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The Current Cinema

To the Rescue

by Terrence Rafferty

The New Yorker, June 15, 1992, p. 86

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        A Critic at Large by Salman Rushdie, pp. 93-106 - 1 Review
        The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
      14. Cover by Danny Shanahan
    7. [+]
      May 18, 1992 Issue = 14 Articles
      1. Goings On About Town, pp. 4-26
      2. The Talk of the Town, pp. 27-31
      3. "Things to Care For" by Judy Troy, pp. 32-33
      4. "Spring Trances" by August Kleinzahler, pp. 34-35
      5. "Mrs. Box" by Michael Chabon, pp. 36-39
      6. "The Death of the Nurse" by Elisabeth Harvor, pp. 40-42
      7. Report from Cambodia by Stan Sesser, pp. 43-63
      8. "Farewell to the City" by Zbigniew Herbert, pp. 64-75
      9. The Art World by Adam Gopnik, pp. 76-78
      10. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Terrence Rafferty, pp. 79-80 - 2 Reviews
        The Stranger (1992 Film) by Satyajit Ray
        Night on Earth (1991 Film) by Jim Jarmusch
      11. [+]
        Holier Than Thou A Midnight Clear (1992 Film), by Keith Gordon by Michael Sragow, pp. 81-82 - 2 Reviews
        A Midnight Clear (1992 Film) by Keith Gordon
        The Playboys (1992 Film) by Gillies MacKinnon
      12. Letter from Washington by Elizabeth Drew, pp. 83-90
      13. [+]
        Books: After the Ball Was Over by Joan Acocella, pp. 91-102 - 3 Reviews
        Vaslav Nijinsky by Peter Ostwald
        The Last Years of Nijinsky by Romola de Pulszky Nijinsky
        Nijinsky and Romola by Tamara Nijinsky
      14. Cover by Kathy Osborn Young
    8. [+]
      May 25, 1992 Issue = 11 Articles
      1. Goings On About Town, pp. 4-26
      2. The Talk of the Town, pp. 27-31
      3. "Poltergeists" by Jane Shapiro, pp. 32-35
      4. "Dragonfly Reserve" by Barbara Jordan, pp. 36-39
      5. Letter from Europe by Jane Kramer, pp. 40-41
      6. "The Season" by Elizabeth Macklin, pp. 42-64
      7. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 65-67
      8. Annals of Gastronomy (Chili Peppers) by Jane Stern and Michael Stern, pp. 68-79
      9. Dancing by Alastair Macaulay, pp. 80-83
      10. [+]
        Nobody Gets Away with Everything by John Updike, pp. 84-90 - 2 Reviews
        Tropical Night Falling by Manuel Puig
        Time's Arrow by Martin Amis
      11. Cover by Susan Davis
    9. [+]
      June 1, 1992 Issue = 18 Articles
      1. Goings On About Town, pp. 4-22
      2. The Talk of the Town, pp. 23-27
      3. "Millie's Gear Slips" by Roz Chast, p. 28
      4. "Maundy" by Christopher Hope, pp. 29-31
      5. "The Message" by Mark Levine, pp. 32-34
      6. Profiles (Richard Evans Schultes) by E.J. Kahn, Jr., p. 35
      7. "Bubbles" by Eamon Grennan, pp. 36-45
      8. "Shirts" by Marianne Burke, pp. 46-58
      9. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Terrence Rafferty, pp. 59-61 - 4 Reviews
        Incident at Oglala (1992 Film) by Michael Apted
        The Restless Conscience (1992 Film) by Hava Kohav Beller
        Cousin Bobby (1992 Film) by Jonathan Demme
        Alien 3 (1992 Film) by David Fincher
      10. [+]
        O Pioneers! Far and Away (1992 Film), by Ron Howard by Michael Sragow, pp. 62-63 - 2 Reviews
        Far and Away (1992 Film) by Ron Howard
        Wisecracks (1991 Film) by Gail Singer
      11. The Diplomatic Round (Earth Summit) by John Newhouse, pp. 64-78
      12. The Theatre by Mimi Kramer, p. 79
      13. Letter from Washington by Elizabeth Drew, pp. 80-83
      14. [+]
        Books: Wild Life by Verlyn Klinkenborg, pp. 84-85 - 1 Review
        Native American Testimony by Peter Nabokov
      15. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 86 - 3 Reviews
        Dreaming in Cuban by Cristina Garcia
        The End of the Novel by Michael Kruger
        At Weddings and Wakes by Alice McDermott
      16. [+]
        General Letters of Gustave Courbet, by Petra Ten-Doess..., p. 87 - 3 Reviews
        Letters of Gustave Courbet by Petra Ten-Doesschate Chu and Gustave Courbet
        The American Religion by Harold Bloom
        Fugitive Spring by Deborah Digges
      17. [+]
        Mystery and Crime Strange Loyalties, by William McIlvanney, pp. 88-90 - 2 Reviews
        Strange Loyalties by William McIlvanney
        A Stained White Radiance by James Lee Burke
      18. Cover by Bob Knox
    10. [+]
      June 8, 1992 Issue = 13 Articles
      1. Goings On About Town, pp. 4-26
      2. The Talk of the Town, pp. 27-31
      3. "Eyes On" by George W.S. Trow, pp. 32-33
      4. "A Nurse" by Ellen Cooney, pp. 34-35
      5. "La Tristesse" by James Laughlin, pp. 36-39
      6. Annals of Crime (The Midwest---Part I) by Alec Wilkinson, pp. 40-41
      7. "Freundschaft" by Julia Kasdorf, pp. 42-67
      8. "Alchemist" by Leonard Nathan, pp. 68-70
      9. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 71-76
      10. Reflections (The Kirov) by Elizabeth Kendall#2, pp. 77-89
      11. Around City Hall by Andy Logan, pp. 90-93
      12. [+]
        Books: My Country, 'Tis of Thee by Naomi Bliven, pp. 94-98 - 2 Reviews
        Anti-Americanism by Paul Hollander
        The Old World's New World by C. Vann Woodward
      13. Cover by Saul Steinberg
    11. [+]
      June 15, 1992 Issue = 13 Articles
      1. Goings On About Town, pp. 4-28
      2. The Talk of the Town, pp. 29-33
      3. "The Empty House" by Scott B. Smith, pp. 34-35
      4. "My Sister's Voice" by Philip Levine, pp. 36-43
      5. "A Gilded Lapse of Time" by Gjertrud Schnackenberg, pp. 44-53
      6. Annals of Crime (The Midwest---Part II) by Alec Wilkinson, pp. 54-77
      7. "Three Photographs" by Charles Simic, pp. 78-81
      8. The Sky Line by Brendan Gill, pp. 82-85
      9. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Terrence Rafferty, p. 86 - 1 Review
        Patriot Games (1992 Film) by Phillip Noyce
      10. [+]
        Rehab The Waterdance (1992 Film), by Michael Steinbe... by Michael Sragow, pp. 87-89 - 2 Reviews
        The Waterdance (1992 Film) by Michael Steinberg #2 and Neal Jimenez
