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The Abyss, by Marguerite Yourcenar

by Naomi Bliven

The New Yorker, June 14, 1976, pp. 109-110

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      5. "The Bright Field" by Derek Walcott, pp. 36-54
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      4. "The Power of Thought" by Robert Mezey, pp. 32-34
      5. "A Fresno Fable" by William Saroyan, p. 35
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      12. Dancing by Arlene Croce, pp. 58-60
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        The Strong Brown God by Sanche de Gramont
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      3. "Numbered Apartment" by W.S. Merwin, pp. 34-35
      4. "Fast Food" by Saul Steinberg, pp. 36-38
      5. "Notes on a Distant Prospect" by Robert Fitzgerald, pp. 39-41
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      9. The Race Track by Audax Minor, p. 85
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      13. The Art World by Harold Rosenberg, pp. 94-98
      14. Jazz by Whitney Balliett, pp. 99-108
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        The Trouble I've Seen by Paul Good
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      4. "Last Winter" by Laura Furman, pp. 29-31
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        World of Our Fathers by Irving Howe and Kenneth Libo
        Presidential Style by Samuel I. Rosenman and Dorothy Rosenman
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      3. "Eterna" by Mary Lavin, pp. 34-37
      4. "The Sandbanks" by Richard Hugo, pp. 38-40
      5. Our Far-Flung Correspondents (Spanish Village) by Alastair Reid, p. 41
      6. "A Late Answer" by Philip Levine, pp. 42-56
      7. The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael, pp. 57-58
      8. Annals of War (Vietnam Casualty---II) by C.D.B. Bryan, pp. 59-103
      9. "Runway" by Donald Hall, p. 104
      10. The Race Track by Audax Minor, p. 105
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      12. Letter from Washington by Richard H. Rovere, pp. 114-121
      13. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 122-126
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        Beginnings: Intention and Method by Edward W. Said
      17. Frank Sullivan, pp. 132-134
      18. Cover by Charles E. Martin
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      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 25-30
      2. "A Confident Man" by Richard Sacks, pp. 31-34
      3. "The Butterfly" by Joseph Brodsky, p. 35
      4. "Colorado" by Ann Beattie, pp. 36-39
      5. "Looming: An Address to Matthew Fontaine Maury (1806-1873)" by Dave Smith, pp. 40-50
      6. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 51
      7. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 51-53
      8. Annals of War (Vietnam Casualty---III) by C.D.B. Bryan, pp. 54-109
      9. Around City Hall by Andy Logan, pp. 110-116
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        Vincent, Francois, Paul and the Others (1976 Film) by Claude Sautet
        Inserts (1974 Film) by John Byrum
      11. "Evening" by Luke Breit, p. 121
      12. Letter from London by Mollie Panter-Downes, pp. 122-127
      13. Jazz by Whitney Balliett, pp. 128-132
      14. The Race Track by Audax Minor, p. 133
      15. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 134-139
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        George and Anna by Barbara Rees
        Affirmative Discrimination by Nathan Glazer
        Growing (Up) at Thirty-Seven by Jerry Rubin
      17. Cover by James Stevenson
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      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 23-28
      2. "We Road-Test the New 1976 Loprestis" by George W.S. Trow, p. 29
      3. "The American Revolution" by William Steig, pp. 30-33
      4. "Granger's Life So Far" by Penelope Mortimer, pp. 34-35
      5. "Saint Francis and the Sow" by Galway Kinnell, pp. 36-39
      6. "Reading the Water" by Vickie Karp, pp. 40-42
      7. Profiles (Migrant Workers in Europe) by Jane Kramer, pp. 43-84
      8. The Race Track by Audax Minor, p. 85
      9. Reflections (India) by Ved Mehta, pp. 86-105
      10. The Art World by Harold Rosenberg, pp. 106-109
      11. "Sitting by a Swamp" by David Wagoner, p. 110
      12. [+]
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        Robin and Marian (1976 Film) by Richard Lester
      13. U.S. Journal: Newport, Ky. by Calvin Trillin, pp. 114-119
      14. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 120-125
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        Andre Malraux by Jean Lacouture
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        Turtle Diary by Russell Hoban
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        Shakespeare and the Revolution of the Times by Harry Levin
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        Monsieur Proust: A Memoir by Celeste Albaret and Georges Belmont
      18. Cover by Robert Tallon
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      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 21-26
      2. "A Very Special Fate" by R. Prawer Jhabvala, pp. 27-29
      3. "Indigo, Who Departed Our Spectrum" by John Hollander, pp. 30-34
      4. "Kimberley Solzhenitsyn's Calendar" by Ian Frazier, p. 35
      5. Profiles (Sherrill Milnes) by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 36-37
      6. "Under Pressure" by Robert Kaven, pp. 38-61
      7. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, pp. 62-68
      8. Onward and Upward with the Arts by Hendrik Hertzberg, pp. 69-87
      9. [+]
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        The Birth of a Nation (1915 Film) by D.W. Griffith
        Broken Strings (1940 Film) by Bernard B. Ray
      10. Dancing by Arlene Croce, pp. 92-94
      11. "Crayola Bear" by Stephen Jamison, p. 95
      12. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 96-101
      13. U.S. Journal: Atlanta by Calvin Trillin, pp. 102-108
      14. The Race Track by Audax Minor, p. 109
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        Virginia Woolf and Her World by John Lehmann
        Oscar Wilde: A Biography by H. Montgomery Hyde
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      19. Cover by Saul Steinberg
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      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 27-32
      2. "A Slice of Life" by Vladimir Nabokov, p. 33
      3. "No One Remembers" by Philip Levine, pp. 34-36
      4. "Unprovoked Assaults" by Jack Ziegler, p. 37
      5. "Voices Lost in Snow" by Mavis Gallant, pp. 38-39
      6. "Mexico" by Richard Shelton, pp. 40-43
      7. Annals of Law (The Fifth Amendment---I) by Richard Harris, pp. 44-95
      8. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 96
      9. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 96-99
      10. Reflections (Democracy in Europe) by William Pfaff, pp. 100-111
      11. Dancing by Arlene Croce, pp. 112-117
      12. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 118-120
      13. [+]
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        Face to Face (1976 Film) by Ingmar Bergman
      14. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 124-129
      15. [+]
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        1876~~Eighteen Seventy-Six by Gore Vidal
      16. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 135 - 1 Review
        Jessica Fayer by John L'Heureux
      17. [+]
        General A Man Called Intrepid, by William Stevenson, pp. 135-138 - 7 Reviews
        A Man Called Intrepid by William Stevenson
        Rousseau: The Self-Made Saint by Jakob Herman Huizinga
        The Social History of the Machine Gun by John Ellis
        The White Pumpkin by Denis Cecil Hills
        Naked Angels by John Tytell
        False Starts by Malcolm Braly
        Generations by Lucille Clifton
      18. L.E. Sissman, pp. 139-142
      19. Cover by Arnie Levin
    2. [+]
      April 12, 1976 Issue = 19 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 27-31
      2. "WLT (The Edgar Era) by Garrison Keillor, pp. 32-35
      3. "Six Poems" by W.S. Merwin, pp. 36-37
      4. "The Lone Pilgrim" by Laurie Colwin, pp. 38-42
      5. Annals of Law (The Fifth Amendment---II) by Richard Harris, pp. 43-100
      6. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 101
      7. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 101-102
      8. The Race Track by Audax Minor, p. 103
      9. Jazz by Whitney Balliett, pp. 104-113
      10. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 114-118 - 2 Reviews
        W.C. Fields and Me (1976 Film) by Arthur Hiller
        All the President's Men (1976 Film) by Alan J. Pakula
      11. "The Trestle" by Lewis Turco, p. 119
      12. Dancing by Arlene Croce, pp. 120-122
