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Profiles (Sir Steven Runciman)

by David Plante

The New Yorker, November 3, 1986, pp. 53-96

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      4. Annals of the Former World (Geology---Part III) by John McPhee, pp. 70-107
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      3. "Gargoyle" by Dave Smith, pp. 36-38
      4. "Things That Matter" by Wright Morris, pp. 39-42
      5. A Reporter at Large (Household Ecology) by Bill McKibben, pp. 43-91
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      7. Our Far-Flung Correspondents (Dresden) by John Lukacs, pp. 95-100
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      2. "Magnolia" by Vicki Covington, pp. 32-34
      3. "Caravaggio" by Bill Barich, pp. 35-37
      4. "Cutlery" by Raymond Carver, pp. 38-43
      5. The Sporting Scene (Larry Bird) by Herbert Warren Wind, pp. 44-84
      6. A Reporter at Large (The Amazons) by Alex Shoumatoff, pp. 85-107
      7. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 108
      8. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 108-111
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        The Sunday Times Travel Book by Richard Girling
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      2. "Sasquatch Watch" by Tim McGinnis, pp. 24-25
      3. "The Moon in the Orange Street Skating Rink" by Alice Munro, pp. 26-31
      4. "Communiion" by Mary Stewart Hammond, pp. 32-44
      5. Profiles (Judge Joseph A. Wapner) by E.J. Kahn, Jr., pp. 45-58
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      7. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 60-65
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      9. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 66-68
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      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 27-32
      2. "Remorse" by Veronica Geng, pp. 33-34
      3. "Tomatoes" by Francine Prose, pp. 35-39
      4. "The New Affluence" by Alice Fulton, pp. 40-42
      5. Reflections (Vienna) by Elias Canetti, pp. 43-71
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      13. [+]
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        Family and Nation by Daniel Patrick Moynihan
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      14. Cover by Eugene Mihaesco
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      2. "Machinery" by Janet Kauffman, pp. 32-34
      3. "The Third Party" by William Trevor, p. 35
      4. "David's Watercolor" by James Merrill, pp. 36-44
      5. Profiles (Vartan Gregorian---Part I) by Philip Hamburger, pp. 45-61
      6. American Chronicles (Louisiana) by Calvin Trillin, pp. 62-78
      7. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 79-83
      8. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 84
      9. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 85-86
      10. The Art World by Calvin Tomkins, pp. 87-90
      11. Letter from Europe by Jane Kramer, pp. 91-104
      12. [+]
        Books: Paradox by Naomi Bliven, pp. 105-108 - 2 Reviews
        Pearl Harbor: The Verdict of History by Gordon W. Prange, Donald M. Goldstein, and Katherine V. Dillon, ...
        "And I Was There" by Rear Admiral Edwin T. Layton and Captain Roger Pineau, ...
      13. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 109 - 3 Reviews
        The Probity Chorus by Richard Lemon
        The White House Mess by Christopher Buckley
        Stairway C by Elvire Murail
      14. [+]
        General The Disappeared and the Mothers of the Plaza, ..., p. 110 - 4 Reviews
        The Disappeared and the Mothers of the Plaza by John Simpson and Jana Bennett
        Hester Thrale Piozzi by William McCarthy
        All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes by Maya Angelou
        Manhattan Manners: Architecture and Style, 1850-1900 by M. Christine Boyer
      15. [+]
        Mystery and Crime Maigret's War of Nerves, by Georges Simenon, pp. 111-114 - 2 Reviews
        Maigret's War of Nerves by Georges Simenon
        Break In by Dick Francis
      16. Cover by Robert Tallon
    3. [+]
      April 21, 1986 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 37-41
      2. "In Family" by Alice Mattison, pp. 42-45
      3. "Favor" by Elizabeth Tallent, pp. 46-49
      4. "Dusk" by Sydney Lea, pp. 50-52
      5. Profiles (Vartan Gregorian---Part II) by Philip Hamburger, pp. 53-68
      6. "Homage to the Impressionist Painters" by Sherod Santos, p. 69
      7. Our Far-Flung Correspondents (Argentina) by John Kenneth Galbraith, pp. 70-78
      8. A Reporter at Large (Naples) by Francis Steegmuller, pp. 79-96
      9. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael, pp. 97-105 - 2 Reviews
        Ginger and Fred (1986 Film) by Federico Fellini
        Crossroads (1986 Film) by Walter Hill
      10. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 106
      11. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 107-109
      12. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 110-118
      13. [+]
        Philosophy the Guide of Life by Naomi Bliven, pp. 119-123 - 2 Reviews
        Habits of the Heart by Robert N. Bellah, Richard Madsen, and William M. Sullivan, ...