        Sister Act (1992 Film) by Emile Ardolino
      11. Letter from Washington by Elizabeth Drew, pp. 90-96
      12. [+]
        Books: In Higher and Healthier Ways by Brad Leithauser, pp. 97-102 - 1 Review
        The Golden Treasury by Francis Palgrave and Christopher Ricks
      13. Cover by John O'Brien
    12. [+]
      June 22, 1992 Issue = 12 Articles
      1. Goings On About Town, pp. 4-24
      2. The Talk of the Town, pp. 25-29
      3. "This Bed" by Adam Schwartz, pp. 30-31
      4. "A Lecture" by Czeslaw Milosz, pp. 32-39
      5. A Reporter at Large (Iran) by Robin Wright, pp. 40-43
      6. "A Rough Night" by Mary Jo Salter, pp. 44-83
      7. The Theatre by Edith Oliver and Mimi Kramer, pp. 84-85
      8. Dancing by Alastair Macaulay, pp. 86-89
      9. Our Local Correspondents (Supermarket) by Susan Orlean, pp. 90-104
      10. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 105-107
      11. [+]
        Books: The Buccaneer by David Cannadine, pp. 108-114 - 1 Review
        Robert Boothby by Robert Rhodes James
      12. Cover by Gretchen Dow Simpson
    13. [+]
      June 29, 1992 Issue = 12 Articles
      1. Goings On About Town, pp. 4-24
      2. The Talk of the Town, pp. 25-29
      3. "Career Move" by Martin Amis, pp. 30-31
      4. "Wisdom of the Desert Fathers" by Katha Pollitt, pp. 32-38
      5. Profiles (Richard Goode) by David Blum, p. 39
      6. "Baked Alaska" by John Ashbery, pp. 40-62
      7. Popular Music by Elizabeth Wurtzel, pp. 63-70
      8. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Terrence Rafferty, p. 71 - 1 Review
        Batman Returns (1992 Film) by Tim Burton
      9. [+]
        Family Values Crisscross (1992 Film), by Chris Menges by Michael Sragow, pp. 72-73 - 3 Reviews
        Crisscross (1992 Film) by Chris Menges
        Housesitter (1992 Film) by Frank Oz
        Monster in a Box (1992 Film) by Nick Broomfield
      10. Letter from Hong Kong by Fred C. Shapiro, pp. 74-82
      11. [+]
        Books: Muse of Fire by Lloyd Rose, pp. 83-90 - 1 Review
        Laurence Olivier: A Biography by Donald Spoto
      12. Cover by Pamela Paparone
  3. [+]
    Issues of Jul.-Sep. 1992 = 13 Issues, 181 Articles
    1. [+]
      July 6, 1992 Issue = 16 Articles
      1. Goings On About Town, pp. 4-22
      2. The Talk of the Town, pp. 23-27
      3. "Also Available" by Louis Menand, p. 28
      4. "The Other Family" by Robert Bingham, p. 29
      5. "Fireworks" by William Matthews, pp. 30-33
      6. The World of Business (Time Warner) by Connie Bruck, pp. 34-37
      7. "Passes" by Caroline Fraser, pp. 38-56
      8. The Theatre by Edith Oliver and Mimi Kramer, p. 57
      9. Dancing by Alastair Macaulay, pp. 58-61
      10. In Fashion by Holly Brubach, pp. 62-66
      11. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 67-69
      12. Letter from Washington by Elizabeth Drew, pp. 70-75
      13. [+]
        Books: The Little Big Book by Anna Shapiro, pp. 76-78 - 1 Review
        The Little Follies by Eric Kraft
      14. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 79 - 3 Reviews
        Day of Atonement by A. Alvarez
        Primitive People by Francine Prose
        The Living by Annie Dillard
      15. [+]
        General Driven Patriot, by Townsend Hoopes and Douglas..., pp. 80-82 - 2 Reviews
        Driven Patriot by Townsend Hoopes and Douglas Brinkley
        A Pot of Paint by Linda Merrill
      16. Cover by Warren Miller
    2. [+]
      July 13, 1992 Issue = 12 Articles
      1. Goings On About Town, pp. 4-22
      2. The Talk of the Town, pp. 23-27
      3. "Furniture Reunion" by John S.P. Walker, p. 28
      4. "A White Horse" by Thom Jones, pp. 29-31
      5. "Poems by Ships at Sea" by Kenneth Koch, pp. 32-35
      6. Annals of the Antiquities Trade by Dan Hofstadter, pp. 36-37
      7. "Gettysburg: July 1, 1863" by Jane Kenyon, pp. 38-57
      8. "Cicadas" by James Reidel, pp. 58-65
      9. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Michael Sragow, pp. 66-69 - 3 Reviews
        A League of Their Own (1992 Film) by Penny Marshall
        Unlawful Entry (1992 Film) by Jonathan Kaplan
        Boomerang (1992 Film) by Reginald Hudlin
      10. Letter from Sudan by Raymond Bonner, pp. 70-83
      11. [+]
        Books: Mandarins by John Updike, pp. 84-90 - 2 Reviews
        Watermark by Joseph Brodsky
        That Mighty Sculptor, Time by Marguerite Yourcenar
      12. Cover by Benoit van Innis
    3. [+]
      July 20, 1992 Issue = 12 Articles
      1. Goings On About Town, pp. 4-22
      2. The Talk of the Town, pp. 23-27
      3. "Do the Windows Open?" by Julie Hecht, pp. 28-29
      4. "July" by John Updike, pp. 30-37
      5. Annals of the Antiquities Trade by Dan Hofstadter, pp. 38-39
      6. "Blunt Morning" by Edward Hirsch, pp. 40-53
      7. "The Firemen" by Deborah Garrison, pp. 54-65
      8. The Art World by Adam Gopnik, pp. 66-68
      9. Letter from London by Julian Barnes, pp. 69-73
      10. Around City Hall by Andy Logan, pp. 74-78
      11. [+]
        Books: The Hammer and the Nail by Louis Menand, pp. 79-86 - 1 Review
        Native Son by Richard A. Wright
      12. Cover by Kathy Osborn Young
    4. [+]
      July 27, 1992 Issue = 14 Articles
      1. Goings On About Town, pp. 3-18
      2. The Talk of the Town, pp. 19-23
      3. "Baby's First Step" by John Updike, pp. 24-27
      4. "Parachute Silk" by Emily Carter, pp. 28-29
      5. "The Exodus of Peaches" by Nancy Willard, pp. 30-33
      6. A Reporter at Large (Siberia) by Robert Cullen, pp. 34-35
      7. "Even" by Marie Ponsot, pp. 36-43
      8. "Octopus" by John Lindgren, pp. 44-52
      9. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Michael Sragow, pp. 53-55 - 5 Reviews
        Universal Soldier (1992 Film) by Roland Emmerich
        One False Move (1991 Film) by Carl Franklin
        The Best Intentions (1992 Film) by Bille August
        A Stranger Among Us (1992 Film) by Sidney Lumet
        Prelude to a Kiss (1992 Film) by Norman Rene
      10. A Neurologist's Notebook by Oliver Sacks, pp. 56-66
