Tennessee Williams
      20. [+]
        General Knaves, Fools and Heroes, by John Wheeler-Bennett, pp. 119-122 - 3 Reviews
        Knaves, Fools and Heroes by John Wheeler-Bennett
        Three on the Tower by Louis Simpson
        Pirandello: A Biography by Gaspare Giudice
      21. Cover by Robert Tallon
    9. [+]
      June 2, 1975 Issue = 15 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 29-33
      2. "The Frost is on the Noggin" by S.J. Perelman, pp. 34-36
      3. "The First Year of My Life" by Muriel Spark, pp. 37-39
      4. "Four Poems" by Pablo Neruda, pp. 40-41
      5. Reflections (The Nixon Years---I) by Jonathan Schell, pp. 42-83
      6. The Theatre (Off Broadway) by Edith Oliver, pp. 84-85
      7. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 86-89
      8. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 90-93 - 2 Reviews
        The Return of the Pink Panther (1975 Film) by Blake Edwards
        The French Connection II (1975 Film) by John Frankenheimer
      9. Dancing by Arlene Croce, pp. 94-100
      10. U.S. Journal: Seattle by Calvin Trillin, pp. 101-106
      11. [+]
        Books: Outsiders by Robert Coles, pp. 107-108 - 1 Review
        The Big Aiiieeeee! by Frank Chin, Jeffrey Paul Chan, and Lawson Fusao Inada, ...
      12. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 109 - 2 Reviews
        The Memoirs of a Survivor by Doris Lessing
        The Boat by Lothar-Gunther Buchheim
      13. [+]
        General The Venture of Islam, Vol. I, by Marshall G.S...., pp. 110-111 - 3 Reviews
        The Venture of Islam, Vol. I by Marshall G.S. Hodgson
        The Venture of Islam, Vol. II by Marshall G.S. Hodgson
        The Venture of Islam, Vol. III by Marshall G.S. Hodgson
      14. [+]
        Mystery and Crime A Three-Pipe Problem, by Julian Symons, pp. 112-114 - 2 Reviews
        A Three-Pipe Problem by Julian Symons
        Knockdown by Dick Francis
      15. Cover by James Stevenson
    10. [+]
      June 9, 1975 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 29-33
      2. "Ten" by W.S. Merwin, pp. 34-35
      3. "Baby Blue" by Edna O'Brien, pp. 36-39
      4. "The Dependencies" by Howard Nemerov, pp. 40-42
      5. "The Last Bicentennial Minute" by Ralph Schoenstein, p. 43
      6. Profiles (Betty Parsons) by Calvin Tomkins, pp. 44-45
      7. "Owl" by Vickie Karp, pp. 46-66
      8. The Theatre (Off Broadway) by Edith Oliver, p. 67
      9. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 68-69
      10. Reflections (The Nixon Years---II) by Jonathan Schell, pp. 70-111
      11. Dancing by Arlene Croce, pp. 112-115
      12. "Sisyphus" by David Galler, p. 116
      13. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 117-121 - 1 Review
        Lancelot of the Lake (1974 Film) by Robert Bresson
      14. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 122-125
      15. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 126 - 3 Reviews
        Sneaky People by Thomas Berger
        Love Letters on Blue Paper by Arnold Wesker
        The Petersburg-Cannes Express by Hans Koning
      16. [+]
        General The Twenties, by Edmund Wilson and Leon Edel, pp. 126-130 - 4 Reviews
        The Twenties by Edmund Wilson and Leon Edel
        ...And Bid Him Sing by David Graham DuBois
        History: Remembered, Recovered, Invented by Bernard Lewis
        Birds of New York State by John L. Bull
      17. Cover by Paul Degen
    11. [+]
      June 16, 1975 Issue = 15 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 23-27
      2. "Your Wedding and You" by Garrison Keillor, pp. 28-29
      3. "Waiting in a Rain Forest" by David Wagoner, p. 30
      4. "Fellow Men" by William Steig, p. 31
      5. "The Four Seasons" by Mavis Gallant, pp. 32-35
      6. "Hush" by David St. John, pp. 36-49
      7. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 50
      8. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 50-54
      9. Reflections (The Nixon Years---III) by Jonathan Schell, pp. 55-96
      10. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 97-100
      11. The Race Track by Audax Minor, p. 101
      12. Dancing by Arlene Croce, pp. 102-103
      13. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 104-109 - 2 Reviews
        Love and Death (1975 Film) by Woody Allen
        Nashville (1975 Film) by Robert Altman
      14. Around City Hall by Andy Logan, pp. 110-122
      15. Cover by Charles Saxon
    12. [+]
      June 23, 1975 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 29-33
      2. "The Bloomsbury Group Live at the Apollo" by Ian Frazier, pp. 34-35
      3. "Separating" by John Updike, pp. 36-39
      4. "The Eye" by Richard Wilbur, pp. 40-41
      5. The Sporting Scene (Baseball) by Roger Angell, pp. 42-47
      6. "New England, Compline" by Norman Dubie, pp. 48-59
      7. Reflections (The Nixon Years---IV) by Jonathan Schell, pp. 60-90
      8. "Schooner" by Lewis Turco, p. 91
      9. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, p. 92
      10. Concert Records by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 93-94
      11. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 95-96
      12. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 97-101 - 1 Review
        Night Moves (1975 Film) by Arthur Penn
      13. Letter from London by Mollie Panter-Downes, pp. 102-103
      14. [+]
        Books: Thurber by V.S. Pritchett, pp. 104-106 - 1 Review
        Thurber: A Biography by Burton Bernstein
      15. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 107 - 3 Reviews
        Natural Enemies by Julius Horwitz
        In a Year of Grace by Honor Tracy
        Wartime by Adrian Mitchell
      16. [+]
        General The Letters of J. R. Ackerley, by Neville Bray..., pp. 108-110 - 2 Reviews
        The Letters of J. R. Ackerley by Neville Braybrooke and J.R. Ackerley
        Resignation in Protest by Edward Weisband and Thomas M. Franck
