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December 22, 2008 Issue - 23 Articles- Goings On About Town, pp. 16-40
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The Talk of the Town (5 Items) , p. 41 - Comment - Appointments
Hendrik Hertzberg
, p. 41 - Getting and Spending - Brown Baggers
Lauren Collins
, pp. 42-43 - The Bench - Retrial
Lizzie Widdicombe
, pp. 44-45 - Friendly Fire Dept. - Notorious
Ben McGrath
, pp. 46-47 - The Financial Page - News You Can Lose
James Surowiecki
, pp. 48-49
- American Notes
Mark Twain
, pp. 50-51 The Privilege of the Grave
- Fiction: "Another Manhattan"
Donald Antrim
, pp. 52-56 - Letter from Japan
Dana Goodyear
, pp. 62-68 I Love Novels
- Fiction: "Some Women"
Alice Munro
, pp. 69-75 - Fiction: "Meeting with Enrique Lihn"
Roberto Bolano
, pp. 78-81 - Personal History
Zadie Smith
, pp. 82-88 Dead Man Laughing
- Fiction: "The Gangsters"
Colson Whitehead
, pp. 90-103 The Critics
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The Book of Lists (Review) Darryl Pinckney
, pp. 104-108 Reborn: Journals and Notebooks, 1947-1963, by Susan Sontag and David Rieff
- Reborn: Journals and Notebooks, 1947-1963 by Susan Sontag and David Rieff
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Briefly Noted (4 Reviews) , p. 109 New Lives, by Ingo Schulze
- New Lives by Ingo Schulze
- Chicago by Alaa al Aswany
- The Borgias and Their Enemies, 1431-1519 by Christopher Hibbert
- A Great Idea at the Time by Alex Beam
- On Television
Nancy Franklin
, pp. 110-111 - The Art World
Peter Schjeldahl
, pp. 112-113 - The Theatre
John Lahr
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The Current Cinema (3 Reviews) David Denby
, pp. 116-126 A Better Life
- Revolutionary Road (2008 Film) by Sam Mendes
- Gran Torino (2008 Film) by Clint Eastwood
- The Class (2008 Film) by Tanya L. McKay
Poems
- "Thread"
Dan Chiasson
, pp. 57-61 - "The Fifth Season"
Arthur Vogelsang
, pp. 76-77 - "Greeting, Friends!"
Roger Angell
, p. 89 - Cover: "Minimalist Christmas"
Bob Staake
