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"Descent"

by Margaret Atwood

The New Yorker, June 27, 1970, p. 50

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      6. "On Quaking Bog" by Ben Belitt, pp. 34-42
      7. The Theatre by Brendan Bill, p. 43
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      5. "Fortune" by Jon Swan, p. 30
      6. A Reporter at Large by Flora Lewis, pp. 31-63
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      4. "Summer Afternoon, Summer Afternoon" by Hannah Green, pp. 30-31
      5. "Snatches for Charles Ives" by Daniel Hoffman, pp. 32-49
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      7. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, pp. 70-72
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      4. "The Deacon" by John Updike, pp. 38-39
      5. "The Magician's Retreat" by Marianne Moore, pp. 40-41
      6. "Brain Damage" by Donald Barthelme, pp. 42-43
      7. Reflectiosn (War and Pacifism) by Freeman J. Dyson, pp. 44-59
      8. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, pp. 60-66
      9. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, p. 67
      10. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 68-69
      11. Our Far-Flung Correspondents (Building a House) by Noel Perrin, pp. 70-81
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      6. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 77
      7. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 78-79
      8. Musical Events by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 80-84
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        Russian Prospect by Erik de Mauny
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      14. Cover by James Stevenson
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      2. "Sentence" by Donald Barthelme, pp. 34-35
      3. "Grand Tour De Saigon" by Herbert Krohn, pp. 36-37
      4. "Dr. Beeber" by Isaac Bashevis Singer, pp. 38-39
      5. "The North Sea" by Howard Moss, pp. 40-42
      6. Profiles (Bertram A. Powers) by Geoffrey T. Hellman, pp. 43-82
      7. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 83
      8. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 83-85
      9. Letter from Paris by Genet, pp. 86-91
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        Tropic of Cancer (1970 Film) by Joseph Strick
      11. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 101-106
      12. Musical Events by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 107-109
      13. Jazz by Whitney Balliett, pp. 110-114
      14. "Winter" by Samuel Menashe, p. 115
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      2. "Sad Arthur" by Roger Angell, p. 33
      3. "Snowfall" by W.S. Merwin, pp. 34-35
      4. "Foreigners" by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 36-41
      5. "A Letter from Little Tobago" by Barbara Howes, pp. 42-43
      6. Profiles (Daniel Berrigan, S.J. and Philip Berrigan, S.S.J.) by Francine du Plessix Gray, pp. 44-121
      7. The Theatre (Off Broadway) by Edith Oliver, pp. 122-123
      8. Department of Amplification by Thomas Whiteside, pp. 124-129
      9. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 130-133
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      11. Musical Events by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 143-145
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        Kate Chopin: A Critical Biography by Per Seyersted
        The Divided Self by R.D. Laing
        Decent and Indecent by Benjamin Spock
        A Personal Country by A.C. Greene
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      15. Cover by Charles E. Martin
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      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 33-37
      2. "Three Likely Lads of Limbo" by Eli Waldron, pp. 38-39
      3. "The Mentor" by Isaac Bashevis Singer, pp. 40-41
      4. "He Knows What He's Doing" by Lois Moyles, pp. 42-46
      5. Profiles (Calcutta) by Ved Mehta, pp. 47-114
      6. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 115
      7. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 116-119
      8. U.S. Journal: Provo, Utah by Calvin Trillin, pp. 120-125
      9. The Sporting Scene (Canoeing) by John McPhee, pp. 126-133
      10. On and Off the Avenue (Feminine Fashions) by Kennedy Fraser, pp. 134-140
      11. Letter from Paris by Genet, pp. 141-146
      12. The Race Track by Audax Minor, p. 147
      13. Letter from Washington by Richard H. Rovere, pp. 148-155
      14. Musical Events by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 156-160
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        Airport (1970 Film) by George Seaton
        The Boys in the Band (1970 Film) by William Friedkin
      16. [+]
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        Mr. Sermon by R.F. Delderfield
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        Superior Person by Kenneth Rose
        Ephemeral Folk Figures by Avon Neal and Ann Parker
      17. Cover by Kenneth Mahood
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      2. "Bech Swings?" by John Updike, pp. 33-35
      3. "Suicide Note" by Richard Eberhart, pp. 36-39
      4. "Hadrian's Villa: Water, Wind & Stone" by George Amabile, pp. 40-42
      5. "March, Saturday, 2 P.M.-3 P.M." by James Stevenson, p. 43
      6. Profiles (Ray Charles) by Whitney Balliett, pp. 44-80
      7. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, pp. 81-83
      8. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 84-89
      9. The Art World by Harold Rosenberg, pp. 90-96
      10. [+]
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      12. Musical Events by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 107-109
      13. Onward and Upward in the Garden by Katharine S. White, pp. 110-130
      14. Cover by Ilonka Karasz
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      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 33-38
      2. "The Man on the Threshold" by Jorge Luis Borges, p. 39
      3. "Cooking an Omelette" by Jonathan Aaron, pp. 40-41
      4. "An Antique Love Story" by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 42-43
      5. "Yet" by Harold Witt, pp. 44-48
      6. "The Little Wrens and Robins" by Benedict Kiely, pp. 49-60
      7. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 61
      8. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 62-65
      9. U.S. Journal: N.Y./L.A./N.Y. by Calvin Trillin, pp. 66-77
      10. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 78-79
      11. Letter from the Space Center by Henry S.F. Cooper, Jr., pp. 80-114
      12. [+]
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      13. Letter from Paris by Genet, pp. 121-127
      14. Musical Events by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 128-132
      15. [+]
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      16. [+]
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      17. [+]
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      18. [+]
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      19. Cover by Stan Hunt
    2. [+]
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      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 31-35
      2. "The Joke" by Isaac Bashevis Singer, pp. 36-39
      3. "Brief Reunion" by Robert Graves, pp. 40-44
      4. "Exiles" (Part I) by Michael J. Arlen, pp. 45-80
      5. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 81
      6. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 82-88
      7. Musical Events by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 89-91
      8. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 92-93
      9. A Reporter at Large (Indian Journal) by Ved Mehta, pp. 94-160
      10. [+]
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        The Portuguese Seaborne Empire, 1415-1825 by C.R. Boxer
        Historians' Fallacies by David Hackett Fischer
      14. Cover by Jean-Michel Folon
    3. [+]
      April 18, 1970 Issue = 21 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 33-37
      2. "Test" by John Bailey, pp. 38-40
      3. "Exiles" (Part II) by Michael J. Arlen, pp. 41-43
      4. "Leaving a Station---Sunday, Feb. 1, 1970" by Peter Kane Dufault, pp. 44-47
      5. "Brueghel: The Triumph of Time" by Howard Nemerov, pp. 48-78
      6. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, pp. 79-81
      7. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 82-88
      8. "The Roofs" by W.S. Merwin, p. 89
      9. "Through the Automatic Carwash" by Robert Vas Dias, pp. 90-91
      10. U.S. Journal: Los Angeles by Calvin Trillin, pp. 92-105
      11. Around City Hall by Andy Logan, pp. 106-127
      12. Letter from Paris by Genet, pp. 128-133
      13. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 134-137 - 3 Reviews
        Mississippi Mermaid (1969 Film) by Francois Truffaut
        Destroy, She Said (1969 Film) by Marguerite Duras
        Antonio das Mortes (1969 Film) by Glauber Rocha
      14. Letter from Washington by Richard H. Rovere, pp. 138-147
      15. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 148-149
      16. Musical Events by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 150-154
      17. Records: Rock, Etc. by Ellen Willis, pp. 155-160
      18. [+]
        The Infallibility Syndrome by L.E. Sissman, pp. 161-165 - 1 Review