      17. Cover by Gretchen Dow Simpson
    13. [+]
      June 30, 1975 Issue = 16 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 23-27
      2. "Cosher and the Sea" by Ted Walker, pp. 28-29
      3. "Sensible Vacations" by Dean Vietor, pp. 30-31
      4. "The Man With a Balloon in His Heart" by Judith Speyer, pp. 32-35
      5. "Iris" by David St. John, pp. 36-38
      6. Reflections (The Nixon Years---V) by Jonathan Schell, pp. 39-77
      7. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 78-80
      8. Our Local Correspondents (Pinball) by John McPhee, pp. 81-83
      9. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 84-85 - 2 Reviews
        The Drowning Pool (1975 Film) by Stuart Rosenberg
        Le Chat (1975 Film) by Pierre Granier-Deferre
      10. Dancing by Arlene Croce, pp. 86-87
      11. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 88-93
      12. U.S. Journal: Union City, N.J. by Calvin Trillin, pp. 94-96
      13. [+]
        Books: Civil War by Naomi Bliven, p. 97 - 1 Review
        A City in Terror by Francis Russell
      14. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 98 - 2 Reviews
        A Summer to Decide by Pamela Hansford Johnson
        Behind a Mask by Madeleine B. Stern and Louisa May Alcott
      15. [+]
        General Undreamed Shores, by Michael Foss, pp. 98-102 - 1 Review
        Undreamed Shores by Michael Foss
      16. Cover by Ronald Searle
  3. [+]
    Issues of Jul.-Sep. 1975 = 13 Issues, 192 Articles
    1. [+]
      July 7, 1975 Issue = 16 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 21-26
      2. "The Conversationalist" by Arturo Vivante, p. 27
      3. "Kin" by Michael S. Harper, pp. 28-29
      4. "Old Love" by Isaac Bashevis Singer, pp. 30-35
      5. "Drawing Lessons" by Howard Nemerov, pp. 36-37
      6. Reflections (The Nixon Years---VI) by Jonathan Schell, pp. 38-62
      7. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 63
      8. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 64-65
      9. "Ask Me" by William Stafford, p. 66
      10. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 67-68 - 2 Reviews
        Rollerball (1975 Film) by Norman Jewison
        Jaws (1975 Film) by Steven Spielberg
      11. Dancing by Arlene Croce, pp. 69-71
      12. The Art World by Harold Rosenberg, pp. 72-76
      13. Jazz by Whitney Balliett, pp. 77-80
      14. The Race Track by Audax Minor, p. 81
      15. U.S. Journal: Junction City, Kansas by Calvin Trillin, pp. 82-86
      16. Cover by Robert Weber
    2. [+]
      July 14, 1975 Issue = 14 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 23-27
      2. "Desecration" by R. Prawer Jhabvala, pp. 28-35
      3. "The Stone Wall Circling the Garden" by Robert Pack, pp. 36-38
      4. "A Voyage" by W.S. Merwin, p. 39
      5. Profiles (Cary Grant) by Pauline Kael, pp. 40-68
      6. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 69-71
      7. Rock, Etc. by Ellen Willis, pp. 72-74
      8. Letter from Thailand by Robert Shaplen, pp. 75-89
      9. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 90-92
      10. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 93-95 - 1 Review
        Pierrot le Fou (1965 Film) by Jean-Luc Godard
      11. [+]
        Books: Freudian Slips by Robert Coles, pp. 96-97 - 1 Review
        Freud and His Followers by Paul Roazen
      12. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 98 - 1 Review
        Looking for Mr. Goodbar by Judith Rossner
      13. [+]
        General This Soldier Still at War, by John Bryan, pp. 99-102 - 2 Reviews
        This Soldier Still at War by John Bryan
        Mind in the Waters by Joan McIntyre
      14. Cover by Charles E. Martin
    3. [+]
      July 21, 1975 Issue = 13 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 19-23
      2. "The Man Who Loved Extinct Mammals" by John Updike, pp. 24-25
      3. "The Crimes of the Shade Trees" by Larry Levis, pp. 26-27
      4. "The Classroom" by Edna O'Brien, pp. 28-31
      5. "Wait" by Galway Kinnell, pp. 32-34
      6. A Reporter at Large (The Energy Issue) by Elizabeth Drew, pp. 35-72
      7. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 73-75 - 1 Review
        Kamouraska (1975 Film) by Claude Jutra
      8. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 76-77
      9. "Memory of Summer Facing West" by W.S. Merwin, pp. 78-80
      10. U.S. Journal: Manhattan by Calvin Trillin, pp. 81-84
      11. The Race Track by Audax Minor, p. 85
      12. [+]
        Books: Plus Ca Change by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 86-90 - 1 Review
        The Mythic Image by Joseph Campbell
      13. Cover by R.o. Blechman
    4. [+]
      July 28, 1975 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 17-21
      2. "Passions" by Isaac Bashevis Singer, pp. 22-25
      3. "Five Lies About the Moon" by Richard Shelton, pp. 26-28
      4. "The Geologist's Maid" by Anne Tyler, p. 29
      5. "Zero" by Tess Gallagher, pp. 30-33
      6. Profiles (Michel Guerard) by Joseph Wechsberg, pp. 34-48
      7. The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 49-50
      8. The Race Track by Audax Minor, p. 51
      9. Jazz by Whitney Balliett, pp. 52-57
      10. Letter from Washington by Richard H. Rovere, pp. 58-61
      11. The Sporting Scene (Golf) by Herbert Warren Wind, pp. 62-72
      12. Dancing by Arlene Croce, pp. 73-74
      13. "Goya" by Ira Sadoff, p. 75
      14. [+]
        Books: The Beholder's Eye by George Steiner, pp. 76-78 - 1 Review
        Another Part of the Wood by Kenneth Clark
      15. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 79 - 2 Reviews
        Ragtime by E.L. Doctorow
        Shogun by James Clavell
      16. [+]
        General The Hesse/Mann Letters, by Anni Carlsson, Volk..., pp. 80-82 - 5 Reviews
        The Hesse/Mann Letters by Anni Carlsson, Volker Michels, and Hermann Hesse, ...