      11. The Sky Line by Brendan Gill, pp. 67-71
      12. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 72 - 3 Reviews
        The Painted Alphabet by Diana Darling
        Brightness Falls by Jay McInerney
        Turtle Moon by Alice Hoffman
      13. [+]
        General Complete Collected Essays, by V.S. Pritchett, pp. 72-74 - 1 Review
        Complete Collected Essays by V.S. Pritchett
      14. Cover by Ronald Searle
    5. [+]
      August 3, 1992 Issue = 13 Articles
      1. Goings On About Town, pp. 4-22
      2. The Talk of the Town, pp. 23-27
      3. "Weekend in Vermont" by Huguette Martel, p. 28
      4. "Change in Louise" by Tom Drury, pp. 29-31
      5. "Transatlantic" by Joseph Brodsky, pp. 32-36
      6. Profiles (Rosemary Clooney) by Whitney Balliett, p. 37
      7. "Lives of the Painters: Artists' Antidotes" by Richard Howard, pp. 38-42
      8. Report from Dachau by Timothy W. Ryback, pp. 43-47
      9. "Sick, Away from Home" by Jean Valentine, pp. 48-61
      10. Musical Events by Paul Griffiths, pp. 62-65
      11. Letter from Washington by Elizabeth Drew, pp. 66-72
      12. [+]
        Books: A Steely Glitter Chasing Shadows by Helen Vendler, pp. 73-78 - 1 Review
        Flow Chart by John Ashbery
      13. Cover by Devera Ehrenberg
    6. [+]
      August 10, 1992 Issue = 14 Articles
      1. Goings On About Town, pp. 4-20
      2. The Talk of the Town, pp. 21-25
      3. "Faculty Louge Surveillance Tapes" by Veronica Geng, p. 26
      4. "Drawn by Desire" by Michael Ondaatje, pp. 27-29
      5. "This Morning" by Charles Simic, pp. 30-33
      6. Profiles (John Loring) by Holly Brubach, pp. 34-35
      7. "A Family History" by Julia Kasdorf, pp. 36-49
      8. "In Umbria: A Snapshot" by Amy Clampitt, pp. 50-58
      9. Reflections (The Absence of Empire) by William Pfaff, pp. 59-69
      10. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Michael Sragow, pp. 70-73 - 3 Reviews
        Unforgiven (1992 Film) by Clint Eastwood
        Enchanted April (1992 Film) by Mike Newell
        Deep Blues (1991 Film) by Robert Mugge
      11. [+]
        Books: English Lessons by Claudia Roth Pierpont, pp. 74-78 - 2 Reviews
        Regeneration by Pat Barker
        Cambridge by Caryl Phillips
      12. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 79 - 2 Reviews
        All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy
        Black Water by Joyce Carol Oates
      13. [+]
        General Woman of Valor, by Ellen Chesler, pp. 79-82 - 4 Reviews
        Woman of Valor by Ellen Chesler
        Among the Thugs by Bill Buford
        Happy Isles of Oceania by Paul Theroux
        Fire on the Prairie by Gary Rivlin
      14. Cover by Edward Koren
    7. [+]
      August 17, 1992 Issue = 15 Articles
      1. Goings On About Town, pp. 4-20
      2. The Talk of the Town, pp. 21-25
      3. "Blown Away" by Lisa Walker, pp. 26-27
      4. "Disappeared" by Enid Shomer, pp. 28-29
      5. "Little Whaley, Pawling, N.Y." by Marianne Burke, pp. 30-33
      6. A Reporter at Large (Insect Love) by Diane Ackerman, pp. 34-35
      7. "Present" by W.S. Merwin, pp. 36-47
      8. "In the Woods" by Leonard Nathan, pp. 48-54
      9. Popular Music by Elizabeth Wurtzel, pp. 55-59
      10. Letter from Panama by Alma Guillermoprieto, pp. 60-71
      11. Musical Events by Paul Griffiths, pp. 72-74
      12. The Sporting Scene (Baseball) by Roger Angell, pp. 75-86
      13. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 87 - 2 Reviews
        Cooler by the Lake by Larry Heinemann
        The Right Bitch by Anna Shapiro
      14. [+]
        General Capitol Games, by Timothy M. Phelps and Helen ..., pp. 87-90 - 3 Reviews
        Capitol Games by Timothy M. Phelps and Helen Winternitz
        Down from Troy by Richard Selzer
        The Heart of the Sky by Peter Canby
      15. Cover by George Booth
    8. [+]
      August 24, 1992 Issue = 12 Articles
      1. Goings On About Town, pp. 4-18
      2. The Talk of the Town, pp. 19-23
      3. "Archaeology" by Ivan Klima, pp. 24-27
      4. "Notes on the Reality of the Self" by Jorie Graham, pp. 28-33
      5. The Sporting Scene (Surfing---Part I) by William Finnegan, pp. 34-35
      6. "Austin, Texas" by Lars Gustafsson, pp. 36-55
      7. "Mother at Eighty" by Charlie Smith, pp. 56-59
      8. The Diplomatic Round (Yugoslavia) by John Newhouse, pp. 60-71
      9. Dancing by Alastair Macaulay, pp. 72-76
      10. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Michael Sragow, pp. 77-80 - 5 Reviews
        Single White Female (1992 Film) by Barbet Schroeder
        Whispers in the Dark (1992 Film) by Christopher Crowe
        Raising Cain (1992 Film) by Brian De Palma
        Afraid of the Dark (1992 Film) by Mark Peploe
        Death Becomes Her (1992 Film) by Robert Zemeckis
      11. [+]
        Books: Cat Man by George Steiner, pp. 81-86 - 1 Review
        Celine: A Biography by Frederic Vitoux
      12. Cover by Danny Shanahan
    9. [+]
      August 31, 1992 Issue = 16 Articles
      1. Goings On About Town, pp. 3-26
      2. The Talk of the Town, pp. 27-31
      3. "Secrets" by Judy Troy, pp. 32-34
      4. "The Musical Husbands" by Adam Gopnik, p. 35
      5. "A Shave by the Ganges" by Jeffrey Harrison, pp. 36-38
      6. The Sporting Scene (Surfing---Part II) by William Finnegan, pp. 39-41
      7. "Undertakings" by Richard Howard, pp. 42-53
      8. "Hourglass" by Josephine Jacobsen, pp. 54-68
      9. The Sky Line by Brendan Gill, pp. 69-75
      10. Musical Events by Paul Griffiths, pp. 76-80
      11. The Theatre by Edith Oliver, p. 81
      12. Around City Hall by Andy Logan, pp. 82-86
      13. [+]
        A Critic at Large by Claudia Roth Pierpont, pp. 87-103 - 2 Reviews
        Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
        Gone With the Wind (1939 Film) by Victor Fleming, George Cukor, and Sam Wood
      14. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 104 - 2 Reviews
        The Patron Saint of Liars by Ann Patchett
        The D. Case by Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini, and Charles Dickens, ...