        Up the Organization by Robert Townsend#2
      19. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 166 - 1 Review
        A Cry of Crickets by Brian Glanville
      20. [+]
        General The Twilight of the Presidency, by George E. R..., pp. 166-170 - 5 Reviews
        The Twilight of the Presidency by George E. Reedy
        Merchants and Masterpieces by Calvin Tomkins
        Change at Shebika by Jean Duvignaud
        On Violence by Hannah Arendt
        The Coming of the Golden Age by Gunther S. Stent
      21. Cover by Charles Saxon
    4. [+]
      April 25, 1970 Issue = 19 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 27-31
      2. "Porcupines at the University" by Donald Barthelme, pp. 32-33
      3. "Ibn Hakkan Al-Bokhari, Dead in His Labyrinth" by Jorge Luis Borges, pp. 34-37
      4. "The Judges" by Robert Graves, pp. 38-39
      5. Profiles (Ivan Illich) by Francine du Plessix Gray, pp. 40-41
      6. "Song" by Gerald Jonas, pp. 42-94
      7. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 95
      8. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 96-97
      9. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 98-99
      10. On and Off the Avenue (Feminine Fashions) by Kennedy Fraser, pp. 100-104
      11. This and That by M.M., pp. 105-109
      12. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 110-113 - 2 Reviews
        The Joke (1968 Film) by Jaromil Jires
        Courage for Every Day (1964 Film) by Evald Schorm
      13. Our Far-Flung Correspondents (Mobile Jazz Festivals) by Whitney Balliett, pp. 114-126
      14. Musical Events by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 127-132
      15. [+]
        The View from the Dental Chair by John Updike, pp. 133-135 - 1 Review
        Local Anaesthetic by Gunter Grass
      16. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 136 - 1 Review
        Song of the Earth by Alexander Cordell
      17. [+]
        General Return to Black America, by William Gardner Smith, pp. 137-138 - 5 Reviews
        Return to Black America by William Gardner Smith
        Alexander the Great by R.D. Milns
        Below Stairs by Margaret Powell
        How to Talk Back to Your Television Set by Nicholas Johnson
        Irascible Genius by Maboth Moseley
      18. [+]
        Mystery and Crime Maigret Hesitates, by Georges Simenon, pp. 139-142 - 4 Reviews
        Maigret Hesitates by Georges Simenon
        Deaths Bright Dart by V.C. Clinton-Baddeley
        A Problem in Angels by Leonard Holton
        The Innocent Bystanders by James Munro
      19. Cover by Laura Jean Allen
    5. [+]
      May 2, 1970 Issue = 18 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 27-32
      2. "Property" by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 33-35
      3. "Life, the Interesting Character" by Louis Simpson, pp. 36-39
      4. "The Making of the Bear" by Ramon Guthrie, pp. 40-41
      5. "The Old Story About a Path" by W.S. Merwin, pp. 42-43
      6. A Reporter at Large (Nepal---I) by Jeremy Bernstein, pp. 44-82
      7. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, pp. 83-85
      8. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 86-88
      9. On and Off the Avenue (About the House) by Janet Malcolm, pp. 89-92
      10. The Sporting Scene (Golf) by Herbert Warren Wind, pp. 93-101
      11. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 102-109 - 2 Reviews
        Two or Three Things I Know About Her (1968 Film) by Jean-Luc Godard
        Sympathy for the Devil (1970 Film) by Jean-Luc Godard
      12. Letter from Paris by Genet, pp. 110-116
      13. "Opus 132" by Harold Witt, p. 117
      14. Musical Events by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 118-122
      15. [+]
        Poet Into Novelist by L.E. Sissman, pp. 123-125 - 1 Review
        Deliverance by James Dickey
      16. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 126 - 1 Review
        People Who Pull You Down by Thomas Baird
      17. [+]
        General The Journey Not the Arrival Matters, by Leonar..., pp. 127-130 - 4 Reviews
        The Journey Not the Arrival Matters by Leonard Woolf
        Black Freedom by Carleton Mabee
        A Child's Conception of Time by Jean Piaget
        The Mechanisms of Perception by Jean Piaget
      18. Cover by Arthur Getz
    6. [+]
      May 9, 1970 Issue = 18 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 31-35
      2. "Sharon" by Elizabeth Spencer, pp. 36-39
      3. "Nine Poems" by Mark Strand, pp. 40-41
      4. "Never Touch a Butterfly" by John Batki, pp. 42-45
      5. A Reporter at Large (Nepal---II) by Jeremy Bernstein, pp. 46-96
      6. The Theatre (Off Broadway) by Edith Oliver, p. 97
      7. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 98-102
      8. The Art World by Harold Rosenberg, pp. 103-117
      9. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 118-121 - 3 Reviews
        A Man Called Horse (1970 Film) by Elliot Silverstein
        Hi, Mom! (1970 Film) by Brian De Palma
        Riverrun (1970 Film) by John Korty
      10. "The Cannery Song" by Christopher Geoffrey, pp. 122-123
      11. On and Off the Avenue (About the House) by Janet Malcolm, pp. 124-129
      12. Letter from Indo-China by Robert Shaplen, pp. 130-147
      13. Musical Events by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 148-153
      14. [+]
        Through Seas of Thought, Alone by George Steiner, pp. 154-161 - 1 Review
        Giambattista Vico: An International Symposium by Giorgio Tagliacozzo and Hayden V. White
      15. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 162 - 1 Review
        A Walk in the Dolomites by Caroline Neilson
      16. [+]
        General The Children of Frankenstein, by Herbert J. Mu..., p. 163 - 3 Reviews
        The Children of Frankenstein by Herbert J. Muller
        A Soviet Heretic by Yevgeny Zamyatin and Mirra Ginsburg
        The City by John V. Lindsay
      17. [+]
        Mystery and Crime Death in Willow Pattern, by W.J. Burley, pp. 164-166 - 2 Reviews
        Death in Willow Pattern by W.J. Burley
        The Spoilers by Desmond Bagley
      18. Cover by Charles E. Martin
    7. [+]
      May 16, 1970 Issue = 19 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 31-35
      2. "Using 1957-59 as a Base, Try Stealing Home" by Gordon Cotler, p. 36
      3. "Upon Shaving Off One's Beard" by John Updike, p. 37
      4. "The Driver's Seat" by Muriel Spark, pp. 38-41
      5. "Radical Departures" by Howard Moss, pp. 42-104
      6. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 105
      7. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 105-107
      8. U.S. Journal: Missouri by Calvin Trillin, pp. 108-113
      9. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 114-116 - 2 Reviews
        Colossus - the Forbin Project (1970 Film) by Joseph Sargent
        Brand X (1970 Film) by Win Chamberlain
      10. Letter from Paris by Genet, pp. 117-121
      11. Musical Events by Winthrop Sergeant, pp. 122-124
      12. Letter from Indo-China by Robert Shaplen, pp. 125-143
      13. "Iris" by Muriel Rukeyser, p. 144
      14. The Race Track by Audax Minor, p. 145
      15. Letter from Washington by Richard H. Rovere, pp. 146-151
      16. [+]
        Telling It The Way It Was by L.E. Sissman, pp. 152-153 - 1 Review
        Hard Times by Studs Terkel
      17. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 154 - 1 Review
        The White Land by William Dieter
      18. [+]
        General The Grass of Oblivion, by Valentin Kataev, pp. 154-158 - 5 Reviews
        The Grass of Oblivion by Valentin Kataev
        The Treasure of Sutton Hoo by Bernice Grohskopf
        Myselves When Young by Frank Budgen
        Carnival by Arthur H. Lewis
        Legends of the South Seas by Antony Alpers
      19. Cover by Andre Francois
    8. [+]
      May 23, 1970 Issue = 15 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 27-31
      2. "The Challenge" by Jorge Luis Borges, pp. 32-33
      3. "The Case Against Prof. Lamberti" by James Stevenson, pp. 34-41
      4. A Reporter At Large (Deserters in Sweden) by Daniel Lang, pp. 42-43
      5. "How I Love You" by Vladimir Nabokov, pp. 44-72
      6. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, pp. 73-75
      7. Musical Events by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 76-77
      8. Jazz by Whitney Balliett, pp. 78-89
      9. "Le Tourisme Euphonique" by Frederick Packard, pp. 90-92
      10. Our Far-Flung Correspondents (Environmental Disruption) by Fred C. Shapiro, pp. 93-105
      11. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 106-107
      12. [+]
        The Current Cinema: Oh, Harry by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 108-111 - 2 Reviews
        Getting Straight (1970 Film) by Richard Rush
        The Landlord (1970 Film) by Hal Ashby
      13. Two Neglected American Novelists: I. Henry B. Fuller by Edmund Wilson, pp. 112-138
      14. [+]
        Briefly Noted, pp. 139-142 - 5 Reviews
        John Donne: A Life by R.C. Bald
        Napoleon Is Dead in Russia by Guido Artom
        Hurricane! by Joe McCarthy
        The Courageous and the Proud by Samuel Vance
        Victorian and Edwardian London by John Betjeman
      15. Cover by Arthur Getz
    9. [+]
      May 30, 1970 Issue = 15 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 21-25
      2. "Turtletaub and the Foul Distemper" by Roger Angell, pp. 26-29
      3. "From Beyoglu" by Richard Howard, pp. 30-31