        Mythology and Humanism by Thomas Mann and Karl Kerenyi
        An Exceptional Friendship by Thomas Mann and Erich Kahler
        The Lonely Hunter by Virginia Spencer Carr
        The Little Darlings by Mary Cable
      17. Cover by William Steig
    5. [+]
      August 4, 1975 Issue = 14 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 19-23
      2. "Underground" by Ted Walker, pp. 24-27
      3. "The Political Exile" by Sylvia Townsend Warner, pp. 28-31
      4. "The Wheelchairs" by Anne Hussey, pp. 32-34
      5. Profiles (John Crosby) by Winthrop Sargeant, p. 35
      6. "Following It" by Stephen Berg, pp. 36-50
      7. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 51-55 - 2 Reviews
        Just Before Nightfall (1971 Film) by Claude Chabrol
        Hennessy (1975 Film) by Don Sharp
      8. Photography by Janet Malcolm, pp. 56-59
      9. A Reporter at Large by Robert Shaplen, pp. 60-76
      10. The Race Track by Audax Minor, p. 77
      11. Around City Hall by Andy Logan, pp. 78-88
      12. [+]
        The Books of Summer by L.E. Sissman, p. 89 - 3 Reviews
        The Great Victorian Collection by Brian Moore
        The Great Train Robbery by Michael Crichton
        The Guardian by John T. Hough, Jr.
      13. [+]
        Briefly Noted, pp. 90-94 - 5 Reviews
        Heywood Broun: A Biography by Richard O'Connor
        Fair Enough by Finis Farr
        Unquiet Soul by Margot Peters
        To the Back of Beyond by Fitzroy Maclean
        William Carlos Williams by Robert Coles
      14. Cover by Arthur Getz
    6. [+]
      August 11, 1975 Issue = 15 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 19-23
      2. "Keeping Fit" by George Booth, pp. 24-25
      3. "The Old-Age Home" by Lou Myers, pp. 26-29
      4. "Staying at Ed's Place" by May Swenson, pp. 30-32
      5. Profiles (The Apple) by Berton Boueche, p. 33
      6. "Lighting a Candle for W.H. Auden" by James Wright, pp. 34-41
      7. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 42-47 - 1 Review
        King Lear (1969 Film) by Grigori Kozintsev and Iosif Shapiro
      8. A Reporter at Large by Robert Shaplen, pp. 48-68
      9. Dancing by Arlene Croce, pp. 69-72
      10. The Race Track by Audax Minor, p. 73
      11. Musical Events (Popular Records) by Douglas Watt, pp. 74-76
      12. Letter from London by Mollie Panter-Downes, pp. 77-80
      13. [+]
        Books: A Case of Mistaken Identity by Anthony Lewis, pp. 81-85 - 2 Reviews
        Breach of Faith by Theodore H. White
        The Presidential Character by James David Barber
      14. [+]
        Briefly Noted, pp. 86-90 - 5 Reviews
        A Father's Love by Jacques Chessex
        The Fight by Norman Mailer
        Sanya: My Life with Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn by Natalya Reshetovskaya
        Liberal Parents, Radical Children by Midge Decter
        The Rise and Fall of Black Slavery by C. Duncan Rice
      15. Cover by James Stevenson
    7. [+]
      August 18, 1975 Issue = 14 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 21-25
      2. "Downhill" by Ann Beattie, pp. 26-27
      3. "Shadow" by Peter Cooley, pp. 28-29
      4. "Highlights of the Psychokinetic Year" by James Stevenson, pp. 30-31
      5. Profiles (Jess Stacy) by Whitney Balliett, pp. 32-37
      6. A Reporter at Large (Japan---III) by Robert Shaplen, pp. 38-65
      7. The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 66-69
      8. Department of Amplification by Richard Harris, pp. 70-72
      9. "Birches" by Louise Gluck, p. 73
      10. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 74-76
      11. Dancing by Arlene Croce, pp. 77-78
      12. [+]
        Selda, Lilia, Ursa, Great Gram, and Other Ladies in Distress by John Updike, pp. 79-82 - 1 Review
        The Little Hotel by Christina Stead
      13. [+]
        Briefly Noted, pp. 83-86 - 5 Reviews
        Small Rain by Nicholas Delbanco
        Looking Backwards by Colette
        The Sargasso Sea by John Teal and Mildred Teal
        Oswald Mosley by Robert Skidelsky
        The Other Government by Mark J. Green
      14. Cover by Eugene Mihaesco
    8. [+]
      August 25, 1975 Issue = 13 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 23-27
      2. "The Inquiring Demographer" by Calvin Trillin and Edward Koren, pp. 28-29
      3. "Gray Skies" by Julian Mazor, pp. 30-31
      4. "Again" by Howard Nemerov, pp. 32-37
      5. "At the Graveyard: Minnie Patterson (1873-1971)" by Henri Coulette, pp. 38-46
      6. The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 47-49
      7. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 50-51
      8. A Reporter at Large (Senator Edward M. Kennedy) by James Stevenson, pp. 52-77
      9. Dancing by Arlene Croce, pp. 78-82
      10. [+]
        Books: Short of Goodbye by Brendan Gill, pp. 83-85 - 2 Reviews
        My Life and My Films by Jean Renoir
        All People Are Famous by Harold Clurman
      11. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 86 - 3 Reviews
        Looking on Darkness by Andre Brink
        Duo and Le Toutounier by Colette
        Money Is Love by Richard Condon
      12. [+]
        General Young Thomas Hardy, by Robert Gittings, pp. 87-90 - 2 Reviews
        Young Thomas Hardy by Robert Gittings
        Closing Times by Dan Davin
      13. Cover by Saul Steinberg
    9. [+]
      September 1, 1975 Issue = 15 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 19-24
      2. "Splitting Up" by Gilbert Rogin, pp. 25-28
      3. "Without Military Necessity" by Carolyn Stoloff, p. 29
      4. "Net Changes" by Dean Vietor, pp. 30-31
      5. Our Far-Flung Correspondents (Spanish Village) by Alastair Reid, pp. 32-35
      6. "Summer Poems" by Lawrence Raab, pp. 36-45
      7. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 46-49 - 3 Reviews
        A Pain in the A.. (1975 Film) by Edouard Molinaro
        Sherlock, Jr. (1924 Film) by Buster Keaton
        Farewell, My Lovely (1944 Film) by Dick Richards
      8. Musical Events (Concert Records) by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 50-51
      9. Department of Amplification (Squirrels) by Eugene Kinkead, pp. 52-57
      10. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 58-61
      11. [+]
        Books: Small Cheer from the Old Sod by John Updike, pp. 62-65 - 1 Review
        Mercier and Camier by Samuel Beckett
      12. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 66 - 2 Reviews
        Country Music by Charles William Smith#3
        Unfinished Business by Sheila Gordon
      13. [+]
        General The Chicken Book, by Page Smith and Charles Da..., p. 67 - 2 Reviews
        The Chicken Book by Page Smith and Charles Daniel
        Unwritten Memories by Katia Mann, Elizabeth von Plessen, and Michael Mann, ...
