June 12, 1995 Issue, THE NEW YORKER

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- Fiction: "Love Far from Home" (1946)
  Italo Calvino
  , pp. 4-8
- Comment: No Peace to Keep
  William Finnegan
  , pp. 9-13
  What the United Nations cannot do in Bosnia
- In the Mail, pp. 14-15
- Goings On About Town, pp. 16-34
- The Talk of the Town, pp. 35-39
  Inside the Time Warner rap session; the ladies of the Golden Door; obsessing on Ovitz; ...
- Letter from Pakistan: Children of the Jihad
  Mary Anne Weaver
  , pp. 40-47
  The C.I.A. helped create a militant network that includes a suspected mastermind of the...
- Popular Chronicles: We Just Up and Left
  Susan Orlean
  , pp. 48-65
  It's hard to keep track of people who live in trailer parks---some are always on the go...
- A Reporter at Large: The Mystery of Sandia Cave
  Douglas Preston
  , pp. 66-71
  Archaeology is a famously competitive field, but does rivalry alone explain the lingeri...
- Easel: The Beverly Hills Hotel
  Miles Hyman
  , pp. 72-74
- "Audition"
  Julia Alvarez
  , pp. 75-77
- Showcase: Alex Jennings
  Richard Avedon and Brendan Lemon
  , pp. 78-79
- "Anticipation"
  Charlie Smith
  , pp. 80-83
- Annals of Self-Esteem: Books as Furniture
  Nicholson Baker
  , pp. 84-90
  The author reads into those upmarket mail-order catalogues whose pictures suggest that ...
- "Back"
  Whitney Balliett
  , pp. 91-97
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  Walt Whitman's Ghost (Review)
  Paul Berman
  , pp. 98-103
  Walt Whitman's America, by David S. Reynolds
  1. Walt Whitman's America by David S. Reynolds
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  Love in Theory (Review)
  Hilton Als
  , pp. 104-105
  The End of the Story, by Lydia Davis
  1. The End of the Story by Lydia Davis
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  Recommended Reading (4 Reviews) , p. 106
  Hunters and Gatherers, by Geoff Nicholson
  1. Hunters and Gatherers by Geoff Nicholson
  2. The Green Parrot by Princess Marthe Bibesco
  3. The Day the War Ended by Martin Gilbert
  4. The City of Florence by R.W.B. Lewis
- On Television: David Letterman
  James Wolcott
  , pp. 107-108
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  The Current Cinema (2 Reviews)
  Terrence Rafferty
  , pp. 109-111
  Man in the Middle
  1. The Glass Shield (1994 Film) by Charles Burnett
  2. Johnny Mnemonic (1995 Film) by Robert Longo
- Shouts & Murmurs
  Douglas McGrath
  , pp. 112-114
  Some Notes on the Theatre
- Cover: Icarus
  Eric Drooker