      15. [+]
        General The End of Equality, by Mickey Kaus, pp. 104-106 - 2 Reviews
        The End of Equality by Mickey Kaus
        Water and Light by Stephen Harrigan
      16. Cover by Bob Knox
    10. [+]
      September 7, 1992 Issue = 14 Articles
      1. Goings On About Town, pp. 4-20
      2. The Talk of the Town, pp. 21-25
      3. "Frisco Shift Sparks Hegira Flurry" by Bruce McCall, p. 26
      4. "Great Barrier Reef" by Diane Johnson, pp. 27-29
      5. In the Night Without End" by Mark Strand, pp. 30-35
      6. Annals of the Former World (Geology---Part I) by John McPhee, pp. 36-37
      7. "The Reappeared" by Vijay Seshadri, pp. 38-49
      8. "At the Optometrist's" by Nancy Willard, pp. 50-68
      9. A Reporter at Large (Israel) by Milton Viorst, pp. 69-83
      10. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Terrence Rafferty, pp. 84-85 - 1 Review
        Bob Roberts (1992 Film) by Tim Robbins
      11. [+]
        Free to Be Elvis Honeymoon in Vegas (1992 Film), by Andrew Bergman by Michael Sragow, pp. 86-87 - 2 Reviews
        Honeymoon in Vegas (1992 Film) by Andrew Bergman
        A Brief History of Time (1991 Film) by Errol Morris
      12. Letter from Washington by Elizabeth Drew, pp. 88-94
      13. [+]
        Books: Briefly Noted, pp. 95-98 - 5 Reviews
        Crossing Blood by Nanci Kincaid
        Sea Level by Roger King
        Marching in Place by Michael Duffy and Dan Goodgame
        Sky: Memoirs by Blaise Cendrars
        The Black Man's Burden by Basil Davidson
      14. Cover by Saul Steinberg
    11. [+]
      September 14, 1992 Issue = 14 Articles
      1. Goings On About Town, pp. 4-22
      2. The Talk of the Town, pp. 23-27
      3. "Chekhov in Sondrio" by Aldo Buzzi, pp. 28-29
      4. "Grandfather Writes His Will" by David Woo, pp. 30-37
      5. "More Later, Less the Same" by James Tate, pp. 38-43
      6. Annals of the Former World (Geology---Part II) by John McPhee, pp. 44-73
      7. "Net" by W.S. Merwin, pp. 74-84
      8. Musical Events by Paul Griffiths, pp. 85-89
      9. A Reporter at Large (Bull Riding) by Jane Stern and Michael Stern, pp. 90-103
      10. [+]
        A Mild-Mannered Reporter by Naomi Bliven, pp. 104-106 - 1 Review
        The Reporter Who Would Be King by Arthur Lubow
      11. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 107 - 2 Reviews
        The Journey by Ida Fink
        Hortense in Exile by Jacques Roubaud
      12. [+]
        General Kissinger: A Biography, by Walter Isaacson, p. 108 - 1 Review
        Kissinger: A Biography by Walter Isaacson
      13. [+]
        Verse The Man with Night Sweats, by Thom Gunn, pp. 108-110 - 2 Reviews
        The Man with Night Sweats by Thom Gunn
        Days Going/Days Coming Back by Eleanor Ross Taylor
      14. Cover by Gretchen Dow Simpson
    12. [+]
      September 21, 1992 Issue = 14 Articles
      1. Goings On About Town, pp. 6-26
      2. The Talk of the Town, pp. 27-31
      3. "Stalin, Stalin, and Stalin" by Jonathan Treitel, pp. 32-34
      4. "How to Give the Wrong Impression" by Katherine Heiny, p. 35
      5. "The Lazy Girl Was Never Scolded" by Elizabeth Macklin, pp. 36-38
      6. Annals of the Former World (Geology---Part III) by John McPhee, pp. 39-41
      7. "The Resurrection" by Gjertrud Schnackenberg, pp. 42-51
      8. "The Paternal Side" by Rustin Larson, pp. 52-98
      9. In Fashion by Holly Brubach, pp. 99-101
      10. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Terrence Rafferty, pp. 102-104 - 1 Review
        Husbands and Wives (1992 Film) by Woody Allen
      11. [+]
        Trimming America's Sail Wind (1992 Film), by Carroll Ballard by Michael Sragow, pp. 105-107 - 2 Reviews
        Wind (1992 Film) by Carroll Ballard
        Sneakers (1992 Film) by Phil Alden Robinson
      12. Letter from Europe by Jane Kramer, pp. 108-124
      13. [+]
        Farmer's Market by Verlyn Klinkenborg, pp. 125-130 - 1 Review
        A Garlic Testament by Stanley Crawford
      14. Cover by James Stevenson
    13. [+]
      September 28, 1992 Issue = 15 Articles
      1. Goings On About Town, pp. 4-26
      2. The Talk of the Town, pp. 27-31
      3. "Those Little Papers" by George W.S. Trow, pp. 32-33
      4. "The Important Houses" by Mary Gordon, pp. 34-35
      5. "The Garden of False Civility" by John Ashbery, pp. 36-41
      6. "Wagon" by Zbigniew Herbert, pp. 42-45
      7. A Reporter at Large (Kurdistan) by Raymond Bonner, pp. 46-55
      8. "Birthday" by Eamon Grennan, pp. 56-65
      9. Our Far-Flung Correspondents (Barcelona) by William Finnegan, pp. 66-80
      10. Musical Events by Paul Griffiths, pp. 81-83
      11. Onward and Upward With the Arts (Takarazuka) by Ingrid Sischy, pp. 84-103
      12. Letter from Washington by Elizabeth Drew, pp. 104-109
      13. Popular Music by Elizabeth Wurtzel, pp. 110-113
      14. [+]
        Man of Secrets by John Updike, pp. 114-122 - 1 Review
        Salem Is My Dwelling Place by Edwin Haviland Miller
      15. Cover by Victoria Roberts
  4. [+]
    Issues of Oct.-Dec. 1992 = 13 Issues, 297 Articles
    1. [+]
      October 5, 1992 Issue = 25 Articles
      1. Comment, pp. 4-9
      2. Goings On About Town, pp. 10-58
      3. The Talk of the Town, pp. 59-66
      4. Dept. of Raised Eyebrowns: Fetus, Don't Fail Me Now by Robert Hughes, pp. 67-69
      5. Around City Hall: Who Guards the Guards? by Andy Logan, pp. 70-82
      6. Letter from South Florida: In the Storm by James LeMoyne, pp. 83-88
      7. Annals of Journalism: News from Hell by Anna Husarska, pp. 89-91
      8. "Lucky Strikes" by Eva Salzman, pp. 92-107
      9. A Reporter at Large: The Prisoner and the Politician by Mark Singer, pp. 108-117
      10. "Grackle" by Eric Ormsby, pp. 118-121
      11. Artist at Large: "Beisbol, Etc." by Richard Merkin, pp. 122-127
      12. "The Oldest Child" by Charles Simic, pp. 128-133
      13. Storyboard: "The Test" by Jules Feiffer, pp. 134-135
      14. Fiction: "Playing with Dynamite" by John Updike, pp. 136-139
      15. The Art World: The Death of an Audience by Adam Gopnik, pp. 140-147
      16. Fiction: "Offloading for Mrs. Schwartz" by George Saunders, pp. 148-153
      17. In the Garden: Flowers of Evil by Jamaica Kincaid, pp. 154-159
      18. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Terrence Rafferty, pp. 160-161 - 2 Reviews
        The Last of the Mohicans (1992 Film) by Michael Mann
        Hero (1992 Film) by Stephen Frears
      19. [+]
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        Mr. Saturday Night (1992 Film) by Billy Crystal
        Glengarry Glen Ross (1992 Film) by James Foley
      20. On Television by James Wolcott, pp. 165-167
      21. [+]
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        Hollywood vs. America by Michael Medved
      22. [+]
        Rewinding "Clockers" by Whitney Balliett, pp. 174-176 - 1 Review