        The Heavens and the Earth by Walter A. McDougall
      14. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 124 - 2 Reviews
        King Matt the First by Janusz Korczak
        The Couple from Poitiers by Georges Simenon
      15. [+]
        General The Tender Passion, by Peter Gay, p. 125 - 2 Reviews
        The Tender Passion by Peter Gay
        Nine-Headed Dragon River by Peter Matthiessen
      16. [+]
        Mystery and Crime Victims, by Dorothy Uhnak, pp. 126-128 - 1 Review
        Victims by Dorothy Uhnak
      17. Cover by J.J. Sempe
    4. [+]
      April 28, 1986 Issue = 12 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 25-29
      2. "A House of Women" by David Plante, pp. 30-32
      3. "Whoever Was Using This Bed" by Raymond Carver, pp. 33-37
      4. "Unwilling Suspension" by John Ash, pp. 38-40
      5. Profiles (Bishop Paul Moore, Jr.) by Jervis Anderson, pp. 41-95
      6. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 96-99
      7. Around City Hall by Andy Logan, pp. 100-104
      8. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 105
      9. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, p. 105
      10. The Diplomatic Round (Libya) by John Newhouse, pp. 106-116
      11. [+]
        Books: Russian Delinquents by John Updike, pp. 117-124 - 2 Reviews
        Novel with Cocaine by M. Ageyev
        Kangaroo by Yuz Aleshkovsky
      12. Cover by James Stevenson
    5. [+]
      May 5, 1986 Issue = 18 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 33-37
      2. "Signals" by Constance Schraft, pp. 38-39
      3. "Green Animals" by Nicholas Christopher, pp. 40-41
      4. "The Colonel Says I Love You" by Sergei Dovlatov, pp. 42-45
      5. "Looking Out" by Neal Bowers, pp. 46-47
      6. Reflections (Baseball and Drugs) by Roger Angell, pp. 48-65
      7. A Reporter at Large (Cambodia) by Robert Shaplen, pp. 66-104
      8. "Song" by Jane Kenyon, p. 105
      9. Jazz by Whitney Balliett, pp. 106-113
      10. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael, pp. 114-119 - 3 Reviews
        Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986 Film) by Richard Pryor
        Violets Are Blue (1986 Film) by Jack Fisk
        Just Between Friends (1986 Film) by Allan Burns
      11. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 120
      12. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, p. 121
      13. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 122-128
      14. [+]
        Books: After America by Naomi Bliven, pp. 129-131 - 1 Review
        America in Europe by German Arciniegas
      15. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 132 - 4 Reviews
        The Sorcerer's Apprentice by Charles Richard Johnson
        The Still Storm by Francoise Sagan
        Handling Sin by Michael Malone
        Providence by Geoffrey Wolff
      16. [+]
        General The Holocaust, by Martin Gilbert, pp. 133-135 - 4 Reviews
        The Holocaust by Martin Gilbert
        Running in Place: Inside the Senate by James A. Miller
        Full Tilt by Dervla Murphy
        Lord Arundel and His Circle by David Howarth
      17. Natacha Stewart, pp. 136-138
      18. Cover by Charles E. Martin
    6. [+]
      May 12, 1986 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 29-33
      2. "Honeymoon" by Peter Gordon, pp. 34-35
      3. "Kathleen's Field" by William Trevor, pp. 36-37
      4. "Irises" by Alicia Ostriker, pp. 38-45
      5. A Reporter at Large (New Guinea---Part I) by Susan Sheehan, pp. 46-75
      6. "Summer Cold" by Carol Muske, p. 76
      7. Letter from Venice by William Murray, pp. 77-92
      8. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, pp. 93-95
      9. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 96-98
      10. The Art World by Calvin Tomkins, pp. 99-101
      11. Annals of Medicine (Kevin Starke's Chart) by Berton Roueche, pp. 102-111
      12. Jazz by Whitney Balliett, pp. 112-117
      13. [+]
        Books: Expeditions to Gilead and Seegard by John Updike, pp. 118-125 - 2 Reviews
        The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
        The Good Apprentice by Iris Murdoch
      14. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 126 - 4 Reviews
        Sprigg's War by Richard Girling
        Cousin Rosamund by Rebecca West
        The Showa Anthology by Van C. Gessel and Tomone Matsumoto
        Tefuga by Peter Dickinson
      15. [+]
        General Final Harvest, by Andrew H. Malcolm, p. 127 - 3 Reviews
        Final Harvest by Andrew H. Malcolm
        Stalin and the Shaping of the Soviet Union by Alex de Jonge
        Louis Sullivan: His Life and Work by Robert Twombly
      16. [+]
        Mystery and Crime Dead Ground, by Philip Kerrigan, pp. 128-130 - 2 Reviews
        Dead Ground by Philip Kerrigan
        The Staked Goat by Jeremiah Healy
      17. Cover by Heidi Goennel
    7. [+]
      May 19, 1986 Issue = 14 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 27-31
      2. "Bank" by Saul Steinberg, pp. 32-33
      3. "Great Wits" by Alice Mattison, pp. 34-35
      4. "The Garden" by Harold Brodkey, pp. 36-39
      5. "The Black Riviera" by Mark Jarman, pp. 40-42
      6. A Reporter at Large (New Guinea---Part II) by Susan Sheehan, pp. 43-88
      7. Reflections (Art and Baseball) by Adam Gopnik, pp. 89-92
      8. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 93-97
      9. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael, pp. 98-104 - 3 Reviews
        Vagabond (1985 Film) by Agnes Varda
        Wise Guys (1986 Film) by Brian De Palma
        8 Million Ways to Die~~Eight Millions Ways to Die (1986 Film) by Hal Ashby
      10. Letter from Europe by Jane Kramer, pp. 105-117
      11. [+]
        Books: Two in One by Susan Lardner, p. 118 - 1 Review
        A Family Madness by Thomas Keneally
      12. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 119 - 3 Reviews
        A Perfect Spy by John le Carre
        Heart's Desire by Gwyneth Cravens
        The Adrian Mole Diaries by Sue Townsend
      13. [+]
        General Beckett at Eighty/Beckett in Context, by Enoch..., pp. 120-124 - 4 Reviews
        Beckett at Eighty/Beckett in Context by Enoch Brater
        Hirohito: The War Years by Paul Manning
        Boston Boy by Nat Hentoff
        Travels with a Superior Person by George Nathaniel Curzon and Peter King
      14. Cover by Eugene Mihaesco
    8. [+]
      May 26, 1986 Issue = 12 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 23-27
      2. "Daughters" by James Munves, pp. 28-29
      3. "Reaching the Stars: My Life as a Fifties Groupie" by Bobbie Ann Mason, pp. 30-33
      4. "The Claim" by Reynolds Price, pp. 34-38
      5. A Reporter at Large (New Guinea---Part III) by Susan Sheehan, pp. 39-86
      6. The Theatre (Off Broadway) by Edith Oliver, p. 87
      7. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 88-91
      8. Letter from Washington by Elizabeth Drew, pp. 92-102
      9. [+]
        Books: Kights of Old by George Steiner, pp. 103-105 - 1 Review
        William Marshal: The Flower of Chivalry by Georges Duby
      10. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 106 - 3 Reviews
        Arab Folktales by Inea Bushnaq
        Stone Virgin by Barry Unsworth
        Mating Birds by Lewis Nkosi
      11. [+]
        General The American Newness, by Irving Howe, pp. 107-110 - 2 Reviews
        The American Newness by Irving Howe
        Somerville and Ross: The World of the Irish R.M. by Gifford Lewis
      12. Cover by Paul Degen
    9. [+]
      June 2, 1986 Issue = 13 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 23-27
      2. "Pants on Fire" by Nicholson Baker, pp. 28-29
      3. "Good Gossip" by Jacqueline Carey, pp. 30-31
      4. "The Web" by Jorge Luis Borges, pp. 32-37
      5. Our Far-Flung Correspondents (Coracles) by Anthony Bailey, pp. 38-73
      6. The Theatre (Off Broadway) by Edith Oliver, pp. 74-76
      7. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael, pp. 77-81 - 2 Reviews
        Absolute Beginners (1986 Film) by Julien Temple
        Sweet Liberty (1986 Film) by Alan Alda
      8. The Sporting Scene (Golf) by Herbert Warren Wind, pp. 82-97
      9. Around City Hall by Andy Logan, pp. 98-104
      10. [+]
        Books: Good Ears by Whitney Balliett, pp. 105-106 - 2 Reviews
        Children of Light by Robert Stone
        In These Promiscuous Parts by Menna Gallie
      11. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 107 - 2 Reviews
        Table Money by Jimmy Breslin
        1933 Was a Bad Year~~Nineteen Thirty-Three Was a Bad Year by John Fante
      12. [+]
        General Origins of Life, by Freeman Dyson, pp. 107-110 - 2 Reviews
        Origins of Life by Freeman Dyson
        Krazy Kat: The Comic Art of George Herriman by Patrick McDonnell, Karen O'Connell, and Georgia Riley de Havenon, ...