      13. Reflections (Political Unity in Europe) by William Pfaff, pp. 123-130
      14. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 131-138
      15. [+]
        Painfully Human by Robert Coles, pp. 139-141 - 1 Review
        Women of the Shadows by Ann Cornelisen
      16. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 142 - 1 Review
        In a Shallow Grave by James Purdy
      17. [+]
        General A Georgian at Princeton, by Robert Manson Myers, pp. 142-143 - 3 Reviews
        A Georgian at Princeton by Robert Manson Myers
        The Fox Is Crazy Too by Eliot Asinof
        The Last European War by John Lukacs
      18. Mary Petty, pp. 144-146
      19. Cover by Eugene Mihaesco
    3. [+]
      April 19, 1976 Issue = 18 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 25-30
      2. "Prince Philip Will Not Be Stereotyped" by George W.S. Trow, p. 31
      3. "Estelle" by Elizabeth Cullinan, pp. 32-33
      4. "Cancer: A Dream" by L.E. Sissman, pp. 34-36
      5. "A Place in Italy" by Arturo Vivante, p. 37
      6. "The Evening Plane to Bridgeport" by Kathleen Spivack, pp. 38-41
      7. Annals of Law (The Fifth Amendment---III) by Richard Harris, pp. 42-97
      8. The Theatre (Off Broadway) by Edith Oliver, pp. 98-99
      9. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 100-101
      10. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 102-104 - 1 Review
        Family Plot (1976 Film) by Alfred Hitchcock
      11. Around City Hall by Andy Logan, pp. 105-112
      12. Letter from London by Mollie Panter-Downes, pp. 113-114
      13. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 115-122
      14. Letter from Washington by Richard H. Rovere, pp. 123-128
      15. [+]
        From the House of the Dead by George Steiner, pp. 129-133 - 1 Review
        Spandau: The Secret Diaries by Albert Speer
      16. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 134 - 1 Review
        Travesty by John Hawkes
      17. [+]
        General The President Makers, by Francis Russell, pp. 134-138 - 4 Reviews
        The President Makers by Francis Russell
        A Seventh Man: Migrant Workers in Europe by John Berger
        Literary Landmarks by Francis Fergusson
        Man in Africa by Colin M. Turnbull
      18. Cover by Arthur Getz
    4. [+]
      April 26, 1976 Issue = 16 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 29-34
      2. "On Not Shooting Sitting Birds" by Jean Rhys, p. 35
      3. "Largely an Oral History of My Mother" by Harold Brodkey, pp. 36-39
      4. "One Art" by Elizabeth Bishop, pp. 40-43
      5. "The Funeral Singers" by Dave Smith, pp. 44-110
      6. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 111
      7. "The Message" by Paul Petrie, pp. 112-113
      8. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 114-118
      9. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 119-121 - 2 Reviews
        Mahler (1974 Film) by Ken Russell
        The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With the Sea (1976 Film) by Lewis John Carlino
      10. U.S. Journal: Costilla County, Colorado by Calvin Trillin, pp. 122-132
      11. Photography by Janet Malcolm, pp. 133-137
      12. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 138-140
      13. [+]
        Russia by V.S. Pritchett, pp. 141-145 - 2 Reviews
        Russia: The People and the Power by Robert G. Kaiser
        The Russians by Hedrick Smith
      14. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 146 - 1 Review
        Survivor by Marc Brandel
      15. [+]
        General Scoundrel Time, by Lillian Hellman, pp. 147-150 - 3 Reviews
        Scoundrel Time by Lillian Hellman
        The Secular Scripture by Northrop Frye
        Edward Kennedy and the Camelot Legacy by James MacGregor Burns
      16. Cover by Robert Tallon
    5. [+]
      May 3, 1976 Issue = 19 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 29-33
      2. "The Great Debate" by Donald Barthelme, pp. 34-35
      3. "Near Darkness" by Gilbert Rogin, pp. 36-37
      4. "Prison: Poggio Reale" by Cesare Pavese, pp. 38-42
      5. A Reporter at Large (The St. John River) by John McPhee, pp. 43-45
      6. "Elegy for Agatha Christie" by Pamela Stewart, pp. 46-74
      7. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 75
      8. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 76-77
      9. "Song" by Philip Dow, pp. 78-82
      10. Letter from Manila by Robert Shaplen, pp. 83-106
      11. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 107-109 - 1 Review
        La Chienne (1931 Film) by Jean Renoir
      12. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 110-111
      13. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 112-117
      14. Reflections (The Communist Parties in West Europe) by William Pfaff, pp. 118-129
      15. [+]
        Party Line by George Steiner, pp. 130-131 - 1 Review
        The History Man by Malcolm Bradbury
      16. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 132 - 1 Review
        The Bernardini Terrace by Suzanne Prou
      17. [+]
        General FBI: An Uncensored Look behind the Walls, by S..., pp. 133-134 - 3 Reviews
        FBI: An Uncensored Look behind the Walls by Sanford J. Ungar
        Our Two Lives by Halina Rodzinski
        Black Holes, Quasars and the Universe by Harry L. Shipman
      18. [+]
        Mystery and Crime Ripoff, by Arthur Maling, pp. 135-138 - 2 Reviews
        Ripoff by Arthur Maling
        Possession by L.P. Davies
      19. Cover by Saul Steinberg
    6. [+]
      May 10, 1976 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 27-31
      2. "Tracking the Elusive Quark" by Lewis Grossberger, pp. 32-33
      3. "The Inquiring Demographer" by Calvin Trillin and Edward Koren, pp. 34-35
      4. "Path" by W.S. Merwin, pp. 36-37
      5. "Aspects of Lilac" by Howard Moss, pp. 38-42
      6. Profiles (Gandhi---I) by Ved Mehta, p. 43
      7. "Stars Which See, Stars Which Do Not See" by Marvin Bell, pp. 44-102
      8. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 103
      9. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 104-105
      10. The Sporting Scene (Baseball) by Roger Angell, pp. 106-127
      11. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 128-133
      12. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 134-136
      13. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 137-139 - 1 Review
        Boesman and Lena (1974 Film) by Ross Devenish
      14. [+]
        Nicholas Jenkins' Hollow Horse by Naomi Bliven, pp. 140-141 - 1 Review
        Hearing Secret Harmonies by Anthony Powell
      15. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 142 - 2 Reviews
        Jonoah and the Green Stone by Henry Dumas
        Lost Profile by Francoise Sagan
      16. [+]
        General Madam Secretary: Frances Perkins, by George Wh..., pp. 143-146 - 2 Reviews
        Madam Secretary: Frances Perkins by George Whitney Martin
        Come, Tell Me How You Live by Agatha Christie Mallowan
      17. Cover by Charles E. Martin
    7. [+]
      May 17, 1976 Issue = 15 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 29-33
      2. "The Together Dude" by Charles McGrath and Daniel Menaker, pp. 34-35
      3. "Heat" by Jean Rhys, pp. 36-37
      4. Profiles (Gandhi---II) by Ved Mehta, pp. 38-39
      5. "Melodic Trains" by John Ashbery, pp. 40-51
      6. "Gin" by David St. John, pp. 52-123
      7. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 124
      8. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, p. 125
      9. A Reporter in Washington D.C. (Journal---I) by Elizabeth Drew, pp. 126-158
      10. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 159-161
      11. Dancing by Arlene Croce, pp. 162-167
      12. [+]
        The Ugly Duckling by V.S. Pritchett, pp. 168-169 - 1 Review
        Hans Christian Andersen by Elias Bredsdorff
      13. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 170 - 1 Review
        The Bride Price by Buchi Emecheta
      14. [+]
        General The Buffalo Creek Disaster, by Gerald M. Stern, pp. 171-172 - 2 Reviews
        The Buffalo Creek Disaster by Gerald M. Stern
        David Lloyd George: A Biography by Peter Rowland
      15. Cover by Pierre Le-Tan
    8. [+]
      May 24, 1976 Issue = 18 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 27-32
      2. "O'Phelan's Daemonium" by John F. Murray, pp. 33-35
      3. "The Apple Tree" by Galway Kinnell, pp. 36-37
      4. "A Cage for Satan" by Isaac Bashevis Singer, pp. 38-40
      5. Profiles (Gandhi---III) by Ved Mehta, p. 41
      6. "Rainbow" by Stanley Plumly, pp. 42-102
      7. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 103
      8. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 103-104
      9. "The Country of Sleep" by Greg Kuzma, p. 105
      10. A Reporter in Washington, D.C. (Journal---II) by Elizabeth Drew, pp. 106-133
      11. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 134-139 - 3 Reviews
        That's Entertainment, Part II (1976 Film) by Gene Kelly
