May 23, 1994 Issue, THE NEW YORKER

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- Comment: Indecent Exposure, pp. 6-9
  The Paul Jones unpleasantness is costly to dignity all around
- In the Mail, pp. 10-13
- Goings On About Town, pp. 14-34
- The Talk of the Town, pp. 35-38
  Saul Bellow answers back, Christie's auction pounding, etc.
- The Political Scene: We're Not in Camelot Anymore
  Peter J. Boyer
  , pp. 39-45
  For the first time in thirty years, Senator Ted Kennedy's reelection isn't a foregone c...
- Annals of Law: Capone's Revenge
  Jeffrey Toobin
  , pp. 46-59
  Prosecutors and plea bargainers make dangerous allies, as the Fed who put away the El R...
- Cultural Pursuits: The Ultimate Exile
  Stephen Schiff
  , pp. 60-67
  There is a great deal that bothers the author V.S. Naipaul in the real world. But in hi...
- "Still-Life"
  Sandra Cisneros
  , pp. 68-71
- A Reporter at Large: The Temple and the Palace
  Ryszard Kapuscinski
  , pp. 72-77
  The czars built the Temple of Christ the Savior in homage to the God who had saved Russ...
- Fiction: "The Religious Wars of 1944"
  Julia O'Faolain
  , pp. 78-79
- "Spring Fever"
  Eamon Grennan
  , pp. 80-82
- The Art World
  Adam Gopnik
  , pp. 83-88
  Willem de Kooning
- The Theatre
  John Lahr
  , pp. 89-92
  "Passion"
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  The Current Cinema (2 Reviews)
  Terrence Rafferty
  , pp. 93-95
  Superhero
  1. The Crow (1994 Film) by Alex Proyas
  2. Crooklyn (1994 Film) by Spike Lee
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  Books: Getting to Know Zhou (2 Reviews)
  Ian Buruma
  , pp. 96-100
  Eldest Son, by Suyin Han
  1. Eldest Son by Suyin Han
  2. Bitter Winds by Harry Wu and Carolyn Wakeman
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  Briefly Noted (6 Reviews) , p. 101
  Like Most Revelations, by Richard Howard
  1. Like Most Revelations by Richard Howard
  2. Selected Poems by Derek Mahon
  3. Earthly Measures by Edward Hirsch
  4. Selected Poems by Charles Olson
  5. Marconi's Cottage by Medbh McGuckian
  6. The Puberty Tree by D.M. Thomas
- Shouts and Murmurs
  Ian Frazier
  , pp. 102-104
  Bags in Trees II
- Cover: A Spin in the Country
  Ever Meulen