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March 17, 1997 Issue - 20 Articles- Comment: Get Unreal
Louis Menand
, pp. 11-13 Do we want to see Dan Rather, pores and all?
- The Mail, pp. 14-19
- Goings On About Town, pp. 20-46
- The Talk of the Town, pp. 47-58
The little paper with the big scoops; it takes a village to clone a sheep; Paul Taylor'...
- Letter from Washington: Clintons on the Brain
Joe Klein
, pp. 59-62 Behind the his-and-hers education initiatives
- "Being and Nothingness"
John Burnside
, p. 63 - Paris Journal: The Chill
Adam Gopnik
, pp. 64-69 Why the French can't wait to turn fifty-five
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Life and Letters: The Road to "Crash" (Review) Tom Shone
, pp. 70-77 How did J.G. Ballard, the author of the cult novel that is now a controversial movie, d...
- Crash by J.G. Ballard
On and Off the Avenue
- Annals of Style: The Coolhunt
Malcolm Gladwell
, pp. 78-82 How can you find out what's cool? Hire a coolhunter
- "Wakefulness"
John Ashbery
, pp. 83-87 - Postcard from London: Gear
Hilton Als
, p. 88 What does international fashion want from England's eccentric young designers?
- Sketchbook: Dangerous London
Michael Roberts
, pp. 89-92 - "Another Loss to Stop For"
Jill Bialosky
, pp. 93-95 - Paris Portfolio: Backstage
Francois-Marie Banier
, pp. 96-105 Photographs of the couture-collection scene at the ateliers, dressing rooms, parties, a...
- Fiction: "Whosoever"
Rick Moody
, pp. 106-111 How does a man speak to his mother?
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The Cold War and the Closet (Review) Sidney Blumenthal
, pp. 112-116 Whittaker Chambers: A Biography, by Sam Tanenhaus
- Whittaker Chambers: A Biography by Sam Tanenhaus
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Ex Libris (Review) George Steiner
, pp. 117-120 A History of Reading, by Alberto Manguel
- A History of Reading by Alberto Manguel
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The Current Cinema (2 Reviews) Anthony Lane
, pp. 121-123 Blood Buddies
- Donnie Brasco (1997 Film) by Mike Newell
- The Eighth Day (1997 Film) by Jaco van Dormael
- Shouts & Murmurs
Frank Gannon
, pp. 124-126 Long Day's Journey Into Abs
- Cover: Cheep Chic
Michael Roberts