February 21, 1994 Issue, THE NEW YORKER

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- Comment: This Is War, pp. 4-7
  It's easier for the West to see Bosnia as a sporadic crisis, but that's a false picture
- In the Mail, pp. 8-11
- Goings On About Town, pp. 12-34
- The Talk of the Town, pp. 35-39
  Marla's heels, Farrakhan's followers, the crack of the bat, etc.
- Around City Hall: In the Spirit of LaGuardia
  Andy Logan
  , pp. 40-47
  If Mayor Giuliani wants to reinvent government, he has to quickly win over those who fe...
- Popular Chronicles: Figures in a Mall
  Susan Orlean
  , pp. 48-63
  Tonya Harding can weather hard times, and to her home-town fans that may be a more valu...
- Annals of Law: Defending the Mafia
  Fredric Dannen
  , pp. 64-75
  Gerald Shargel is a brilliant criminal-defense lawyer who finds himself drawn to Mob ca...
- "Sentiment"
  A.R. Ammons
  , pp. 76-89
- Artist's Sketchbook: Riva Bella
  Ever Meulen
  , pp. 90-91
- Fiction: "Grandparenting"
  John Updike
  , pp. 92-98
- Letter from London: Staying Alive
  Julian Barnes
  , pp. 99-103
  Salman Rushdie may not be someone the British government would have chosen for special ...
- "The Dark Music of the Rue du Cherche-Midi"
  Muriel Spark
  , pp. 104-105
- "What the Butler Saw, "Hello Again"
  John Lahr
  , pp. 106-107
- "Pounding Nails in the Floor with My Forehead," "Three Birds Alighting on a Field"
  Nancy Franklin
  , pp. 108-109
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  The Current Cinema (Review)
  Terrence Rafferty
  , pp. 110-111
  Take the Money and Run
  1. The Getaway (1994 Film) by Roger Donaldson
- Musical Events
  Paul Griffiths
  , pp. 112-114
  "Sonidos de las Americas"
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  Stranglehold (Review)
  George Steiner
  , pp. 115-118
  The Future Lasts Forever, by Louis Althusser
  1. The Future Lasts Forever by Louis Althusser
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  Briefly Noted (4 Reviews) , p. 119
  Hula, by Lisa Shea
  1. Hula by Lisa Shea
  2. The Fermata by Nicholson Baker
  3. The Temptations of St. Ed and Brother S by Frank Bergon
  4. Red Azelea by Anchee Min
- Shouts and Murmurs
  Roger Angell
  , pp. 120-122
  La Forza del Alpo
- Cover
  Elvis Tilley