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The Spirituality of Space

by Philip Johnson

The Harpers Monthly, June 1984, pp. 32-34

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    14. Puzzle by E.R. Galli and Richard Maltby, Jr., pp. 80-82
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    2. The Easy Chair: In the American Grain by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 6-13
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    2. Notebook by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 10-13
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    2. Notebook by Lewis H. Lapham, p. 6
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    13. Criticism by Gertrude Himmelfarb, pp. 84-92
    14. Acrostic, pp. 93-95
    15. Puzzle, pp. 96-98
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    2. Notebook by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 6-8
    3. Harper's Index, pp. 9-10
    4. Readings by Wayne C. Booth, pp. 11-12
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    19. Criticism by William H. Gass, pp. 71-74
    20. Revision by Colonel Harry G. Summers Jr., pp. 75-84
    21. Acrostic by Thomas H. Middleton, pp. 85-87
    22. Puzzle by E.R. Galli and Richard Maltby Jr., pp. 88-90
    23. Cover painting by Mark Sabin
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    1. Letters by William H. McNeill, Lawrence Stone, and Alan Wolfe, ..., pp. 4-6
    2. Notebook by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 7-10
    3. Harper's Index, pp. 11-12
    4. Readings by Judge Miles W. Lord, pp. 13-14
    5. Nancy Reagan's Outtakes by Darrell Yates Rist, pp. 15-16
    6. The Golden Age of the 30-Second Spot by John Updike, p. 17
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    10. Bearers of Dangerous Ideas , pp. 23-24
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    12. I Am Discontented! by Luo Genye, pp. 28-29
    13. Totalitarian Kitsch by Milan Kundera, p. 30
    14. By an Open Window by Arthur Kopit, p. 31
    15. The Spirituality of Space by Philip Johnson, pp. 32-34
    16. Forum: Can the U.S. Live with Latin Revolution? by Rep. Michael Barnes, Edmund G. Brown Jr., and William Colby, ..., pp. 35-48
    17. Essay by Robert Nisbet, pp. 49-52
    18. Report by Fouad Ajami, pp. 53-63
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      2. Fragments by Jack Fuller
      3. A Rumor of War by Philip Caputo
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      5. Born on the Fourth of July by Ron Kovic
      6. 'Nam by Mark Baker
      7. Winners and Losers by Gloria Emerson
      8. Dispatches by Michael Herr
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    22. Puzzle by E.R. Galli and Richard Maltby Jr., pp. 80-82
    23. Cover: Wall Mural in Nicaragua by Susan Meiselas
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    1. Letters by Timothy Leary, Rev. Jerry Falwell, and Fitzhugh Mullan, M.D., ..., pp. 4-5
    2. Notebook by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 6-8
    3. Harper's Index, pp. 9-10
    4. Readings by Arthur Miller, pp. 11-12
    5. To General Kiszczak by Czeslaw Milosz, p. 13
    6. Inside a Death Squad by "Rene Hurtado", p. 14
    7. Crime and Punishment by Francis T. Murphy, p. 15
    8. A Hitchhiker's Guide to Central America by Nick Blake, pp. 16-17
    9. Mistakes and the Death Penalty by Howard Metzenbaum, pp. 18-19
    10. The 'New Femininity' by Simone de Beauvoir, pp. 20-21
    11. I Try to Explain to My Children a Newspaper Article... by Baron Wormser, p. 22
    12. Dare to be Lazy by Roland Barthes, pp. 23-24