      13. Cover by Arthur Getz
    10. [+]
      June 9, 1986 Issue = 9 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 29-33
      2. "Manhattan" by Andrzej Czeczot, pp. 34-37
      3. "Elephant" by Raymond Carver, pp. 38-41
      4. "In a Jar" by Czeslaw Milosz, pp. 42-45
      5. The Diplomatic Round (Weapons Sales) by John Newhouse, pp. 46-69
      6. Annals of Chemistry (The Ozone Layer) by Paul Brodeur, pp. 70-87
      7. A Reporter at Large (Provincetown) by Alec Wilkinson, pp. 88-107
      8. [+]
        Books: The Passion for Print by William Maxwell, pp. 108-114 - 1 Review
        A Man of Letters by V.S. Pritchett
      9. Cover by Iris Van Rynbach
    11. [+]
      June 16, 1986 Issue = 15 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 27-32
      2. "Bluebeard" by Donald Barthelme, p. 33
      3. "Wild Carrot" by Alfred Corn, pp. 34-35
      4. "At the Tutor's" by H.L. Mountzoures, pp. 36-37
      5. "The Light of Being Winded" by Arthur Smith, pp. 38-41
      6. Annals of Law (Libel Trials---Part I) by Renata Adler, pp. 42-96
      7. Letter from Washington by Elizabeth Drew, pp. 97-106
      8. The Theatre (Off Broadway) by Edith Oliver, pp. 107-108
      9. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 109-113
      10. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael, pp. 114-119 - 2 Reviews
        Mona Lisa (1986 Film) by Neil Jordan
        Top Gun (1986 Film) by Tony Scott
      11. [+]
        Books: Ump by James Lardner, p. 120 - 1 Review
        The Conduct of the Game by John Hough, Jr.
      12. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 121 - 1 Review
        My Friends by Emmanuel Bove
      13. [+]
        General Around the Day in Eighty Worlds, by Julio Cort..., pp. 121-122 - 3 Reviews
        Around the Day in Eighty Worlds by Julio Cortazar
        Playing God in Yellowstone by Alston Chase
        The Horse Traders by Steven Crist
      14. [+]
        Mystery and Crime Here Be Monsters, by Anthony Price, pp. 123-126 - 2 Reviews
        Here Be Monsters by Anthony Price
        Ground Money by Rex Burns
      15. Cover by Susan Davis
    12. [+]
      June 23, 1986 Issue = 12 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 17-22
      2. "Three Poems" by Eamon Grennan, p. 23
      3. "Last Lessons" by Daniel Menaker, pp. 24-33
      4. Annals of Law (Libel Trials---Part II) by Renata Adler, pp. 34-83
      5. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 84-88
      6. The Art World by Calvin Tomkins, pp. 89-92
      7. Jazz by Whitney Balliett, pp. 93-95
      8. [+]
        Books: Crash by Naomi Bliven, pp. 96-97 - 1 Review
        Mayday by Michael R. Beschloss
      9. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 98 - 2 Reviews
        King of the Golden Valley by Alan Scholefield
        Love Is the Crooked Thing by Lee K. Abbott
      10. [+]
        General The War: A Memoir, by Marguerite Duras, p. 98 - 3 Reviews
        The War: A Memoir by Marguerite Duras
        The Character Factory by Michael Rosenthal
        John Singer Sargent: His Portrait by Stanley Olson
      11. [+]
        Mystery and Crime Taming a Sea-Horse, by Robert B. Parker, pp. 99-102 - 2 Reviews
        Taming a Sea-Horse by Robert B. Parker
        The Venus Venture by Hugh Zachary
      12. Cover by George Booth
    13. [+]
      June 30, 1986 Issue = 13 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 21-26
      2. "The Bullies" by Harold Brodkey, pp. 27-31
      3. "Equations of the Light" by Dana Gioia, pp. 32-35
      4. "The Klipsan Stallions" by Linda Bierds, pp. 36-50
      5. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael, pp. 51-56 - 4 Reviews
        Raw Deal (1986 Film) by John Irvin
        The Manhattan Project (1986 Film) by Marshall Brickman
        Legal Eagles (1986 Film) by Ivan Reitman
        Mike's Murder (1984 Film) by James Bridges
      6. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 57-60
      7. Dancing by Arlene Croce, pp. 61-64
      8. Letter from Europe by Jane Kramer, pp. 65-77
      9. Around City Hall by Andy Logan, pp. 78-84
      10. [+]
        Books: The Sinister Sex by John Updike, pp. 85-87 - 1 Review
        The Garden of Eden by Ernest Hemingway
      11. [+]
        Briefly Noted, pp. 88-89 - 5 Reviews
        The Patient Has the Floor by Alistair Cooke
        Shcharansky: Hero of Our Time by Martin Gilbert
        Autobiography of a Chinese Girl by Ping-Ying Hsieh
        Louis XIV's Versailles by Guy Walton
        To the Kwai---and Back by Ronald Searle
      12. [+]
        Mystery and Crime Double Dutch Treat, by Elmore Leonard, pp. 90-92 - 1 Review
        Double Dutch Treat by Elmore Leonard
      13. Cover by Gretchen Dow Simpson
  3. [+]
    Issues of Jul.-Sep. 1986 = 13 Issues, 166 Articles
    1. [+]
      July 7, 1986 Issue = 13 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 19-24
      2. "More Zero" by William White, p. 25
      3. "Blackbird Pie" by Raymond Carver, pp. 26-27
      4. "To the Angels" by Deborah Digges, pp. 28-31
      5. "Aere Perennius" by Katha Pollitt, pp. 32-34
      6. Personal History (Education---Part I) by Mary McCarthy, pp. 35-57
      7. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, pp. 58-59
      8. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 60-63
      9. Letter from Washington by Elizabeth Drew, pp. 64-79
      10. [+]
        Books: Masterpieces by Howard Moss, pp. 80-81 - 1 Review
        Letters on Cezanne by Rainer Maria Rilke and Clara Rilke
      11. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 82 - 1 Review
        The Blind Corral by Ralph Beer
      12. [+]
        General Thinking in Time, by Richard E. Neustadt and E..., pp. 83-86 - 2 Reviews
        Thinking in Time by Richard E. Neustadt and Ernest R. May
        Something About a Soldier by Charles Willeford
      13. Cover by R.O. Blechman
    2. [+]
      July 14, 1986 Issue = 15 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 19-24
      2. "Mario Cabot's School Days" by Veronica Geng, p. 25
      3. "The Fellmonger" by Elizabeth Jolley, pp. 26-27
      4. "Leonora's Kitchen" by Sydney Lea, pp. 28-33