      4. "Mother's Day" by Jessamyn West, pp. 32-37
      5. Profiles (Cleveland Symphony Orchestra) by Joseph Wechsberg, pp. 38-69
      6. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 70
      7. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 70-74
      8. Letter from London by Mollie Panter-Downes, pp. 75-78
      9. The Race Track by Audax Minor, p. 79
      10. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 80-85 - 3 Reviews
        Raven's End (1963 Film) by Bo Widerberg
        See You at Mao (1970 Film) by Jean-Luc Godard and Jean-Henri Roger
        Pravda (1970 Film) by Paul Burron and Jean-Luc Godard
      11. Letter from Paris by Genet, pp. 86-89
      12. [+]
        Mainstay of the Sky, Foundation of the Earth by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 90-97 - 1 Review
        Soma: Divine Mushroom of Immortality by Robert Gordon Wasson
      13. [+]
        Briefly Noted, pp. 98-99 - 2 Reviews
        As Towns with Fire by Anthony C. West
        Three by Sylvia Ashton-Warner
      14. [+]
        General The Making of an Ex-Astronaut, by Brian O'Leary, pp. 100-102 - 2 Reviews
        The Making of an Ex-Astronaut by Brian O'Leary
        A Concise History of Scotland by Fitzroy Maclean
      15. Cover by William Steig
    10. [+]
      June 6, 1970 Issue = 18 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 25-29
      2. "Who Stole My Golden Undies?" by S.J. Perelman, pp. 30-32
      3. "A Tutor in the Village" by Isaac Bashevis Singer, pp. 33-37
      4. "Five Poems" by W.S. Merwin, pp. 38-39
      5. U.S. Journal: Fort Dix, New Jersey by Calvin Trillin, pp. 40-48
      6. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, pp. 49-53
      7. The Art World by Harold Rosenberg, pp. 54-55
      8. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 56-61
      9. The Sporting Scene (Horse Racing) by Fred FeldKamp, pp. 62-84
      10. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 85-87 - 3 Reviews
        Watermelon Man (1970 Film) by Melvin Van Peebles
        The Passenger (1963 Film) by Andrzej Munk and Witold Lesiewicz
        Let It Be (1970 Film) by Michael Lindsay-Hogg
      11. Letter from Osaka by E.J. Kahn, Jr., pp. 88-102
      12. The Race Track by Audax Minor, p. 103
      13. Around City Hall by Andy Logan, pp. 104-108
      14. "A Fight Between a White Boy and a Black Boy in the Dusk of a Fall Afternoon in Omaha, ... by Wright Morris, pp. 109-111
      15. [+]
        Two Neglected American Novelists by Edmund Wilson, pp. 112-133 - 1 Review
        The Novels of Harold Frederic by Austin Briggs, Jr.
      16. [+]
        Briefly Noted, pp. 134-135 - 3 Reviews
        A Beggar in Jerusalem by Elie Wiesel
        Lumumba: The Last Fifty Days by G. Heinz and H. Donnay
        The Divine Mistress by Samuel Edwards
      17. [+]
        Mystery and Crime Many Deadly Returns, by Patricia Moyes, pp. 136-138 - 3 Reviews
        Many Deadly Returns by Patricia Moyes
        The Blessing Way by Tony Hillerman
        High Tide by P.M. Hubbard
      18. Cover by Saul Steinberg
    11. [+]
      June 13, 1970 Issue = 15 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 25-29
      2. "Estrangement" by Ted Walker, pp. 30-31
      3. "An Emeritus Addresses the School" by John Ciardi, pp. 32-35
      4. "A Nation of Wheels" by Donald Barthelme, pp. 36-39
      5. A Reporter at Large (Prairie Dogs and Black-Footed Ferrets) by Faith McNulty, pp. 40-89
      6. The Theatre (Off Broadway) by Edith Oliver, pp. 90-92
      7. Department of Amplification (Zhores A. Medvedev) by Jeremy Bernstein, pp. 93-94
      8. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 95-96
      9. Letter from Paris by Genet, pp. 97-102
      10. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 103-108 - 1 Review
        The Passion of Anna (1970 Film) by Ingmar Bergman
      11. Letter from Washington by Richard H. Rovere, pp. 109-116
      12. [+]
        Craft by L.E. Sissman, p. 117 - 2 Reviews
        The Bay of Noon by Shirley Hazzard
        The Stunt Man by Paul Brodeur
      13. [+]
        Briefly Noted, pp. 118-119 - 3 Reviews
        Reason Awake---Science for Man by Rene J. Dubos
        Pocahontas and Her World by Philip L. Barbour
        The Royal House of Scotland by Eric Linklater
      14. [+]
        Mystery and Crime Twice Retired, by Richard Lockridge, pp. 120-122 - 1 Review
        Twice Retired by Richard Lockridge
      15. Cover by Charles E. Martin
    12. [+]
      June 20, 1970 Issue = 14 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 25-30
      2. "Hassidic Tales, With a Guide to Their Interpretation by the Noted Scholar" by Woody Allen, pp. 31-32
      3. "Metamorphosis" by Jon Swan, p. 33
      4. "The Fall" by V.S. Pritchett, pp. 34-39
      5. Our Footloose Correspondents (General Motors Stockholders' Meeting) by E.J. Kahn, Jr., pp. 40-54
      6. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 55-57 - 2 Reviews
        Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970 Film) by Ted Post
        Rider on the Rain (1970 Film) by Rene Clement
      7. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 58-62
      8. On and Off the Avenue (About the House) by Janet Malcolm, pp. 63-77
      9. Department of Amplification (2,4,5-T) by Thomas Whiteside, pp. 78-95
      10. Our Local Corerspondents (New York City Assembly District Campaign) by Susan Lardner, pp. 96-108
      11. Tigers in the Mirror by George Steiner, pp. 109-118
      12. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 119 - 1 Review
        Treasure by A.E. Hotchner
      13. [+]
        General The Shattered Dream, by Gene Smith, pp. 120-122 - 3 Reviews
        The Shattered Dream by Gene Smith
        The Myth of France by Raymond Rudorff
        The African Genius by Basil Davidson
      14. Cover by Andre Francois
    13. [+]
      June 27, 1970 Issue = 19 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 25-29
      2. "The Orphaned Swimming Pool" by John Updike, pp. 30-32
      3. "By Daylight and In Dream" by John Hall Wheelock, p. 33
      4. "Paternity" by Richard Berczeller, pp. 34-37
      5. "Later Still" by Philip Levine, pp. 38-41
      6. U.S. Journal: West Chester, Pennsylvania by Calvin Trillin, pp. 42-49
      7. "Descent" by Margaret Atwood, p. 50
      8. The Theatre (Off Broadway) by Edith Oliver, pp. 50-51
      9. Our Local Correspondents (Duke Ellington) by Whitney Balliett, pp. 52-56
      10. On and Off the Avenue (Feminine Fashions) by Kennedy Fraser, pp. 57-58
      11. Letter from Paris by Genet, pp. 59-61
      12. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Susan Lardner, pp. 62-68 - 6 Reviews
        Catch-22 (1970 Film) by Mike Nichols
        The Strawberry Statement (1970 Film) by Stuart Hagmann
        The Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart (1970 Film) by Leonard Horn
        Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970 Film) by Ossie Davis
        The Out-of-Towners (1970 Film) by Arthur Hiller
        On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970 Film) by Vincente Minnelli
      13. Letter from Berlin by Joseph Wechsberg, pp. 69-71
      14. "July and the Boat" by Thomas Snapp, pp. 72-74
      15. The Race Track by Audax Minor, p. 75
      16. [+]
        The Making of a Soldier by Naomi Bliven, pp. 76-81 - 1 Review
        Wellington: The Years of the Sword by Elizabeth Longford
      17. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 82 - 1 Review
        A Tale of Two Families by Dean Smith
      18. [+]
        General Against the Evidence, by Andy Logan, pp. 83-86 - 5 Reviews
        Against the Evidence by Andy Logan
        Charles of Orleans: Prince and Poet by Enid McLeod
        The American Corporation by Richard J. Barber
        Speaking to Each Other by Richard Hoggart
        Ludwig van Beethoven by Joseph Schmidt-Gorg and Hans Schmidt
      19. Cover by Ronald Searle
  3. [+]
    Issues of Jul.-Sep. 1970 = 13 Issues, 187 Articles
    1. [+]
      July 4, 1970 Issue = 16 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 19-24
      2. "The Pied Piper" by Thomas Meehan, pp. 25-28
      3. "Till It Be Morrow" by Richard W. O'Donnell, p. 29
      4. A Reporter At Large (Interview With Eugene V. Rostow) by William Whitworth and Eugene V. Rostow, pp. 30-33
      5. "Excuse for an Italian Sonnet" by L.E. Sissman, pp. 34-56
      6. The Theatre (Off Broadway) by Edith Oliver, p. 57
      7. On and Off the Avenue (This and That) by M.M., pp. 58-60
      8. Letter from London by Mollie Panter-Downes, p. 61
      9. "The Return" by Jon Swan, p. 62
      10. The Race Track by Audax Minor, p. 63
      11. Department of Amplification (2,4,5-T and 2,4-D) by Thomas Whiteside, pp. 64-70
      12. [+]
        The Current Cinema: This England, This Past by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 71-72 - 3 Reviews
        The Virgin and the Gypsy (1970 Film) by Christopher Miles
        Myra Breckinridge (1970 Film) by Michael Sarne
        Events (1970 Film) by Fred Baker
      13. [+]
        The Lonesomeness and Hilarity of Survival by Howard Moss, pp. 73-74 - 1 Review
        Losing Battles by Eudora Welty
      14. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 75 - 1 Review
        Spector by Marc Davis
      15. [+]
        General Family Portrait, by Catherine Drinker Bowen, pp. 76-78 - 2 Reviews
        Family Portrait by Catherine Drinker Bowen
        Recollections by Alexis de Tocqueville, J.P. Mayer, and A.P. Kerr, ...
