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Profiles (Peter Roland Sawyer)

by John Bainbridge

The New Yorker, August 14, 1971, pp. 40-41

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      4. "The Lovepet" by Ted Hughes, pp. 24-28
      5. Profiles (Stapleton, Nebraska) by Berton Roueche, p. 29
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      3. "The Big Rock-Candy Mountain" by L.E. Sissman, pp. 28-29
      4. "Ut an Don an Al Aron" by Rene Durel, pp. 30-50
      5. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 51
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      8. "Snow Line" by Richard Schramm, p. 65
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      4. "The Enclave" by M.F.K. Fisher, pp. 37-39
      5. "The Winter and the Snow" by Robert Dana, pp. 40-41
      6. A Reporter at Large (Enzyme Detergents) by Paul Brodeur, pp. 42-74
      7. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 75
      8. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 75-76
      9. Around City Hall by Andy Logan, pp. 77-84
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      3. "Tidings" by Alastair Reid, pp. 30-33
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      5. "Metropolitan New York Points of Interest" by James Stevenson, pp. 38-39
      6. Profiles (Algernon Charles Swinburne and Walter Theodore Watts-Dunton---III) by Mollie Panter-Downes, pp. 40-71
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      4. "Pneumonia, 1945" by L. Woiwode, pp. 38-41
      5. "Alaska Brown Bear" by John Hollander, pp. 42-44
      6. A Reporter at Large (Black Panthers) by Edward Jay Epstein, pp. 45-77
      7. The Theatre (Off Broadway) by Edith Oliver, pp. 78-80
      8. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 81-82
      9. U.S. Journal: Imperial County, California by Calvin Trillin, pp. 83-89
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      3. "The Unwritten" by W.S. Merwin, pp. 36-37
      4. "The Genius" by Donald Barthelme, pp. 38-40
      5. "Anxieties" by Jorge Luis Borges, pp. 41-42
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      8. The Theatre (Off Broadway) by Edith Oliver, pp. 90-91
      9. The Sporting Scene (Baseball) by Roger Angell, pp. 92-99
      10. U.S. Journal: Center Junction, Iowa by Calvin Trillin, pp. 100-106
      11. The Race Track by Audax Minor, p. 107
      12. Letter from Washington by Richard H. Rovere, pp. 108-113
      13. Musical Events by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 114-116
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        The Governor by Edward R.F. Sheehan
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        The Confessions of Edward Dahlberg by Edward Dahlberg
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      2. "The First Lunar Invitationals" by John Updike, pp. 35-36
      3. "Why Haven't You Written?" by Nadine Gordimer, pp. 37-42
      4. "Mouth-Organ Tunes: The American Lost and Found" by L.E. Sissman, p. 43
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      7. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 82-85
      8. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 86-90
      9. Letter from Paris by Genet, pp. 91-92
      10. "The Fair Woman" by Ann-Elizabeth, p. 93
      11. Musical Events by Winthrop Sargeant, p. 94
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      13. Letter from London by Mollie Panter-Downes, pp. 101-103
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        The Third Life of Grange Copeland by Alice Walker
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        Lenin's Childhood by Isaac Deutscher
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        The Fools in Town Are on Our Side by Ross Thomas
      18. Cover by Donald Reilly
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      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 27-31
      2. "The Cabalist of East Broadway" by Isaac Bashevis Singer, pp. 32-34
      3. "The Lowliest Bush a Purple Sage Would Be" by Garrison Keillor, p. 35
      4. "Six Poems" by Sylvia Plath, pp. 36-37
      5. "The Skein" by Ted Walker, pp. 38-41
      6. Profiles (Beverly Sills) by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 42-66
      7. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 67
      8. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 68-69
      9. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 70-72
      10. The Art World by Harold Rosenberg, pp. 73-77
      11. Letter from Indo-China by Robert Shaplen, pp. 78-91
      12. The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael, pp. 92-97
      13. Life-Lines by George Steiner, pp. 98-118
      14. Cover by Charles Saxon
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      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 29-33
      2. "The End of the Duel" by Jorge Luis Borges, pp. 34-35
      3. "Lotus" by Perdita Buchan, pp. 36-39
      4. "Red Jacket's Grave" by James Wright, pp. 40-42
      5. Profiles (Leon Edel) by Geoffrey T. Hellman, p. 43
      6. "Agnes Cassilda Adams" by Harold Massingham, pp. 44-88
      7. The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael, pp. 89-91
      8. A Reporter at Large (The American Friends Service Committee---I) by Gerald Jonas, pp. 92-111
      9. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 112-115
      10. Letter from Paris by Genet, pp. 116-120
      11. Department of Amplification (Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib and Mir Taqi Mir) by Ved Mehta, pp. 121-126
      12. Musical Events by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 127-129
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        Cocteau: A Biography by Francis Steegmuller
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        Rich Man, Poor Man by Irwin Shaw
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        A Percentage of the Take by Walter Goodman
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      16. Cover by Charles E. Martin
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      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 31-35
      2. "Strange-Dreaming Charlie, Cow-Eyed Charlie" by John Batki, pp. 36-39
      3. "Convenient to Victoria" by L.E. Sissman, pp. 40-41
      4. Profiles (Charles Park and David Brower) by John McPhee, pp. 42-45
      5. "The Green-Sailed Vessel" by Robert Graves, pp. 46-92
      6. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 93
      7. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 94-95
      8. "After the Flight from Rockaway" by Irving Feldman, pp. 96-98
      9. A Reporter at LArge (The American Friends Service Committee---II) by Gerald Jonas, pp. 99-131
      10. Musical Events by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 132-135
      11. [+]
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        Wanda (1971 Film) by Barbara Loden
        A New Leaf (1971 Film) by Elaine May
      12. The Race Track by Audax Minor, p. 141
      13. Around City Hall by Andy Logan, pp. 142-150
      14. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 151 - 1 Review
        The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened by Don Robertson
      15. [+]
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        Dear Miss Weaver by Jane Lidderdale and Mary Nicholson
        Xerxes at Salamis by Peter Green
        Intervention and Negotiation by Jerome Slater
      16. [+]
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        Poetic Justice by Amanda Cross
      17. Cover by Abe Birnbaum
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      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 29-34
      2. Letter from the East by E.B. White, pp. 35-37
      3. "A Secret Gratitude" by James Wright, pp. 38-39
      4. "Juan Murana" by Jorge Luis Borges, pp. 40-41
      5. Profiles (Charles Fraser and David Brower) by John McPhee, pp. 42-82
      6. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 83
      7. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 83-85
      8. U.S. Journal: Dorchester County, S.C. by Calvin Trillin, pp. 86-92
      9. Musical Events by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 93-94
      10. Letter from Paris by Genet, pp. 95-96
      11. "Networks" by George Amabile, pp. 97-98
      12. [+]
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      13. On and off the Avenue (This and That) by M.M., pp. 104-106
