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October 14, 1996 Issue - 18 Articles- Comment: Hock Tooey
David Remnick
, pp. 7-9 Sportsmanship takes another one in the face
- In the Mail, pp. 10-13
- Goings On About Town, pp. 14-42
- The Talk of the Town, pp. 43-45
Man with a four-year plan; rapping for Jesus; wall-to-wall Scaasis; etc.
- Our Local Correspondents: Get Rudy
James Traub
, pp. 46-49 Mayor Giuliani doesn't need to worry about Ed Koch's mission to push him out of office,...
- Letter from San Francisco: The Author vs. the Library
Nicholson Baker
, pp. 50-58 Why would Nicholson Baker fight the city's brand-new, much lauded, state-of-the-art Mai...
- "This Horse"
Paul Jenkins
, pp. 59-63 - A Reporter at Large: The Wounds of Peace
Connie Bruck
, pp. 64-85 Behind the Middle East negotiations is a story of three years of crises---and a process...
- "Diminuendo"
Stephen Dunn
, pp. 86-91 - Fiction: "The Stack"
Rose Tremain
, pp. 92-93 What McCreedy really wants for his birthday
The Critics
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It Was Sad (2 Reviews) John Updike
, pp. 94-97 Down with the Old Canoe, by Steven Biel
- Down with the Old Canoe by Steven Biel
- Every Man for Himself by Beryl Bainbridge
- Showcase: Kristin Scott Thomas
Brigitte Lacombe and Anthony Lane
, pp. 98-99 -
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Books (4 Reviews) , p. 100 Briefly Noted
- The Laws of Our Fathers by Scott Turow
- Volcano and Miracle by Gustaw Herling
- Rosa Lee by Leon Dash
- Under the Black Flag by David Cordingly
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The Current Cinema (Review) Anthony Lane
, pp. 101-102 The Thrill of a Cause
- Michael Collins (1996 Film) by Neil Jordan
- Onstage
Arlene Croce
, p. 103 Pacific Northwest Ballet
- Mixed Media
James Wolcott
, pp. 104-107 Bill Cosby's return
- Shouts & Murmurs
David Sedaris
, pp. 108-110 Girl Crazy
- Cover: Processed Peace
Art Spiegelman