      16. Cover by Charles Addams
    2. [+]
      July 11, 1970 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 17-22
      2. "Newsletter" by Donald Barthelme, p. 23
      3. "Album from the Attic" by James Stevenson, pp. 24-29
      4. "Window Solstice" by Hawley Truax, pp. 30-31
      5. Profiles (Giovanni Mardersteig) by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 32-33
      6. "Last Sonnet" by John Hall Wheelock, pp. 34-47
      7. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 48
      8. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 48-49
      9. Letter from Paris by Genet, pp. 50-52
      10. The Race Track by Audax Minor, p. 53
      11. [+]
        The Current Cinema: Nuns, Lousy Cooks, and Other Heroines of the Music That Goes Round ... by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 54-56 - 2 Reviews
        Tell Me that You Love Me, Junie Moon (1970 Film) by Otto Preminger
        Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970 Film) by Don Siegel
      12. Letter from Indo-China by Robert Shaplen, pp. 57-73
      13. Musical Chairs (Popular Records) by Douglas Watt, pp. 74-76
      14. [+]
        Growing Up Black by L.E. Sissman, pp. 77-78 - 1 Review
        Daddy Was a Number Runner by Louise Meriwether
      15. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 79 - 1 Review
        The Indian Sign by John Gunther
      16. [+]
        General My Travel Diary, 1936, by Paul Tillich and Jer..., pp. 80-82 - 3 Reviews
        My Travel Diary, 1936 by Paul Tillich and Jerald C. Brauer
        Parentheses by Jay Neugeboren
        Memoirs of Montparnasse by John Glassco
      17. Cover by Ilonka Karasz
    3. [+]
      July 18, 1970 Issue = 16 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 17-21
      2. "Museum" by Calvin Tomkins, pp. 22-24
      3. "Dar" by Emily Hahn, pp. 25-29
      4. "Five Poems" by Ted Hughes, pp. 30-31
      5. U.S. Journal: Long Island by Calvin Trillin, pp. 32-44
      6. [+]
        The Current Cinema: Then As Now by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 45-47 - 4 Reviews
        Getting Straight (1970 Film) by Richard Rush
        The Revolutionary (1970 Film) by Paul Williams
        Hello-Goodbye (1970 Film) by Jean Negulesco
        They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970 Film) by Gordon Douglas
      7. The Art World by Harold Rosenberg, pp. 48-52
      8. Our Far-Flung Correspondents (Dartmouth Senior Class) by Noel Perrin, pp. 53-57
      9. "Mary Shellmic" by Judi Crosford, p. 58
      10. The Race Track by Audax Minor, p. 59
      11. The Sporting Scene (Soccer) by Alastair Reid, pp. 60-71
      12. Letter from Washington by Richard H. Rovere, pp. 72-80
      13. [+]
        The Good Life by Naomi Bliven, pp. 81-82 - 1 Review
        Letters of Aldous Huxley by Grover Smith and Aldous Huxley
      14. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 83 - 1 Review
        The Voyage of the Franz Joseph by James Yaffe
      15. [+]
        General Operation Overflight, by Francis Gary Powers a..., p. 83 - 4 Reviews
        Operation Overflight by Francis Gary Powers and Curt Gentry
        The Love That Dared Not Speak Its Name by H. Montgomery Hyde
        The Job by Daniel Odier and William S. Burroughs
        The Art and Times of the Guitar by Frederic V. Grunfeld
      16. Cover by Saul Steinberg
    4. [+]
      July 25, 1970 Issue = 16 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 19-24
      2. "On a Wagon" by Isaac Bashevis Singer, pp. 25-27
      3. "Death Ballad" by John Berryman, pp. 28-30
      4. "Three Stories" by W.S. Merwin, pp. 31-32
      5. Profiles (Valencia) by Kenneth Tynan, pp. 33-35
      6. "An E-Type on the Interstate" by L.E. Sissman, pp. 36-53
      7. [+]
        The Current Cinema: Summer Judy Holliday by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 54-55 - 3 Reviews
        Born Yesterday (1950 Film) by George Cukor
        Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx (1970 Film) by Waris Hussein
        Something for Everyone (1970 Film) by Harold Prince
      8. Letter from Dublin by Jane Kramer, pp. 56-65
      9. Musical Events (Jazz) by Whitney Balliett, pp. 66-69
      10. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 70-73
      11. Letter from London by Mollie Panter-Downes, pp. 74-76
      12. Letter from Paris by Genet, pp. 77-78
      13. [+]
        Scribe by Roger Angell, p. 79 - 1 Review
        Ball Four by Jim Bouton and Leonard Shecter
      14. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 80 - 2 Reviews
        A Quiet Voyage Home by Richard Jessup
        Matilda by Paul Gallico
      15. [+]
        General Zelda: A Biography, by Nancy Milford, pp. 80-82 - 3 Reviews
        Zelda: A Biography by Nancy Milford
        Who Needs the Democrats? by John Kenneth Galbraith
        Robert Burns: The Man and the Poet by Robert T. Fitzhugh
      16. Cover by Arthur Getz
    5. [+]
      August 1, 1970 Issue = 12 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 19-24
      2. "Sketch" by Robert Thompson, pp. 25-27
      3. "Bright Shores" by Ivy Litvinov, pp. 28-33
      4. "In Nine Sleep Valley" by James Merrill, pp. 34-35
      5. Profiles (Theodore Kheel) by Fred C. Shapiro, pp. 36-58
      6. The Theatre (Off Broadway) by Edith Oliver, p. 59
      7. The Sporting Scene (Golf) by Herbert Warren Wind, pp. 60-68
      8. [+]
        The Current Cinema: Don't Just Stand There by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 69-72 - 3 Reviews
        Entertaining Mr. Sloane (1970 Film) by Douglas Hickox
        Darling Lili (1970 Film) by Blake Edwards
        The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970 Film) by Dario Argento
      9. The Race Track by Audax Minor, p. 73
      10. [+]
        Undesign for Living by Naomi Bliven, pp. 74-75 - 1 Review
        Creezy by Felicien Marceau
      11. [+]
        Briefly Noted, pp. 76-78 - 3 Reviews
        A Certain World by W.H. Auden
        The Hidden Crisis in American Politics by Samuel Lubell
        The Silver Age of Venice by Maurice Rowdon
      12. Cover by Andre Francois
    6. [+]
      August 8, 1970 Issue = 14 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 21-25
      2. "The Show" by Donald Barthelme, pp. 26-29
      3. "The Meeting" by Jorge Luis Borges, pp. 30-31
      4. "Currents" by Arthur Freeman, pp. 32-33
      5. Profiles (Holland---I) by Anthony Bailey, pp. 34-37
      6. "The Cure" by Alice T. McIntyre, pp. 38-57
      7. [+]
        The Current Cinema: The Skeptical Soprano by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 58-61 - 1 Review
        The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir (1970 Film) by Jean Renoir
      8. On and Off the Avenue (About the House) by Janet Malcolm, pp. 62-65
      9. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 66-68
      10. Letter From Paris by Genet, pp. 69-71
      11. [+]
        Fool's Gold by John Updike, pp. 72-75 - 1 Review
        The Loss of El Dorado by V.S. Naipaul
      12. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 76 - 1 Review
        Flight Into Egypt by Philippe Jullian
      13. [+]
        General The Rediscovery of Black Nationalism, by Theod..., pp. 76-78 - 3 Reviews
        The Rediscovery of Black Nationalism by Theodore Draper
        The Letters of Sigmund Freud and Arnold Zweig by Ernst L. Freud, Sigmund Freud, and Arnold Zweig
        The Governor Listeth by William F. Buckley Jr.