        Clockers by Richard Price
      23. [+]
        Books Briefly Noted, p. 177 - 5 Reviews
        The Secret History by Donna Tartt
        Marine Life by Linda Svendsen
        The Last Tsar by Edvard Radzinsky
        Within Tuscany by Matthew Spender
        Anxious Decades by Michael E. Parrish
      24. Shouts and Murmurs by Roger Angell, pp. 178-180
      25. Cover by Edward Sorel
    2. [+]
      October 12, 1992 Issue = 20 Articles
      1. Comment: Tales of the Tapes, pp. 4-7
      2. Goings On About Town, pp. 8-40
      3. The Talk of the Town, pp. 41-45
      4. Onward and Upward with the Arts: Daniel Day-Lewis by Joan Juliet Buck, pp. 46-56
      5. The Sky Line: Endangered Species by Brendan Gill, pp. 57-63
      6. Reflections: The Children of Malcolm by Marshall Frady, pp. 64-67
      7. "Rio de Janeiro" by John Updike, pp. 68-75
      8. "Keeping Going" by Seamus Heaney, pp. 76-81
      9. Storyboard: "After Magritte" by Kenneth Mahood, pp. 82-83
      10. Fiction: "The Black Lights" by Thom Jones, pp. 84-87
      11. "White Violets in South Hadley" by Cynthia Zarin, pp. 88-90
      12. Artist at Large: "Rush Hour" by Ronald Searle, p. 91
      13. From the Campaign Trail: Clinton's Hell-Raiser by Garry Wills, pp. 92-101
      14. On Television: Designing Couple by James Wolcott, pp. 102-104
      15. The Theatre: The Graveyard Shift by Edith Oliver, p. 105
      16. The Art World: The Unnatural by Adam Gopnik, pp. 106-113
      17. [+]
        Gentlemen's Disagreement by Paul Berman, pp. 114-118 - 1 Review
        In Search of Anti-Semitism by William F. Buckley, Jr.
      18. [+]
        Books Briefly Noted, p. 119 - 5 Reviews
        Alma by Gordon Burn
        The Divine Comedy of John Venner by Gregory Blake Smith
        Before and After by Rosellen Brown
        The Refinement of America by Richard L. Bushman
        The Ruling Passion of John Gould by Isabela Tree
      19. Shouts and Murmurs by Christopher Buckley, pp. 120-122
      20. Cover: Malcolm X by Josh Gosfield
    3. [+]
      October 19, 1992 Issue = 24 Articles
      1. Comment: The Third Man, pp. 6-9
      2. Goings On About Town, pp. 10-36
      3. The Talk of the Town, pp. 37-44
      4. Postcard from Berlin: Gunter's Ghosts by Ian Buruma, pp. 45-47
      5. Letter from Washington: High Noon by Elizabeth Drew, pp. 48-59
      6. Postscript: Last Set by Whitney Balliett, pp. 60-62
      7. Casual: "Issues from Non-Issues" by Ian Frazier, pp. 63-65
      8. A Reporter at Large: The Trials of Jan Kavan by Lawrence Weschler, pp. 66-69
      9. "Money" by Charlie Smith, pp. 70-78
      10. "On the Meeting of Garcia Lorca and Hart Crane" by Philip Levine, pp. 79-95
      11. Artist's Notebook: "Hail to the Chiefs" by Morgan Monceaux, pp. 96-97
      12. Fiction: "Zalla" by Ann Beattie, pp. 98-100
      13. Artist at Large: Sounds of the Subway" by Gary Kelley, p. 101
      14. The Theatre by John Lahr, pp. 102-103
      15. Unholy Glee by Edith Oliver, p. 104
      16. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Terrence Rafferty, pp. 105-108 - 3 Reviews
        Reservoir Dogs (1992 Film) by Quentin Tarantino
        Night and the City (1992 Film) by Irwin Winkler
        A River Runs Through It (1992 Film) by Robert Redford
      17. [+]
        Photo Opportunists The Public Eye (1992 Film), by Howard Franklin by Michael Sragow, pp. 109-111 - 3 Reviews
        The Public Eye (1992 Film) by Howard Franklin
        Candyman (1992 Film) by Bernard Rose
        1492: The Conquest of Paradise~~Fourteen Ninety-Two: The Conquest of Paradise (1992 Film) by Ridley Scott
      18. Musical Events by Paul Griffiths, pp. 112-115
      19. [+]
        She's Got Personality by John Updike, pp. 116-119 - 1 Review
        Sex, Art, and American Culture by Camille Paglia
      20. "Iowa" by William Logan, pp. 120-121
      21. [+]
        White Goddess by George Steiner, pp. 122-126 - 1 Review
        Forgotten Fatherland by Ben MacIntyre
      22. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 127 - 5 Reviews
        Book by Robert Grudin
        The Death of Napoleon by Simon Leys
        Eclipse: The Last Days of the CIA by Mark Perry
        City of Eros by Timothy J. Gilfoyle
        Zinky Boys by Svetlana Aleksievich
      23. Shouts and Murmers by Adam Gopnik, pp. 128-130
      24. Cover: "Grand Central Station" by Red Grooms
    4. [+]
      October 26, 1992 Issue = 24 Articles
      1. Comment: Malice Toward Some, pp. 4-7
      2. Goings On About Town, pp. 8-32
      3. The Talk of the Town, pp. 33-37
      4. Dept. of Advance Warning: Madonna's Anticlimax by Calvin Tomkins, pp. 38-39
      5. The Diplomatic Round: Shunning the Losers by John Newhouse, pp. 40-52
      6. Dept. of Second Thoughts: Perils of Punditry by Michael Kinsley, pp. 53-54
      7. Couch Reporter: Box Populi by Harold Brodkey, p. 55
      8. "The Dolls' Museum in Dublin" by Eavan Boland, pp. 56-57
      9. A Reporter at Large: Crisis in the Hot Zone by Richard Preston, pp. 58-62
      10. Storyboard: Last-Minute Bombshells by Roz Chast, pp. 63-65
      11. "Hitchhiker" by Galway Kinnell, pp. 66-77
      12. "You Prune Your List in Summer" by Deborah Garrison, pp. 78-81
      13. Letter from Dallas: Big D, Little H.R.P. by Lawrence Wright, pp. 82-89
      14. Fiction: The Chinese Lobster by A.S. Byatt, pp. 90-100
      15. An Ecologist at Large: Breaking Ground by Tony Hiss, pp. 101-116
      16. Jazz by Whitney Balliett, pp. 117-118
      17. The Theatre by John Lahr, pp. 119-122
      18. On Television by James Wolcott, pp. 123-124
      19. Musical Events by Paul Griffiths, pp. 125-129
      20. [+]
        Gore's Gospel by Wilfrid Sheed, pp. 130-134 - 1 Review
        Screening History by Gore Vidal
      21. [+]
        Wilson's Version by Adam Gopnik, pp. 135-138 - 1 Review
        Jesus: A Life by A.N. Wilson
      22. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 139 - 5 Reviews
        Where Do You Stop? by Eric Kraft
        O Caledonia by Elspeth Barker
        Sylvia by Leonard Michaels
        Matters of Principle by Mark Gitenstein
        You See, I Haven't Forgotten by Yves Montand, Herve Hamon, and Patrick Rotman
      23. Shouts and Murmurs by Julian Barnes, pp. 140-142
      24. Cover by Andrea Arroyo
    5. [+]
      November 2, 1992 Issue = 24 Articles
      1. Comment: A Very Big Decision, pp. 4-7
      2. Goings On About Town, pp. 8-36
      3. The Talk of the Town, pp. 37-42
      4. Dept. of Dire Straits: John Major's Lament by John Mortimer, pp. 43-45
      5. Around City Hall: Slouching Towards the Senate by Andy Logan, pp. 46-50
      6. The Sky Line: On Astor Row by Brendan Gill, pp. 51-54
      7. Storyboard: Nightwhile by Jules Feiffer, p. 55
      8. Letter from Washington: Endgame by Elizabeth Drew, pp. 56-61
      9. Dept. of Amplification: From Kafka to Dreyfus by Lawrence Weschler, pp. 62-63