        Legacy (1976 Film) by Karen Arthur
        The Blue Bird (1976 Film) by George Cukor
      12. Dancing by Arlene Croce, pp. 140-145
      13. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 146-149
      14. [+]
        Blithe Spirit by Mollie Panter-Downes, pp. 150-152 - 1 Review
        Nancy Mitford: A Memoir by Harold Acton
      15. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 153 - 1 Review
        Montauk by Max Frisch
      16. [+]
        General Johnson on Johnson, by John Wain and Samuel Jo..., pp. 154-155 - 3 Reviews
        Johnson on Johnson by John Wain and Samuel Johnson
        Leakey's Luck by Sonia Mary Cole
        A Baseball Century by Henry Berry
      17. [+]
        Mystery and Crime High Stakes, by Dick Francis, pp. 156-158 - 1 Review
        High Stakes by Dick Francis
      18. Cover by Arthur Getz
    9. [+]
      May 31, 1976 Issue = 16 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 25-30
      2. "Swine Flu Over the Cuckoo's Nest" by Richard Liebmann-Smith, p. 31
      3. "Ask the Roses" by Philip Levine, pp. 32-33
      4. "Tribe" by Francine du Plessix Gray, pp. 34-37
      5. "Tennis: A Portrait" by Howard Moss, pp. 38-50
      6. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 51
      7. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 51-53
      8. A Reporter in Washington D.C. (Journal---III) by Elizabeth Drew, pp. 54-99
      9. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 100-101 - 1 Review
        The Missouri Breaks (1976 Film) by Arthur Penn
      10. U.S. Journal: Annapolis, MD. by Calvin Trillin, pp. 102-106
      11. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 107-112
      12. Dancing by Arlene Croce, pp. 113-115
      13. [+]
        A Primal Modern by John Updike, pp. 116-117 - 1 Review
        Wanderers by Knut Hamsun
      14. [+]
        Briefly Noted, pp. 118-119 - 3 Reviews
        Passion's Child by Margaret F. Schmidt
        The Murder of Allende, and the End of the Chilean Way to Socialism by Robinson Rojas
        The Role of the Supreme Court in American Government by Archibald Cox
      15. [+]
        Mystery and Crime The Pontius Pilate Papers, by Warren Kiefer, pp. 120-122 - 2 Reviews
        The Pontius Pilate Papers by Warren Kiefer
        Swag by Elmore Leonard
      16. Cover by Paul Degen
    10. [+]
      June 7, 1976 Issue = 19 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 27-31
      2. "Test of 'Times' Readers Bares Profound Ignorance" by Charles McGrath, pp. 32-33
      3. "A Story in the Key of C" by Elizabeth Cullinan, pp. 34-36
      4. "Home" by James Kaplan, pp. 37-39
      5. "Spectacles" by Heather McHugh, pp. 40-41
      6. Profiles (Tatyana Grosman) by Calvin Tomkins, pp. 42-45
      7. "Winter Letter to Dan Marsteller from South Boston in January, 1975" by John McKernan, pp. 46-78
      8. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 79
      9. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 79-81
      10. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 82-86
      11. The Sporting Scene (Golf) by Herbert Warren Wind, pp. 87-105
      12. Around City Hall by Andy Logan, pp. 106-115
      13. Dancing by Arlene Croce, pp. 116-118
      14. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 119-124 - 3 Reviews
        Guernica (1975 Film) by Fernando Arrabal
        The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976 Film) by Nicolas Roeg
        The Man Who Skied Down Everest (1975 Film) by Bruce Nyznik and Lawrence Schiller
      15. "How I Came To Be Here" by Monroe Lerner, p. 125
      16. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 126-132
      17. [+]
        Limits by Greil Marcus, pp. 133-135 - 1 Review
        Meridian by Alice Walker
      18. [+]
        Briefly Noted, pp. 136-142 - 5 Reviews
        Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream by Doris Kearns Goodwin
        Henrietta Maria by Elizabeth Hamilton
        The Past Masters by Harold Macmillan
        The Statue of Liberty by Marvin Trachtenberg
        The Wind Will Not Subside by David Milton and Nancy Dall Milton
      19. Cover by Charles E. Martin
    11. [+]
      June 14, 1976 Issue = 18 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 23-28
      2. "Love Song, For a Moog Synthesizer" by John Updike, p. 29
      3. "The End of Words: An Election-Year Thought" by Howard Moss, pp. 30-31
      4. "Bob Tooley at the Cannes Festival" by Pierre Le-Tan, pp. 32-33
      5. "The Duel" by William Saroyan, pp. 34-35
      6. "Start Again Somewhere" by Tess Gallagher, pp. 36-37
      7. A Reporter at Large (Israel) by Francine du Plessix Gray, pp. 38-76
      8. The Theatre (Off Broadway) by Edith Oliver, pp. 77-79
      9. The Art World by Harold Rosenberg, pp. 80-85
      10. U.S. Journal: Washington, D.C. by Calvin Trillin, pp. 86-92
      11. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 93-96 - 1 Review
        The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972 Film) by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
      12. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 97-99
      13. Concert Records by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 100-104
      14. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 105-108
      15. [+]
        Truth and Consequences by Naomi Bliven, pp. 109-110 - 1 Review
        The Abyss by Marguerite Yourcenar
      16. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 111 - 1 Review
        Details of a Sunset, and Other Stories by Vladimir Nabokov
      17. [+]
        General Charles I: A Biography, by John Bowle, pp. 112-118 - 7 Reviews
        Charles I: A Biography by John Bowle
        An Impossible Woman by Graham Greene and Dottoressa Moor
        Lonely in America by Suzanne Gordon
        Jerome by J.N.D. Kelly
        World Enough: Rethinking the Future by Margaret Mead and Ken Heyman
        Ulysses: A Facsimile of the Manuscript by James Joyce and Clive Driver
        Ulysses: The Manuscript and the First Printings Compared by James Joyce
      18. Cover by Gretchen Dow Simpson
    12. [+]
      June 21, 1976 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 21-26
      2. "The Disk" by Jorge Luis Borges, p. 27
      3. "The Thistles in Sweden" by William Maxwell, pp. 28-31
      4. "Lines of Sight" by John Malcolm Brinnin, pp. 32-35
      5. "Depression Before the Solstice" by Charles Wright, pp. 36-38
      6. Profiles (Carl Sagan---I) by Henry S.F. Cooper, Jr., pp. 39-84
      7. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 85
      8. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 86-89 - 3 Reviews
        Male of the Century (1975 Film) by Claude Berri
        Pleasure Party (1975 Film) by Claude Chabrol
        The Last Woman (1976 Film) by Marco Ferreri
      9. Letter from Washington by Richard H. Rovere, pp. 90-96
      10. "A Gift for No One" by Philip Levine, p. 97
      11. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 98-103
      12. Dancing by Arlene Croce, pp. 104-112
      13. Letter from London by Mollie Panter-Downes, pp. 113-115
      14. [+]
        Flann Again by John Updike, pp. 116-117 - 1 Review
        Stories and Plays by Flann O'Brien
      15. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 118 - 2 Reviews
        The Spectator Bird by Wallace Stegner
        The Dead of Winter by Dominic Cooper
      16. [+]
        General The Education of a Public Man, by Hubert H. Hu..., pp. 119-122 - 4 Reviews
        The Education of a Public Man by Hubert H. Humphrey
        The Diary of Anais Nin, Vol. VI: 1955-1966 by Gunther Stuhlmann and Anais Nin
        The Cardinal and the Secretary by Neville Williams
        Strategies for Freedom by Bayard Rustin
      17. Cover by Arthur Getz
    13. [+]
      June 28, 1976 Issue = 18 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 17-21
      2. "The Captured Woman" by Donald Barthelme, pp. 22-23
      3. "1949" by Frederick Morgan, pp. 24-25
      4. "Look at a Teacup" by Patricia Hampl, pp. 26-27
      5. "For a Child Going Blind" by Dan Masterson, pp. 28-29
      6. Profiles (Carl Sagan---II) by Henry S.F. Cooper, Jr., pp. 30-61
      7. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 62-63 - 2 Reviews
        Buffalo Bill and the Indians (1976 Film) by Robert Altman
        Murder by Death (1976 Film) by Robert Moore
      8. Our Footloose Correspondents (American Popular Song) by Whitney Balliett, pp. 64-70
      9. The Race Track by Audax Minor, p. 71
      10. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, p. 72
      11. Concert Records by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 73-75
      12. Our Local Correspondents (Bicentennial Objects) by Eugene Kinkead, pp. 76-83
      13. "A Prayer" by Philip Schultz, p. 84
      14. [+]
        The Good Soldier by George Steiner, pp. 85-88 - 1 Review
        Garibaldi by Jasper Ridley
      15. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 89 - 2 Reviews