      14. The Sporting Scene (Hockey) by Herbert Warren Wind, pp. 107-116
      15. The Art World by Harold Rosenberg, pp. 117-122
      16. Letter from Washington by Richard H. Rovere, pp. 123-131
      17. [+]
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        The Wise Minority by Leon Friedman
        Angkor: An Essay on Art and Imperialism by Jan Myrdal and Gun Kessle
      18. Cover by Saul Steinberg
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      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 27-32
      2. "Engineer-Private Paul Klee Misplaces an Aircraft Between Milbertshofen and Cambrai, Ma... by Donald Barthelme, pp. 33-34
      3. "The Houses of Heaven" by Katinka Loeser, pp. 35-37
      4. "After Drought" by Ted Walker, pp. 38-40
      5. Profiles (Floyd Dominy and David Brower) by John McPhee, p. 41
      6. "For a Man Who Died in His Sleep" by David Wagoner, pp. 42-94
      7. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 95
      8. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 95-97
      9. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 98-100
      10. On and Off the Avenue (Feminine Fashions) by Kennedy Fraser, pp. 101-106
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        The Firemen's Ball (1967 Film) by Milos Forman
        Friends (1971 Film) by Lewis Gilbert
      12. Musical Events by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 110-111
      13. The Sporting Scene (Golf---I) by Herbert Warren Wind, pp. 112-137
      14. [+]
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        Born to Rebel: An Autobiography by Benjamin E. Mays
        The Red and the White by Edgar Morin
        Letters from Liselotte by Charlotte-Elisabeth Orleans and Maria Kroll
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      16. Cover by Raymond Davidson
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      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 29-34
      2. "The Hearing" by Theodore Weesner, pp. 35-37
      3. "Ecce Homo" by John Berryman, pp. 38-42
      4. Profiles (John Usher Monro) by E.J. Kahn, Jr., pp. 43-45
      5. "Occasional Birds" by P.J. Kavanagh, pp. 46-66
      6. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 67
      7. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 67-69
      8. Annals of Medicine (Plague) by Berton Roueche, pp. 70-92
      9. On and Off the Avenue (About the House) by Janet Malcolm, pp. 93-99
      10. The Sporting Scene (Golf---II) by Herbert Warren Wind, pp. 100-129
      11. [+]
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        Right On! (1971 Film) by Herbert Danska
      12. Dept. of Correction and Amplification (Barnard College) by Martha Peterson, p. 137
      13. "The Raisin" by Andrew Hunt, pp. 138-140
      14. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 141-142
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        Single File by Norm Fruchter
      16. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 153 - 2 Reviews
        Lassiter's Folly by Nathaniel Benchley
        The Fall of New York by Miles Donis
      17. [+]
        General The Napoleonists, by E. Tangye Lean, pp. 153-158 - 4 Reviews
        The Napoleonists by E. Tangye Lean
        Samuel Johnson and the Life of Writing by Paul Fussell
        The Battle Stalin Lost by Vladimir Dedijer
        Edith Sitwell: Selected Letters, 1919-64 by John Lehmann, Derek Parker, and Edith Sitwell
      18. Cover by Charles E. Martin
    3. [+]
      April 17, 1971 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Twon, pp. 31-35
      2. "The Schmeed Memoirs" by Woody Allen, pp. 36-37
      3. "The Path Toward the High Valley" by Galway Kinnell, pp. 38-39
      4. "Scenario" by John Jurkowski, pp. 40-44
      5. "Loneliness" by John Betjeman, p. 45
      6. A Reporter at Large (Primates---I) by Emily Hahn, pp. 46-97
      7. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 98-99 - 4 Reviews
        Melody (1971 Film) by Waris Hussein
        Mad Dogs and Englishmen - Joe Cocker (1971 Film) by Robert Abel, Pierre Adidge, and Sidney Levin
        Valdez Is Coming (1970 Film) by Edwin Sherin
        Shinbone Alley (1971 Film) by John D. Wilson
      8. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 100-101
      9. U.S. Journal: Crystal City, Texas by Calvin Trillin, pp. 102-108
      10. On and Off the Avenue (Feminine Fashions) by Kennedy Fraser, pp. 109-112
      11. Letter from London by Mollie Panter-Downes, pp. 113-115
      12. Musical Events by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 116-119
      13. Letter from the Space Center by Henry S.F. Cooper, Jr., pp. 120-144
      14. [+]
        Second Time Around by L.E. Sissman, pp. 145-146 - 2 Reviews
        Farragan's Retreat by Tom McHale
        Up the Sandbox! by Anne Richardson Roiphe
      15. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 147 - 1 Review
        For the Good of the Cause by Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn
      16. [+]
        General The Traces of Thomas Hariot, by Muriel Rukeyser, pp. 147-150 - 3 Reviews
        The Traces of Thomas Hariot by Muriel Rukeyser
        Promises to Keep by Chester Bowles
        Queen Anne by David Bronte Green
      17. Cover by Ronald Searle
    4. [+]
      April 24, 1971 Issue = 15 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 31-35
      2. "Quiet" by Renata Adler, pp. 36-42
      3. "Dear (Name of Magazine)" by Dan Greenburg, p. 43
      4. "Seven Poems" by W.S. Merwin, pp. 44-45
      5. A Reporter at Large (Primates---II) by Emily Hahn, pp. 46-92
      6. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 93
      7. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 94-95
      8. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 96-97
      9. Letter from Paris by Genet, pp. 98-101
      10. Musical Events by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 102-103
      11. Letter from Indo-China by Robert Shaplen, pp. 104-129
      12. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 130-134 - 3 Reviews
        The Strong Man (1926 Film) by Frank Capra
        Tramp, Tramp, Tramp (1926 Film) by Dave Fleischer
        Long Pants (1927 Film) by Frank Capra
      13. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 135 - 1 Review
        The Bird of Paradise by Lily Powell Froissard
      14. [+]
        General A Late Education: Episodes in a Life, by Alan ..., pp. 135-138 - 3 Reviews
        A Late Education: Episodes in a Life by Alan Moorehead
        Listening to America by Bill Moyers
        The Last Year of Leo Tolstoy by Valentin F. Bulgakov
      15. Cover by Arthur Getz
    5. [+]
      May 1, 1971 Issue = 18 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 29-33
      2. "F.R.A.N.K." by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 34-40
      3. "Old Apple Trees" by W.D. Snodgrass, p. 41
      4. "The Story Thus Far:" by Donald Barthelme, pp. 42-45
      5. Reflections (Astolphe de Custine) by George F. Kennan, pp. 46-47
      6. "Home" by Seamus Heaney, pp. 48-93
      7. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 94
      8. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 94-96
      9. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 97-98
      10. Our Far-Flung Correspondents (Stavinsky) by Francis Steegmuller, pp. 99-103
      11. U.S. Journal: Florida by Calvin Trillin, pp. 104-109
      12. Musical Events by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 110-114
      13. Letter from Washington by Richard H. Rovere, pp. 115-117
      14. On and Off the Avenue (About the House) by Janet Malcolm, pp. 118-124
      15. [+]
        The Governance of Geoffrey Household by L.E. Sissman, pp. 125-128 - 1 Review
        Doom's Caravan by Geoffrey Household
      16. [+]
        Briefly Noted, pp. 129-131 - 6 Reviews
        The Letters of Thomas Mann, 1889-1955 by Richard Winston, Clara Winston, and Thomas Mann
        Erasmus by George Faludy
        Russian Writers: Notes and Essays by Helen Muchnic
        The Fear of Conspiracy by David Brion Davis
        Easter Island: Island of Enigmas by John Dos Passos
        Time Was by Richard Berczeller
      17. [+]
        Mystery and Crime Inspector's Holiday, by Richard Lockridge, pp. 132-134 - 4 Reviews
        Inspector's Holiday by Richard Lockridge
        Rat Race by Dick Francis
        Gideon's Sport by J.J. Marric