    13. The View from the Dugout by Thomas Boswell, p. 25
    14. Are Altruism and Cooperation Natural? by Lewis Thomas, pp. 26-28
    15. On the Fear of Flying by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, pp. 29-30
    16. Forum: "My Fellow Democrats...", p. 31
    17. --- by Karl Hess, p. 32
    18. --- by Rep. Ronald V. Dellums, pp. 33-34
    19. --- by Ben J. Wattenberg, pp. 35-36
    20. --- by Tom Hayden, pp. 37-38
    21. --- by Eugene McCarthy, pp. 39-41
    22. --- by Arthur I. Blaustein, p. 42
    23. --- by Studs Terkel, pp. 43-44
    24. Report by Simon Winchester, pp. 45-50
    25. Essay by Walter Karp, pp. 51-61
    26. Annotations by Eric Nadler, pp. 62-66
    27. Revision by Richard West, pp. 67-68
    28. Story by Martha Bayles, pp. 69-76
    29. Acrostic by Thomas H. Middleton, pp. 77-79
    30. Puzzle by E.R. Galli and Richard Maltby Jr., pp. 80-82
    31. Cover: Detail of Eagle by Brad Davis
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    1. Letters by Richard Falk, Amos Perlmutter, and Vicki Hearne, pp. 4-7
    2. Notebook by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 8-10
    3. Harper's Index, pp. 11-12
    4. Readings by George Steiner, p. 13
    5. Mirage-Alan P. Lightman , pp. 14-15
    6. The Perils of Inattention by Alberto Moravia, pp. 16-18
    7. Modern Justice , pp. 19-21
    8. In Praise of the Welfare State by Olof Palme, p. 22
    9. The Myth of Computer Literacy by Douglas Noble, p. 23
    10. Post-Vietnam Television News by Michael Arlen, pp. 24-26
    11. Dissent Among the Dissidents by Andrei Sinyavsky, p. 27
    12. A Meditation on Power by A. Bartlett Giamatti, pp. 28-29
    13. Richard Nixon: A Soliloquy by Donald Freed and Arnold M. Stone, p. 30
    14. Handke: October 19 by Peter Handke, pp. 31-32
    15. Fear: Four Examples by Gordon Lish, p. 33
    16. Gang Slang by Columbus B. Hopper and Johnny "Big John" Moore, ..., p. 34
    17. Why Manners Matter by Judith Martin, pp. 35-36
    18. Forum: Naming the Land, p. 37
    19. Travels in North America by Weldon Kees, p. 38
    20. Filling Station by Elizabeth Bishop, pp. 39-41
    21. Enough by Marianne Moore, p. 42
    22. The Cove by Amy Clampitt, p. 43
    23. Upstate by Derek Walcott, p. 44
    24. An Urban Convalescence by James Merrill, p. 45
    25. A Family of Dolls' House Dolls by Cynthia Macdonald, p. 46
    26. America Began in Houses by Douglas Crase, p. 46
    27. Little Millionaire's Pad, Chicago by Robert Lowell, p. 47
    28. A Song in the Front Yard by Gwendolyn Brooks, p. 47
    29. The Harbor at Seattle by Robert Hass, p. 47
    30. The Freedom of the House by John Ashbery, p. 48
    31. Elizabeth and Eban, 1940 by Gjertrud Schnackenberg, p. 48
    32. Birdwatchers of America by Anthony Hecht, p. 49
    33. Notes from a Child of Paradise, XII by Alfred Corn, p. 49
    34. Annotation by Craig S. Karpel, pp. 50-56
    35. Bleached Truths by Alice Bloom, pp. 57-64
    36. Bwana Vistas by Alexander Cockburn, pp. 65-69
    37. Tocqueville' Mistake by Henry Steele Commager, pp. 70-76
    38. Acrostic by Thomas H. Middleton, pp. 77-79
    39. Puzzle by E.R. Galli and Richard Maltby, Jr., pp. 80-82
    40. Cover: La Plage by Malcolm Morley
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    1. Letters by John Lukacs, Rod McKuen, and Gen. Frederick J. Kroesen Jr., ..., pp. 6-9
    2. Notebook by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 10-12
    3. Harper's Index, pp. 13-14
    4. Readings by Henry Kissinger, pp. 15-16
    5. The Myth of Imperial Russia by Alexander Zinoviev, p. 17
    6. Report on Martial Law by Marek Nowakowski, pp. 18-20
    7. With the Chinese at Disneyland by Annie Dillard, p. 21