      14. [+]
        Mystery and Crime Red Anger, by Geoffrey Household, pp. 68-70 - 1 Review
        Red Anger by Geoffrey Household
      15. Cover by Jenni Oliver
    10. [+]
      September 8, 1975 Issue = 15 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 25-29
      2. "Speedboat" by Renata Adler, pp. 30-33
      3. "Loss, of Perhaps Love, in Our World of Contingency" by Robert Penn Warren, pp. 34-37
      4. "The Nocturnes" by William Logan, pp. 38-40
      5. "Catching Up with the News" by James Stevenson, p. 41
      6. Reflections (The Gettysburg Address) by Mortimer J. Adler and William Gorman, pp. 42-61
      7. The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 62-69
      8. The Art World by Harold Rosenberg, pp. 70-78
      9. Our Far-Flung Correspondents (The Isle of Wight) by Anthony Bailey, pp. 79-101
      10. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 102-103
      11. Around City Hall by Andy Logan, pp. 104-117
      12. [+]
        Books: Witches' Brews by George Steiner, pp. 118-124 - 1 Review
        Europe's Inner Demons by Norman Cohn
      13. [+]
        Briefly Noted, pp. 125-127 - 5 Reviews
        Almost a Life by B.H. Friedman
        Idols of the Tribe by Harold R. Isaacs
        Sam Rayburn: A Biography by Alfred Steinberg
        Dirty Money by Thurston Clarke and John T. Tigue, Jr.
        I at the Keyhole by Colin Middleton Murry
      14. Donald Malcolm, pp. 128-130
      15. Cover by Charles Saxon
    11. [+]
      September 15, 1975 Issue = 16 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 27-32
      2. "Castor and Pollux" by Sylvia Townsend Warner, pp. 33-35
      3. "The Shaver" by Barry Spacks, pp. 36-40
      4. "Glyphs" by F.P. Tullius, p. 41
      5. Profiles (Philip Barry) by Brendan Gill, pp. 42-43
      6. "Clams" by Stanley Moss, pp. 44-92
      7. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, p. 93 - 1 Review
        The Wilby Conspiracy (1975 Film) by Ralph Nelson
      8. Letter from Strasbourg by Anthony Bailey, pp. 94-108
      9. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 109-111
      10. Letter from Washington by Richard H. Rovere, pp. 112-118
      11. Musical Events (Rock, Etc.) by Ellen Willis, pp. 119-121
      12. [+]
        Books: Draping Radiance with a Worn Veil by John Updike, pp. 122-129 - 1 Review
        Humboldt's Gift by Saul Bellow
      13. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 130 - 1 Review
        Miss Silver's Past by Josef Skvorecky
      14. [+]
        General Robespierre: Or, the Tyranny of the Majority, ..., p. 130 - 3 Reviews
        Robespierre: Or, the Tyranny of the Majority by Jean Matrat
        The 1940's: Decade of Triumph and Trouble by Cabell Phillips
        A Wake for the Living by Andrew Lytle
      15. [+]
        Mystery and Crime Rainbow's End, by James M. Cain, pp. 131-134 - 2 Reviews
        Rainbow's End by James M. Cain
        The Mandarin Cypher by Adam Hall
      16. Cover by James Stevenson
    12. [+]
      September 22, 1975 Issue = 15 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 25-29
      2. "Relatives" by Penelope Mortimer, pp. 30-31
      3. "Taurus on Taurus" by Jack Butler, pp. 32-35
      4. "The Cherry Tree" by Thom Gunn, pp. 36-40
      5. "Fellow Men" by William Steig, p. 41
      6. Profiles (The House of Baedeker) by Herbert Warren Wind, pp. 42-93
      7. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 94-95 - 2 Reviews
        Swept Away (1975 Film) by Lina Wertmuller
        Dog Day Afternoon (1975 Film) by Sidney Lumet
      8. The Sporting Scene (Baseball) by Roger Angell, pp. 96-110
      9. The Race Track by Audax Minor, p. 111
      10. Photography by Janet Malcolm, pp. 112-121
      11. Musical Events (Concert Records) by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 122-126
      12. [+]
        Books: Life in an Iron Lung by Naomi Bliven, pp. 127-130 - 1 Review
        The Education of Lev Navrozov by Lev Navrozov
      13. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 131 - 1 Review
        See the Old Lady Decently by B.S. Johnson
      14. [+]
        General The Oxford Book of Literary Anecdotes, by Jame..., pp. 131-134 - 2 Reviews
        The Oxford Book of Literary Anecdotes by James Sutherland
        Homer and the Heroic Age by John V. Luce
      15. Cover by Dean Vietor
    13. [+]
      September 29, 1975 Issue = 15 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 27-32
      2. "The Search for an Ancestress" by Sylvia Townsend Warner, pp. 33-35
      3. "Toil" by C.K. Williams, pp. 36-38
      4. Our Local Correspondents (Street Musicians) by Tony Hiss and Edward Koren, pp. 39-41
      5. Profiles (Welfare Mother) by Susan Sheehan, pp. 42-43
      6. "The Perspective and Limits of Snapshots" by Dave Smith, pp. 44-99
      7. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, pp. 100-101
      8. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 102-103
      9. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael, pp. 104-108 - 1 Review
        Conversation Piece (1975 Film) by Luchino Visconti
      10. Letter from Paris by Genet, pp. 109-111
      11. Football by J.W.L., pp. 112-115
      12. The Air by Michael J. Arlen, pp. 116-119
      13. Around City Hall by Andy Logan, pp. 120-130
      14. [+]
        Briefly Noted, pp. 131-134 - 3 Reviews
        The Underground Game by Francoise Mallet-Joris
        Lorenzo: D. H. Lawrence and the Women Who Loved Him by Emily Hahn
        From the Diaries of Felix Frankfurter by Joseph P. Lash, Jonathan Lash, and Felix Frankfurter, ...