        The Cerberus Murders by Rodney Quest
      18. Cover by Mischa Richter
    6. [+]
      May 8, 1971 Issue = 20 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 29-34
      2. "The Old Halvorson Place" by L. Woiwode, pp. 35-39
      3. "Academic Graffiti" by W.H. Auden, pp. 40-42
      4. "Oberfest" by James Stevenson, p. 43
      5. Onward and Upward With the Arts (Linguistics) by Ved Mehta, pp. 44-88
      6. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 89
      7. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, p. 90
      8. Musical Events by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 91-94
      9. The Sporting Scene (Golf) by Herbert Warren Wind, pp. 95-101
      10. The Art World by Harold Rosenberg, pp. 102-106
      11. On and Off the Avenue (Feminine Fashions) by Kennedy Fraser, pp. 107-111
      12. "Oxford Visit" by Barbara Vroom, pp. 112-115
      13. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 116-124 - 3 Reviews
        Vladimir and Rosa (1971 Film) by Jean-Luc Godard
        La Collectionneuse (1967 Film) by Eric Rohmer
        Saturday Morning (1971 Film) by Kent Mackenzie
      14. Department of Amplification (Black Panthers) by Edward Kosner and Edward Jay Epstein, p. 125
      15. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 126-130
      16. "Irish Sketches" by John McCarten, pp. 131-136
      17. [+]
        His Honor by Richard Harris, pp. 137-141 - 1 Review
        Boss: Richard J. Daley of Chicago by Mike Royko
      18. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 142 - 1 Review
        Mr. Bone's Retreat by Margaret Forster
      19. [+]
        General The Saddest Story, by Arthur Mizener, pp. 143-146 - 4 Reviews
        The Saddest Story by Arthur Mizener
        The European Discovery of America, Vol. I by Samuel Eliot Morison
        History of the Second World War by B.H. Liddell Hart
        Antonin Artaud: Poet Without Words by Naomi Greene
      20. Cover by Charles Saxon
    7. [+]
      May 15, 1971 Issue = 19 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 27-31
      2. "The Spanish House" by Gilbert Rogin, pp. 32-33
      3. "The Walking-Mort" by Djuna Barnes, p. 34
      4. "The New Baseball" by Garrison Keillor, p. 35
      5. "The Enclave" by M.F.K. Fisher, pp. 36-39
      6. "Two Poems" by Jorge Luis Borges, pp. 40-42
      7. Profiles (P.G. Wodehouse) by Herbert Warren Wind, pp. 43-101
      8. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, pp. 102-103
      9. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 104-105
      10. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 106-107
      11. On and Off the Avenue (About the House) by Janet Malcolm, pp. 108-116
      12. Around City Hall by Andy Logan, pp. 117-126
      13. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 127-129 - 3 Reviews
        Bananas (1971 Film) by Woody Allen
        Derby (1971 Film) by Robert Kaylor
        Plaza Suite (1971 Film) by Arthur Hiller
      14. Letter from Paris by Genet, pp. 130-135
      15. Musical Events by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 136-140
      16. [+]
        Vinegar for the Lamps of China by Naomi Bliven, pp. 141-145 - 1 Review
        Stilwell and the American Experience in China, 1911-45 by Barbara W. Tuchman
      17. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 146 - 1 Review
        On the Shady Side by Frank Swinnerton
      18. [+]
        General The Selected Letters of Lady Mary Wortley Mont..., pp. 146-150 - 5 Reviews
        The Selected Letters of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu by Robert Halsband and Mary Wortley Montagu
        White Niggers of America by Pierre Vallieres
        From Caesar to the Mafia by Luigi Barzini
        The Splendor of Iridescence by Hilda Simon
        England by Edwin Smith and Angus Wilson
      19. Cover by Andre Francois
    8. [+]
      May 22, 1971 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 27-32
      2. "The Magazine" by Isaac Bashevis Singer, pp. 33-37
      3. "Green: An Epistle" by Anthony Hecht, pp. 38-39
      4. "Ripped Off" by Alice Adams, pp. 40-43
      5. Profiles (Joe Franklin) by William Whitworth, pp. 44-55
      6. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, pp. 56-57
      7. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 58-59
      8. U.S. Journal: Kansas by Calvin Trillin, pp. 60-68
      9. "Silt Shallows" by Richard Schramm, pp. 69-70
      10. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 71-74 - 2 Reviews
        One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (1971 Film) by Caspar Wrede
        10 Rillington Place~~Tenth Rillington Place (1970 Film) by Richard Fleischer
      11. On and Off the Avenue (Feminine Fashions) by Kennedy Fraser, pp. 75-81
      12. Onward and Upward With the Arts (Translation) by Victor Proetz, pp. 82-121
      13. Musical Events by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 122-123
      14. [+]
        Of Man and Molecules by Jeremy Bernstein, pp. 124-125 - 1 Review
        Biology and the Future of Man by Philip Handler
      15. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 126 - 2 Reviews
        Smith's Gazelle by Lionel Davidson
        The White Dawn by James A. Houston
      16. [+]
        General Images and Shadows: Part of a Life, by Iris Origo, pp. 126-130 - 5 Reviews
        Images and Shadows: Part of a Life by Iris Origo
        Mao's Great Revolution by Robert S. Elegant
        The Southern Strategy by Reg Murphy and Hal Gulliver
        The Enemy by Felix Greene
        Sarah Siddons: Portrait of an Actress by Roger Manvell
      17. Cover by Ilonka Karasz
    9. [+]
      May 29, 1971 Issue = 18 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 27-32
      2. "Subpoena" by Donald Barthelme, p. 33
      3. "Two More Under the Indian Sun" by R. Prawer Jhabvala, pp. 34-35
      4. "White Noise" by John Hollander, pp. 36-39
      5. "The Gathering of the Loons" by David Wagoner, pp. 40-41
      6. A Reporter at Large (Charles Mingus) by Whitney Balliett, pp. 42-54
      7. The Theatre (Off Broadway) by Edith Oliver, pp. 55-56
      8. Musical Events by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 57-59
      9. On and Off the Avenue (This and That) by M.M., pp. 60-63
      10. Letter from Moscow by Joseph Kraft, pp. 64-78
      11. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 79-81 - 1 Review
        A Gentle Woman (1969 Film) by Robert Bresson
      12. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 82-84
      13. Letter from Paris by Genet, pp. 85-88
      14. [+]
        A Testimony; A Bestiary by L.E. Sissman, p. 89 - 2 Reviews
        The Season of the Witch by James Leo Herlihy
        Elephant Bangs Train by William Kotzwinkle
      15. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 90 - 2 Reviews
        The Cotillion by John Oliver Killens
        Where Am I Now---When I Need Me? by George Axelrod
      16. [+]
        General Bring Us Together, by Leon Panetta and Peter Gall, p. 91 - 3 Reviews
        Bring Us Together by Leon Panetta and Peter Gall
        Four Against the Bank of England by Ann Huxley
        A Contemporary Guide to Economics, Peace and Laughter by John Kenneth Galbraith and Andrea D. Williams, ...
      17. "You Steer and I'll Toot" by Ogden Nash, pp. 92-94
      18. Cover by William Steig
    10. [+]
      June 5, 1971 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 31-35
      2. "Bull Bailey, I Love You" by M.S. Tauke, pp. 36-38
      3. "Address to the Orgiasts" by Gilbert Rogin, pp. 39-41
      4. "Song: The Organic Years" by Marvin Bell, pp. 42-45
      5. "An Upstate Diary" (Part I) by Edmund Wilson, pp. 46-99
      6. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 100
      7. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 100-101
      8. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 102-104 - 1 Review
        Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971 Film) by Don Taylor
      9. The Race Track by Audax Minor, p. 105
      10. A Reporter at Large (Kent State) by Philip Hamburger, pp. 106-119
      11. Musical Events by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 120-121
      12. Letter from Washington by Richard H. Rovere, pp. 122-126
      13. "Sunflowers" by Charles Simic, p. 127
      14. [+]
        Categorical Imperative by Jeremy Bernstein, pp. 128-130 - 1 Review
        Physics and Beyond by Werner Heisenberg
