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August 1951 Issue - 17 Articles- Homosexuality in American Culture
Alfred Towne
, pp. 3-9 The New Taste in Literature
- In the Mercury's Opinion, pp. 10-13
- Gravediggers of America
Ralph de Toledano
, pp. 14-20 Part II: How Stalin's Disciples Review Books
- Withered on the Vine, A Story
Armand Kashmanian
, pp. 21-28 - Frank Sinatra Confidential
Lee Mortimer
, pp. 29-36 Gangsters in the Night Clubs
- The Gentle Grafters
Jean Malaquais
, pp. 37-42 or How to Get Along in Mexico City
- The Character of the Lover, A Story
Wright Morris
, pp. 43-49 Foreign Intelligence
- Ghostly Clankings in Berlin
Edouard Roditi
, pp. 50-57 - The Spaghetti Is Lousy
Giorgio Monicelli
, pp. 58-63 - The Right Honorable Mr. Dean
Ted Shane
, pp. 64-73 - Boiled Engrams, An Elegy to Dianetics
Willard Beecher and Calder Willingham
, pp. 74-81 -
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Movies (2 Reviews) William Poster
, pp. 82-91 Hollywood Caterers to the Middle Class
- Father's Little Dividend (1951 Film) by Vincente Minnelli
- Go for Broke! (1951 Film) by Robert Pirosh
- Reefers and Glowworms
Chandler Brossard
, pp. 92-95 - The Journey to Poland
Alexandra Orme
, pp. 96-110 A selection from "By the Waters of the Danube"
- Books
Chandler Brossard
, pp. 111-115 Unstable Equilibrium
- Down to Earth
Alan Devoe
, pp. 116-120 The Man-Creature
- Draughts of Old Bourbon
William Bradford Huie
, pp. 121-130 How to Think About Truman