      10. Annals of Government: In the Loop: Bush's Secret Mission by Murray Waas and Craig Unger, pp. 64-65
      11. "Our Masterpiece is the Private Life" by Mark Strand, pp. 66-67
      12. Artist as Large by Mark Alan Stamaty, pp. 68-80
      13. "The Last Day" by Daniel Halpern, pp. 81-83
      14. "What Happened to Auden" by Clive James, pp. 84-85
      15. Fiction: "Barn Burning" by Haruki Murakami, pp. 86-94
      16. "A Monument in Utopia" by Gjertrud Schnackenberg, pp. 95-97
      17. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Terrence Rafferty, pp. 98-100 - 2 Reviews
        My New Gun (1992 Film) by Stacy Cochran
        Waterland (1992 Film) by Stephen Gyllenhaal
      18. [+]
        Come Together Zebrahead (1992 Film), by Anthony Drazan by Michael Sragow, pp. 101-104 - 2 Reviews
        Zebrahead (1992 Film) by Anthony Drazan
        South Central (1992 Film) by Steve Anderson
      19. The Theatre by Edith Oliver, p. 105
      20. [+]
        The Romantic Climacteric by Katha Pollitt, pp. 106-112 - 1 Review
        The Change: Women, Aging and the Menopause by Germaine Greer
      21. [+]
        She's Old-Fashioned by Deborah Garrison, pp. 113-118 - 1 Review
        Folly by Susan Minot
      22. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 119 - 5 Reviews
        Natural History by Maureen Howard
        Fantastic Tales by I.U. Tarchetti and Lawrence Venuti
        Henry James: The Imagination of Genius by Fred Kaplan
        The Anatomy of the Nuremberg Trials by Telford Taylor
        A Walk Through Wales by Anthony Bailey
      23. Shouts and Murmurs by John Updike, pp. 120-122
      24. Cover by Robert Risko
    6. [+]
      November 9, 1992 Issue = 23 Articles
      1. Comment: Generation of Change, pp. 4-7
      2. Goings On About Town, pp. 8-38
      3. The Talk of the Town, pp. 39-45
      4. Letter from Burbank: Jay Leno's Hard Bargain by Peter J. Boyer, pp. 46-66
      5. Postcard from Oregon: Revolution Number 9 by Robert Sullivan, pp. 67-79
      6. Dept. of Modest Proposals: To Russia with Love by Jonathan Rubinstein, pp. 80-83
      7. Onward and Upward with the Arts: Edward Gorey and the Tao of Nonsense by Stephen Schiff, pp. 84-87
      8. "The Anthill" by Cynthia Zarin, pp. 88-91
      9. "Fall Back" by Elizabeth Macklin, pp. 92-94
      10. Artist at Large: Media Feeding Frenzy by Edward Sorel, p. 95
      11. Report from Mexico: Serenading the Future by Alma Guillermoprieto, pp. 96-99
      12. "Pharoah" by Jane Kenyon, pp. 100-103
      13. Storyboard: Ross at One Hundred by Roger Angell and Josh Gosfield, pp. 104-105
      14. Fiction: "Loaded Gun" by Antonya Nelson, pp. 106-133
      15. Musical Events by Paul Griffiths, pp. 134-136
      16. The Art World by Adam Gopnik, pp. 137-139
      17. On Television by James Wolcott, pp. 140-141
      18. The Theatre by John Lahr, pp. 142-143
      19. [+]
        Ghost in the Machine by Richard Brookhiser, pp. 144-145 - 1 Review
        The Rascal King by Jack Beatty
      20. Afterword by Gore Vidal and Paul Berman, p. 146
      21. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 147 - 5 Reviews
        The President's Child by Fay Weldon
        Leviathan by Paul Auster
        African Laughter by Doris M. Lessing
        Rising in the West by Dan Morgan
        American Gothic by Gene Smith
      22. Shouts and Murmurs by Roger Angell, pp. 148-150
      23. Cover by Mark Alan Stamaty
    7. [+]
      November 16, 1992 Issue = 23 Articles
      1. Comment: The Winning Hand, pp. 4-9
      2. Goings On About Town, pp. 10-38
      3. The Talk of the Town, pp. 39-45
      4. Reflections: The Turn of the Cycle by Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., pp. 46-55
      5. Report from Kuwait: A Woman's Place by Raymond Bonner, pp. 56-66
      6. Letter from Washington: Change by Elizabeth Drew, pp. 67-75
      7. Annals of Crime: Revenge of the Green Dragons by Fredric Dannen, pp. 76-79
      8. "On a Side Street" by Charles Simic, pp. 80-81
      9. Storyboard: Nagging Questions by William Steig, pp. 82-90
      10. "Adages of a Grandmother" by Eric Ormsby, pp. 91-97
      11. Convergences: Magritte Standard Time by Lawrence Weschler, pp. 98-99
      12. Personal History: My Father's Honor by Tony Hiss, pp. 100-103
      13. "The Hustler de Paris" by Debora Greger, pp. 104-106
      14. Artist at Large: Recycling in Hell by Roz Chast, p. 107
      15. Fiction: "Fantasy Rose" by Allegra Goodman, pp. 108-120
      16. The Theatre by John Lahr, pp. 121-124
      17. At Long Last Love by Edith Oliver, pp. 125-126
      18. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Terrence Rafferty, pp. 127-129 - 1 Review
        The Crying Game (1992 Film) by Neil Jordan
      19. [+]
        Guns and Lovers Under Siege (1992 Film), by Andrew Davis by Michael Sragow, pp. 130-133 - 2 Reviews
        Under Siege (1992 Film) by Andrew Davis
        The Lover (1992 Film) by Jean-Jacques Annaud
      20. [+]
        Books: Of Sickened Times by John Updike, pp. 134-142 - 2 Reviews
        On Clowns: The Dictator and the Artist by Norman Manea
        October, Eight O'clock by Norman Manea
      21. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 143 - 5 Reviews
        Arcadia by Jim Crace
        City of Light by Michael Doane
        Hemingway: A Life Without Consequences by James R. Mellow
        Fighting Back by Harold D. Werner and Mark Werner
        Solo: Life with an Electric Car by Noel Perrin
      22. Shouts and Murmurs by Michael Arlen, pp. 144-146
      23. Cover-Arnold Roth
    8. [+]
      November 23, 1992 Issue = 22 Articles
      1. Comment: Take Five, pp. 4-9
      2. Goings On About Town, pp. 10-48
      3. The Talk of the Town, pp. 49-55
      4. Casual: "The Wallerstein Memoirs" by Andrew Bergman, pp. 56-59
      5. In Fashion: Running with the Pack by Holly Brubach, pp. 60-67
      6. "Prayer of the Old Men" by Zbigniew Herbert, pp. 68-74
      7. Children's Books: The Holiday Roundup by Cynthia Zarin, pp. 75-81
      8. Letter from Bosnia: Original Virtue, Original Sin by David Rieff, pp. 82-85
      9. "For the Lost Adolescent" by Deborah Digges, pp. 86-94
      10. Artist at Large: 14th Street by Josh Gosfield, pp. 95-97
      11. Fiction: One-Woman Blues Revival by Ralph Lombreglia, pp. 98-101
      12. "Night Travellers" by Campbell McGrath, pp. 102-109
      13. Profile: Facting the Shooter by Alec Wilkinson, pp. 110-125
      14. The Theatre by John Lahr, pp. 126-129
      15. High-Tech Shenanigans by Edith Oliver, p. 130
      16. Musical Events by Paul Griffiths, pp. 131-134
      17. On Television by James Wolcott, pp. 135-136
      18. [+]
        Glenn Gould's Notes by George Steiner, pp. 137-141 - 1 Review
        Glenn Gould: Selected Letters by John P.L. Roberts, Ghyslaine Guertin, and Glenn Gould, ...