    8. The Lives of Penguins by Amy Clampitt, pp. 22-26
    9. The L.L. Bean Sublime by Benjamin DeMott, p. 27
    10. Only the Fearful Know Television by Walter Karp, p. 28
    11. Embattled Books , p. 29
    12. Varieties of Literary Experience , p. 30
    13. Post-Modernism by Max Apple, pp. 31-32
    14. Forum by George W. Ball, Ray S. Cline, and Angelo Codevilla, ..., pp. 33-48
    15. Essay by Edward W. Said, pp. 49-55
    16. Annotation by Harold Evans, pp. 56-59
    17. Story by Guy Davenport, pp. 60-65
    18. Report by T.D. Allman, pp. 66-72
    19. Revision by George V. Higgins, pp. 73-76
    20. Acrostic by Thomas H. Middleton, pp. 77-79
    21. Puzzle by E.R. Galli and Richard Maltby Jr., pp. 80-82
    22. Cover: Detail of Street Scene Autum by Sidney Goodman
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    1. Letters by E. Claiborne Robins Jr., Max Hugel, and Emanuel S. Savas, ..., pp. 4-5
    2. Notebook by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 6-12
    3. Harper's Index, pp. 13-14
    4. Readings by Ronald Reagan and Norman Lear, pp. 15-19
    5. Dear IMF by Luis Fernando Verissimo, pp. 20-22
    6. How Reagan Raised Keynes by John Kenneth Galbraith, p. 23
    7. The Domino Pusher from the North by James Chace, pp. 24-27
    8. Nuclear Legends by Thomas A. Sebeok, pp. 28-31
    9. California's Fell-Good Bill , pp. 32-33
    10. The Faces of Aggression by Andrew Bard Schmookler, pp. 34-35
    11. A Field Guide to Professors by Rebecca Goldstein, p. 36
    12. The Naked Lady by Madison Smartt Bell, pp. 36-39
    13. The Import of Animals by Marguerite Yourcenar, p. 40
    14. The Presence of Trees by John Berger, pp. 41-42
    15. Forum: Lost in the Terrorist Theater, p. 43
    16. --- by Jeane J. Kirkpatrick, p. 44
    17. --- by Leszek Kolakowski, pp. 45-46
    18. Terrorism and the Media: A Discussion by Ted Koppel, Norman Podhoretz, and Charles Krauthammer, ..., pp. 47-60
    19. Essay by Tom Wolfe, pp. 61-68
    20. Report by Francisco Goldman, pp. 69-75
    21. Annotation by Michael T. Klare, pp. 76-78
    22. Criticism by Vladimir Nabokov, pp. 79-86
    23. [+]
      Revision: Mobile Souls by Benjamin DeMott, pp. 87-92 - 1 Review
      1. The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky and Constance Garnett
    24. Acrostic by Thomas H. Middleton, pp. 93-95
    25. Puzzle by E.R. Galli and Richard Maltby Jr., pp. 96-98
    26. Cover: Surrounded Islands, Biscayne Bay, Greater Miami, Florida, 1980-83 by Christo
  11. [+]
    November 1984 Issue = 21 Articles
    1. Letters by Richard Brookhiser, Robert E. Knoll, and Frederic L. Fuller, ..., pp. 4-5
    2. Notebook by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 6-8
    3. Harper's Index, pp. 9-10
    4. Readings by Mario Vargas Llosa, pp. 11-13
    5. The Making of Modern Times by William H. McNeill, pp. 14-16
    6. What Does It Mean to Trust the Russians? by Richard J. Barnet, pp. 17-18
    7. National Security and Shoes by George Langstaff, p. 19
    8. From Colombia's Drug Dealers , pp. 20-21
    9. Shooting by August Kleinzahler, p. 22
    10. A Neo-Luddite Plea by David F. Noble, pp. 22-23
    11. Capitalist Realism by Michael Schudson, pp. 24-27
    12. The Story of C by Primo Levi, pp. 28-30
    13. Forum: The Place of Pornography by Susan Brownmiller, Midge Decter, and Jean Bethke Elshtain, ..., pp. 31-46
    14. Essay by Frederick Turner, pp. 47-55
    15. Annotation by Veronica Geng, pp. 56-57
    16. Report by Steven Levy, pp. 58-64
    17. Criticism by Christopher Lasch, pp. 65-70
    18. Revision by Hugh Kenner, pp. 71-76
    19. Acrostic by Thomas H. