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August 12, 1999 Issue
- 19 Articles
The US and the World
George Kennan and Richard Ullman
, pp. 4-6
An Interview with George Kennan
[+]
Kubrick's Strange Love
(Review)
Louis Menand
, pp. 7-8
Eyes Wide Shut (1999 Film), by Stanley Kubrick
Eyes Wide Shut (1999 Film)
by Stanley Kubrick
[+]
Undemocratic Vistas
(2 Reviews)
Lars-Erik Nelson
, pp. 9-12
The Corruption of American Politics, by Elizabeth Drew
The Corruption of American Politics
by Elizabeth Drew
Shadow
by Bob Woodward
On 'Beauty' Bare
Arlene Croce
, pp. 13-15
[+]
Ellison's Promised Land
(Review)
Robert Stone
, pp. 16-18
Juneteenth, by Ralph Ellison and John F. Callahan
Juneteenth
by Ralph Ellison and John F. Callahan
[+]
Evangel of the Lens
(2 Reviews)
John Updike
, pp. 19-21
Alfred Stieglitz: Photographs and Writings, by Sarah Greenough and Juan Hamilton
Alfred Stieglitz: Photographs and Writings
by Sarah Greenough and Juan Hamilton
Stieglitz, O'Keeffe and American Modernism
by Elizabeth M. Kornhauser, Amy Ellis, and Maura Lyons, ...
[+]
Made in the USA
(Review)
Lorrie Moore
, pp. 22-23
Broke Heart Blues, by Joyce Carol Oates
Broke Heart Blues
by Joyce Carol Oates
Kosovo
Tim Judah
, pp. 24-28
Peace Now?
[+]
Always True to France
(2 Reviews)
Julian Barnes
, pp. 29-31
Paris and Elsewhere, by Richard Cobb and David Gilmour
Paris and Elsewhere
by Richard Cobb and David Gilmour
The French and Their Revolution
by Richard Cobb and David Gilmour
[+]
The Making of a Scapegoat
(Review)
Brian Urquhart
, pp. 32-35
Unvanquished, by Boutros Boutros-Ghali
Unvanquished
by Boutros Boutros-Ghali
[+]
In the Shadow of the Great War
(2 Reviews)
Paul Kennedy
, pp. 36-39
The First World War, by John Keegan
The First World War
by John Keegan
The Pity of War
by Niall Ferguson
[+]
The People's Choice
(3 Reviews)
Garry Wills
, pp. 40-43
I Ain't Got Time to Bleed, by Jesse Ventura
I Ain't Got Time to Bleed
by Jesse Ventura
Body Slam
by Jake Tapper
Me, by Jimmy (Big Boy) Valente, Governor of Minnesota
by Garrison Keillor
[+]
Nature Without People?
(3 Reviews)
Bill McKibben
, pp. 44-46
Requiem for Nature, by John Terborgh
Requiem for Nature
by John Terborgh
The Condor's Shadow
by David S. Wilcove
Continental Conservation
by Michael E. Soule and John Terborgh
Israel
Avishai Margalit
, pp. 47-50
Why Barak Won
[+]
Trouble on the Mountain
(Review)
Julian Moynahan
, p. 51
The Deposition of Father McGreevy, by Brian O'Doherty
The Deposition of Father McGreevy
by Brian O'Doherty
[+]
Looking for Raymond Carver
(8 Reviews)
A.O. Scott
, pp. 52-59
All of Us, by Raymond Carver
All of Us
by Raymond Carver
Cathedral
by Raymond Carver
Fires
by Raymond Carver
A New Path to the Waterfall
by Raymond Carver
No Heroics, Please
by Raymond Carver
Where I'm Calling From
by Raymond Carver
What We Talk About When We Talk About Love
by Raymond Carver
Will You Please be Quiet, Please?
by Raymond Carver
'Trouble in Paradise'
David Western and John Terborgh
, p. 60
An Exchange
Letters
Myriam Anissimov, Tony Judt, Ed Timperlake, and Lars-Erik Nelson, ...
, pp. 60-64
Cover Drawing
David Levine
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