      14. Cover by Charles E. Martin
    7. [+]
      August 15, 1970 Issue = 12 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 19-23
      2. "A Look At Organized Crime" by Woody Allen, pp. 24-25
      3. "Pilgrim's Progress" by Emily Hahn, pp. 26-29
      4. "Come, Now!" by Hawley Truax, pp. 30-31
      5. Profile (Holland---II) by Anthony Bailey, pp. 32-33
      6. "Clamming At St. James Harbor" by William Heyen, pp. 34-64
      7. [+]
        The Current Cinema: God Save the Language, at Least by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 65-70 - 3 Reviews
        Joe (1970 Film) by John G. Avildsen
        Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970 Film) by Frank Perry
        Lovers and Other Strangers (1970 Film) by Cy Howard
      8. Letter from Indo-China by Robert Shaplen, pp. 71-84
      9. The Race Track by Audax Minor, p. 85
      10. Letter from Washington by Richard H. Rovere, pp. 86-90
      11. [+]
        In a Style to Which One Is Not Accustomed by Naomi Bliven, pp. 91-94 - 1 Review
        Eagle or Sun? by Octavio Paz
      12. Cover by Ilonka Karasz
    8. [+]
      August 22, 1970 Issue = 13 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 27-31
      2. "Taking Stock" by Gilbert Rogin, pp. 32-34
      3. "Fear" by W.S. Merwin, p. 35
      4. "The Green Torso" by Sylvia Townsend Warner, pp. 36-43
      5. Profiles (Amnesty International) by E.J. Kahn, Jr., pp. 44-57
      6. [+]
        The Current Cinema: Gazing at the Sun King by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 58-62 - 3 Reviews
        The Rise of Louis XIV (1966 Film) by Roberto Rossellini
        The Revolutionary (1970 Film) by Paul Williams
        The McMasters (1970 Film) by Alf Kjellin
      7. The Race Track by Audax Minor, p. 63
      8. Annals of Medicine (Minamata Disease) by Berton Roueche, pp. 64-81
      9. On and Off the Avenue (This and That) by M.M., pp. 82-84
      10. Letter from Paris by Genet, pp. 85-87
      11. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 88 - 2 Reviews
        The Cannibal Isle by William Stevens
        The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker by Charles Richard Webb
      12. [+]
        General The Neophiliacs, by Christopher Booker, pp. 88-90 - 1 Review
        The Neophiliacs by Christopher Booker
      13. Cover by James Stevenson
    9. [+]
      August 29, 1970 Issue = 14 Articles
      1. The Sporting Scene (Highland Games) by Alastair Reid, pp. 6-16
      2. The Talk of the Town, pp. 17-22
      3. "The Mysterious Case of R." by Frank Conroy, p. 23
      4. "Waking in Westchester" by Sandra Hochman, pp. 24-25
      5. "Nora's Friends" by Elizabeth Cullinan, pp. 26-31
      6. "Valediction" by Richard Shelton, p. 32
      7. A Reporter At Large (Morocco---I) by Jane Kramer, pp. 33-49
      8. [+]
        The Current Cinema: Feydeau, Move Over by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 50-52 - 2 Reviews
        Pound (1970 Film) by Robert Downey, Sr.
        Up in the Cellar (1970 Film) by Theodore J. Flicker
      9. U.S. Journal: Luverne, Ala. by Calvin Trillin, pp. 53-58
      10. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 59-72
      11. "The Pier Glass" by Berry Morgan, pp. 73-76
      12. [+]
        The Two Merlins by William Maxwell, p. 77 - 1 Review
        George Meredith and English Comedy by V.S. Pritchett
      13. [+]
        Briefly Noted, pp. 78-82 - 6 Reviews
        Memoirs, 1885-1967 by Andre Maurois
        The Challenge of World Poverty by Gunnar Myrdal
        J. M. Barrie: The Man Behind the Image by Janet Dunbar
        Japan: The Story of a Nation by Edwin O. Reischauer
        Interrogating the Oracle by William S. Peterson
        Leningrad by Wright Watts Miller
      14. Cover by Albert Hubbell
    10. [+]
      September 5, 1970 Issue = 14 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 25-29
      2. "Waiting for Wingfield" by James Stevenson, pp. 30-35
      3. "The Enclave" by M.F.K. Fisher, pp. 36-37
      4. "The Last Letters" by Theodore Weiss, pp. 38-41
      5. "The Hand" by Howard Moss, p. 42
      6. A Reporter At Large (Morocco---II) by Jane Kramer, pp. 43-63
      7. [+]
        The Current Cinema: Coup de Foudre by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 64-66 - 2 Reviews
        The Things of Life (1970 Film) by Claude Sautet
        Carry It On (1970 Film) by James Coyne
      8. On and Off the Avenue (About the House) by Janet Malcolm, pp. 67-69
      9. Our Far-Flung Correspondents (Australia) by Joan Colebrook, pp. 70-96
      10. The Race Track by Audax Minor, p. 97
      11. [+]
        Still and Quiet Consciences by Robert Coles, pp. 98-102 - 1 Review
        In the Service of Their Country by Willard Gaylin
      12. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 103 - 1 Review
        The Gold in the Glass by Virginia Chaquet
      13. [+]
        General The Resurrection of Richard Nixon, by Jules Wi..., pp. 103-106 - 4 Reviews
        The Resurrection of Richard Nixon by Jules Witcover
        In Spite of Myself by Winthrop Sargeant
        Grant as Military Commander by General Sir James Marshall-Cornwall
        The Disciple and His Devil by Valerie Pascal
      14. Cover by Arthur Getz
    11. [+]
      September 12, 1970 Issue = 12 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 31-36
      2. "The Bed" by Arturo Vivante, pp. 37-39
      3. "Four Poems" by W.S. Merwin, pp. 40-41
      4. "At the Stroke of Midnight" by Sylvia Townsend Warner, pp. 42-66
      5. [+]
        The Current Cinema: Truffaut by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 67-69 - 1 Review
        The Wild Child (1970 Film) by Francois Truffaut
      6. Reflections (Civil Disobedience) by Hannah Arendt, pp. 70-108
      7. "Irish Sketches" by John McCarten, pp. 109-111
      8. A Reporter At Large (Morocco---III) by Jane Kramer, pp. 112-149
      9. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 150-152
      10. [+]
        Roberts to the Rescue by W.H. Auden, pp. 153-158 - 1 Review
        The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett, 1845-1846 by Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, ...
      11. [+]
        Briefly Noted, pp. 159-162 - 4 Reviews
        Lost Names by Richard E. Kim
        London: The Biography of a City by Christopher Hibbert
        Faces from the Past by Richard M. Ketchum
        The Van Wyck Brooks-Lewis Mumford Letters by Robert E. Spiller, Van Wyck Brooks, and Lewis Mumford, ...