        I Hear America Swinging by Peter De Vries
        A Fine Romance by Cynthia Propper Seton
      16. [+]
        General The Wild Boy of Aveyron, by Harlan L. Lane, pp. 90-91 - 4 Reviews
        The Wild Boy of Aveyron by Harlan L. Lane
        The Royal Victorians by Christopher Hibbert
        The Next Two Hundred Years by Herman Kahn, William Brown, and Leon Martel
        Patience and Fortitude: Fiorello La Guardia by William Manners
      17. [+]
        Mystery and Crime The Blue Hammer, by Ross Macdonald, pp. 92-94 - 1 Review
        The Blue Hammer by Ross Macdonald
      18. Cover by Robert Weber
  3. [+]
    Issues of Jul.-Sep. 1976 = 13 Issues, 199 Articles
    1. [+]
      July 5, 1976 Issue = 16 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 19-23
      2. "Instructions" by Marshall Brickman, pp. 24-25
      3. "The Lawn Party" by Ann Beattie, pp. 26-29
      4. "Posthumous Dream Song" by John Berryman, pp. 30-32
      5. A Reporter at Large (The British Press, 1776) by E.J. Kahn, Jr., pp. 33-37
      6. "Loss" by Charles E. Bolton, pp. 38-61
      7. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 62-63 - 3 Reviews
        The Tenant (1976 Film) by Roman Polanski
        Logan's Run (1976 Film) by Michael Anderson
        The Omen (1976 Film) by Richard Donner
      8. Jazz by Whitney Balliett, pp. 64-68
      9. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 69-71
      10. Our Local Correspondents (George Washington Bridge Flag) by Hendrik Hertzberg, pp. 72-77
      11. Dancing by Arlene Croce, pp. 78-79
      12. "Why There Are Children" by Leslie Ullman, p. 80
      13. [+]
        Raman and Daisy and Olivia and the Nawab by John Updike, pp. 81-83 - 2 Reviews
        The Painter of Signs by R.K. Narayan
        Heat and Dust by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
      14. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 84 - 1 Review
        The 400 Eels of Sigmund Freud by A.G. Mojtabai
      15. [+]
        General The Loyal Blacks, by Ellen Gibson Wilson, pp. 84-86 - 2 Reviews
        The Loyal Blacks by Ellen Gibson Wilson
        Freshwater by Virginia Woolf and Lucio P. Ruotolo
      16. Cover by Lou Myers
    2. [+]
      July 12, 1976 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 25-29
      2. "More Mathematical Puzzles & Diversions" by Veronica Geng, pp. 30-31
      3. "Little-Known Moments in the History of Baseball" by Jerry Dumas, pp. 32-33
      4. "For Reasons of Health" by Roberta Silman, pp. 34-35
      5. "Charm" by Howard Moss, pp. 36-39
      6. Reflections (The Middle East---I) by Saul Bellow, pp. 40-41
      7. "Dead of Night" by Robert Mazzocco, pp. 42-82
      8. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 83
      9. "I Am Short" by F.D. Reeve, p. 83
      10. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 84-85 - 1 Review
        Veronique, or The Summer of My 13th Year (1975 Film) by Claudine Guillemin
      11. Around City Hall by Andy Logan, pp. 86-94
      12. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 95-97
      13. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 98-100
      14. [+]
        Saints and Sinners by Naomi Bliven, pp. 101-103 - 2 Reviews
        Edith Wharton: A Biography by R.W.B. Lewis
        Chanel by Edmonde Charles-Roux
      15. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 104 - 3 Reviews
        Angels at the Ritz by William Trevor
        Ratner's Star by Don DeLillo
        Plots and Counterplots by Louisa May Alcott and Madeleine Stern
      16. [+]
        General The Lardners: My Family Remembered, by Ring La..., pp. 105-110 - 5 Reviews
        The Lardners: My Family Remembered by Ring Lardner, Jr.
        Some Champions by Ring Lardner, Matthew J. Bruccoli, and Richard Layman, ...
        Mussolini's Roman Empire by Denis Mack Smith
        Star-Making Machinery by Geoffrey Stokes
        Messengers of God by Elie Wiesel
      17. Cover by Jenni Oliver
    3. [+]
      July 19, 1976 Issue = 14 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 19-23
      2. "Untitled" by Sheila Ballantyne, pp. 24-26
      3. "The Lull" by Anthony Hecht, p. 27
      4. "From the Journal of a Leper" by John Updike, pp. 28-31
      5. "Grimoire" by Stephen Dobyns, pp. 32-33
      6. Reflections (The Middle East---II) by Saul Bellow, pp. 34-51
      7. "The Mystery of Emily Dickinson" by Marvin Bell, pp. 52-80
      8. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, p. 81 - 1 Review
        Devil Within Her (1975 Film) by Peter Sasdy
      9. Jazz by Whitney Balliett, pp. 82-90
      10. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 91-92
      11. [+]
        A Woman Young and Old by Desmond Shawe-Taylor, pp. 93-94 - 1 Review
        Seventy Years: 1852-1922 by Lady Gregory
      12. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 95 - 1 Review
        Ordinary People by Judith Guest
      13. [+]
        General Men Against McCarthy, by Richard M. Fried, pp. 96-98 - 2 Reviews
        Men Against McCarthy by Richard M. Fried
        The Bird Has No Wings by Claude Lanzmann and Peter Schwiefert
      14. Cover by James Stevenson
    4. [+]
      July 26, 1976 Issue = 16 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 21-26
      2. "Who's Who in the Cast" by Marshall Brickman, p. 27
      3. "Four Poems" by Carlos Drummond De Andrade, pp. 28-29
      4. "A Long Story Short" by Shirley Hazzard, pp. 30-45
      5. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 46-47 - 2 Reviews
        My Friends (1975 Film) by Mario Monicelli
        The Food of the Gods (1976 Film) by Bert I. Gordon
      6. "Period Piece" by Henri Coulette, pp. 48-52
      7. A Reporter at Large (Gun Control) by Richard Harris, pp. 53-58
      8. U.S. Journal: Second Avenue by Calvin Trillin, pp. 59-61
      9. Dancing by Arlene Croce, pp. 62-63
      10. Letter from the Garden by Richard H. Rovere, pp. 64-68
      11. The Race Track by Audax Minor, p. 69
      12. The Sporting Scene (Golf) by Herbert Warren Wind, pp. 70-79
      13. [+]
        Particular Memories by Robert Coles, pp. 80-81 - 1 Review
        Particulars of My Life by B.F. Skinner
      14. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 82 - 2 Reviews
        Presumed Dead by Jean Larteguy
        A Feast of Snakes by Harry Crews
      15. [+]
        General The Damnable Question, by George Dangerfield, pp. 83-86 - 3 Reviews
        The Damnable Question by George Dangerfield
        Voices of the Civil War by Richard S. Wheeler
        Tales for My Brothers' Keepers by Thomas Flynn
      16. Cover by Eugene Mihaesco
    5. [+]
      August 2, 1976 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 17-22
      2. "Kikimora" by Jean Rhys, pp. 23-24
      3. "Elm Valley Valerie" by Benedict Kiely, p. 25
      4. "Lake Poem" by Judith Moffett, pp. 26-30
      5. Reflections (Concentration-Camp Survival) by Bruno Bettelheim, pp. 31-33
      6. "Dolls" by David St. John, pp. 34-52
      7. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 53
      8. "What King" by Jill Hoffman, p. 53
      9. The Sporting Scene (The Olympics) by E.J. Kahn, Jr., pp. 54-60
      10. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 61-62 - 2 Reviews
        Cousin, Cousine (1976 Film) by Jean Charles Tacchella
        Obsession (1976 Film) by Brian De Palma
      11. The Race Track by Audax Minor, p. 63
      12. Letter from Laos by Robert Shaplen, pp. 64-76
      13. [+]
        Swift by V.S. Pritchett, pp. 77-78 - 1 Review
        Jonathan Swift by A.L. Rowse
      14. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 79 - 1 Review
        Kassandra and the Wolf by Margarita Karapanou
      15. [+]
        General Aiken: Senate Diary, January 1972-January 1975..., p. 79 - 4 Reviews
        Aiken: Senate Diary, January 1972-January 1975 by George D. Aiken
        T. S. Eliot by Stephen Spender
        Horse Fever by William Murray
        France and Sherwood Anderson by Michael Fanning and Sherwood Anderson
      16. [+]
        Mystery and Crime The Family Arsenal, by Paul Theroux, pp. 80-82 - 1 Review
        The Family Arsenal by Paul Theroux
      17. Cover by Arthur Getz
    6. [+]
      August 9, 1976 Issue = 15 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 15-20
      2. "Sy Pringle's Summer Menu" by Mark Singer, pp. 21-22
      3. "Rights of Way" by W.S. Merwin, pp. 23-24
      4. "The Tenant" by Arturo Vivante, p. 25
      5. "The Shade" by C.K. Williams, pp. 26-27
      6. Annals of Business (Corporate Political Contributions) by John Brooks, pp. 28-29
      7. "August" by Debora Greger, pp. 30-48
      8. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 49-51 - 2 Reviews
        The Clockmaker (1974 Film) by Bertrand Tavernier
        Alpha Beta (1973 Film) by Anthony Page
      9. The Sporting Scene (The Olympics) by E.J. Kahn, Jr., pp. 52-62
      10. The Race Track by Audax Minor, p. 63
      11. Letter from Rome by William Murray, pp. 64-73
      12. [+]
