August 14, 1995 Issue, THE NEW YORKER

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- Comment: E Pluribus Unabomber
  Daniel J. Kevles
  , pp. 2-5
  He touches a sentiment running strong in the culture
- In the Mail, pp. 6-7
- Goings On About Town, pp. 8-22
- The Talk of the Town, pp. 23-27
  Charlie Peters, political advisor; Broadway dog; rain dance at Nell's; Madame Chiang ta...
- Annals of Communications: Awesome
  Ken Auletta
  , pp. 28-32
  Just when it looked like a long season of mogul one-upmanship was coming to an end, Mic...
- Our Far-Flung Correspondents: Alone with the Secretary-General
  Michael Ignatieff
  , pp. 33-36
  What is the enigmatic Boutros Boutros-Ghali really like? The author tours four trouble ...
- "One Morning"
  Eamon Grennan
  , pp. 37-39
- The Sporting Scene: The Games Men Play
  Martin Amis
  , pp. 40-41
  No man is man enough to win all four Grand Slam touraments. Not anymore. Not since the ...
- "Hay"
  Paul Muldoon
  , pp. 42-47
- Letter from Germany: The Politics of Memory
  Jane Kramer
  , pp. 48-49
  What is it like to be a Jew in Berlin? Or an "almost" Jew? With the building of a Holoc...
- "Plus the Fact of You"
  Brad Leithauser
  , pp. 50-65
- The Publishing World: Wasn't She Great?
  Michael Korda
  , pp. 66-73
  Jacqueline Susann knew what she was good at, and so did New York publishers---they just...
- Fiction: "Sounds"
  Vladimir Nabokov
  , pp. 74-78
  The story that was a turning point in Nabokov's career: before it, he was a poet, after...
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  Light and Shadows (Review)
  Mary Hawthorne
  , pp. 79-80
  Walker Evans: A Biography, by Belinda Rathbone
  1. Walker Evans: A Biography by Belinda Rathbone
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  Chicken Supreme (Review)
  Jeffrey Toobin
  , p. 81
  The Center Holds, by James F. Simon
  1. The Center Holds by James F. Simon
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  Recommended Reading (4 Reviews) , p. 82
  Wild Game, by Frank Bergon
  1. Wild Game by Frank Bergon
  2. Giant Bluefin by Douglas Whynott
  3. Reflections of Eden by Birute M.F. Galdikas
  4. Kayaking the Vermilion Sea by Jonathan Waterman
- On Television
  James Wolcott
  , pp. 83-84
  Standup comics
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  The Current Cinema (Review)
  Anthony Lane
  , p. 85
  The Big Roundup
  1. The Usual Suspects (1995 Film) by Bryan Singer
- "Clothespin"
  Ann Quinn
  , pp. 86-87
- Shouts & Murmurs
  Bruce McCall
  , pp. 88-90
  Welcome to the Latchamptons!
- Cover: Bumper Crop
  Peter de Seve