      12. Cover by Charles E. Martin
    12. [+]
      September 19, 1970 Issue = 15 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 27-31
      2. "Lamentations" by Hugh Nissenson, pp. 32-34
      3. "Apartheid" by Ivy Litvinov, pp. 35-38
      4. "Local Family Keeps Son Happy" by Garrison Keillor, p. 39
      5. Profiles (Jorge Luis Borges) by Norman Thomas di Giovanni and Jorge Luis Borges, ..., pp. 40-41
      6. "September, the First Day of School" by Howard Nemerov, pp. 42-100
      7. [+]
        The Current Cinema: Study of an American Black Sheep by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 101-104 - 2 Reviews
        Five Easy Pieces (1970 Film) by Bob Rafelson
        Je t'Aime, Je t'Aime (1968 Film) by Alain Resnais
      8. Musical Events by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 105-107
      9. U.S. Journal: Grosvenor Square by Calvin Trillin, pp. 108-113
      10. "The Doctor's Doctors" by H.F. Ellis, pp. 114-119
      11. Around City Hall by Andy Logan, pp. 120-127
      12. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 128-131
      13. [+]
        Holding On by Brendan Gill, pp. 132-136 - 2 Reviews
        A Fairly Good Time by Mavis Gallant
        Max Jamison by Wilfrid Sheed
      14. [+]
        Briefly Noted, pp. 137-142 - 8 Reviews
        The World of Charles Dickens by Angus Wilson
        Jarano by Ramon Beteta
        Sexual Politics by Kate Millett
        Duty, Honor, Empire by John Lord
        The New Reformation by Paul Goodman
        The Diamond of Jannina by William Plomer
        Archipenko: International Visionary by Donald H. Karshan
        A History of the Umbrella by T.S. Crawford
      15. Cover by Ronald Searle
    13. [+]
      September 26, 1970 Issue = 16 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 25-30
      2. "A Film" by Donald Barthelme, p. 31
      3. "Fat Girl" by Brendan Gill, pp. 32-33
      4. "Dayspring" by Hawley Truax, pp. 34-41
      5. Reflections (The New Generation) by Charles A. Reich, pp. 42-43
      6. "A Celebration for Autumn" by Ted Walker, pp. 44-111
      7. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, pp. 112-113
      8. Musical Events by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 114-117
      9. The Current Cinema: Buster Keaton by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 118-125
      10. "Organ Transplant" by J.D. Reed, pp. 126-128
      11. The Race Track by Audax Minor, p. 129
      12. Letter from Washington by Richard H. Rovere, pp. 130-137
      13. [+]
        Ah, Wilderness! by Naomi Bliven, pp. 138-141 - 2 Reviews
        The Manuscripts of Pauline Archange by Marie-Claire Blais
        Maltaverne by Francois Mauriac
      14. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 142 - 2 Reviews
        Horatio Nelson by Winifred Gerin
        An Eye for the Dragon by Dennis Bloodworth
      15. [+]
        Mystery and Crime The Death of Me Yet, by Whit Masterson, pp. 143-146 - 2 Reviews
        The Death of Me Yet by Whit Masterson
        The People in Glass House by June Drummond
      16. Cover by Charles E. Martin
  4. [+]
    Issues of Oct.-Dec. 1970 = 13 Issues, 229 Articles
    1. [+]
      October 3, 1970 Issue = 15 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 27-31
      2. "Outgoing Bag" by Roger Angell, pp. 32-34
      3. "The Enclave" by M.F.K. Fisher, pp. 35-37
      4. "As If You Had Never Been" by Richard Eberhart, pp. 38-39
      5. A Reporter At Large (The National Guard) by Renata Adler, pp. 40-41
      6. "The Country House" by Louis Simpson, pp. 42-65
      7. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 66
      8. "Reunion" by Richard Shelton, pp. 66-67
      9. Football by J.W.L., pp. 68-72
      10. The Race Track by Audax Minor, p. 73
      11. The Current Cinema: Numbering the Audience by Pauline Kael, pp. 74-82
      12. Onward and Upward With the Arts (Pepsi-Cola Paviliion, Expo '70) by Calvin Tomkins, pp. 83-133
      13. Musical Events by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 134-138
      14. [+]
        Briefly Noted, pp. 139-142 - 3 Reviews
        Shaw: An Autobiography, 1898-1950 by Stanley Weintraub and Bernard Shaw
        Wolves in the City by Paul Henissart
        The Real Majority by Richard M. Scammon and Ben J. Wattenberg
      15. Cover by Charles Saxon
    2. [+]
      October 10, 1970 Issue = 19 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 35-39
      2. "Tangier Buzzless Flies" by John Hopkins, pp. 40-44
      3. "Snack Firm Maps New Chip Push" by Garrison Keillor, p. 45
      4. "Another World from Mine" by Padraic Colum, pp. 46-47
      5. "Three Poems on the Same Theme" by Richard F. Hugo, J.D. Reed, and James Welch, pp. 48-49
      6. Reflections (Science and Technology---I) by Lewis Mumford, pp. 50-131
      7. The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael, pp. 132-137
      8. Musical Events by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 138-140
      9. Our Far-Flung Correspondents (Dunsinane) by John McPhee, pp. 141-148
      10. The Art World by Harold Rosenberg, pp. 149-154
      11. "Being a Lily" by Sylvia Townsend Warner, pp. 155-159
      12. Football by J.W.L., pp. 160-164
      13. On and Off the Avenue (Feminine Fashions) by Kennedy Fraser, pp. 165-170
      14. "Yellow" by Dan Gerber, p. 171
      15. The Sporting Scene (Tennis) by Herbert Warren Wind, pp. 172-184
      16. [+]
        West by L.E. Sissman, pp. 185-189 - 1 Review
        Nathanael West: The Art of His Life by Jay Martin
      17. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 190 - 2 Reviews
        The Book of Giuliano Sansevero by Andrea Giovene
        Scapegoats by George Mandel
      18. [+]
        General One Million, by Hendrik Hertzberg, pp. 191-194 - 5 Reviews
        One Million by Hendrik Hertzberg
        My Grandfather, His Wives and Loves by Diana Holman-Hunt
        The Rise of New York Port, 1815-1860 by Robert Greenhalgh Albion and Jennie Barnes Pope, ...
        No Hail, No Farewell by Louis Heren
        Professional Secrets by Jean Cocteau and Robert Phelps
      19. Cover by Arthur Getz
    3. [+]
      October 17, 1970 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Twon, pp. 33-38
      2. "Missing: Two Lollapaloozas---No Reward" by S.J. Perelman, pp. 39-41
      3. "Empson Lieder" by L.E. Sissman, pp. 42-43
      4. "The Beginnings of Grief" by L. Woiwode, pp. 44-47
      5. Reflections (Science and Technology---II) by Lewis Mumford, pp. 48-142
      6. The Theatre (Off Broadway) by Edith Oliver, pp. 143-145
      7. Football by J.W.L., pp. 146-147
      8. U.S. Journal: West Forty-Fourth Street by Calvin Trillin, pp. 148-154
      9. [+]
        The Current Cinema: Clobber-Movie by Pauline Kael, pp. 155-158 - 3 Reviews
        The Great White Hope (1970 Film) by Martin Ritt
        Monte Walsh (1970 Film) by William A. Fraker
        First Love (1970 Film) by Maximilian Schell
      10. Musical Events by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 159-161
      11. A Reporter At Large (Peace Talks) by Robert Shaplen, pp. 162-179
      12. "Burning the Bracken" by Leslie Norris, pp. 180-182
      13. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 183-184
      14. [+]
        Human Nature Is Finer by Robert Coles, pp. 185-188 - 1 Review
        The Omni-Americans by Albert Murray
      15. [+]
        Briefly Noted, pp. 189-191 - 6 Reviews
        George Washington and the New Nation, 1783-1793 by James Thomas Flexner
        Down There by Jose Yglesias
        These Splendored Isles by Yoichi Midorikawa
        Life in Mexico by Howard T. Fisher and Fanny Calderon de la Barca, ...
        Letter and Image by "Massin"
        Belloc: A Biographical Anthology by Herbert van Thal, Jane Soames Nickerson, and Hilaire Belloc, ...
      16. [+]
        Mystery and Crime Deadly Nightshade, by James Fraser, pp. 192-194 - 4 Reviews
        Deadly Nightshade by James Fraser
        Fadeout by Joseph Hansen
        Mr. Crook Lifts a Mask by Anthony Gilbert
        The Bind by Stanley Ellin
      17. Cover by William Steig
    4. [+]
      October 24, 1970 Issue = 18 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 39-43
      2. "Two Dreams" by Eli Waldron, pp. 44-45
      3. "Collect Calls" by Renata Adler, pp. 46-49
      4. "Crosby Pond" by Nina Alonso, pp. 50-54
      5. Reflections (Science and Technology---III) by Lewis Mumford, p. 55
      6. "Adam Yankev" by Louis Simpson, pp. 56-128
      7. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 129
      8. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 129-130
      9. Letter from Washington by Richard H. Rovere, pp. 131-135
      10. [+]
        The Current Cinema: Kamikazes by Pauline Kael, pp. 136-139 - 1 Review
        Ice (1970 Film) by Robert Kramer
      11. Football by J.W.L., pp. 140-142
      12. Our Local Correspondents (Tree Champion) by Eugene Kinkead, pp. 143-155
      13. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 156-160
      14. Musical Events by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 161-162
      15. Popular Records by Douglas Watt, pp. 163-169
      16. [+]
        Bye, Bye, Bye by Kennedy Fraser, pp. 170-174 - 3 Reviews
        Love Story by Erich Segal
        Windsong by Nicholas Gagarin
        Running Out by Christopher Brookhouse
      17. [+]
        Briefly Noted, pp. 175-178 - 5 Reviews
        Letters from England by Jose Maria Eca de Queiros
        We Talk, You Listen by Vine Deloria, Jr.