      15. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 131 - 1 Review
        Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner
      16. [+]
        General Dubcek, by William Shawcross, pp. 132-134 - 3 Reviews
        Dubcek by William Shawcross
        Evers by Charles Evers and Grace Halsell
        The Israelis: Founders and Sons by Amos Elon
      17. Cover by Laura Jean Allen
    11. [+]
      June 12, 1971 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 27-31
      2. "The Conservative" by Jose Yglesias, pp. 32-35
      3. "The Trail Horse" by David Wagoner, pp. 36-39
      4. "Perpetua" by Donald Barthelme, pp. 40-42
      5. "An Upstate Diary" (Part II) by Edmund Wilson, pp. 43-83
      6. The Theatre (Off Broadway) by Edith Oliver, pp. 84-85
      7. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 86-87
      8. Musical Events by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 88-89
      9. U.S. Journal: Manhattan and Atchison, Kan. by Calvin Trillin, pp. 90-95
      10. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 96-100 - 1 Review
        The Clowns (1971 Film) by Federico Fellini
      11. The Art World by Harold Rosenberg, pp. 101-105
      12. Letter from Paris by Genet, pp. 106-109
      13. [+]
        A Pillow-Book by George Steiner, pp. 110-113 - 1 Review
        Madly Singing in the Mountains by Ivan Morris and Arthur Waley
      14. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 114 - 1 Review
        The Weekend Man by Richard B. Wright
      15. [+]
        General Across the Barricades, by Richard Rosenkranz, pp. 114-115 - 4 Reviews
        Across the Barricades by Richard Rosenkranz
        Inside, Looking Out by Harding Lemay
        A Rap on Race by Margaret Mead and James Baldwin
        Casanova in London by Peter Quennell
      16. [+]
        Mystery and Crime Sleep and His Brother, by Peter Dickinson, pp. 116-118 - 3 Reviews
        Sleep and His Brother by Peter Dickinson
        When in Rome by Ngaio Marsh
        Ashes to Ashes by Emma Lathen
      17. Cover by Charles E. Martin
    12. [+]
      June 19, 1971 Issue = 16 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 19-23
      2. "Testimony and Demeanor" by John Casey, pp. 24-27
      3. "Silence" by Ruth Fainlight, pp. 28-31
      4. "The Invention of the Telephone" by Peter Klappert, pp. 32-50
      5. The Theatre (Off Broadway) by Edith Oliver, p. 51
      6. Reflections (Organization and Law) by Charles A. Reich, pp. 52-57
      7. Our Far-Flung Correspondents (Lake Baikal) by Marshall I. Goldman, pp. 58-66
      8. The Race Track by Audax Minor, p. 67
      9. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 68-72 - 2 Reviews
        Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971 Film) by Melvin Van Peebles
        Daughters of Darkness (1971 Film) by Harry Kumel
      10. The Sporting Scene (Baseball) by Roger Angell, pp. 73-82
      11. Musical Events by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 83-84
      12. [+]
        Innocents Abroad by Joseph Kraft, pp. 85-86 - 1 Review
        Alliance Politics by Richard E. Neustadt
      13. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 87 - 2 Reviews
        Everybody Knows and Nobody Cares by Mason Smith
        The Birds on the Trees by Nina Bawden
      14. [+]
        General William Dean Howells: An American Life, by Ken..., p. 88 - 2 Reviews
        William Dean Howells: An American Life by Kenneth S. Lynn
        Gertrude Stein in Pieces by Richard Bridgman
      15. [+]
        Mystery and Crime The Long Watch, by Alan White, pp. 88-90 - 1 Review
        The Long Watch by Alan White
      16. Cover by Charles Saxon
    13. [+]
      June 26, 1971 Issue = 11 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 29-34
      2. "Here is Einbaum" by Wright Morris, pp. 35-41
      3. "Temporary Measures: A Book of Hours" by L.E. Sissman, pp. 42-43
      4. "The Passing" by Berry Morgan, pp. 44-46
      5. Annals of Justice (The Gabrielle Russier Case) by Mavis Gallant, pp. 47-75
      6. The Theatre (Off Broadway) by Edith Oliver, pp. 76-78
      7. Around City Hall by Andy Logan, pp. 79-84
      8. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 85-88 - 3 Reviews
        Death in Venice (1971 Film) by Luchino Visconti
        The Crook (1971 Film) by Claude Lelouch
        The Tales of Beatrix Potter (1971 Film) by Reginald Mills
      9. [+]
        Red Herring by Robert Coles, pp. 89-91 - 1 Review
        George III and the Mad Business by Ida MacAlpine and Richard Hunter
      10. [+]
        Briefly Noted, pp. 92-94 - 3 Reviews
        The Winter of the Fisher by Cameron Langford
        Robert, Earl of Essex by Robert Lacey
        Confessions of a White Racist by Larry L. King
      11. Cover by William Steig
  3. [+]
    Issues of Jul.-Sep. 1971 = 11 Issues, 169 Articles
    1. [+]
      July 3, 1971 Issue = 15 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 17-21
      2. "Nobody's Business" by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 22-25
      3. "End of a Munich Meeting" by John Hollander, pp. 26-29
      4. "Discovery" by James Stevenson, pp. 30-32
      5. Reflections (Vietnam) by William Pfaff, pp. 33-39
      6. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael, pp. 40-44 - 4 Reviews
        McCabe and Mrs. Miller (1971 Film) by Robert Altman
        Klute (1971 Film) by Alan J. Pakula
        Carnal Knowledge (1971 Film) by Mike Nichols
        The Anderson Tapes (1971 Film) by Sidney Lumet
      7. The Race Track by Audax Minor, p. 45
      8. On and Off the Avenue (About the House) by Janet Malcolm, pp. 46-52
      9. Letter from Paris by Genet, pp. 53-56
      10. U.S. Journal: Manhattan by Calvin Trillin, pp. 57-63
      11. Letter from London by Mollie Panter-Downes, pp. 64-66
      12. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 67 - 1 Review
        On Instructions of My Government by Pierre Salinger
      13. [+]
        General The Discovery of the Asylum, by David J. Rothman, p. 67 - 4 Reviews
        The Discovery of the Asylum by David J. Rothman
        Prague: The Mystical City by Joseph Wechsberg
        Lord Palmerston by Jasper Ridley
        From Columbus to Castro by Eric Williams
      14. Carl Rose, pp. 68-70
      15. Cover by Ilonka Karasz
    2. [+]
      July 10, 1971 Issue = 14 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 19-23
      2. "Rose Petals" by R. Prawer Jhabvala, pp. 24-27
      3. "On Insects" by Lewis Thomas, pp. 28-32
      4. "Three Stories" by W.S. Merwin, p. 33
      5. Annals of Politics (Senator Albert Gore) by Richard Harris, pp. 34-54
      6. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 55-56 - 4 Reviews
        Walkabout (1971 Film) by Nicolas Roeg
        Two-Lane Blacktop (1971 Film) by Monte Hellman
        Drive, He Said (1971 Film) by Jack Nicholson
        Who Is Harry Kellerman? (1971 Film) by Ulu Grosbard
      7. "Riverside Park" by Jill Hoffman, p. 57
      8. Musical Events (Rock, Etc.) by Ellen Willis, pp. 58-59
      9. On and Off the Avenue by Kennedy Fraser, pp. 60-65
      10. This and That by M.M., pp. 66-69
      11. Letter from Paris by Genet, pp. 70-72
      12. [+]
        Dying: An Introduction by Howard Moss, pp. 73-74 - 2 Reviews
        The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
        Ariel by Sylvia Plath
      13. [+]
        Briefly Noted, pp. 75-78 - 4 Reviews
        Peace and Counterpeace: From Wilson to Hitler by Hamilton Fish Armstrong
        The Gift Horse by Hildegard Knef
        The Consent of the Governed, and Other Deceits by Arthur Krock
        Roots of Involvement by Marvin L. Kalb and Elie Abel
      14. Cover by Andre Francois
    3. [+]
      July 17, 1971 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 21-25
      2. "Critique de la Vie Quotidienne" by Donald Barthelme, pp. 26-29
      3. "The Third One" by Isaac Bashevis Singer, pp. 30-33
      4. "In the Waiting Room" by Elizabeth Bishop, pp. 34-35
      5. "Metropolitan Comics" by James Stevenson, pp. 36-39
      6. Letter from the Space Center by Henry S.F. Cooper, Jr., pp. 40-47
      7. "Girls' Voices" by Brendan Gill, pp. 48-53
      8. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 54-55 - 2 Reviews
        The Hellstrom Chronicle (1971 Film) by Walon Green and Ed Spiegel
        The Nun (1968 Film) by Jacques Rivette
      9. The Sporting Scene (Golf) by Herbert Warren Wind, pp. 56-66