        Eva and Eleanor and Everywoman by John Updike, pp. 74-76 - 2 Reviews
        Eva's Man by Gayl Jones
        Miss Herbert by Christina Stead
      13. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 77 - 1 Review
        The Decapitated Chicken, and Other Stories by Horacio Quiroga
      14. [+]
        General The Eastern Front, 1914-1917, by Norman Stone, pp. 78-82 - 2 Reviews
        The Eastern Front, 1914-1917 by Norman Stone
        Yes, But... by Dore Ashton
      15. Cover by Andre Francois
    7. [+]
      August 16, 1976 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 21-26
      2. "Drowning 1954" by Garrison Keillor, pp. 27-28
      3. "Buon Giorno, Big Shot" by Veronica Geng, p. 29
      4. "Number 10" by Edna O'Brien, pp. 30-31
      5. "Three Tears" by Gerald Stern, pp. 32-33
      6. The Sporting Scene (Baseball) by Roger Angell, pp. 34-35
      7. "Blue Window" by Katha Pollitt, pp. 36-52
      8. Reflections (Europe and Soviet-American Relations) by William Pfaff, pp. 53-59
      9. U.S. Journal: California by Calvin Trillin, pp. 60-63
      10. Letter from Panama by E.J. Kahn, Jr., pp. 64-75
      11. The Art World by Harold Rosenberg, pp. 76-80
      12. The Race Track by Audax Minor, p. 81
      13. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 82-87 - 2 Reviews
        Let's Talk About Men (1965 Film) by Lina Wertmuller
        The Return of a Man Called Horse (1976 Film) by Irvin Kershner
      14. [+]
        Mark Harris, Mark Harris by Susan Lardner, pp. 88-89 - 1 Review
        Best Father Ever Invented by Mark Harris
      15. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 90 - 1 Review
        The Junior Bachelor Society by John Alfred Williams
      16. [+]
        General Ezra Pound: Poet as Sculptor, by Donald Davie, pp. 90-94 - 3 Reviews
        Ezra Pound: Poet as Sculptor by Donald Davie
        The Greek Adventure by David A. Howarth
        Lewis Carroll: Fragments of a Looking-Glass by Jean Gattegno
      17. Cover by Eugene Mihaesco
    8. [+]
      August 23, 1976 Issue = 11 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 19-24
      2. "Mass Mayhem" by Martha Saxton, p. 25
      3. "American Portrait: Old Style" by Robert Penn Warren, pp. 26-27
      4. "The Moslem Wife" by Mavis Gallant, pp. 28-45
      5. The Sporting Scene (Sailing) by William F. Buckley, Jr., pp. 46-69
      6. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 70-71 - 1 Review
        The Ritz (1976 Film) by Richard Lester
      7. Around City Hall by Andy Logan, pp. 72-78
      8. The Race Track by Audax Minor, p. 79
      9. [+]
        Petrified Forest by George Steiner, pp. 80-81 - 1 Review
        Gossip from the Forest by Thomas Keneally
      10. [+]
        Briefly Noted, pp. 82-86 - 4 Reviews
        The Lives of Roger Casement by B.L. Reid
        Step Right Up by Brooks McNamara
        Montgomery of Alamein by Arthur G.J. Chalfont
        The Cooling by Lowell Ponte
      11. Cover by James Stevenson
    9. [+]
      August 30, 1976 Issue = 19 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 21-25
      2. "Goodbye Marcus Goodbye Rose" by Jean Rhys, pp. 26-27
      3. "Slow Pitch" by James Stevenson, pp. 28-30
      4. "Accomodations at Uncle Sol's" by Daniel Menaker, pp. 31-33
      5. A Reporter at Large (Space Station---I) by Henry S.F. Cooper, Jr., pp. 34-35
      6. "Notes from the Castle" by Howard Moss, pp. 36-41
      7. "Blisters" by Christopher Hope, pp. 42-66
      8. The Theatre (Off Broadway) by Edith Oliver, p. 67
      9. "Noon" by Charles Wright, p. 67
      10. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 68-70 - 1 Review
        Futureworld (1976 Film) by Richard T. Heffron
      11. The Race Track by Audax Minor, p. 71
      12. Letter from London by Mollie Panter-Downes, pp. 72-74
      13. Dancing by Arlene Croce, pp. 75-77
      14. Letter from Kansas City by Richard H. Rovere, pp. 78-87
      15. [+]
        The Mechanics of Fear by Greil Marcus, p. 88 - 1 Review
        The John Franklin Bardin Omnibus by John Franklin Bardin
      16. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 89 - 3 Reviews
        The Tangent Objective by Lawrence Sanders
        Farmer by Jim Harrison
        The Last Chance by Rona Jaffe
      17. [+]
        General Memoirs of My Services in the World War, 1917-..., pp. 90-91 - 2 Reviews
        Memoirs of My Services in the World War, 1917-1918 by George C. Marshall
        A Cultural History of the American Revolution by Kenneth Silverman
      18. [+]
        Mystery and Crime The Night of the Twelfth, by Michael Gilbert, pp. 92-94 - 2 Reviews
        The Night of the Twelfth by Michael Gilbert
        Night Cover by Michael Z. Lewin
      19. Cover by Arthur Getz
    10. [+]
      September 6, 1976 Issue = 13 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 19-23
      2. "Fish and How to Capture Them" by Paul W. Wales, pp. 24-25
      3. "I Expand My Horizons" by George W.S. Trow, pp. 26-27
      4. "Partial Magic" by Henry Bromell, pp. 28-29
      5. "On Addy Road" by May Swenson, pp. 30-33
      6. A Reporter at Large (Space Station---II) by Henry S.F. Cooper, Jr., pp. 34-35
      7. "Essay on Love" by Hayden Carruth, pp. 36-70
      8. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 71-75 - 1 Review
        Bonaparte and the Revolution (1971 Film) by Abel Gance
      9. Our Local Correspondents by Fred C. Shapiro, pp. 76-86
      10. The Race Track by Audax Minor, p. 87
      11. [+]
        Stories and Voices by Robert Coles, pp. 88-91 - 1 Review
        New Burlington: The Life and Death of an American Village by John Baskin
      12. [+]
        Briefly Noted, pp. 92-98 - 6 Reviews
        The Longest Cave by Roger W. Brucker and Richard A. Watson
        A Revolution Is Not a Dinner Party by Richard H. Solomon and Tablott W. Huey
        A History of Christianity by Paul Johnson
        The View from Great Gull by Michael Harwood
        The Unseen Revolution by Peter F. Drucker
        The Young Romantics by Linda Kelly
      13. Cover by James Stevenson
    11. [+]
      September 13, 1976 Issue = 15 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 27-31
      2. "Zwei Herzen in Die Drygoods Schlock" by S.J. Perelman, pp. 32-33
      3. "Hole!" by Jack Ziegler, pp. 34-36
      4. "In the Hours of Darkness" by Edna O'Brien, p. 37
      5. "Blight on Elm" by Daryl Hine, pp. 38-39
      6. A Reporter in Washington, D.C. (Journal---I) by Elizabeth Drew, pp. 40-41
      7. "September" by James Paul, pp. 42-123
      8. Musical Events (Concert Records) by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 124-126
      9. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 127-130 - 1 Review
        Kaseki (1975 Film) by Masaki Kobayashi
      10. Letter from Sri Lanka by Robert Shaplen, pp. 131-151
      11. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 152-153
      12. [+]
        The Strange Case of Dr. Destouches and M. Celine by John Updike, pp. 154-160 - 1 Review
        Celine: A Biography by Patrick McCarthy
      13. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 161 - 1 Review
        Earthly Bread by Michael Mewshaw
      14. [+]
        General The Transformation of Southern Politics, by Ja..., pp. 162-166 - 5 Reviews
        The Transformation of Southern Politics by Jack Bass and Walter De Vries
        Where the Money Was by Willie Sutton and Edward Linn
        Main Currents in Modern American History by Gabriel Kolko
        Some Time in the Sun by Tom Dardis
        American Art, 1750-1800: Towards Independence by Charles F. Montgomery and Patricia E. Kane
      15. Cover by Robert Tallon
    12. [+]
      September 20, 1976 Issue = 15 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 31-35
      2. "Masterpiece Tearjerker" by Veronica Geng, pp. 36-37
      3. "The Duke of Orkney's Leonardo" by Sylvia Townsend Warner, pp. 38-41
      4. "Birds" by Al Levine, pp. 42-44
      5. A Reporter in Washington, D.C. (Journal---II) by Elizabeth Drew, p. 45
      6. "Old" by Stanley Moss, pp. 46-113
      7. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 114-120 - 4 Reviews
        Edvard Munch (1976 Film) by Peter Watkins
        Aloise (1975 Film) by Liliane de Kermadec
        Femmes au Soleil (1974 Film) by Liliane Dreyfus
        Daguerreotypes (1976 Film) by Agnes Varda
      8. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 121-122
      9. Our Far-Flung Correspondents (Long Island Vineyard) by Berton Roueche, pp. 123-133
      10. Football by J.W.L., pp. 134-135
      11. [+]
        Justice to Jung by Robert Coles, pp. 136-142 - 1 Review
        C. G. Jung: The Haunted Prophet by Paul J. Stern
      12. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 143 - 1 Review
        The Farewell Party by Milan Kundera
      13. [+]
        General The Thirteenth Tribe, by Arthur Koestler, pp. 143-146 - 5 Reviews
        The Thirteenth Tribe by Arthur Koestler
        Black Sun by Geoffrey Wolff
        On Watch: A Memoir by Elmo R. Zumwalt, Jr.