        Ordeal of Ambition: Jefferson, Hamilton, Burr by Jonathan Daniels
        American Place-Names by George R. Stewart
        Words for a Deaf Daughter by Paul West
      18. Cover by Charles E. Martin
    5. [+]
      October 31, 1970 Issue = 20 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 35-39
      2. "Grifter, Stay 'Way from My Door" by S.J. Perelman, pp. 40-42
      3. "The Boy Who Laughed" by Ivy Litvinov, pp. 43-46
      4. "Why I Am An Unsuccessful Artist" by James Stevenson, p. 47
      5. "Six Poems" by Nelly Sachs, pp. 48-49
      6. Reflections (Science and Technology---IV) by Lewis Mumford, pp. 50-100
      7. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 101
      8. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, p. 101
      9. Football by J.W.L., pp. 102-103
      10. U.S. Journal: Nampa, Idaho by Calvin Trillin, pp. 104-109
      11. The Sporting Scene (Baseball) by Roger Angell, pp. 110-122
      12. On and Off the Avenue (Feminine Fashions) by Kennedy Fraser, pp. 123-126
      13. "Irish Sketches" by John McCarten, pp. 127-129
      14. [+]
        The Current Cinema: Men in Trouble by Pauline Kael, pp. 130-137 - 5 Reviews
        I Never Sang for My Father (1970 Film) by Gilbert Cates
        Goin' Down the Road (1970 Film) by Donald Shebib
        This Man Must Die (1969 Film) by Claude Chabrol
        Little Fauss and Big Halsey (1970 Film) by Sidney J. Furie
        C.C. and Company (1970 Film) by Seymour Robbie
      15. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 138-141
      16. Musical Events by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 142-146
      17. [+]
        A Farewell to the Old South by Robert Coles, pp. 147-154 - 1 Review
        The South and the Nation by Pat Watters
      18. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 155 - 2 Reviews
        The Wartime Journals of Charles A. Lindbergh by Charles A. Lindbergh
        Louis XIV by Philippe Erlanger
      19. [+]
        Mystery and Crime Enquiry, by Dick Francis, pp. 156-158 - 1 Review
        Enquiry by Dick Francis
      20. Cover by William Steig
    6. [+]
      November 7, 1970 Issue = 19 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 37-41
      2. "The Regulars" by Gilbert Rogin, pp. 42-45
      3. "Letter from Coast to Coast" by L.E. Sissman, pp. 46-47
      4. "Walking With Charlie" by Julie Hayden, pp. 48-50
      5. Profiles (Erik H. Erikson---I) by Robert Coles, pp. 51-132
      6. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 133
      7. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 133-135
      8. The Art World by Harold Rosenberg, pp. 136-141
      9. Football by J.W.L., pp. 142-143
      10. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 144-146
      11. On and Off the Avenue (About the House) by Janet Malcolm, pp. 147-151
      12. This and That by M.M., pp. 152-158
      13. [+]
        The Current Cinema: Mythmaking by Pauline Kael, pp. 159-164 - 4 Reviews
        Burn! (1970 Film) by Gillo Pontecorvo
        The Twelve Chairs (1970 Film) by Mel Brooks
        Cromwell (1970 Film) by Ken Hughes
        WUSA (1970 Film) by Stuart Rosenberg
      14. "Deathwatch" by Alice T. McIntyre, pp. 165-168
      15. Musical Events by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 169-174
      16. [+]
        Bang and Whimpers by George Steiner, pp. 175-180 - 1 Review
        Principles of American Nuclear Chemistry by Thomas A. McMahon
      17. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 181 - 1 Review
        Mary by Vladimir Nabokov
      18. [+]
        General Bright Particular Star, by Joseph Leach, pp. 181-186 - 2 Reviews
        Bright Particular Star by Joseph Leach
        The Shark: Splendid Savage of the Sea by Jacques-Yves Cousteau and Philippe Cousteau
      19. Cover by Abe Birnbaum
    7. [+]
      November 14, 1970 Issue = 18 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 43-48
      2. "The Browning-off of Pelham Manor" by E.B. White, p. 49
      3. "American Express" by Constance Feeley, pp. 50-53
      4. "Boy By a River" by Ted Walker, pp. 54-58
      5. Profiles (Erik H. Erikson---II) by Robert Coles, pp. 59-140
      6. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, pp. 141-142
      7. Football by J.W.L., p. 143
      8. "Crowcolor" by Ted Hughes, pp. 144-146
      9. On and Off the Avenue (Feminine Fashions) by Kennedy Fraser, pp. 147-157
      10. Letter from London by Mollie Panter-Downes, pp. 158-164
      11. [+]
        The Current Cinema: Teamwork by Pauline Kael, pp. 165-169 - 4 Reviews
        The Owl and the Pussycat (1970 Film) by Herbert Ross
        Where's Poppa? (1970 Film) by Carl Reiner
        The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970 Film) by Billy Wilder
        Song of Norway (1970 Film) by Andrew L. Stone
      12. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 170-174
      13. "The Enclave" by M.F.K. Fisher, pp. 175-186
      14. Letter from Washington by Richard H. Rovere, pp. 187-198
      15. Musical Events by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 199-204
      16. [+]
        The Aftermath of Anger by L.E. Sissman, pp. 205-206 - 2 Reviews
        The Green Man by Kingsley Amis
        A Winter in the Hills by John Wain
      17. [+]
        Briefly Noted, pp. 207-214 - 8 Reviews
        The Conquest of the Incas by John Hemming
        Crisis in the Classroom by Charles E. Silberman
        Travels in the South of France by Stendhal
        The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross by John M. Allegro
        Andrew Carnegie by Joseph Frazier Wall
        The Strange Last Voyage of Donald Crowhurst by Nicholas Tomalin and Ron Hall
        Mudie's Circulating Library and the Victorian Novel by Guinevere L. Griest
        The Lady by Emily James Putnam
      18. Cover by Charles Addams
    8. [+]
      November 21, 1970 Issue = 21 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 47-52
      2. "Slow Down---Dangerous Footlights Ahead" by S.J. Perelman, p. 53
      3. "Gigolo" by Sylvia Plath, pp. 54-55
      4. "Risk" by Rachel MacKenzie, pp. 56-57
      5. "The Aliens" by W.H. Auden, pp. 58-102
      6. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, pp. 103-104
      7. Football by J.W.L., pp. 105-110
      8. Letter from Paris by Genet, pp. 111-115
      9. [+]
        The Current Cinema: Bolt & Lean by Pauline Kael, pp. 116-124 - 2 Reviews
        Ryan's Daughter (1970 Film) by David Lean
        Perfect Friday (1970 Film) by Peter Hall
      10. "Echo for the Promise of Georg Trakl's Life" by James Wright, p. 125
      11. Around City Hall by Andy Logan, pp. 126-140
      12. On and Off the Avenue (Christmas Gifts), pp. 141-169
      13. U.S. Jouranl: New Haven by Calvin Trillin, pp. 170-176
      14. "The Woman on the Mall" by Robert Dana, p. 177
      15. Musical Events by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 178-181
      16. Our Far-Flung Correspondents (British Decimal Currency) by John Brooks, pp. 182-202
      17. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 203-205
      18. [+]
        The Devils and Canon Barham by Edmund Wilson, pp. 206-223 - 2 Reviews
        The Ingoldsby Legends by Thomas Ingoldsby
        The Life and Letters of the Rev. Richard Harris Barham by Dalton Barham and Richard Harris Barham
      19. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 224 - 1 Review
        The Lion in the Lei Shop by Kaye Starbird
      20. [+]
        General Good-Bye, Union Square, by Albert Halper, pp. 225-230 - 5 Reviews
        Good-Bye, Union Square by Albert Halper
        The Edwardians by J.B. Priestley
        The Black Vanguard by Robert H. Brisbane
        Storming Heaven by Lately Thomas
        Optimism One by F.M. Esfandiary
      21. Cover by Laura Jean Allen
    9. [+]