      10. On and Off the Avenue (Feminine Fashions) by Kennedy Fraser, pp. 67-69
      11. Letter from Washington by Richard H. Rovere, pp. 70-75
      12. Musical Events (Jazz) by Whitney Balliett, pp. 76-81
      13. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 82-84
      14. [+]
        Seeing Life Plain by Naomi Bliven, pp. 85-86 - 1 Review
        Nino: Child of the Mexican Revolution by Andres Iduarte
      15. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 87 - 1 Review
        Black Sun by Edward Abbey
      16. [+]
        General The Advance Man, by Jerry Bruno and Jeff Green..., pp. 88-90 - 4 Reviews
        The Advance Man by Jerry Bruno and Jeff Greenfield
        The Time that Was Then by Harry Roskolenko
        The Dark Night of Resistance by Daniel Berrigan
        Scramble for Africa by Anthony Nutting
      17. Cover by Arthur Getz
    4. [+]
      July 24, 1971 Issue = 14 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 21-26
      2. "Letter from the East" by E.B. White, pp. 27-29
      3. "Stephen, Steve, Stevie" by Ted Walker, pp. 30-33
      4. "Sawdust" by Howard Moss, pp. 34-35
      5. Profiles (Stonington, Connecticut---I) by Anthony Bailey, pp. 36-39
      6. "The Makers of the Rain" by David Wagoner, pp. 40-56
      7. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 57-61 - 2 Reviews
        The Touch (1971 Film) by Ingmar Bergman
        The Devils (1971 Film) by Ken Russell
      8. The Art World by Harold Rosenberg, pp. 62-65
      9. On and Off the Avenue (Feminine Fashions) by Kennedy Fraser, pp. 66-68
      10. The Race Track by Audax Minor, p. 69
      11. [+]
        Love Story by George Steiner, pp. 70-74 - 1 Review
        Inside the Third Reich by Albert Speer
      12. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 75 - 4 Reviews
        The Four Suns by Jacques Soustelle
        Black Odyssey by Mary Cable
        America, Inc. by Morton Mintz and Jerry S. Cohen
        The Memoirs of Marshal Zhukov by G.K. Zhukov
      13. [+]
        Mystery and Crime Letter of Intent, by Ursula Curtiss, pp. 76-78 - 1 Review
        Letter of Intent by Ursula Curtiss
      14. Cover by Charles E. Martin
    5. [+]
      July 31, 1971 Issue = 14 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 23-28
      2. "Philip and Anna" by Sylvia Townsend Warner, pp. 29-31
      3. "Keep It" by C.K. Williams, p. 32
      4. "A Day in Coney Island" by Isaac Bashevis Singer, pp. 33-35
      5. "Night Running" by Thomas Snapp, pp. 36-37
      6. Profiles (Stonington, Connecticut---II) by Anthony Bailey, pp. 38-54
      7. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 55-56 - 2 Reviews
        The Go-Between (1970 Film) by Joseph Losey
        Figures in a Landscape (1970 Film) by Joseph Losey
      8. "Light from Canada" by James Schuyler, p. 57
      9. Letter from Hong Kong by Robert Shaplen, pp. 58-64
      10. The Race Track by Audax Minor, p. 65
      11. Our Far-Flung Correspondents (Record Rainfall) by Eugene Kinkead, pp. 66-74
      12. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 75 - 1 Review
        Private Worlds by Sarah Gainham
      13. [+]
        General America the Dutiful, by Philip W. Quigg, pp. 75-78 - 5 Reviews
        America the Dutiful by Philip W. Quigg
        A Bintel Brief by Isaac Metzker
        In Red and Black by Eugene D. Genovese
        The Paper House by Francoise Mallet-Joris
        Graffiti by Robert G. Reisner
      14. Cover by Saul Steinberg
    6. [+]
      August 7, 1971 Issue = 14 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 21-25
      2. "Hailing the Elusory Mountain Lion" by Edward Hoagland, pp. 26-29
      3. "The Boat" by Anne Sexton, pp. 30-33
      4. "What To Do On a Saturday" by James Stevenson, pp. 34-36
      5. Annals of Politics (Campaign Expenses) by Richard Harris, pp. 37-63
      6. "Flying Time" by Alastair Reid, p. 64
      7. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 65-67 - 3 Reviews
        Willard (1971 Film) by Daniel Mann
        Johnny Got His Gun (1971 Film) by Dalton Trumbo
        Shaft (1971 Film) by Gordon Parks
      8. Letter from London by Mollie Panter-Downes, pp. 68-70
      9. The Race Track by Audax Minor, p. 71
      10. On and Off the Avenue (Feminine Fashions) by Kennedy Fraser, pp. 72-76
      11. Letter from Washington by Richard H. Rovere, pp. 77-81
      12. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 82 - 1 Review
        The Velvet Jungle by Gene Horowitz
      13. [+]
        General Journey to Heartbreak, by Stanley Weintraub, pp. 82-86 - 4 Reviews
        Journey to Heartbreak by Stanley Weintraub
        Changing Sources of Power by Frederick G. Dutton
        The Gang and the Establishment by Richard W. Poston
        Clausewitz by Roger Parkinson
      14. Cover by Charles E. Martin
    7. [+]
      August 14, 1971 Issue = 15 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 25-30
      2. "Sex Tips" by Garrison Keillor, p. 31
      3. "The Position of the Planets" by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 32-35
      4. "Hunger-Thrace" by John Peck, pp. 36-38
      5. "The Baluchiterium" by John Updike, p. 39
      6. Profiles (Peter Roland Sawyer) by John Bainbridge, pp. 40-41
      7. "His Master's Foice" by John Hollander, pp. 42-53
      8. Department of Amplification (2,4,5-7) by Thomas Whiteside, pp. 54-59
      9. The Sporting Scene (Deauville) by Fred Feldkamp, pp. 60-80
      10. Musical Events (Rock, Etc.) by Ellen Willis, p. 81
      11. "By the Willamette" by Vern Rutsala, p. 82
      12. Books by Edmund Wilson, pp. 83-86
      13. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 87 - 1 Review
        A Place in England by Melvyn Bragg
      14. [+]
        General Exiles from Paradise, by Sara Mayfield, pp. 88-90 - 2 Reviews
        Exiles from Paradise by Sara Mayfield
        The War Against Russia, 1854-1856 by A.J. Barker
      15. Cover by Ilonka Karasz
    8. [+]
      August 21, 1971 Issue = 14 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 19-23
      2. "Achievement" by Roger Angell, pp. 24-28
      3. "Soundings: Block Island" by Ben Belitt, p. 29
      4. "A Touch of Nature" by Julie Hayden, pp. 30-35
      5. "A Week's Journal" (Part I) by William F. Buckley, Jr., pp. 36-59
      6. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 60-63 - 2 Reviews
        Doc (1971 Film) by Frank Perry
        The Hired Hand (1971 Film) by Peter Fonda
      7. Around City Hall by Andy Logan, pp. 64-70
      8. The Race Track by Audax Minor, p. 71
      9. Annals of Medicine (Hepatitis) by Berton Roueche, pp. 72-85
      10. "Night Rain on Roses" by Ted Walker, pp. 86-87
      11. [+]
        The Past Regained by Brendan Gill, pp. 88-90 - 1 Review
        Ancestors by William Maxwell
      12. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 91 - 2 Reviews
        Addie Pray by Joe David Brown
        A Scent of Lilies by Claire Gallois
      13. [+]
        General Constantine the Great, by John Holland Smith, pp. 91-94 - 4 Reviews
        Constantine the Great by John Holland Smith
        Einstein: The Life and Times by Ronald W. Clark
        Rules for Radicals by Saul D. Alinsky
        The Black Press, 1827-1890 by Martin E. Dann
      14. Cover by James Stevenson
    9. [+]
      August 28, 1971 Issue = 16 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 19-24
      2. "Re the Tower Project" by Garrison Keillor, p. 25
      3. "The Music at Long Verney" by Sylvia Townsend Warner, pp. 26-29
      4. "Bay Days" by Howard Moss, pp. 30-32
      5. "Abraham Lincoln: Lawyer, Statesman, and Golf Nut" by Thomas Meehan, p. 33
      6. "A Baptist Church in Maine" by David Walker, pp. 34-35
      7. "A Week's Journal" (Part II) by William F. Buckley, Jr., pp. 36-57
      8. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 58-61 - 1 Review
        My Uncle, Mr. Hulot (1958 Film) by Jacques Tati
      9. Letter from Long Island Sound by Morton Hunt, pp. 62-74
      10. Musical Events by Whitney Balliett, pp. 75-77
      11. Rock, Etc. by Ellen Willis, pp. 78-80
      12. "On Refusing an Invitation to Dine with a Peer's Son and Some of the So-Called Beautifu... by Brendan Gill, p. 81
      13. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 82-83
      14. [+]
        The Corn Is Blue by George Steiner, pp. 84-87 - 2 Reviews
        The Aesthetics of Pornography by Peter Michelson
        Blue Dreams by William Hanley
      15. [+]
        Briefly Noted, pp. 88-90 - 4 Reviews