      15. Cover by Charles E. Martin
  4. [+]
    Issues of Oct.-Dec. 1975 = 13 Issues, 233 Articles
    1. [+]
      October 6, 1975 Issue = 15 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 31-36
      2. "Wanda's" by Ann Beattie, pp. 37-39
      3. "Stanzas for the Graves" by Ted Walker, pp. 40-43
      4. "Vision" by W.S. Merwin, p. 44
      5. "Timber!" by Gordon Cotler, p. 45
      6. Profiles (Robert Freitas) by Hendrik Hertzberg, pp. 46-96
      7. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael, pp. 97-101 - 3 Reviews
        Hard Times (1975 Film) by Walter Hill
        The Three Days of the Condor (1974 Film) by Sydney Pollack
        Smile (1975 Film) by Michael Ritchie
      8. Letter from Oslo by Lillian Ross, pp. 102-128
      9. Football by J.W.L., p. 129
      10. Letter from Saigon by Neil Davis and Robert Shaplen, pp. 130-155
      11. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 156-158
      12. [+]
        Books: Alone But Not Aloof by John Updike, pp. 159-163 - 1 Review
        W. H. Auden: A Tribute by Stephen Spender
      13. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 164 - 1 Review
        Commemorations by Hans Herlin
      14. [+]
        General Making Democracy Safe for Oil, by Christopher ..., pp. 165-168 - 3 Reviews
        Making Democracy Safe for Oil by Christopher T. Rand
        Charles Olson and Ezra Pound by Catherine Seelye and Charles Olson
        Thank God We Kept the Flag Flying by Kenneth Griffith
      15. Cover by Eugene Mihaesco
    2. [+]
      October 13, 1975 Issue = 19 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 31-35
      2. "The Folding-Chair Set" by John Cheever, pp. 36-38
      3. "Forbidden Appetites" by Warren Miller, p. 39
      4. "City Lovers" by Nadine Gordimer, pp. 40-41
      5. "Autumn Again" by Philip Levine, pp. 42-46
      6. Profiles (I.I. Rabi---I) by Jeremy Bernstein, p. 47
      7. "Sailing the Back River" by Dave Smith, pp. 48-110
      8. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael, pp. 111-115 - 2 Reviews
        Hearts of the West (1975 Film) by Howard Zieff
        Royal Flash (1975 Film) by Richard Lester
      9. The Sporting Scene (Tennis) by Herbert Warren Wind, pp. 116-141
      10. The Air by Michael J. Arlen, pp. 142-151
      11. Football by J.W.L., pp. 152-155
      12. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 156-160
      13. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 161-163
      14. Concert Records by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 164-168
      15. [+]
        Books: More Notes from the Underground by George Steiner, pp. 169-175 - 1 Review
        Dostoevsky: His Life and Work by Leonid P. Grossman
      16. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 176 - 1 Review
        The Surface of Earth by Reynolds Price
      17. [+]
        General The China Hands, by E.J. Kahn, Jr., pp. 177-178 - 4 Reviews
        The China Hands by E.J. Kahn, Jr.
        The Land Unknown by Kathleen Raine
        Threshold: The First Days of Retirement by Alan H. Olmstead
        Byron and the Honourable Augusta Leigh by John Stewart Chapman
      18. [+]
        Mystery and Crime A Family Affair, by Rex Stout, pp. 179-182 - 1 Review
        A Family Affair by Rex Stout
      19. Cover by James Stevenson
    3. [+]
      October 20, 1975 Issue = 16 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 31-36
      2. "Close Quarters" by Charles McGrath, pp. 37-39
      3. "Suenos" by James Reiss, pp. 40-41
      4. "The Air Hostess" by Anthony Delius, pp. 42-43
      5. "Last Autumn in Charlottesville" by Alan Williamson, pp. 44-46
      6. Profiles (I.I. Rabi---II) by Jeremy Bernstein, pp. 47-101
      7. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, pp. 102-103
      8. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 104-110
      9. Letter from Saudi Arabia by Joseph Kraft, pp. 111-139
      10. Football by J.W.L., pp. 140-141
      11. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael, pp. 142-149 - 1 Review
        The Mystery of Kaspar Hauser (1975 Film) by Werner Herzog
      12. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 150-153
      13. [+]
        Books: An Aristocrat of Life and Culture by Sanford Schwartz, pp. 154-168 - 1 Review
        Elie Nadelman by Lincoln Kirstein
      14. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 169 - 1 Review
        Nightwork by Irwin Shaw
      15. [+]
        General The O'Hara Concern, by Matthew J. Bruccoli, pp. 170-174 - 4 Reviews
        The O'Hara Concern by Matthew J. Bruccoli
        The Great War and Modern Memory by Paul Fussell
        River Road to China by Milton Osborne
        Money: Whence It Came, Where It Went by John Kenneth Galbraith
      16. Cover by Saul Steinberg
    4. [+]
      October 27, 1975 Issue = 18 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 31-35
      2. "Difficult People Saying Goodbye" by Myrna Blyth, pp. 36-40
      3. "Walking Home from the Icehouse" by Vern Rutsala, p. 41
      4. "Twelve Years" by Joel Agee, pp. 42-101
      5. U.S. Journal: New England by Calvin Trillin, pp. 102-110
      6. A Reporter at Large by Berton Boueche, pp. 111-122