      5. Personal History (Education---Part II) by Mary McCarthy, pp. 34-53
      6. Reflections (George De'ath) by Charlayne Hunter-Gault, pp. 54-57
      7. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 58-63
      8. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael, pp. 64-66 - 2 Reviews
        About Last Night... (1986 Film) by Edward Zwick
        Ruthless People (1986 Film) by David Zucker, Jerry Zucker, and Jim Abrahams
      9. Our Far-Flung Correspondents (National Gallery) by Philip Hamburger, pp. 67-72
      10. Letter from Vancouver by E.J. Kahn, Jr., pp. 73-81
      11. [+]
        Books: John and Liz, Phil and Ed by Whitney Balliett, p. 82 - 1 Review
        The Golden Gate by Vikram Seth
      12. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 83 - 3 Reviews
        The Cactus Garden by William Dieter
        The Malady of Death by Marguerite Duras
        Winter Journey by Ronald Frame
      13. [+]
        General The Triumph of Politics, by David A. Stockman, pp. 83-84 - 5 Reviews
        The Triumph of Politics by David A. Stockman
        The English Channel by Nigel Calder
        Meditations at 10,000 Feet by James S. Trefil
        Marriage and Morals Among the Victorians by Gertrude Himmelfarb
        The Spanish Civil War by Raymond Carr
      14. [+]
        Mystery and Crime Barrier Island, by John D. MacDonald, pp. 85-90 - 2 Reviews
        Barrier Island by John D. MacDonald
        Political Suicide by Robert Barnard
      15. Cover by Jenni Oliver
    3. [+]
      July 21, 1986 Issue = 14 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 21-26
      2. "I Get By" by Mary Robison, pp. 27-29
      3. "The Recluse" by Isaac Bashevis Singer, pp. 30-31
      4. "Oxford, Thirty Years After" by John Updike, pp. 32-33
      5. A Reporter at Large (San Francisco---Part I) by Frances FitzGerald, pp. 34-35
      6. "Cedar Waxwing on Scarlet Firethorn" by Stanley Plumly, pp. 36-70
      7. Jazz by Whitney Balliett, pp. 71-73
      8. Letter from Argentina by Amos Elon, pp. 74-86
      9. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 87-89
      10. [+]
        Books: Black Danube by George Steiner, pp. 90-92 - 2 Reviews
        Half-Truths and One-and-a-Half Truths by Karl Kraus and Harry Zohn
        Gathering Evidence by Thomas Bernhard
      11. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 93 - 2 Reviews
        Waking the Dead by Scott Spencer
        The Whole Family by William Dean Howells and Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, ...
      12. [+]
        General The Bloody Crossroads, by Norman Podhoretz, p. 94 - 4 Reviews
        The Bloody Crossroads by Norman Podhoretz
        Females of the Species by Bettyann Kevles
        Flowers and Fruit by Colette and Robert Phelps
        Colette: A Passion for Life by Genevieve Dormann
      13. [+]
        Mystery and Crime The Gwen John Sculpture, by John Malcolm#2, pp. 95-98 - 2 Reviews
        The Gwen John Sculpture by John Malcolm#2
        The Blind Run by Brian Freemantle
      14. Cover by Andrzej Czeczot
    4. [+]
      July 28, 1986 Issue = 9 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 17-21
      2. "Ave. A" by Richard Cline, pp. 22-24
      3. "White Dump" by Alice Munro, pp. 25-27
      4. "Kate Smith in the Grandstand" by Cynthia Zarin, pp. 28-43
      5. A Reporter at Large (San Francisco---Part II) by Frances FitzGerald, pp. 44-63
      6. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 64-67
      7. Letter from Washington by Elizabeth Drew, pp. 68-76
      8. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael, pp. 77-82 - 2 Reviews
        Salvador (1986 Film) by Oliver Stone
        Back to School (1986 Film) by Alan Metter
      9. Cover by Judith Shahn
    5. [+]
      August 4, 1986 Issue = 14 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 19-24
      2. "Ghostly" by Alan Ziegler, p. 25
      3. "From a Journal of the Year of the Ox" by Charles Wright, pp. 26-27
      4. "Time Alone" by Alice Adams, pp. 28-36
      5. A Reporter at Large (The Voyager) by Burton Bernstein, pp. 37-53
      6. The Sporting Scene (Golf) by Herbert Warren Wind, pp. 54-65
      7. Around City Hall by Andy Logan, pp. 66-71
      8. The Art World by Calvin Tomkins, pp. 72-76
      9. Dancing by Arlene Croce, pp. 77-83
      10. [+]
        Books: Sweetheart of the Rodeo by James Lardner, pp. 84-85 - 1 Review
        Rain or Shine by Cyra McFadden
      11. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 86 - 3 Reviews
        The Contract by J.W. Rhoads
        Milk and Honey by Elizabeth Jolley
        Impostors by George V. Higgins
      12. [+]
        General Game Plan, by Zbigniew K. Brzezinski, p. 87 - 4 Reviews
        Game Plan by Zbigniew K. Brzezinski
        The Ego is Always at the Wheel by Delmore Schwartz and Robert S. Phillips
        Strength for the Fight by Bernard C. Nalty
        A Book of Travellers' Tales by Eric Newby
      13. [+]
        Mystery and Crime Another Part of the City, by Ed McBain, pp. 88-90 - 1 Review
        Another Part of the City by Ed McBain
      14. Cover by Roz Chast
    6. [+]
      August 11, 1986 Issue = 8 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 19-23
      2. "An Anatomy of Migraine" by Amy Clampitt, pp. 24-25
      3. "The Enigma of Arrival" by V.S. Naipaul, pp. 26-62
      4. American Chronicles (Central Oregon) by Calvin Trillin, pp. 63-73
      5. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael, pp. 74-79 - 3 Reviews
        Club Paradise (1986 Film) by Harold Ramis
        Heartburn (1986 Film) by Mike Nichols
        Aliens (1986 Film) by James Cameron
      6. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 80-82
      7. [+]
        Books: The New England by V.S. Pritchett, pp. 83-86 - 1 Review
        Paradise Postponed by John Mortimer
      8. Cover by J.J. Sempe
    7. [+]
      August 18, 1986 Issue = 14 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 17-21
      2. "Duty" by Vicki Covington, pp. 22-23
      3. "The Letter Scene" by Susan Sontag, pp. 24-25
      4. "Arabian Night" by James Merrill, pp. 26-32
      5. Reflections (Language and Animals---Part I) by Vicki Hearne, pp. 33-57