        The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth
        Condemned to Freedom by William Pfaff
        The Court-Martial of Lt. Calley by Richard Hammer
        Martin Buber: An Intimate Portrait by Aubrey Hodes
      16. Cover by Edward Koren
    10. [+]
      September 18, 1971 Issue = 18 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 27-31
      2. "Found Paradise" by Garrison Keillor, pp. 32-33
      3. "In the Tunnel by Mavis Gallant, pp. 34-35
      4. "The Refrigerator" by Howard Moss, pp. 36-41
      5. "Looking for Itsy" by Naomi Lazard, pp. 42-47
      6. Profiles (Cole Porter) by Brendan Gill, pp. 48-68
      7. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 69-71 - 2 Reviews
        See No Evil (1971 Film) by Richard Fleischer
        Hoa-Binh (1971 Film) by Raoul Coutard
      8. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 72-73
      9. "The Trial" by Dabney Stuart, pp. 74-75
      10. Letter from Cairo by Joseph Kraft, pp. 76-102
      11. U.S. Journal: Arroyo Seco, New Mexico by Calvin Trillin, pp. 103-110
      12. On and Off the Avenue (About the House) by Janet Malcolm, pp. 111-115
      13. Letter from Washington by Richard H. Rovere, pp. 116-119
      14. "The Oilman" by Montgomery Newman, pp. 120-127
      15. How Not to Be Bored by Maurice Baring by Edmund Wilson, pp. 128-141
      16. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 142 - 2 Reviews
        Fire Sermon by Wright Morris
        Grendel by John Gardner
      17. [+]
        General The Socialist Myth, by Peregrine Worsthorne, pp. 143-146 - 2 Reviews
        The Socialist Myth by Peregrine Worsthorne
        Alpha Omega by Winfield Townley Scott
      18. Cover by Arthur Getz
    11. [+]
      September 25, 1971 Issue = 18 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 37-42
      2. "The High Ground, or Look, Ma, I'm Explicating" by Peter De Vries, p. 43
      3. "Only Fitting" by Jon Swan, pp. 44-45
      4. "The Elder Lady" by Jorge Luis Borges, pp. 46-48
      5. A Reporter at Large (Ecology---I) by Barry Commoner, pp. 49-51
      6. "Listening to 'Pearl'" by Douglas Morea, pp. 52-100
      7. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 101-106 - 2 Reviews
        Desperate Characters (1971 Film) by Frank D. Gilroy
        Wings (1927 Film) by William A. Wellman
      8. The Race Track by Audax Minor, p. 107
      9. U.S. Journal: Gallup, New Mexico by Calvin Trillin, pp. 108-114
      10. On and Off the Avenue (About the House) by Janet Malcolm, pp. 115-116
      11. "Trying to Pray" by David Wagoner, p. 117
      12. Musical Events by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 118-119
      13. Rock, Etc. by Ellen Willis, pp. 120-130
      14. [+]
        Bombs Made Out of Leftovers by John Updike, pp. 131-138 - 3 Reviews
        Bad News by Paul Spike
        Being There by Jerzy Kosinski
        The Bark Tree by Raymond Queneau
      15. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 139 - 2 Reviews
        Troubles by James Gordon Farrell
        Truck by Katherine Dunn
      16. [+]
        General 365 Days~~Three Hundred Sixty-Five Days, by Ro..., pp. 140-141 - 4 Reviews
        365 Days~~Three Hundred Sixty-Five Days by Ronald J. Glasser
        Boulanger: France's Demagogue on Horseback by James Harding
        Together by L.H. Whittemore
        Parthian Words by Storm Jameson
      17. [+]
        Mystery and Crime The Fly on the Wall, by Tony Hillerman, pp. 142-146 - 2 Reviews
        The Fly on the Wall by Tony Hillerman
        One Across, Two Down by Ruth Rendell
      18. Cover by Saul Steinberg
  4. [+]
    Issues of Oct.-Dec. 1971 = 13 Issues, 238 Articles
    1. [+]
      October 2, 1971 Issue = 16 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 29-34
      2. "U.S. Still On Top, Says Rest of World" by Garrison Keillor, p. 35
      3. "As We Have Learnt from Freud, There Are No Jokes" by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 36-39
      4. "October Ghosts" by James Wright, pp. 40-43
      5. A Reporter at Large (Ecology---II) by Barry Commoner, pp. 44-45
      6. "Person to Person" by William H. Matchett, pp. 46-92
      7. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael, pp. 93-97 - 1 Review
        Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971 Film) by John Schlesinger
      8. The Sporting Scene (Tennis) by Herbert Warren Wind, pp. 98-115
      9. "Trying to Remember a Town" by William Stafford, pp. 116-118
      10. Musical Events by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 119-121
      11. Football by J.W.L., pp. 122-124
      12. The Race Track by Audax Minor, p. 125
      13. [+]
        Graham Greene Begins by L.E. Sissman, pp. 126-129 - 1 Review
        A Sort of Life by Graham Greene
      14. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 130 - 2 Reviews
        The Tenants by Bernard Malamud
        Avery's Mission by J.I.M. Stewart
      15. [+]
        General The President's War, by Anthony Austin, pp. 131-134 - 2 Reviews
        The President's War by Anthony Austin
        Homage to Theodore Dreiser by Robert Penn Warren
      16. Cover by Pierre Le-Tan
    2. [+]
      October 9, 1971 Issue = 20 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 37-41
      2. "Departures" by Donald Barthelme, pp. 42-44
      3. "Grief" by Natacha Stewart, pp. 45-47
      4. "Wilderness Child" by Arthur Gregor, pp. 48-49
      5. Profiles (Max Gordon and Barney Josephson) by Whitney Balliett, pp. 50-53
      6. "Dark Rings" by Philip Levine, pp. 54-94
      7. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, pp. 95-96
      8. Football by J.W.L., pp. 97-100
      9. A Reporter at Large (Vietnam Combat Rules) by Seymour M. Hersh, pp. 101-119
      10. U.S. Journal: Manhattan by Calvin Trillin, pp. 120-126
      11. "Evening Wind" by James Schuyler, pp. 127-128
      12. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 129-130
      13. Musical Events by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 131-134
      14. Department of Amplification (Heisenberg) by Jeremy Bernstein, pp. 135-137
      15. The Marts of Trade (The Anti-Corporation) by John Brooks, pp. 138-144
      16. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael, pp. 145-157 - 3 Reviews
        The Last Picture Show (1971 Film) by Peter Bogdanovich
        The Last Movie (1971 Film) by Dennis Hopper
        Skin Game (1971 Film) by Paul Bogart
      17. [+]
        Under the Greenwood Tree by George Steiner, pp. 158-168 - 1 Review
        Maurice by E.M. Forster
      18. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 169 - 2 Reviews
        Mysteries by Knut Hamsun
        A State of Peace by Janice Elliott
      19. [+]
        General Beyond Freedom and Dignity, by B.F. Skinner, pp. 170-174 - 3 Reviews
        Beyond Freedom and Dignity by B.F. Skinner
        Who Pushed Humpty Dumpty? by Donald Barr
        The Great American Motion Sickness by John Burby
      20. Cover by Charles Saxon
    3. [+]
      October 16, 1971 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 31-35
      2. "One of Ours" by Ted Walker, pp. 36-39
      3. "Communicating With Your Head" by James Stevenson, p. 40
      4. "The Sleepwalker" by Greg Kuzma, p. 41
      5. Profiles (Julius K. Nyerere---I) by William Edgett Smith, pp. 42-45
      6. "Beautiful Women" by Marcia Nardi, pp. 46-100
      7. The Theatre (Off Broadway) by Edith Oliver, pp. 101-106
      8. "Romeo & Julieta" by Jose Yglesias, pp. 107-146
      9. The Art World by Harold Rosenberg, pp. 147-154
      10. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael, pp. 155-164 - 1 Review
        The Trojan Women (1971 Film) by Mihalis Kakogiannis
      11. Football by J.W.L., pp. 165-166
      12. Musical Events by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 167-172
      13. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 173-176
      14. [+]
        Stern Daughter of the Voice of God by Brendan Gill, pp. 177-180 - 1 Review
        Eleanor and Franklin by Joseph P. Lash
      15. [+]
        Briefly Noted, pp. 181-183 - 3 Reviews
        Siege and Survival by Elena Skrjabina
        Do you Sincerely Want to be Rich? by Charles Raw, Bruce Page, and Godfrey Hodgson
        Culture and Society in Italy, 1290-1420 by John Larner
      16. [+]
        Mystery and Crime Loophole, by Arthur Maling, pp. 184-186 - 2 Reviews
        Loophole by Arthur Maling
        The Backup Men by Ross Thomas
      17. Cover by Andre Francois