      19. [+]
        Peter Ackroyd's Music by Verlyn Klinkenborg, pp. 142-144 - 1 Review
        English Music by Peter Ackroyd
      20. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 145 - 5 Reviews
        Memories of the Ford Administration by John Updike
        Free Speech for Me--But Not for Thee by Nat Hentoff
        The Wives of Henry VIII by Antonia Fraser
        Japan at War: An Oral History by Haruko Taya Cook and Theodore F. Cook
        Ota Benga: The Pygmy in the Zoo by Phillips Verner Bradford and Harvey Blume
      21. Shouts and Murmurs by Calvin Trillin, pp. 146-148
      22. Cover by Russell Connor
    9. [+]
      November 30, 1992 Issue = 21 Articles
      1. Comment: A Fondness for the Gallows, pp. 4-7
      2. Goings On About Town, pp. 8-40
      3. The Talk of the Town, pp. 41-46
      4. Postscript: Shots in the Dark by Edward Jay Epstein, pp. 47-58
      5. Onward and Upward with the Arts: Paradise Lost by Arthur Lubow, pp. 59-64
      6. On and Off the Avenue: Holiday Gifts, pp. 65-103
      7. Report from Moscow: The Trial of the Old Regime by David Remnick, pp. 104-107
      8. "Beads of Rain" by Carol Moldaw, pp. 108-109
      9. Artist at Large: Milan Chair Harvest by Michael Crawford, pp. 110-121
      10. Storyboard: Thanksgiving Q & A by Roz Chast, pp. 122-123
      11. Fiction: "Jealous" by Richard Ford, pp. 124-131
      12. "Opus 131" by Ted Hughes, pp. 132-141
      13. Profile: The Chinos' Artful Harvest by Mark Singer, pp. 142-156
      14. "Capri" by Czeslaw Milosz, p. 157
      15. On Television by James Wolcott, pp. 158-159
      16. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Terrence Rafferty, pp. 160-162 - 2 Reviews
        Malcolm X (1992 Film) by Spike Lee
        Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992 Film) by Francis Ford Coppola
      17. [+]
        Free Spirits Aladdin (1992 Film), by Ron Clements and John ... by Michael Sragow, pp. 163-165 - 2 Reviews
        Aladdin (1992 Film) by Ron Clements and John Musker
        Home Alone 2 - Lost in New York (1992 Film) by Chris Columbus
      18. [+]
        Books: Twyla Tharp's Bottom Line by Joan Acocella, pp. 166-174 - 1 Review
        Push Comes to Shove by Twyla Tharp
      19. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 175 - 5 Reviews
        Katerina by Aharon Appelfeld
        In Memory of Junior by Clyde Edgerton
        Dean Acheson: The Cold War Years, 1953-71 by Douglas Brinkley
        A Day in the Night of America by Kevin Coyne
        New and Selected Poems by Mary Oliver
      20. Shouts and Murmurs by Philip Hamburger, pp. 176-178
      21. Cover by Saul Steinberg
    10. [+]
      December 7, 1992 Issue = 21 Articles
      1. Comment: The Gardener of Bratislava, pp. 4-7
      2. Goings On About Town, pp. 8-46
      3. The Talk of the Town, pp. 47-54
      4. Letter from Washington: The Order of the Boot by Sidney Blumenthal, pp. 55-63
      5. Casual: "Artichoke" by Polly Frost, pp. 64-66
      6. Toys of the Times: On, Comet! On, Cupid! by Andy Logan, pp. 67-85
      7. Annals of Radiation: The Cancer at Slater School by Paul Brodeur, pp. 86-91
      8. "Burning Trash" by John Updike, pp. 92-106
      9. Artist's Notebook: Bobby Short by Michael Witte, pp. 107-109
      10. "Flood" by Linda Bierds, pp. 110-118
      11. Artist at Large: A Jew in Rostock by Art Spiegelman, pp. 119-121
      12. Fiction: "What He Was Like" by William Maxwell, pp. 122-123
      13. The Sporting Scene: Shades of Blue by Robert Angell, pp. 124-125
      14. "Argument" by Mary Jo Salter, pp. 126-148
      15. Musical Events by Paul Griffiths, pp. 149-153
      16. The Theatre by Edith Oliver, pp. 154-155
      17. Selznick: The Abominable Showman by James Lardner, pp. 156-160
      18. [+]
        Michael Ondaatje's Fire by Whitney Balliett, pp. 161-162 - 1 Review
        The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje
      19. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 163 - 4 Reviews
        Bittersweet by Leslie Li
        Doctor Criminale by Malcolm Bradbury
        Latinos: A Biography of the People by Earl Shorris
        The Swamp Root Chronicle by Robert Manning
      20. Shouts and Murmurs by James Wolcott, pp. 164-166
      21. Cover by Roxie Munro
    11. [+]
      December 14, 1992 Issue = 21 Articles
      1. Comment, pp. 4-9
      2. Goings On About Town, pp. 10-42
      3. The Talk of the Town, pp. 43-50
      4. Our Far-Flung Correspondents: Hunting with the Sheikhs by Mary Anne Weaver, pp. 51-64
      5. Gifts for the House: Baby It's Cold Outside, pp. 65-75
      6. A Reporter at Large: Nixon's Last Cover-Up by Seymour M. Hersh, pp. 76-79
      7. "The Country Road" by James Laughlin, pp. 80-81
      8. Storyboard: Christmas Off Fifth by Richard Cline, pp. 82-85
      9. "Whistling in the Dark" by Eamon Grennan, pp. 86-88
      10. Artist at Large: Buy the Right Thing by Art Spiegelman, pp. 89-93
      11. "Maybe All This" by Wislawa Szymborska, pp. 94-95
      12. Artist's Notebook: A Consumer's Christmas by Stephanie Skalisky, pp. 96-97
      13. Fiction: "Tiny in the Wilderness" by Tom Drury, pp. 98-120
      14. [+]
        No Quite Camelot by Terrence Rafferty, pp. 121-122 - 2 Reviews
        Love Field (1991 Film) by Jonathan Kaplan
        The Bodyguard (1992 Film) by Mick Jackson
      15. [+]
        Tell It to the Marines by Michael Sragow, pp. 123-127 - 1 Review
        A Few Good Men (1992 Film) by Rob Reiner
      16. Musical Events by Paul Griffiths, pp. 128-133
      17. [+]
        From Our Pages, pp. 134-135 - 18 Reviews