      November 28, 1970 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 35-39
      2. "The Pianoforte Factory Revisited" by James Stevenson, pp. 40-41
      3. "Holiday Home" by Ivy Litvinov, pp. 42-45
      4. "E.P. In His Silence" by Barry Spacks, pp. 46-49
      5. "He Who Remains" by Richard Shelton, pp. 50-51
      6. Profiles (Feminists) by Jane Kramer, pp. 52-140
      7. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 141
      8. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 142-143
      9. Football by J.W.L., pp. 144-146
      10. On and Off the Avenue (Christmas Gifts), pp. 147-169
      11. [+]
        The Current Cinema: Slapstick Tragedy by Pauline Kael, pp. 170-177 - 3 Reviews
        The Pizza Triangle (1970 Film) by Ettore Scola
        Bombay Talkie (1970 Film) by James Ivory
        Scrooge (1970 Film) by Ronald Neame
      12. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 178-181
      13. Musical Events by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 182-187
      14. [+]
        Conquistador by Anthony West, p. 188 - 1 Review
        The War of Time by Alejo Carpentier
      15. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 189 - 2 Reviews
        The Talking Trees and Other Stories by Sean O'Faolain
        Bomber by Len Deighton
      16. [+]
        General Winckelmann, by Wolfgang Leppmann, pp. 190-194 - 6 Reviews
        Winckelmann by Wolfgang Leppmann
        Additional Dialogue by Helen Manfull and Dalton Trumbo
        The Spawning Run by William Humphrey
        Remembering the Answers by Nathan Glazer
        Barbarians and Mandarins by Nigel Cameron
        Wild Flowers of the United States by Harold W. Rickett
      17. Cover by Charles E. Martin
    10. [+]
      December 5, 1970 Issue = 15 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 47-52
      2. "Mu" by Calvin Tomkins, p. 53
      3. "Carnival" by Ted Walker, pp. 54-55
      4. "One Man's Opiate" by Ogden Nash, pp. 56-59
      5. Annals of Politics (Judge Carswell and the Senate---I) by Richard Harris, pp. 60-61
      6. "Vandergast and the Girl" by Louis Simpson, pp. 62-161
      7. The Theatre (Off Broadway) by Edith Oliver, pp. 162-163
      8. Football by J.W.L., pp. 164-166
      9. [+]
        The Current Cinema: Worlds Apart by Pauline Kael, pp. 167-169 - 2 Reviews
        Alice's Restaurant (1969 Film) by Arthur Penn
        I Walk the Line (1970 Film) by John Frankenheimer
      10. Musical Events by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 170-173
      11. An Ismailia Childhood by Suzy Eban, pp. 174-190
      12. "The Diagnostician" by Arturo Vivante, pp. 191-198
      13. "After the Japanese" by Jorge Luis Borges, p. 199
      14. Christmas Books for Children by Jean Stafford, pp. 200-222
      15. Cover by Jean-Michel Folon
    11. [+]
      December 12, 1970 Issue = 19 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 39-44
      2. "The Rise of Capitalism" by Donald Barthelme, p. 45
      3. "The Tattooed Desert" by Richard Shelton, pp. 46-47
      4. "The Enclave" by M.F.K. Fisher, pp. 48-50
      5. "Double Vision" by Philip Hamburger, pp. 51-52
      6. Annals of Politics (Judge Carswell and the Senate---II) by Richard Harris, p. 53
      7. "Homage to the North" by Richard Eberhart, pp. 54-131
      8. The Theatre (Off Broadway) by Edith Oliver, pp. 132-133
      9. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 134-136
      10. On and Off the Avenue (Christmas Gifts), pp. 137-153
      11. The Sporting Scene (Alvin Ray Rozelle) by Herbert Warren Wind, pp. 154-163
      12. U.S. Journal: Houston by Calvin Trillin, pp. 164-171
      13. [+]
        The Current Cinema: Stalinism by Pauline Kael, pp. 172-177 - 2 Reviews
        The Confession (1970 Film) by Constantin Costa-Gavras
        Act of the Heart (1970 Film) by Paul Almond
      14. Musical Events by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 178-180
      15. Rock, Etc. by Ellen Willis, pp. 181-187
      16. [+]
        Two Wars, Two Photographers by L.E. Sissman, pp. 188-194 - 2 Reviews
        War Without Heroes by David Douglas Duncan
        East 100th Street by Bruce Davidson
      17. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 195 - 2 Reviews
        Unbidden Guests by Lael Wertenbaker
        The Stones of the Abbey by Fernand Pouillon
      18. [+]
        General Hogarth on High Life, by Arthur S. Wensinger a..., pp. 196-198 - 1 Review
        Hogarth on High Life by Arthur S. Wensinger and W.B. Coley
      19. Cover by Abe Birnbaum
    12. [+]
      December 19, 1970 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 31-35
      2. "The Carol Sing" by John Updike, pp. 36-37
      3. "An Evening With Ramon Bonavena" by Jorge Luis Borges and Adolfo Bioy Casares, pp. 38-39
      4. "Among Schoolchildren" by L.E. Sissman, pp. 40-41
      5. Annals of Advertising (Cigarettes and Television) by Thomas Whiteside, pp. 42-45
      6. "Crow's Fall" by Ted Hughes, pp. 46-95
      7. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 96
      8. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 96-97
      9. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 98-100
      10. On and Off the Avenue (Christmas Gifts), pp. 101-111
      11. [+]
        The Current Cinema: Beyond Pirandello by Pauline Kael, pp. 112-115 - 1 Review
        The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter (1970 Film) by David Maysles, Albert Maysles, and Charlotte Zwerin, ...
      12. Letter from Indo-China by Robert Shaplen, pp. 116-134
      13. Musical Events by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 135-136
      14. Letter from Washington by Richard H. Rovere, pp. 137-142
      15. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 143 - 1 Review
        Kinds of Love by May Sarton
      16. [+]
        General The Last of the Giants, by C.L. Sulzberger, pp. 143-146 - 3 Reviews
        The Last of the Giants by C.L. Sulzberger
        A Peck of Salt by John T. Hough, Jr.
        Man About Paris by Henry Knepler
      17. Cover by Albert Hubbell
    13. [+]
      December 26, 1970 Issue = 14 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 15-20
      2. "The Pen Is Mightier---and Also Pricier" by S.J. Perelman, pp. 21-22
      3. "Greetings, Friends!" by Frank Sullivan, p. 23
      4. A Set of Rebuses by Saul Steinberg, pp. 24-27
      5. Profiles (Bobby Short) by Whitney Balliett, pp. 28-34
      6. "If the President's Half-Hour Press Conference Had Been Allowed To Go Beyond Half an Hour" by James Stevenson, p. 35
      7. Letter from Stockholm by Steven Kelman, pp. 36-49
      8. [+]
        The Current Cinema: Epic and Crumbcrusher by Pauline Kael, pp. 50-54 - 2 Reviews
        Little Big Man (1970 Film) by Arthur Penn
        Love Story (1970 Film) by Arthur Hiller
      9. Letter from London by Mollie Panter-Downes, pp. 55-56
      10. Musical Events by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 57-58
      11. [+]
        Death of a Poet by George Steiner, pp. 59-62 - 1 Review
        Hope Against Hope by Nadezhda Mandelstam
      12. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 63 - 1 Review
        Fifth Business by Robertson Davies
      13. [+]
        General The Self-Inflicted Wound, by Fred P. Graham, pp. 63-66 - 4 Reviews
        The Self-Inflicted Wound by Fred P. Graham
        Another Self by James Lees-Milne
        The Knight and Chivalry by Richard Barber
        A White House Diary by Lady Bird Johnson
      14. Cover by Charles E. Martin
2. [+]
  Issues of 1971 = 50 Issues, 837 Articles
3. [+]
  Issues of 1972 = 40 Issues, 650 Articles
4. [+]
  Issues of 1973 = 39 Issues, 637 Articles
5. [+]
  Issues of 1974 = 51 Issues, 840 Articles
6. [+]
  Issues of 1975 = 52 Issues, 879 Articles
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