    4. [+]
      October 23, 1971 Issue = 22 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 35-39
      2. "The Gospel According to Mark" by Jorge Luis Borges, pp. 40-42
      3. "The Day of the Lhasa Apso" by Dan Greenburg, p. 43
      4. "Speed" by May Swenson, pp. 44-46
      5. Profiles (Julius K. Nyerere---II) by William Edgett Smith, pp. 47-51
      6. "Pompeii Revisited" by Paul Roche, pp. 52-108
      7. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 109
      8. Football by J.W.L., pp. 110-116
      9. A Reporter at Large (International Monetary Fund Meeting) by John Brooks, pp. 117-133
      10. On and Off the Avenue (This and That) by M.M., pp. 134-138
      11. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael, pp. 139-145 - 3 Reviews
        A Murmur of the Heart (1971 Film) by Louis Malle
        The Debut (1970 Film) by Gleb Panfilov
        T.R. Baskin (1971 Film) by Herbert Ross
      12. "The Fisher Cat" by Richard Eberhart, p. 146
      13. Department of Amplification (Asbestos) by Paul Brodeur, pp. 147-153
      14. "Totem" by Richard Shelton, p. 154
      15. Letter from Washington by Richard H. Rovere, pp. 155-160
      16. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 161-163
      17. Musical Events by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 164-167
      18. Rock, Etc. by Ellen Willis, pp. 168-175
      19. [+]
        Phantom Life by John Updike, pp. 176-178 - 1 Review
        West of the Rockies by Daniel Fuchs
      20. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 179 - 2 Reviews
        Without Marx or Jesus by Jean-Francois Revel
        The San Francisco Earthquake by Gordon Thomas and Max Morgan Witts
      21. [+]
        Mystery and Crime Twelve Trains to Babylon, by Alfred Connable, pp. 180-182 - 2 Reviews
        Twelve Trains to Babylon by Alfred Connable
        The Embassy Madonna by Lydia Kirk
      22. Cover by Arthur Getz
    5. [+]
      October 30, 1971 Issue = 20 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 39-44
      2. "Rich People Are Happier Than Poor; Healthy, Happier Than Sick; Young, Happier Than Old" by H.L. Mountzoures, pp. 45-47
      3. "Shades Mountain" by Everette H. Maddox, pp. 48-50
      4. "Was Blucher Late At Marathon?" by H.F. Ellis, pp. 51-52
      5. Profiles (Julius K. Nyerere---III) by William Edgett Smith, p. 53
      6. "In the Mental Ward" by Irving Feldman, pp. 54-100
      7. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 101
      8. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 102-104
      9. Around City Hall by Andy Logan, pp. 105-112
      10. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael, pp. 113-116 - 1 Review
        The French Connection (1971 Film) by William Friedkin
      11. Football by J.W.L., p. 117
      12. A Reporter at Large (Alpine Accidents and Rescues) by Jeremy Bernstein, pp. 118-137
      13. Letter from London by Mollie Panter-Downes, pp. 138-141
      14. "To Rosmarie in Bad Kissingen" by Keith Waldrop, pp. 142-143
      15. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 144-146
      16. Musical Events by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 147-149
      17. [+]
        Publish and Perish by Naomi Bliven, pp. 150-153 - 1 Review
        Books Do Furnish a Room by Anthony Powell
      18. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 154 - 1 Review
        The Tale of the Lady Ochikubo by Wilfred Whitehouse and Eizo Yanagisawa
      19. [+]
        General The Irish: Portrait of a People, by Richard O'..., pp. 155-158 - 4 Reviews
        The Irish: Portrait of a People by Richard O'Connor
        The Colony by John Bowers
        The Kaisers by Theo Aronson
        In Bluebeard's Castle by George Steiner
      20. Cover by Carlita Hunt
    6. [+]
      November 6, 1971 Issue = 21 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 41-45
      2. "Love: First Lessons" by John Updike, pp. 46-47
      3. "Crusoe in England" by Elizabeth Bishop, pp. 48-49
      4. "The Congress" by Jorge Luis Borges, pp. 50-57
      5. Profiles (Henry Geldzahler) by Calvin Tomkins, pp. 58-114
      6. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 115
      7. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 115-116
      8. Football by J.W.L., pp. 117-122
      9. On and Off the Avenue (Feminine Fashions) by Kennedy Fraser, pp. 123-125
      10. Letter from Armenia by Freeman J. Dyson, pp. 126-137
      11. The Sporting Scene (Baseball) by Roger Angell, pp. 138-155
      12. "Strange Formations" by Tom McKeown, pp. 156-158
      13. Musical Events by Winthrop Sargeant, p. 159
      14. Jazz Records by Whitney Balliett, pp. 160-172
      15. U.S. Journal: Disney World, Fla. by Calvin Trillin, pp. 173-180
      16. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 181-182
      17. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael, pp. 183-190 - 2 Reviews
        Long Ago, Tomorrow (1971 Film) by Bryan Forbes
        Is There Sex After Death? (1971 Film) by Alan Abel and Jeanne Abel
      18. [+]
        The New Being by Robert Coles, pp. 191-198 - 3 Reviews
        Celebration of Awareness by Ivan D. Illich
        Boundaries by Robert Jay Lifton
        The Invisible Pyramid by Loren Eiseley
      19. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 199 - 3 Reviews
        The Professor's Daughter by Piers Paul Read
        The Burnt Orange Heresy by Charles Ray Willeford
        Ourselves by Jonathan Strong
      20. [+]
        General Rumour in Orleans, by Edgar Morin, pp. 200-206 - 5 Reviews
        Rumour in Orleans by Edgar Morin
        Nixon in the White House by Rowland Evans, Jr. and Robert D. Novak
        The Age of Energy by Howard Mumford Jones
        The City of Dickens by Alexander Welsh
        Kahnweiler: My Galleries and Painters by Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler and Francis Cremieux
      21. Cover by Jean-Michel Folon
    7. [+]
      November 13, 1971 Issue = 22 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 43-48
      2. "The Catechist" by Donald Barthelme, p. 49
      3. "The Foundry" by Thomas Snapp, pp. 50-51
      4. "The Hawk and the Mules" by W.S. Merwin, pp. 52-53
      5. Postcards from the Hudson by Anthony Hiss and Edward Koren, pp. 54-65
      6. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 66
      7. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 66-68
      8. Football by J.W.L., pp. 69-76
      9. Letter from Vietnam by Robert Shaplen, pp. 77-115
      10. Our Local Correspondents (Dennis Hopper) by James Stevenson, pp. 116-127
      11. "Afterward" by John Peck, pp. 128-132
      12. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael, pp. 133-140 - 1 Review
        Fiddler on the Roof (1971 Film) by Norman Jewison
      13. A Reporter at Large (Oligocene Fossils) by Berton Roueche, pp. 141-156
      14. Letter from Washington by Richard H. Rovere, pp. 157-161
      15. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 162-164
      16. On and Off the Avenue (About the House) by Janet Malcolm, pp. 165-176
      17. Letter from London by Mollie Panter-Downes, pp. 177-180
      18. Musical Events by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 181-186
      19. [+]
        Out of the Glum Continent by John Updike, pp. 187-197 - 3 Reviews
        Bound to Violence by Yambo Ouologuem
        This Earth, My Brother... by Kofi Awoonor
        The Wanderers by Ezekiel Mphahlele
      20. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 198 - 3 Reviews
        Heck by Morris Renek
        Joiner by James Whitehead
        Confession from the Malaga Madhouse by Charlotte Painter
      21. [+]
        General The Vantage Point, by Lyndon Baines Johnson, pp. 199-206 - 9 Reviews
        The Vantage Point by Lyndon Baines Johnson
        Among Friends by M.F.K. Fisher
        A Pride of Lions: The Astor Orphans by Lately Thomas
        Youth and Dissent by Kenneth Keniston
        Journey from the North by Storm Jameson
        Discretions by Mary de Rachewiltz
        Adam by Adam by Adam Clayton Powell
        A History of Gardens and Gardening by Edward Hyams
        Louis Agassiz Fuertes and the Singular Beauty of Birds by Frederick George Marcham
      22. Cover by Donald Reilly
    8. [+]
      November 20, 1971 Issue = 20 Articles
      1. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, pp. 11-44
      2. The Talk of the Town, pp. 45-49
      3. "The Guns in the Closet" by Jose Yglesias, pp. 50-53