      6. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 58
      7. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 58-59
      8. Our Far-Flung Correspondents by Mollie Panter-Downes, pp. 60-67
      9. Jazz by Whitney Balliett, pp. 68-69
      10. [+]
        Books: Ecolalia by John Updike, pp. 70-71 - 1 Review
        Travels in Hyperreality by Umberto Eco
      11. [+]
        Briefly Noted, pp. 72-73 - 4 Reviews
        A Father's Words by Richard Stern
        Ghosts by Paul Auster
        Hidden Pictures by Meg Wolitzer
        The Embassy House by Nicholas Proffitt
      12. [+]
        General Tombee: Portrait of a Cotton Planter, by Theod..., p. 74 - 3 Reviews
        Tombee: Portrait of a Cotton Planter by Theodore Rosengarten and Susan W. Walker
        Arms and Hunger by Willy Brandt
        Victorian Prison Lives by Philip Priestley
      13. [+]
        Mystery and Crime Tailor's Dummy, by Irving Weinman, pp. 75-78 - 2 Reviews
        Tailor's Dummy by Irving Weinman
        I Met Murder by E.X. Ferrars
      14. Cover by Marisabina Russo
    8. [+]
      August 25, 1986 Issue = 14 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 17-21
      2. "Horse Camp" by Ursula K. Le Guin, pp. 22-23
      3. "A Half-Life Ahead" by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 24-25
      4. "Three Poems" by C.K. Williams, pp. 26-32
      5. A Reporter at Large (The Philippines---Part I) by Robert Shaplen, pp. 33-73
      6. Jazz by Whitney Balliett, pp. 74-77
      7. Reflections (Language and Animals---Part II) by Vicki Hearne, pp. 78-89
      8. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 90
      9. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 91-92
      10. [+]
        Books: Elusive Castaway by Susan Lardner, p. 93 - 1 Review
        Hiroshima Joe by Martin Booth
      11. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 94 - 2 Reviews
        The Innocents by Carolyn Slaughter
        "Q" Clearance by Peter Benchley
      12. [+]
        General Stranger in Two Worlds, by Jean Harris, p. 95 - 2 Reviews
        Stranger in Two Worlds by Jean Harris
        Napoleon's Family by Desmond Seward
      13. [+]
        Mystery and Crime Six Key Cut, by Max Crawford, pp. 96-98 - 1 Review
        Six Key Cut by Max Crawford
      14. Cover by Charles Saxon
    9. [+]
      September 1, 1986 Issue = 11 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 23-27
      2. "Dandelion Golf" by Douglas Gasner, pp. 28-29
      3. "28" by Philip Levine, pp. 30-31
      4. "The Forgiveness Trick" by Elizabeth Tallent, pp. 32-35
      5. A Reporter at Large (The Phillipines---Part II) by Robert Shaplen, pp. 36-37
      6. "Upon a News Item" by Gordon Osing, pp. 38-77
      7. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, pp. 78-80
      8. The Sporting Scene (Baseball) by Roger Angell, pp. 81-95
      9. [+]
        Books: Interiors by John Lukacs, pp. 96-99 - 1 Review
        Home: A Short History of an Idea by Witold Rybczynski
      10. Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 100-102
      11. Cover by Whitney Lee Savage
    10. [+]
      September 8, 1986 Issue = 15 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 27-31
      2. "Kingdom Come" by Mavis Gallant, pp. 32-33
      3. "After the War" by Bin Ramke, pp. 34-35
      4. "Trying" by Mary Robison, pp. 36-37
      5. "Margaret Fuller, 1847" by Amy Clampitt, pp. 38-41
      6. The Diplomatic Round (The Summit) by John Newhouse, pp. 42-82
      7. The Art World by Sanford Schwartz, pp. 83-90
      8. Our Footloose Correspondents by Tony Gibbs, pp. 91-107
      9. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael, pp. 108-113 - 3 Reviews
        Men... (1985 Film) by Doris Dorrie
        Stand By Me (1986 Film) by Rob Reiner
        Nothing in Common (1986 Film) by Garry Marshall
      10. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 114-118
      11. Around City Hall by Andy Logan, pp. 119-131
      12. [+]
        Books: Pop by Jeremy Bernstein, pp. 132-135 - 2 Reviews
        The Second Creation by Robert P. Crease and Charles C. Mann
        In Search of the Big Bang by John Gribbin
      13. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 136 - 3 Reviews
        Dessa Rose by Sherley Anne Williams
        Fantomas by Marcel Allain and Pierre Souvestre
        Down by the Dockside by Criena Rohan
      14. [+]
        General Ford: The Men and the Machine, by Robert Lacey, pp. 137-140 - 2 Reviews
        Ford: The Men and the Machine by Robert Lacey
        The Big Dance by John Castellucci
      15. Cover by Arthur Getz
    11. [+]
      September 15, 1986 Issue = 16 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 27-31
      2. "Boswell's Life of Don Johnson" by Ian Frazier, pp. 32-33
      3. "The Afterlife" by John Updike, pp. 34-35
      4. "The Persimmons" by Gary Snyder, pp. 36-41
      5. Onward and Upward With the Arts (Estee Lauder) by Kennedy Fraser, pp. 42-81
      6. The Art World by Calvin Tomkins, pp. 82-87
      7. The Theatre (Off Broadway) by Edith Oliver, pp. 88-89
      8. "Studying With Miss Bishop" by Dana Gioia, pp. 90-101
      9. Reflections (Symbolism in Foreign Policy) by William Pfaff, pp. 102-105
      10. "The Fence" by Ellen Bryant Voigt, pp. 106-108
      11. Our Far-Flung Corresponents (Babyfoot) by Calvin Trillin, pp. 109-115
      12. [+]
        Books: Of His Time and for All Seasons by Naomi Bliven, pp. 116-118 - 1 Review
        Murrow: His Life and Times by A.M. Sperber
      13. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 119 - 3 Reviews
        A Girl of Forty by Herbert Gold
        The Commodore by Jan de Hartog
        Ghost Dance by Carole Maso
      14. [+]
        General The Fruit Palace, by Charles Nicholl, pp. 120-121 - 5 Reviews
        The Fruit Palace by Charles Nicholl
        Breaking the Silence by Walter Laqueur and Richard Breitman
        Evolution: A Theory in Crisis by Michael Denton
        The Tolerant Society by Lee C. Bollinger
        The Papers of Samuel Marchbanks by Robertson Davies
      15. [+]
        Mystery and Crime Majendie's Cat, by Frank Fowlkes, pp. 122-124 - 1 Review
        Majendie's Cat by Frank Fowlkes