        The Worm of Consciousness and Other Essays by Nicola Chiaromonte and Miriam Chiaromonte
        The Immortal Profession by Gilbert Highet
      14. [+]
        Mystery and Crime Nightfall, by John Crosby, pp. 147-150 - 2 Reviews
        Nightfall by John Crosby
        The Fourteen Dilemma by Hugh Pentecost
      15. Cover by Saul Steinberg
    13. [+]
      September 27, 1976 Issue = 14 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 25-29
      2. "The Joy of Mooching" by S.J. Perelman, pp. 30-33
      3. "The Autumn of the Patriarch" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, pp. 34-35
      4. "Burden" by Peter Kane Dufault, pp. 36-39
      5. "The Going Away of Young People" by Eleanor Ross Taylor, pp. 40-59
      6. Around City Hall by Andy Logan, pp. 60-78
      7. Football by J.W.L., p. 79
      8. A Reporter at Large (Alaska---I) by John McPhee, pp. 80-122
      9. The Race Track by Audax Minor, p. 123
      10. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael, pp. 124-127 - 2 Reviews
        Bugsy Malone (1976 Film) by Alan Parker
        Sparkle (1976 Film) by Sam O'Steen
      11. Letter from Bayreuth by Jane Boutwell, pp. 128-144
      12. [+]
        Poor Relations by Naomi Bliven, pp. 145-148 - 1 Review
        The Lost War by Marion Balderston and David Syrett
      13. [+]
        Briefly Noted, pp. 149-154 - 5 Reviews
        The Start, 1904-1930 by William L. Shirer
        The Business of Crime by Humbert S. Nelli
        John Ruskin: The Argument of the Eye by Robert Hewison
        Saint Paul by Michael Grant
        A Cricket in the Thorn Tree by Joanna Strangwayes-Booth
      14. Cover by Eugene Mihaesco
  4. [+]
    Issues of Oct.-Dec. 1976 = 13 Issues, 241 Articles
    1. [+]
      October 4, 1976 Issue = 21 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 27-32
      2. "At Lunch With the Rock Critic Establishment" by George W.S. Trow, p. 33
      3. "Scene" by Richard Hugo, pp. 34-35
      4. "The Element" by W.S. Merwin, pp. 36-37
      5. "Henry Manley, Living Alone, Keeps Time" by Maxine Kumin, pp. 38-39
      6. A Reporter at Large (Alaska---II) by John McPhee, pp. 40-74
      7. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, pp. 75-82
      8. Musical Events (Popular Records) by Douglas Watt, pp. 83-89
      9. The Sporting Scene (Baseball) by Roger Angell, pp. 90-103
      10. "The Turn" by Frederick Morgan, p. 104
      11. Department of Amplification (India) by Ved Mehta, pp. 105-110
      12. U.S. Journal: Adamstown, Pa. by Calvin Trillin, pp. 111-116
      13. Letter from Macao by Robert Shaplen, pp. 117-128
      14. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael, pp. 129-133 - 2 Reviews
        Small Change (1976 Film) by Francois Truffaut
        The Front (1976 Film) by Martin Ritt
      15. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 134-136
      16. Letter from Washington by Richard H. Rovere, pp. 137-142
      17. Football by J.W.L., p. 143
      18. "Stone Canyon Nocture" by Charles Wright, pp. 144-147
      19. [+]
        Books: Texts and Men by John Updike, pp. 148-155 - 2 Reviews
        Vico and Herder by Isaiah Berlin
        Sade/Fourier/Loyola by Roland Barthes
      20. [+]
        Briefly Noted, pp. 156-162 - 7 Reviews
        The Hatter's Phantoms by Georges Simenon
        Dean Acheson: The State Department Years by David S. McLellan
        The Shadow of the Winter Palace by Edward Crankshaw
        Energy and Conflict by Stanley A. Blumberg and Gwinn Owens
        The Great Anglo-Boer War by Byron Farwell
        George Sand by Ruth Jordan
        Beyond the Presidency by Marie B. Hecht
      21. Cover by Ronald Searle
    2. [+]
      October 11, 1976 Issue = 18 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 31-35
      2. "Apartment 6-A: After the Fall" by Ian Frazier, pp. 36-37
      3. "Here Come the Maples" by John Updike, pp. 38-39
      4. "At Georgica Beach" by Howard Moss, pp. 40-43
      5. Reflections (Suburban Landscape) by Suzannah Lessard, pp. 44-45
      6. "The Poem" by Marvin Bell, pp. 46-80
      7. The Theatre (Off Broadway) by Edith Oliver, p. 81
      8. Football by J.W.L., pp. 82-89
      9. "Widowhood" by Leonard Nathan, pp. 90-92
      10. The Sporting Scene (Tennis) by Herbert Warren Wind, pp. 93-125
      11. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 126-137
      12. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael, pp. 138-147 - 3 Reviews
        Marathon Man (1976 Film) by John Schlesinger
        The Memory of Justice (1976 Film) by Marcel Ophuls
        America at the Movies (1976 Film) by George Stevens, Jr.