      7. The Air by Michael J. Arlen, pp. 123-128
      8. Football by J.W.L., p. 129
      9. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael, pp. 130-134 - 2 Reviews
        The Story of Adele H. (1975 Film) by Francois Truffaut
        Mahogany (1975 Film) by Berry Gordy and Tony Richardson
      10. Letter from Blackpool by Mollie Panter-Downes, pp. 135-138
      11. The Race Track by Audax Minor, p. 139
      12. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 140-144
      13. The Art World by Harold Rosenberg, pp. 145-151
      14. Around City Hall by Andy Logan, pp. 152-161
      15. [+]
        Books: A Mind of Her Own by V.S. Pritchett, pp. 162-165 - 1 Review
        George Sand: A Biography by Curtis Cate
      16. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 166 - 1 Review
        Terms of Endearment by Larry McMurtry
      17. [+]
        General The First Casualty, by Phillip Knightley, pp. 167-170 - 4 Reviews
        The First Casualty by Phillip Knightley
        Night Is Dark and I Am Far from Home by Jonathan Kozol
        A Ford, Not a Lincoln by Richard Reeves
        The Philosophy of Andy Warhol by Andy Warhol
      18. Cover by Gretchen Dow Simpson
    5. [+]
      November 3, 1975 Issue = 19 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 33-38
      2. "Problems" by John Updike, p. 39
      3. "Sweeping Formalities and Offstage Flourishes" by Katie Louchheim, pp. 40-41
      4. "The Restorer" by John Peech, pp. 42-45
      5. "Snowheart" by Tess Gallagher, pp. 46-48
      6. "The Veterans of the Spanish-American War Assemble for a Photograph, and Disperse" by James Stevenson, p. 49
      7. Annals of Law(The Fourth Amendment---I) by Richard Harris, pp. 50-120
      8. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 121
      9. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 122-123
      10. Football by J.W.L., pp. 124-125
      11. Jazz by Whitney Balliett, pp. 126-134
      12. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 135-139
      13. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael, pp. 140-145 - 3 Reviews
        Rooster Cogburn (1975 Film) by Stuart Millar
        Conduct Unbecoming (1975 Film) by Michael Anderson
        Let's Do It Again (1975 Film) by Sidney Poitier
      14. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 146-148
      15. Dancing by Arlene Croce, pp. 149-152
      16. Our Far-Flung Correspondents (London Squatters) by Calvin Trillin, pp. 153-164
      17. Letter from Washington by Richard H. Rovere, pp. 165-170
      18. [+]
        Books: Briefly Noted, pp. 171-174 - 3 Reviews
        The Good Listener by Pamela Hansford Johnson
        Against Our Will by Susan Brownmiller
        Mud Show: A Circus Season by Fred Powledge
      19. Cover by Eugene Mihaesco
    6. [+]
      November 10, 1975 Issue = 20 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 37-42
      2. "The Chaste Planet" by John Updike, pp. 43-44
      3. "The Occupation" by Sylvia Townsend Warner, pp. 45-51
      4. "Searching for the Ox" by Louis Simpson, pp. 52-53
      5. Annals of Law (The Fourth Amendment---II) by Richard Harris, pp. 54-134
      6. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 135
      7. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 135-136
      8. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 137-140
      9. The Air by Michael J. Arlen, pp. 141-150
      10. Jazz by Whitney Balliett, pp. 151-152
      11. Football by J.W.L., p. 153
      12. "Driving Home" by Vickie Karp, p. 154
      13. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 155-160
      14. U.S. Journal: Brooklyn by Calvin Trillin, pp. 161-168
      15. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael, pp. 169-175 - 1 Review
        Distant Thunder (1973 Film) by Satyajit Ray
      16. [+]
        Some Possible Doomsday Books by M.F.K. Fisher, pp. 176-188 - 15 Reviews
        The New Cook's Cookbook by Carol Guilford
        Methods and Manners of Cooking by Bruce H. Axler
        The Kitchen by Nicolas Freeling
        The Cook by Harry Kressing
        Craig Claiborne's Kitchen Primer by Craig Claiborne
        The Joy of Cooking by Irma S. Rombauer
        The Complete Kitchen Guide by Lillian Langseth-Christensen and Carol Sturm Smith, ...
        The Cook in the Kitchen by Ellen C. Shannon
        International Dictionary of Food and Cooking by Ruth Marion Somers Martin
        A Dictionary of Cooking by Ralph DeSola and Dorothy DeSola
        The Language of Cookery by Betty Wason
        Nobody Ever Tells You These Things About Food and Drink by Helen McCully
        Dictionary of Gastronomy by Andre L. Simon and Robin Howe
        The Encyclopedia of Practical Gastronomy by Ali-Bab
        The World Atlas of Food by Jane Grigson
      17. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 189 - 2 Reviews
        Willard and His Bowling Trophies by Richard Brautigan
        My Mercedes Is Bigger Than Yours by Nkem Nwankwo
      18. [+]
        General My Life, by Golda Meir, pp. 190-193 - 4 Reviews
        My Life by Golda Meir
        The Book of Abigail and John by L.H. Butterfield, Marc Friedlaender, and Mary-Jo Kline, ...