      16. Cover by Gretchen Dow Simpson
    12. [+]
      September 22, 1986 Issue = 11 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 29-33
      2. "Disguised" by Isaac Bashevis Singer, pp. 34-35
      3. "History" by W.S. Merwin, pp. 36-38
      4. "Steam Gives Way to Sail" by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 39-41
      5. "His First Love Speaks" by Cynthia Zarin, pp. 42-45
      6. A Reporter at Large (Rajneeshpuram---Part I) by Frances FitzGerald, pp. 46-98
      7. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael, pp. 99-103 - 1 Review
        Blue Velvet (1986 Film) by David Lynch
      8. [+]
        The Great Paraguayan Novel and Other Hardships by John Updike, pp. 104-115 - 5 Reviews
        The Story of a Shipwrecked Sailor by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
        I the Supreme by Augusto A. Roa Bastos
        A Funny Dirty Little War by Osvaldo Soriano
        The Long Nights of Francisco Sanctis by Humberto Costantini
        The Invention of Morel, and Other Stories by Adolfo Bioy Casares
      9. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 116 - 3 Reviews
        The Fall of Kelvin Walker by Alasdair Gray
        Kate Vaiden by Reynolds Price
        Straight Cut by Madison Smartt Bell
      10. [+]
        General A Question of Sedition, by Patrick S. Washburn, pp. 117-120 - 2 Reviews
        A Question of Sedition by Patrick S. Washburn
        The Frampton Flora by Richard Mabey
      11. Cover by Robert Tallon
    13. [+]
      September 29, 1986 Issue = 12 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 31-35
      2. "What Happened" by Veronica Geng, pp. 36-37
      3. "The Girl from Cardigan" by Leslie Norris, pp. 38-39
      4. "Making Light of It" by Philip Levine, pp. 40-44
      5. The Sporting Scene (Soccer) by Alastair Reid, p. 45
      6. "The Pupil" by Donald Justice, pp. 46-82
      7. A Reporter at Large (Rajneeshpuram---Part II) by Frances FitzGerald, pp. 83-125
      8. The Theatre (Off Broadway) by Edith Oliver, pp. 126-129
      9. [+]
        Books: Prishvin's Nature by John Updike, pp. 130-134 - 1 Review
        Nature's Diary by Mikhail Prishvin
      10. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 135 - 2 Reviews
        The Hero of New York by T. Glen Coughlin
        The Children's Bach by Helen Garner
      11. [+]
        General Here Lies Eric Ambler, by Eric Ambler, pp. 135-138 - 2 Reviews
        Here Lies Eric Ambler by Eric Ambler
        Wilson and His Peacemakers by Arthur Walworth
      12. Cover by Charles E. Martin
  4. [+]
    Issues of Oct.-Dec. 1986 = 12 Issues, 171 Articles
    1. [+]
      October 13, 1986 Issue = 10 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 35-39
      2. "Par Avion" by J.J. Sempe, pp. 40-46
      3. "Leaf Season" by John Updike, pp. 47-49
      4. "Autumn Elegy for the Giants" by Ira Sadoff, pp. 50-96
      5. Profiles (Molly Keane) by Mary D. Kierstead, pp. 97-116
      6. The Sporting Scene (Tennis) by Herbert Warren Wind, pp. 117-145
      7. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 146-152
      8. Books by Brendan Gill, pp. 153-154
      9. Briefly Noted, p. 155
      10. Cover by Merle Nacht
    2. [+]
      October 20, 1986 Issue = 16 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 35-39
      2. "Uncle Aron" by Sergei Dovlatov, pp. 40-41
      3. "Charlie-O" by Cynthia Kadohata, pp. 42-43
      4. "Another Autumn, And" by Sydney Lea, pp. 44-47
      5. "Long Sorrowing" by A.R. Ammons, p. 48
      6. Profiles (Ingrid Sischy---Part I) by Janet Malcolm, pp. 49-89
      7. Jazz by Whitney Balliett, pp. 90-99
      8. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, pp. 100-101
      9. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 102-108
      10. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 109-111
      11. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael, pp. 112-115 - 3 Reviews
        True Stories (1986 Film) by David Byrne
        Peggy Sue Got Married (1986 Film) by Francis Ford Coppola
        Down by Law (1986 Film) by Jim Jarmusch
      12. [+]
        Books: The Ugly Duckling by John Updike, pp. 116-129 - 1 Review
        Tolstoy's Diaries by R.F. Christian and Leo Tolstoy
      13. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 130 - 2 Reviews
        High Art by Rubem Fonseca
        The Fisher King by Anthony Powell
      14. [+]
        General Semites and Anti-Semites, by Bernard Lewis, pp. 130-131 - 2 Reviews
        Semites and Anti-Semites by Bernard Lewis
        Reflections in a Writer's Eye by Angus Wilson
      15. [+]
        Mystery and Crime Live Flesh, by Ruth Rendell, pp. 132-134 - 1 Review
        Live Flesh by Ruth Rendell
      16. Cover by J.J. Sempe
    3. [+]
      October 27, 1986 Issue = 14 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 31-35
      2. "Stealing Time" by Mary Grimm, pp. 36-38
      3. "Due Cappuccini" by David Updike, p. 39
      4. "Autumn Firestorm" by Charles Wright, pp. 40-43
      5. "Wednesday" by Marvin Bell, pp. 44-46
      6. Profiles (Ingrid Sischy---Part II) by Janet Malcolm, pp. 47-80
      7. Jazz by Whitney Balliett, pp. 81-99
      8. A Reporter at Large (European Cemeteries) by Berton Roueche, pp. 100-115
      9. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, pp. 116-117
      10. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 118-123
      11. Letter from Washington by Elizabeth Drew, pp. 124-143
      12. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 144 - 3 Reviews
        My Life with Goya by Andrew Potok
        Bigfoot Dreams by Francine Prose
        Sassenach by Peter Francis Brown
      13. [+]
        General FDR: The New Deal Years, 1933-1937, by Kenneth..., pp. 144-152 - 7 Reviews
        FDR: The New Deal Years, 1933-1937 by Kenneth S. Davis
        We Irish by Denis Donoghue
        Ernie's War by David Nichols and Ernie Pyle
        The Reckoning by David Halberstam
        Utopia in Power by Mikhail Heller and Aleksandr M. Nekrich
        The Maldive Mystery by Thor Heyerdahl
        Young America: A Folk-Art History by Jean Lipman, Elizabeth V. Warren, and Robert Charles Bishop, ...