      13. The Air by Michael J. Arlen, pp. 148-154
      14. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 155-158
      15. [+]
        Books: Under Eastern Eyes by George Steiner, pp. 159-169 - 3 Reviews
        Lenin in Zurich by Alexander Solzhenitsyn
        A Voice from the Chorus by Abram Tertz
        Going Under by Lydia Chukovskaya
      16. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 170 - 1 Review
        The Easter Parade by Richard Yates
      17. [+]
        General Mother Ireland, by Edna O'Brien, pp. 171-174 - 3 Reviews
        Mother Ireland by Edna O'Brien
        Islam and the Arab World by Bernard Lewis
        Dock Ellis in the Country of Baseball by Donald Hall and Dock Ellis
      18. Cover by Gretchen Dow Simpson
    3. [+]
      October 18, 1976 Issue = 15 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 29-34
      2. "Confessions of a Burglar" by Woody Allen, p. 35
      3. "Death in a Plane" by Carlos Drummond de Andrade, pp. 36-37
      4. "The Psychic Journey" by Isaac Bashevis Singer, pp. 38-44
      5. Profiles (Robert G. Goelet) by Geoffrey T. Hellman, pp. 45-74
      6. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael, pp. 75-77 - 2 Reviews
        Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000 (1976 Film) by Alain Tanner
        Alex and the Gypsy (1976 Film) by John Korty
      7. "The Difference" by John Fandel, pp. 78-79
      8. Photography by Janet Malcolm, pp. 80-89
      9. A Reporter in Washington, D.C. (Journal---I) by Elizabeth Drew, pp. 90-171
      10. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 172-174
      11. Musical Events (Concert Records) by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 175-180
      12. [+]
        Books: Orange Juice for One by Alec Wilder, pp. 181-184 - 1 Review
        Thou Swell, Thou Witty by Dorothy Hart
      13. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 185 - 1 Review
        The Eye of the Beholder by Philip Glazebrook
      14. [+]
        General Plagues and Peoples, by William H. McNeill, pp. 186-190 - 4 Reviews
        Plagues and Peoples by William H. McNeill
        Jane Austen: Woman and Writer by Joan Rees
        Roosevelt and Churchill, 1939-1941 by Joseph P. Lash
        Modigliani: The Biography by William Fifield
      15. Cover by Charles E. Martin
    4. [+]
      October 25, 1976 Issue = 20 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 31-37
      2. "The Book of Sand" by Jorge Luis Borges, pp. 38-39
      3. "Secrets and Surprises" by Ann Beattie, pp. 40-41
      4. "The Spies" by Ann Stanford, pp. 42-46
      5. Profiles (Jean-luc Godard) by Penelope Gilliatt, p. 47
      6. "Naming the Light" by Stephen Jamison, pp. 48-60
      7. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 61
      8. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 61-63
      9. "Remembering San Zeno" by Charles Wright, pp. 64-66
      10. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael, pp. 67-71 - 2 Reviews
        The Marquise of O--- (1976 Film) by Eric Rohmer
        Car Wash (1976 Film) by Michael Schultz
      11. A Reporter in Washington, D.C. (Journal---II) by Elizabeth Drew, pp. 72-156
      12. The Race Track by Audax Minor, p. 157
      13. "For Julia, In the Deep Water" by John N. Morris, p. 158
      14. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 159-168
      15. Football by J.W.L., pp. 169-173
      16. The Air by Michael J. Arlen, pp. 174-181
      17. [+]
        All's Well in Skyscraper National Park by John Updike, pp. 182-189 - 1 Review
        Slapstick, or Lonesome No More! by Kurt Vonnegut
      18. [+]
        Briefly Noted, pp. 190-191 - 3 Reviews
        Public Persons by Walter Lippmann and Gilbert A. Harrison
        What Really Happened to the Class of '65 by Michael Medved and David Wallechinsky
        Beardsley and His World by Brigid Brophy
      19. [+]
        Mystery and Crime Sleeping Murder, by Agatha Christie, pp. 192-194 - 1 Review
        Sleeping Murder by Agatha Christie
      20. Cover by Arthur Getz
    5. [+]
      November 1, 1976 Issue = 20 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Towqn, pp. 35-40
      2. "A Fact Sheet on the Coming Crunch" by Gerald Jonas, p. 41
      3. "The Wolrd in a Room" by Henry Bromell, pp. 42-49
      4. "Assembly" by W.S. Merwin, p. 50
      5. Onward and Upward with the Arts (Pet Food) by Thomas Whiteside, p. 51
      6. "Wolf's Point, 1831" by Norman Dubie, pp. 52-98
      7. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, pp. 99-100
      8. Football by J.W.L., p. 101
      9. "Writing You Love Down" by Laura Jensen, pp. 102-103
      10. Letter from Stockholm by Steven Kelman, pp. 104-127
      11. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 128-131
      12. Concert Records by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 132-135
      13. The Art World by Harold Rosenberg, pp. 136-144
      14. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael, pp. 145-150 - 2 Reviews
        The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976 Film) by Herbert Ross
        A Matter of Time (1976 Film) by Vincente Minnelli
      15. Letter from Washington by Richard H. Rovere, pp. 151-156
      16. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 157-160
      17. [+]
        Books: The Hemingways by V.S. Pritchett, pp. 161-163 - 1 Review
        How It Was by Mary Welsh Hemingway
      18. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 164 - 1 Review
        The Widow's Children by Paula Fox
      19. [+]
        General The Watches of the Night, by Harry M. Caudill, pp. 165-170 - 3 Reviews
        The Watches of the Night by Harry M. Caudill
        Roger Baldwin: Founder of the American Civil Liberties Union by Peggy Lamson
        A Wind to Shake the World by Everett S. Allen
      20. Cover by Charles Saxon
    6. [+]
      November 8, 1976 Issue = 18 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 35-39
      2. "The Fairy Godfathers" by John Updike, pp. 40-42
      3. "The Bobby Bison Buy" by George W.S. Trow, p. 43
      4. "My Father's Car" by Laura Furman, pp. 44-45
      5. "Watching the Breakup" by Ann Stanford, pp. 46-50
      6. Annals of Architecture (Avery Fisher Hall) by Bruce Bliven, Jr., p. 51
      7. "The Odds" by Anthony Hecht, pp. 52-135
      8. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael, pp. 136-145 - 4 Reviews
        Jaws (1975 Film) by Steven Spielberg
        The Shootist (1976 Film) by Don Siegel
        Dog Day Afternoon (1975 Film) by Sidney Lumet
        The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976 Film) by Nicolas Roeg
      9. U.S. Journal: Rockford, Illinois by Calvin Trillin, pp. 146-153
      10. "What I Came For" by Philip Levine, p. 154
      11. The Air by Michael J. Arlen, pp. 155-161
      12. Letter from London by Mollie Panter-Downes, pp. 162-166
      13. The Theatre (Off Broadway) by Edith Oliver, p. 167
      14. Football by J.W.L., pp. 168-169
      15. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 170-172
      16. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 173-174
      17. [+]
        Books: Basilisks' Eggs by Alistair Reid, pp. 175-210 - 1 Review
        One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
      18. Cover by Paul Degen
    7. [+]
      November 15, 1976 Issue = 22 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 37-42
      2. "Fire" by William Saroyan, p. 43
      3. "Graphology" by J.B. Handelsman, pp. 44-45
      4. "Weekend" by Ann Beattie, pp. 46-49
      5. "My Father, Dying" by Alastair Reid, pp. 50-53
      6. "November Night" by May Swenson, p. 54
      7. Profiles (Charles Ludlam) by Calvin Tomkins, pp. 55-102
      8. Dancing by Arlene Croce, pp. 103-112
      9. Football by J.W.L., pp. 113-118
      10. A Reporter at Large (Stuttering) by Gerald Jonas, pp. 119-161
      11. Around City Hall by Andy Logan, pp. 162-177
      12. The Race Track by Audax Minor, p. 178
      13. "Stonefly" by Sandra McPherson, p. 179
      14. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael, pp. 180-184 - 2 Reviews
        The Incredible Sarah (1976 Film) by Richard Fleischer
        The Next Man (1976 Film) by Richard C. Sarafian
      15. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 185-192
      16. Concert Records by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 193-198
      17. Letter from Washington by Richard H. Rovere, pp. 199-209
      18. [+]
        Books: Wives and Daughters by Naomi Bliven, pp. 210-212 - 1 Review
        Women and Marriage in Victorian Fiction by Jenni Calder
      19. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 213 - 1 Review
        The Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston
      20. [+]
        General The Face of Battle, by John Keegan, p. 214 - 2 Reviews
        The Face of Battle by John Keegan
        Henry Wallace, Harry Truman, and the Cold War by Richard J. Walton
      21. [+]
        Mystery and Crime Maigret and the Apparition, by Georges Simenon, pp. 215-218 - 2 Reviews
        Maigret and the Apparition by Georges Simenon
        Ask for Me Tomorrow by Margaret Millar
      22. Cover by Charles E. Martin
    8. [+]
      November 22, 1976 Issue = 20 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 37-42
      2. "The Latecomer" by James Munves, pp. 43-44
      3. "Your Place Is Empty" by Anne Tyler, pp. 45-47
      4. "The Falcons" by W.S. Merwin, pp. 48-51
      5. "Fifth Avenue Parade" by Anthony Hecht, pp. 52-54
      6. Profiles (Ralph Ellison) by Jervis Anderson, pp. 55-108
      7. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 109
      8. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 109-110
      9. "Little Ode for X" by Maura Stanton, p. 111
      10. Jazz by Whitney Balliett, pp. 112-126
      11. On and Off the Avenue, pp. 127-150
      12. The Sporting Scene (Baseball) by Roger Angell, pp. 151-176
      13. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael, pp. 177-183 - 1 Review
        Carrie (1976 Film) by Brian De Palma
      14. The Air by Michael J. Arlen, pp. 184-194
      15. The Race Track by Audax Minor, p. 195
      16. Football by J.W.L., pp. 196-198
      17. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 199-206
      18. Dancing by Arlene Croce, pp. 207-209
      19. [+]
        Books: Briefly Noted, pp. 210-214 - 4 Reviews
        Flight to Canada by Ishmael Reed
        The Man Who Lost China by Brian Crozier and Eric Chou
        A Civil Tongue by Edwin Newman
        John Galsworthy: A Biography by Catherine Dupre
      20. Cover by Eugene Mihaesco
    9. [+]
      November 29, 1976 Issue = 16 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 29-33
      2. "Recapture Your Rapture, In One Seedy Session" by S.J. Perelman, pp. 34-35
      3. "Making It New" by Philip Levine, pp. 36-37
      4. "Family Traces" by Robert Hemenway, pp. 38-41
      5. "Looking Down, Up, and Across" by Paul Malamud, pp. 42-78
      6. The Theatre (Off Broadway) by Edith Oliver, p. 79
      7. Our Local Correspondents (Joe Turner) by Whitney Balliett, pp. 80-97
      8. Football by J.W.L., pp. 98-102
      9. Our Far-Flung Correspondents (Spanish Village) by Alastair Reid, pp. 103-145
      10. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 146-152
      11. "Baskets" by Laura Jensen, p. 153
      12. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael, pp. 154-163 - 2 Reviews
        Rocky (1976 Film) by John G. Avildsen
        The Last Tycoon (1976 Film) by Elia Kazan
      13. [+]
        Books: Seeresses by John Updike, pp. 164-173 - 2 Reviews
        Chilly Scenes of Winter by Ann Beattie
        The Takeover by Muriel Spark
      14. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 174 - 1 Review
        The Main by Trevanian
      15. [+]
        General Triumph in Paris, by David Schoenbrun, pp. 175-178 - 2 Reviews
        Triumph in Paris by David Schoenbrun
        Lady Ottoline's Album by Carolyn G. Heilbrun and Lady Ottoline Morrell, ...