        Up in the Old Hotel, and Other Stories by Joseph Mitchell
        Sleepwalker in a Fog by Tatyana Tolstaya
        A Complicated War by William Finnegan
        As If It Matters by Eamon Grennan
        The Purloined Clinic by Janet Malcolm
        Chinatown by Gwen Kinkead
        The Age of Missing Information by Bill McKibben
        Sub Rosa by Susan Prospere
        Oh Canada! Oh Quebec! by Mordecai Richler
        Under the 82nd Airborne by Deborah Eisenberg
        Temperaments: Artists Facing Their Work by Dan Hofstadter
        Trying to Smile, and Other Stories by Sara Lewis
        After Henry by Joan Didion
        After the War Was Over by Neil Sheehan
        Jesus' Son by Denis Johnson
        The New Yorker Book of Dog Cartoons
        Billie Dyer and Other Stories by William Maxwell
        A Woman Kneeling in the Big City by Elizabeth Macklin
      18. [+]
        The Art Market: Going...Going...Gone by Calvin Tomkins, pp. 136-138 - 1 Review
        From Manet to Manhattan by Peter Watson
      19. [+]
        Books Briefly Noted, p. 139 - 5 Reviews
        The Trespassers by Robert Roper
        The Great Melody by Conor Cruise O'Brien
        The American Way of Death by Jessica Mitford
        After Tet: The Bloodiest Year in Vietnam by Ronald H. Spector
        Equatoria by Richard Price and Sally Price
      20. Shouts and Murmers by James Stevenson, pp. 140-142
      21. Cover by Michael Witte
    12. [+]
      December 21, 1992 Issue = 22 Articles
      1. Comment: William Shawn, pp. 4-9
      2. Goings On About Town, pp. 10-44
      3. The Talk of the Town, pp. 45-51
      4. Our Local Correspondents: Waiting for the Apocalypse by David Remnick, pp. 52-57
      5. Annals of Surveillance: To Catch a Judge by Lucinda Franks, pp. 58-70
      6. Onward and Upward with the Arts: Derek Walcott's Odyssey by Jervis Anderson, pp. 71-79
      7. In the South Bronx: Whose Art Is It? by Jane Kramer, pp. 80-88
      8. Artist at Large: Kingle on the Beach by Danny Shanahan, pp. 89-91
      9. "Rascasse" by Mona Van Duyn, pp. 92-96
      10. Double Take: The Supper Club Hockey League by Bruce McCall, pp. 97-99
      11. "Boreal Owl" by Eva Salzman, pp. 100-104
      12. Artist's Notebook: The First Security Check by Ronald Searle, pp. 105-109
      13. Tables for Two: Child of Cabaret by Whitney Balliett, pp. 110-111
      14. Fiction: "Were the Ornaments Lovely?" by Julie Hecht, pp. 112-117
      15. "The Systems" by Albert Goldbarth, pp. 118-122
      16. The Theatre by John Lahr, pp. 123-126
      17. Turkey by Edith Oliver, p. 127
      18. On Television by James Wolcott, pp. 128-129
      19. [+]
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        Dime-Store Alchemy by Charles Simic
      20. [+]
        Books Briefly Noted, p. 135 - 5 Reviews
        The Certificate by Isaac Bashevis Singer
        Diderot: A Critical Biography by P.N. Furbank
        In My Place by Charlayne Hunter-Gault
        To the Gates of Richmond by Stephen W. Sears
        Autobiographies by Alfred Corn
      21. Shouts and Murmers by John Updike, pp. 136-138
      22. Cover by Edward Gorey
    13. [+]
      December 28, 1992 Issue = 27 Articles
      1. Comment: December Light, pp. 6-11
      2. Goings On About Town, pp. 12-56
      3. The Talk of the Town, pp. 57-61
      4. Letter from Washington: All the President's Wars by Sidney Blumenthal, pp. 62-72
      5. Between the Acts: Nureyev's Coda by Luke Jennings, pp. 73-81
      6. Around City Hall: High Winds in Brooklyn by Andy Logan, pp. 82-92
      7. Casual: "39.95 Before Xmas, $3.95 After" by Bruce McCall, p. 93
      8. Letter from London: Over the Limit by Julian Barnes, pp. 94-105
      9. Annals of Political Terror: Burying the Martyrs by Mary Anne Weaver, pp. 106-115
      10. "Brought from Beyond" by Amy Clampitt, pp. 116-122
      11. Artist's Notebook: Winter Wonderland by Benoit van Innis, pp. 123-125
      12. "Celebrations" by Piotr Sommer, pp. 126-128
      13. Artist at Large: The Big Apple Circus by Philip Burke, pp. 129-133
      14. Remembering Mr. Shawn, pp. 134-145
      15. The Diplomatic Life: Mr. Ambassador! by Marie Brenner, pp. 146-156
      16. Artist at Large: Party Animal by Ronald Searle, p. 157
      17. Cultural Pursuits: The Shadows of William Trevor by Stephen Schiff, pp. 158-163
      18. Artist's Sketchbook: Mozart's Flute by Gerald Scarfe, pp. 164-167
      19. Fiction by Christopher Hope, pp. 168-170
      20. "Mlle. Dias de Corta" by Mavis Gallant, pp. 171-178
      21. [+]
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        Pasolini Requiem~Paolo Pasolini by Barth David Schwartz
      22. The Theatre by John Lahr, pp. 190-192
      23. Dancing by Arlene Croce, pp. 193-197
      24. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Terrence Rafferty, pp. 198-202 - 2 Reviews
        Scent of a Woman (1992 Film) by Martin Brest
        Hoffa (1992 Film) by Danny DeVito
      25. [+]
        Books: Briefly Noted, p. 203 - 5 Reviews
        The North China Lover by Marguerite Duras
        The Loop by Joe Coomer
        We Were the People by Dirk Philipsen
        Shakespeare: His Life, Work, and Era by Dennis Kay
        The Crystal Desert by David G. Campbell
      26. Greetings, Friends! by Roger Angell, pp. 204-206
      27. Cover by Robert Risko
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  Issues of 2004 = 42 Issues, 738 Articles
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  Issues of 2006 = 46 Issues, 832 Articles
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