      14. Cover by Eugene Mihaesco
    4. [+]
      November 3, 1986 Issue = 15 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 39-43
      2. "Halloween" by William Steig, pp. 44-45
      3. "Flat Creek Road" by John Bennet, pp. 46-47
      4. "What We Don't Know About Each Other" by Lawrence Raab, pp. 48-52
      5. Profiles (Sir Steven Runciman) by David Plante, pp. 53-96
      6. A Reporter at Large (Los Angeles County Gangs) by Bill Barich, pp. 97-131
      7. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael, pp. 132-137 - 1 Review
        The Color of Money (1986 Film) by Martin Scorsese
      8. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 138-144
      9. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 145
      10. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 146-147
      11. Around City Hall by Andy Logan, pp. 148-157
      12. [+]
        Summonses, Indictments, Extenuating Circumstances by John Updike, pp. 158-164 - 1 Review
        A Summons to Memphis by Peter Taylor
      13. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 165 - 3 Reviews
        An Academic Question by Barbara Pym
        A Flatland Fable by Joe Coomer
        The Pianoplayers by Anthony Burgess
      14. [+]
        General France: Fin de Siecle, by Eugen Weber, pp. 166-170 - 3 Reviews
        France: Fin de Siecle by Eugen Weber
        Orwell: The War Commentaries by W.J. West and George Orwell
        The Railway Station: A Social History by Jeffrey Richards and John M. MacKenzie
      15. Cover by Charles Addams
    5. [+]
      November 10, 1986 Issue = 15 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 37-41
      2. "For Real" by Mary Robison, pp. 42-44
      3. "Postmeridian" by Nina Cassian, p. 45
      4. "Another Party" by Jacqueline Carey, pp. 46-49
      5. "I Look for You Everywhere" by Mairi MacInnes, pp. 50-52
      6. Profiles (Luciano Benetton) by Andrea Lee, pp. 53-82
      7. Letter from the Space Center by Henry S.F. Cooper, Jr., pp. 83-114
      8. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 115-119
      9. The Theatre (Off Broadway) by Edith Oliver, pp. 120-121
      10. Reflections (Terror) by William Pfaff, pp. 122-131
      11. Jazz by Whitney Balliett, pp. 132-137
      12. [+]
        Books: Youth Lost and Kept by Helen Vendler, pp. 138-143 - 2 Reviews
        Journals, 1939-1983 by Stephen Spender and John Goldsmith
        Collected Poems, 1928-1985 by Stephen Spender
      13. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 144 - 3 Reviews
        Roger's Version by John Updike
        Lillian's Story by Kate Grenville
        An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro
      14. [+]
        General Clement Attlee: A Political Biography, by Trev..., pp. 145-150 - 5 Reviews
        Clement Attlee: A Political Biography by Trevor Burridge
        Oskar Kokoschka: A Life by Frank Whitford
        Letters from Prison, and Other Essays by Adam Michnik
        Journal of My Life by Jacques-Louis Menetra and Daniel Roche
        Atlas by Jorge Luis Borges
      15. Cover by Paul Degen
    6. [+]
      November 17, 1986 Issue = 16 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 39-43
      2. "The Bridge of Sighs" by Peter Gordon, pp. 44-45
      3. "First Fire of the Season" by Deborah Digges, pp. 46-47
      4. "Mr. Doll" by Berry Morgan, pp. 48-53
      5. Profiles (Nicolas Slonimsky---Part I) by Lawrence Weschler, pp. 54-93
      6. On and Off the Avenue, pp. 94-118
      7. (And for Children) , pp. 119-125
      8. The Theatre (Off Broadway) by Edith Oliver, pp. 126-128
      9. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 129-133
      10. Dancing by Arlene Croce, pp. 134-138
      11. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael, pp. 139-143 - 1 Review
        Something Wild (1986 Film) by Jonathan Demme
      12. [+]
        Books: The Heart of Matter by George Steiner, pp. 144-150 - 1 Review
        Chardin by Philip Conisbee
      13. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 151 - 3 Reviews
        Jujitsu for Christ by Jack Butler
        Paradise by Donald Barthelme
        Prizzi's Family by Richard Condon
      14. [+]
        General The Cycles of American History, by Arthur M. S..., pp. 152-155 - 6 Reviews
        The Cycles of American History by Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
        London Under London by Richard Trench and Ellis Hillman
        The Paper by Richard Kluger and Phyllis Kluger
        Hannibal's Footsteps by Bernard Levin
        The Essential Whole Earth Catalog by Stewart Brand
        Once Upon a Time by Pierre Loti, Felice Beato, and Raimund von Stillfried, ...