      16. Cover by Saul Steinberg
    10. [+]
      December 6, 1976 Issue = 22 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 39-43
      2. "Three Places" by W.S. Merwin, p. 44
      3. "Calder's hands" by John Updike, p. 45
      4. "Famous Spats" by Dean Vietor, pp. 46-47
      5. "Remembered Letters" by Ted Walker, pp. 48-49
      6. "The French Night" by Herbert Morris, pp. 50-51
      7. A Reporter at Large (The Serengeti Plain) by Harold T.P. Hayes, pp. 52-53
      8. "Autumn" by Robert Mazzocco, pp. 54-133
      9. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, pp. 134-135
      10. Jazz by Whitney Balliett, pp. 136-145
      11. On and Off the Avenue, pp. 146-161
      12. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 162-167
      13. Dancing by Arlene Croce, pp. 168-172
      14. Football by J.W.L., pp. 173-176
      15. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael, pp. 177-184 - 1 Review
        Network (1976 Film) by Sidney Lumet
      16. "New York" by Thom Gunn, p. 185
      17. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 186-191
      18. The Air by Michael J. Arlen, pp. 192-203
      19. [+]
        Books: Back from the Farthest Rim by Lis Harris, pp. 204-208 - 1 Review
        My Second Twenty Years by Richard P. Brickner
      20. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 209 - 1 Review
        A Girl in Winter by Philip Larkin
      21. [+]
        General Wallenstein: His Life Narrated, by Golo Mann, pp. 210-214 - 2 Reviews
        Wallenstein: His Life Narrated by Golo Mann
        The American Seasons by Edwin Way Teale
      22. Cover by Arthur Getz
    11. [+]
      December 13, 1976 Issue = 20 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 33-38
      2. "What My Mother Told Me" by Susan Clark, p. 39
      3. "St. Vincent's" by W.S. Merwin, pp. 40-42
      4. "Domestic Life in America" by John Updike, pp. 43-45
      5. "The Midlands" by Carl Dennis, pp. 46-49
      6. A Reporter at Large (Microwaves---I) by Paul Brodeur, pp. 50-114
      7. The Theatre (Off Broadway) by Edith Oliver, p. 115
      8. Letter from London by Mollie Panter-Downes, pp. 116-120
      9. On and Off the Avenue, pp. 121-142
      10. U.S. Journal: Boston by Calvin Trillin, pp. 143-147
      11. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael, pp. 148-151 - 1 Review
        Bound for Glory (1976 Film) by Hal Ashby
      12. "The Ganges" by Norman Dubie, pp. 152-155
      13. The Art World by Harold Rosenberg, pp. 156-163
      14. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 164-165
      15. Popular Records by Douglas Watt, pp. 166-172
      16. The Race Track by Audax Minor, p. 173
      17. [+]
        Books: Protestants, Patriots, Philosophers by Naomi Bliven, pp. 174-179 - 1 Review
        The Enlightenment in America by Henry F. May
      18. [+]
        Briefly Noted, pp. 180-183 - 5 Reviews
        The Medieval Machine by Jean Gimpel
        Victorian Novelists and Publishers by John A. Sutherland
        Solar Energy by Daniel Behrman
        My Mind On Trial by Eugen Loebl
        Rise, and Fight Again by Charles Bracelen Flood
      19. [+]
        Mystery and Crime Flameout, by Basil Jackson, pp. 184-186 - 2 Reviews
        Flameout by Basil Jackson
        A Purple Place for Dying by John D. MacDonald
      20. Cover by Laura Jean Allen
    12. [+]
      December 20, 1976 Issue = 14 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 27-31
      2. "Tales of Friendliness from the Files of the American Bankers Association" by James Munves, pp. 32-33
      3. "Kore" by W.S. Merwin, pp. 34-36
      4. "Two" by Isaac Bashevis Singer, pp. 37-42
      5. A Reporter at Large (Microwaves---II) by Paul Brodeur, pp. 43-83
      6. The Theatre (Off Broadway) by Edith Oliver, pp. 84-85
      7. On and Off the Avenue (The Christmas Table), pp. 86-99
      8. Letter from Washington by Richard H. Rovere, pp. 100-104
      9. The Air by Michael J. Arlen, pp. 105-107
      10. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 108-113
      11. The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 114-116
      12. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael, pp. 117-118 - 1 Review
        Lumiere (1976 Film) by Jeanne Moreau
      13. [+]
        Books: Briefly Noted, pp. 119-122 - 6 Reviews
        The Nights of the Long Knives by Hans Hellmut Kirst
        Lewis Carroll Observed by Edward Guiliano
        Good Company by Irving Drutman
        Degas: The Artist's Mind by Theodore Reff
        Van Gogh by Ian Dunlop
        American Views by Gloria-Gilda Deak
      14. Cover by Charles Saxon
    13. [+]
      December 27, 1976 Issue = 15 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 15-20
      2. "Under the Shrinking Royalty the Village Smithy Stands" by S.J. Perelman, pp. 21-24
      3. "Greetings, Friends!" by Roger Angell, p. 25
      4. "The Inquiring Demographer" by Calvin Trillin and Edward Koren, pp. 26-27
      5. "The Paper-Mache Santa Claus" by Linda Grace Hoyer, pp. 28-29
      6. "A Christmas Song" by James Manning#3, p. 30
      7. A Reporter at Large (Presidential Transition) by James Stevenson, pp. 31-51
      8. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 52
      9. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 52-53
      10. Around City Hall by Andy Logan, pp. 54-59
      11. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 60-62
      12. The Race Track by Audax Minor, p. 63
      13. [+]
        Books: Of Beauty and Consternation by John Updike, pp. 64-67 - 1 Review
        Letters of E. B. White by Dorothy Lobrano Guth and E.B. White
      14. [+]
        Briefly Noted, pp. 68-70 - 5 Reviews
        A Clear Road to Archangel by Geoffrey Rose
        Christopher and His Kind, 1929-1939 by Christopher Isherwood
        Climbing in North America by Chris Jones
        The Swamp by Bill Thomas
        The Lost World of the Impressionists by Alice Bellony-Rewald
      15. Cover by Eugene Mihaesco
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