        The Classic by Frank Kermode
        Journey to the Trenches by Joseph Cohen
      19. [+]
        Mystery and Crime Curtain, by Agatha Christie, pp. 194-198 - 2 Reviews
        Curtain by Agatha Christie
        Open at Your Own Risk by Joan Kahn
      20. Cover by Arthur Getz
    7. [+]
      November 17, 1975 Issue = 22 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 35-40
      2. "Tanhum" by Isaac Bashevis Singer, pp. 41-43
      3. "Where" by S.J. Marks, pp. 44-45
      4. "Sliding" by Leslie Norris, pp. 46-47
      5. "Another Place" by Mark Strand, p. 48
      6. "Fellow Men" by William Steig, p. 49
      7. Annals of Law (The Fourth Amendment---III) by Richard Harris, pp. 50-122
      8. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 123
      9. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 124-125
      10. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 126-127
      11. On and Off the Avenue, pp. 128-145
      12. The Sporting Scene (Baseball) by Roger Angell, pp. 146-168
      13. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael, pp. 169-173 - 2 Reviews
        The Magic Flute (1975 Film) by Ingmar Bergman
        The Sunshine Boys (1975 Film) by Herbert Ross
      14. "Downhill" by William Walden, pp. 174-176
      15. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 177-182
      16. Football by J.W.L., p. 183
      17. Letter from Washington by Richard H. Rovere, pp. 184-190
      18. [+]
        Books: Disorderly Conduct by Naomi Bliven, pp. 191-192 - 1 Review
        Shelley: The Pursuit by Richard Holmes
      19. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 193 - 1 Review
        In the Beginning by Chaim Potok
      20. [+]
        General Gone for a Soldier, by David Herbert Donald an..., pp. 194-195 - 3 Reviews
        Gone for a Soldier by David Herbert Donald and Alfred Bellard
        The Street by Mordecai Richler
        China in Disintegration by James E. Sheridan
      21. [+]
        Mystery and Crime Harry's Game, by Gerald Seymour, pp. 196-198 - 2 Reviews
        Harry's Game by Gerald Seymour
        Yesterday's Spy by Len Deighton
      22. Cover by Robert Tallon
    8. [+]
      November 24, 1975 Issue = 21 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 39-44
      2. "The Metaphysical Ali" by Ralph Schoenstein, p. 45
      3. "In Youth Is Pleasure" by Mavis Gallant, pp. 46-47
      4. "From a Distance" by M.L. Rosenthal, pp. 48-51
      5. "End of a Year" by David Havird, pp. 52-54
      6. A Reporter at Large by Bruce Bliven, Jr., pp. 55-92
      7. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 93
      8. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 93-94
      9. Football by J.W.L., p. 95
      10. On and Off the Avenue, pp. 96-121
      11. Annals of Chemistry (Anesthetics) by Paul Brodeur, pp. 122-150
      12. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 151-154
      13. "Along the San Andreas Fault" by Gerald Jonas, p. 155
      14. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 156-158
      15. The Air by Michael J. Arlen, pp. 159-166
      16. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael, pp. 167-172 - 3 Reviews
        Hester Street (1975 Film) by Joan Micklin Silver
        Black Moon (1975 Film) by Louis Malle
        Lisztomania (1975 Film) by Ken Russell
      17. Around City Hall by Andy Logan, pp. 173-188
      18. [+]
        Roland Barthes by John Updike, pp. 189-193 - 2 Reviews
        S/Z by Roland Barthes
        The Pleasure of the Text by Roland Barthes
      19. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 194 - 1 Review
        The Dead Father by Donald Barthelme
      20. [+]
        General Crowding and Behavior, by Jonathan L. Freedman, pp. 195-198 - 2 Reviews
        Crowding and Behavior by Jonathan L. Freedman
        Lear in the Original by Edward Lear
      21. Cover by Charles Saxon
    9. [+]
      December 1, 1975 Issue = 14 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 41-45
      2. "My North Dakota Railroad Days" by Garrison Keillor, pp. 46-49
      3. "Children of Darkness" by Richard Wilbur, pp. 50-51
      4. "Tomorrow's Celebrities Today" by William Hamilton, pp. 52-53
      5. Our Far-Flung Correspondents by Elizabeth Drew, pp. 54-55
      6. "Impressions" by David Sofield, pp. 56-120
      7. The Race Track by Audax Minor, p. 121
      8. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 122-123
      9. Concert Records by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 124-130
      10. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael, pp. 131-136 - 1 Review
        One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975 Film) by Milos Forman
      11. A Reporter at Large by Bruce Bliven, Jr., pp. 137-158
      12. Football by J.W.L., pp. 159-161
      13. Books by Jean Stafford, pp. 162-190
      14. Cover by George Booth
    10. [+]
      December 8, 1975 Issue = 21 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 33-37
      2. "Between Zero and One" by Mavis Gallant, pp. 38-45
      3. "Old Nigger on One-Mule Cart Encountered Late at Night When Driving Home from Party in ... by Robert Penn Warren, pp. 46-47
      4. "The Ship from Costa Rica" by W.S. Merwin, pp. 48-49
      5. Reflections (Fairy Tales) by Bruno Bettelheim, pp. 50-118
      6. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 119
      7. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 120-121
      8. U.S. Journal: Jefferson City, Mo. by Calvin Trillin, pp. 122-130
      9. On and Off the Avenue, pp. 131-153
      10. The Air by Michael J. Arlen, pp. 154-161
      11. "December Day---Maine State Prison" by James Lewisohn, p. 162
      12. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael, pp. 163-166 - 2 Reviews
        Rancho Deluxe (1975 Film) by Frank Perry
        The Romantic Englishwoman (1975 Film) by Joseph Losey
      13. Dancing by Arlene Croce, pp. 167-172
      14. The Race Track by Audax Minor, p. 173
      15. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 174-179
      16. Concert Records by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 180-185
      17. Football by J.W.L., pp. 186-187
      18. [+]
        Books: Kipling by V.S. Pritchett, pp. 188-193 - 1 Review
        Kipling: The Glass, the Shadow, and the Fire by Philip Mason
      19. [+]
        Briefly Noted, pp. 194-196 - 2 Reviews
        Sister X and the Victims of Foul Play by Carlene Hatcher Polite
        Century's Ebb by John Dos Passos
      20. [+]
        General Special Envoy to Churchill and Stalin, 1941-19..., pp. 197-202 - 5 Reviews