      15. [+]
        Mystery and Crime Spy Wednesday, by William Hood, pp. 156-158 - 1 Review
        Spy Wednesday by William Hood
      16. Cover by Abel Quezada
    7. [+]
      November 24, 1986 Issue = 14 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 37-41
      2. "The Way We Live Now" by Susan Sontag, pp. 42-45
      3. "Four Deer" by Eamon Grennan, pp. 46-51
      4. Profiles (Nicolas Slonimsky---Part II) by Lawrence Weschler, pp. 52-86
      5. On and Off the Avenue (Christmas Gifts for the House), pp. 87-103
      6. The Art World by Calvin Tomkins, pp. 104-113
      7. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 114-120
      8. "Chinese Dinner for One" by B.A. St. Andrews, p. 121
      9. Letter from Washington by Elizabeth Drew, pp. 122-138
      10. [+]
        Books:A Trip in a Time Machine by Emily Hahn, pp. 139-147 - 1 Review
        Move Your Shadow by Joseph Lelyveld
      11. [+]
        Briefly Noted, pp. 148-149 - 3 Reviews
        Finding Hoseyn by Colin MacKinnon
        Celebration by Mary Lee Settle
        Cat's Grin by Francois Maspero
      12. [+]
        General Divine Landscapes, by Ronald Blythe, p. 150 - 4 Reviews
        Divine Landscapes by Ronald Blythe
        The Anti-Soviet Soviet Union by Vladimir Voinovich
        Mishima: A Vision of the Void by Marguerite Yourcenar
        Lewis Hine: Photographs of Child Labor in the New South by John R. Kemp and Lewis Hine
      13. [+]
        Mystery and Crime Fadeaway, by Richard Dean Rosen, pp. 151-154 - 2 Reviews
        Fadeaway by Richard Dean Rosen
        A Taste for Death by P.D. James
      14. Cover by Heidi Goennel
    8. [+]
      December 1, 1986 Issue = 13 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 29-33
      2. "More Grim News" by George W.S. Trow, pp. 34-35
      3. "Reset" by Frederick Barthelme, pp. 36-39
      4. "Slow Dancing in the Living Room: Thanksgiving" by Mary Stewart Hammond, pp. 40-42
      5. Profiles (Gyula Krudy) by John Lukacs, p. 43
      6. "Dust" by Vickie Karp, pp. 44-60
      7. Jazz by Whitney Balliett, pp. 61-70
      8. A Reporter at Large (Colorado Butterflies) by Alex Shoumatoff, pp. 71-99
      9. Dancing by Arlene Croce, pp. 100-103
      10. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 104-110
      11. The Theatre (Off Broadway) by Edith Oliver, pp. 111-114
      12. Books by Faith McNulty, pp. 115-130
      13. Cover by Jenni Oliver
    9. [+]
      December 8, 1986 Issue = 16 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 37-42
      2. "Kim, We Hardly Know Ye" by Bruce McCall, p. 43
      3. "The First Weekend" by Sara E. Lewis, pp. 44-45
      4. "At the Grave of George Eliot" by Amy Clampitt, pp. 46-49
      5. "The Old Hand" by John N. Morris, pp. 50-52
      6. The Sporting Scene (Baseball) by Roger Angell, pp. 53-93
      7. Annals of Medicine (Lead) by Berton Roueche, pp. 94-104
      8. On and Off the Avenue (Christmas Gifts for Children), pp. 105-133
      9. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, pp. 134-138
      10. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 139-149
      11. "Fire" by Michael Ryan, p. 150
      12. [+]
        Books by Whitney Balliett, pp. 151-152 - 1 Review
        Praying for Rain by Jerome Weidman
      13. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 153 - 4 Reviews
        Peckham's Marbles by Peter De Vries
        Sorcerers by Jacob Needleman
        Style and Substance by Judith Martin
        The House on Moon Lake by Francesca Duranti
      14. [+]
        General Voltaire, by A.J. Ayer, pp. 154-155 - 6 Reviews
        Voltaire by A.J. Ayer
        Cry Hungary! Uprising 1956 by Reg Gadney
        Obbligati: Essays in Criticism by Anthony Hecht
        Skywriting by Word of Mouth by John Lennon
        Traveller Through Time by Malise Ruthven
        Chicago by Studs Terkel
      15. [+]
        Mystery and Crime The Messenger Must Die, by Kjell-Olof Bornemark, pp. 156-158 - 1 Review
        The Messenger Must Die by Kjell-Olof Bornemark
      16. Cover by Arthur Getz
    10. [+]
      December 15, 1986 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 31-35
      2. "Retirement Benefits" by George Booth, pp. 36-37
      3. "Home to Marie" by Ann Beattie, pp. 38-39
      4. "Vaucanson" by John Ashbery, pp. 40-43
      5. Profiles (Lincoln Kirstein---Part I) by W. McNeil Lowry, pp. 44-45
      6. "Howard Hughes Leaves Managua: Peacetime, 1972" by Pamela Alexander, pp. 46-80
      7. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael, pp. 81-87 - 2 Reviews
        Crimes of the Heart (1986 Film) by Bruce Beresford
        The Decline of the American Empire (1986 Film) by Denys Arcand
      8. On and Off the Avenue (Christmas Gifts for Men), pp. 88-104
      9. The Art World by Calvin Tomkins, pp. 105-107
      10. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 108-113
      11. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, pp. 114-115
      12. Our Far-Flung Correspondents (Mexico) by Jeremy Bernstein, pp. 116-123
      13. [+]
        Books: Old World Wickedness by John Updike, pp. 124-127 - 2 Reviews
        Perfume by Patrick Suskind
        The Enchanter by Vladimir Nabokov
      14. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 128 - 2 Reviews
        One Big Bed by John Krich
        The All of It by Jeannette Haien
      15. [+]
        General Shielding the Flame, by Hanna Krall, pp. 128-129 - 2 Reviews
        Shielding the Flame by Hanna Krall
        Truman by Roy Jenkins
      16. [+]
        Mystery and Crime Heartless, by Stephen Paul Cohen, pp. 130-132 - 1 Review
        Heartless by Stephen Paul Cohen
      17. Cover by Arnie Levin
    11. [+]
      December 22, 1986 Issue = 10 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 23-27
      2. "The Teen-Age National Debt" by George W.S. Trow, pp. 28-34
      3. "Bogota" by James Munves, pp. 35-36
      4. Profiles (Lincoln Kirstein---Part II) by W. McNeil Lowry, p. 37
      5. "Secrets" by Deborah Digges, pp. 38-63
      6. On and Off the Avenue (The Christmas Table), pp. 64-72
      7. American Chronicles (Texas) by Calvin Trillin, pp. 73-88
      8. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 89-91
      9. Books (Briefly Noted), pp. 92-166
      10. Cover by Iris Van Rynbach
    12. [+]
      December 29, 1986 Issue = 15 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 17-22
      2. "Greetings, Friends!" by Roger Angell, p. 23
      3. "Id" by Charles McGrath, pp. 24-26
      4. "Remembering I Forget What" by Mark Singer, p. 27
      5. "Earshot" by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 28-32
      6. Profiles (Vitaly Komar and Alexander Melamid) by Ian Frazier, pp. 33-62
      7. A Reporter at Large (San Diego and Tijuana) by William Murray, pp. 63-75
      8. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 76
      9. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 76-79
      10. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 80-82
      11. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael, pp. 83-85 - 3 Reviews
        Nutcracker: The Motion Picture (1986 Film) by Carroll Ballard
        The Morning After (1986 Film) by Sidney Lumet
        Heartbreak Ridge (1986 Film) by Clint Eastwood
      12. Letter from Washington by Elizabeth Drew, pp. 86-94
      13. [+]
        Books: All Grown Up by Whitney Balliett, p. 95 - 1 Review
        Falling Towards England by Clive James
      14. [+]
        Briefly Noted, pp. 96-98 - 4 Reviews
        Golden Days by Carolyn See
        White Town Drowsing by Ron Powers
        The Musical Theatre: A Celebration by Alan Jay Lerner
        I Am the Only Running Footman by Martha Grimes
      15. Cover by William Steig
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