      4. "Four Poems" by Pablo Neruda, pp. 54-58
      5. "The Rhinoceros: An Appreciation" by Calvin Tomkins, p. 59
      6. "On Going By Train to White River Junction, Vt." by Jean Garrigue, pp. 60-61
      7. Profiles (The Modern Jazz Quartet) by Whitney Balliett, pp. 62-113
      8. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 114-121
      9. On and Off the Avenue (Feminine Fashions) by Kennedy Fraser, pp. 122-129
      10. Letter from Athens by Anthony Bailey, pp. 130-184
      11. "Giraffe" by Stanley Plumly, p. 185
      12. Musical Events by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 186-189
      13. "Irish Sketches" by John McCarten, pp. 190-200
      14. The Art World by Harold Rosenberg, pp. 201-209
      15. Football by J.W.L., pp. 210-211
      16. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael, pp. 212-220 - 1 Review
        El Topo (1970 Film) by Alejandro Jodorowsky
      17. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 221-224
      18. [+]
        E Pluribus What? by Naomi Bliven, pp. 225-228 - 1 Review
        Why Can't They Be Like Us? by Andrew M. Greeley
      19. [+]
        Briefly Noted, pp. 229-234 - 7 Reviews
        Willy Remembers by Irvin Faust
        Riding the Storm, 1956-1959 by Harold MacMillan
        What Became of Jane Austen? by Kingsley Amis
        Streets, Actions, Alternatives, Raps by John Stickney
        The Grand Original by Kay Halle
        The White Generals by Richard Luckett
        Our Kate by Catherine Cookson
      20. Cover by Charles E. Martin
    9. [+]
      November 27, 1971 Issue = 16 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 39-43
      2. "Game Plan" by Don DeLillo, pp. 44-46
      3. "Aubade" by Seamus Heaney, p. 47
      4. "The Wanderers" by Robert Henderson, pp. 48-51
      5. "Two Brazilian Poems" by Joaquim Cardozo and Vinicius De Moraes, pp. 52-55
      6. Profiles (Stewart Rawlings Mott) by E.J. Kahn, Jr., pp. 56-88
      7. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 89
      8. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 90-91
      9. Football by J.W.L., pp. 92-96
      10. Musical Events by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 97-99
      11. A Reporter at Large (Essex County) by Burton Bernstein, pp. 100-147
      12. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael, pp. 148-156 - 1 Review
        Billy Jack (1971 Film) by Tom Laughlin
      13. On and Off the Avenue (Christmas Gifts), pp. 157-180
      14. [+]
        Ships That Pass by L.E. Sissman, pp. 181-183 - 1 Review
        The Sway of the Grand Saloon by John Malcolm Brinnin
      15. [+]
        Briefly Noted, pp. 184-190 - 4 Reviews
        Someone Great by Robert Grossbach
        The First Bourbon by Desmond Seward
        The Forests and Wetlands of New York City by Elizabeth Barlow Rogers
        The American Heritage History of Notable American Houses by Marshall B. Davidson and Margot P. Brill
      16. Cover by Charles Saxon
    10. [+]
      December 4, 1971 Issue = 15 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 45-49
      2. "Flying to America" by Donald Barthelme, pp. 50-51
      3. "Night Friends" by S.J. Marks, pp. 52-55
      4. "Mountain Polecats Pheasants" by Leslie Norris, pp. 56-58
      5. "The Gorgeous West" by Sylvia Townsend Warner, pp. 59-60
      6. Profiles (Francis T.P. Plimpton) by Geoffrey T. Hellman, pp. 61-130
      7. The Theatre (Off Broadway) by Edith Oliver, p. 131
      8. Musical Events by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 132-135
      9. U.S. Journal: Watts by Calvin Trillin, pp. 136-144
      10. On and Off the Avenue (Christmas Gifts), pp. 145-166
      11. The Race Track by Audax Minor, p. 167
      12. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael, pp. 168-173 - 4 Reviews
        Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970 Film) by Frank Perry
        The Touch (1971 Film) by Ingmar Bergman
        Doc (1971 Film) by Frank Perry
        Born to Win (1971 Film) by Ivan Passer
      13. Football by J.W.L., pp. 174-176
      14. Books by Jean Stafford, pp. 177-218
      15. Cover by Saul Steinberg
    11. [+]
      December 11, 1971 Issue = 15 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 37-42
      2. "Trastevere" by Mary Lavin, pp. 43-45
      3. "Consequences of a Dime" by Jonathan Aaron, pp. 46-49
      4. "The Fish" by Greg Kuzma, pp. 50-51
      5. "Plowshares, Anyone?" by Ralph Schoenstein, pp. 52-53
      6. A Reporter at Large (Chimpanzees and Language) by Emily Hahn, pp. 54-100
      7. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 101
      8. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 101-103
      9. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 104-108
      10. On and Off the Avenue (Christmas Gifts), pp. 109-134
      11. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael, pp. 135-139 - 3 Reviews
        King Lear (1971 Film) by Peter Brook
        Man in the Wilderness (1971 Film) by Richard C. Sarafian
        Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971 Film) by Robert Stevenson
      12. Letter from Tokyo by Joseph Kraft, pp. 140-157
      13. Musical Events by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 158-165
      14. Letter from West Bengal by Ved Mehta, pp. 166-178
      15. Cover by Andre Francois
    12. [+]
      December 18, 1971 Issue = 19 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 27-31
      2. "La-Dah-Dah-Dha-Dum" by Gilbert Rogin, pp. 32-34
      3. "The Cardplayers" by Morris Lurie, p. 35
      4. "The Rent in the Screen" by Howard Nemerov, pp. 36-37
      5. Profiles (Dave Lefkowitz) by William Whitworth, pp. 38-39
      6. "Holding" by Robert Grant Burns, pp. 40-47
      7. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael, pp. 48-55 - 1 Review
        The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (1970 Film) by Vittorio De Sica
      8. On and Off the Avenue (Christmas Gifts), pp. 56-80
      9. "The Barraclough Foofarough" by George Starbuck, p. 81
      10. Letter from Washington by Richard H. Rovere, pp. 82-89
      11. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 90-92
      12. U.S. Journal: Tesque, N.M. by Calvin Trillin, pp. 93-97
      13. A Reporter at Large (Micronesia) by E.J. Kahn, Jr., pp. 98-115
      14. Musical Events by Winthrop Sergeant, pp. 116-120
      15. Department of Amplification (Manhattanville College) by Elizabeth McCormack, R.S.C.J., pp. 121-123
      16. [+]
        One Hundred Years of Proust by Howard Moss, pp. 124-134 - 1 Review
        Marcel Proust 1871-1922: A Centennial Volume by Peter Quennell
      17. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 135 - 2 Reviews
        The Winds of War by Herman Wouk
        Because It Is Absurd by Pierre Boulle
      18. [+]
        General, pp. 135-138 - 4 Reviews
        The Medvedev Papers by Zhores A. Medvedev
        Napoleon by Andre Castelot
        Albergo Empedocle and Other Writings by E.M. Forster and George H. Thomson
        Out of My Time by Marya Mannes
      19. Cover by Arthur Getz
    13. [+]
      December 25, 1971 Issue = 15 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 23-28
      2. "Jesus on Honshu" by John Updike, pp. 29-30
      3. "Greetings, Friends!" by Frank Sullivan, p. 31
      4. "Marie" by L. Woiwode, pp. 32-38
      5. Homage (Virgil Thomson), p. 39
      6. A Reporter at Large (House and Highway) by Whitney Balliett, pp. 40-45
      7. The Air by Renata Adler, pp. 46-49
      8. Around City Hall by Andy Logan, pp. 50-56
      9. The Theatre (Off Broadway) by Edith Oliver, p. 57
      10. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael, pp. 58-62 - 2 Reviews
        Nicholas and Alexandra (1971 Film) by Franklin J. Schaffner
        Made for Each Other (1971 Film) by Robert B. Bean
      11. The Race Track by Audax Minor, p. 63
      12. Musical Events by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 64-65
      13. [+]
        The Inconstant Past by Brendan Gill, pp. 66-67 - 1 Review
        One Time, One Place by Eudora Welty
      14. [+]
        Briefly Noted, pp. 68-70 - 5 Reviews
        Event 1000 by David Lavallee
        The Wreck of the Penn Central by Joseph R. Daughen and Peter Binzen
        No Cause for Indictment by Ron Porambo
        Duce! by Richard Collier
        Places by Colette
      15. Cover by Ronald Searle
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