        Special Envoy to Churchill and Stalin, 1941-1946 by W. Averell Harriman and Elie Abel
        Colette: A Taste for Life by Yvonne Mitchell
        A World Destroyed by Martin J. Sherwin
        Jews and Arabs by Albert Memmi
        The Seven Sisters by Anthony Sampson
      21. Cover by Paul Degen
    11. [+]
      December 15, 1975 Issue = 16 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 33-37
      2. "Foxcastle" by Sylvia Townsend Warner, pp. 38-39
      3. "James Bottle's Year" by Alastair Reid, pp. 40-44
      4. "Fellow Men" by William Steig, p. 45
      5. Profiles (Harvey Phillips) by Whitney Balliett, pp. 46-47
      6. "Stove" by Philip Booth, pp. 48-64
      7. The Theatre (Off Broadway) by Edith Oliver, p. 65
      8. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 66-70
      9. On and Off the Avenue, pp. 71-87
      10. "The Man on the Trampoline" by Donald Finkel, p. 88
      11. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael, pp. 89-91 - 1 Review
        Special Section (1975 Film) by Constantin Costa-Gavras
      12. A Reporter at Large (Portugal) by Jane Kramer, pp. 92-131
      13. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 132-140
      14. [+]
        Books: Memory Is All by Janet Flanner, pp. 141-153 - 1 Review
        Staying on Alone by Alice B. Toklas and Edward Burns
      15. [+]
        Briefly Noted, pp. 154-158 - 5 Reviews
        The Later Cecils by Kenneth Rose
        Full Fathom Five by Colin Martin
        The Horizon Book of Daily Life in Victorian England by Christopher Hibbert
        The Seeing Hand by Colin T. Eisler
        The Great Book of Birds by John Gooders
      16. Cover by James Stevenson
    12. [+]
      December 22, 1975 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 27-32
      2. "In the First Place" by Penelope Mortimer, pp. 33-35
      3. "Sun and Moon Flowers: Paul Klee, 1879-1940" by Norman Dubie, pp. 36-39
      4. "Mining in Killdeer Alley" by Dabney Stuart, pp. 40-41
      5. "The Inquiring Demographer" by Calvin Trillin and Edward Koren, pp. 42-43
      6. A Reporter at Large (Herring Fishing) by Alastair Reid, pp. 44-59
      7. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 60
      8. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 60-63
      9. The Art World by Harold Rosenberg, pp. 64-69
      10. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael, pp. 70-71 - 1 Review
        The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975 Film) by Gene Wilder
      11. Annals of Medicine (Blue Hands) by Berton Roueche, pp. 72-80
      12. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 81-83
      13. "Let It Begin" by Philip Levine, pp. 84-86
      14. Letter from Peking by Robert Shaplen, pp. 87-92
      15. [+]
        Books: The Endemic Disease by Naomi Bliven, pp. 93-94 - 1 Review
        Thinking About Crime by James Q. Wilson
      16. [+]
        Briefly Noted, pp. 95-98 - 3 Reviews
        Guerrillas by V.S. Naipaul
        Letters Home: Correspondence, 1950-1963 by Sylvia Plath and Aurelia Schober Plath
        My Country and the World by Andrei D. Sakharov
      17. Cover by R.O. Blechman
    13. [+]
      December 29, 1975 Issue = 15 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 15-19
      2. "Reminiscences: Places and People" by Woody Allen, pp. 20-21
      3. "Christmas" by Vladimir Nabokov, pp. 22-23
      4. "The Birth of the Miraculous Child" by Norm Williams, pp. 24-25
      5. "Sense and Centenaries" by H.F. Ellis, pp. 26-32
      6. Profiles (Clarence Nash) by Tony Hiss and David McClelland, p. 33
      7. "The Peaceable Kingdom, France" by Edward Albee, pp. 34-42
      8. The Theatre (Off Broadway) by Edith Oliver, p. 43
      9. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 44-45
      10. Concert Records by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 46-48
      11. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael, pp. 49-52 - 2 Reviews
        Barry Lyndon (1975 Film) by Stanley Kubrick
        Lucky Lady (1975 Film) by Stanley Donen
      12. [+]
        Books: The Eye of the Beholder by Rogers E.M. Whitaker, pp. 53-54 - 1 Review
        The Great Railway Bazaar by Paul Theroux
      13. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 55 - 1 Review
        Beyond the Bedroom Wall by Larry Woiwode
      14. [+]
        General The Silent Clowns, by Walter Kerr, pp. 56-58 - 4 Reviews
        The Silent Clowns by Walter Kerr
        Bodyguard of Lies by Anthony Cave Brown
        The Last Days of the Club by Chris Welles
        Early Children's Books and Their Illustration by Gerald Gottlieb
      15. Cover by Eugene Mihaesco
7. [+]
  Issues of 1976 = 52 Issues, 897 Articles
8. [+]
  Issues of 1977 = 48 Issues, 843 Articles
9. [+]
  Issues of 1978 = 52 Issues, 893 Articles
10. [+]
  Issues of 1979 = 45 Issues, 734 Articles
[+]
Issues of the 1980s = 10 Years, 505 Issues, 7,157 Articles
1. [+]
  Issues of 1980 = 52 Issues, 801 Articles
2. [+]
  Issues of 1981 = 50 Issues, 750 Articles
3. [+]
  Issues of 1982 = 46 Issues, 659 Articles
4. [+]
  Issues of 1983 = 47 Issues, 665 Articles
5. [+]
  Issues of 1984 = 51 Issues, 708 Articles
6. [+]
  Issues of 1985 = 52 Issues, 744 Articles
7. [+]
  Issues of 1986 = 51 Issues, 703 Articles
8. [+]
  Issues of 1987 = 52 Issues, 688 Articles
9. [+]
  Issues of 1988 = 52 Issues, 708 Articles
10. [+]
  Issues of 1989 = 52 Issues, 731 Articles
[+]
Issues of the 1990s = 10 Years, 479 Issues, 8,890 Articles
1. [+]
  Issues of 1990 = 52 Issues, 718 Articles
2. [+]
  Issues of 1991 = 51 Issues, 697 Articles
3. [+]
  Issues of 1992 = 52 Issues, 822 Articles
4. [+]
  Issues of 1993 = 50 Issues, 1,039 Articles
5. [+]
  Issues of 1994 = 49 Issues, 953 Articles
6. [+]
  Issues of 1995 = 48 Issues, 985 Articles
7. [+]
  Issues of 1996 = 46 Issues, 970 Articles
8. [+]
  Issues of 1997 = 42 Issues, 851 Articles
9. [+]
  Issues of 1998 = 45 Issues, 937 Articles
10. [+]
  Issues of 1999 = 44 Issues, 918 Articles
[+]
Issues of the 2000s = 10 Years, 436 Issues, 7,939 Articles
1. [+]
  Issues of 2000 = 46 Issues, 840 Articles
2. [+]
  Issues of 2001 = 41 Issues, 716 Articles
3. [+]
  Issues of 2002 = 46 Issues, 794 Articles
4. [+]
  Issues of 2003 = 46 Issues, 827 Articles
5. [+]
  Issues of 2004 = 42 Issues, 738 Articles
6. [+]
  Issues of 2005 = 47 Issues, 829 Articles
7. [+]
  Issues of 2006 = 46 Issues, 832 Articles
8. [+]
  Issues of 2007 = 46 Issues, 876 Articles
9. [+]
  Issues of 2008 = 34 Issues, 664 Articles
10. [+]
  Issues of 2009 = 42 Issues, 823 Articles
[+]
Issues of the 2010s = 1 Year, 3 Issues, 50 Articles
1. [+]
  Issues of 2010 = 3 Issues, 50 Articles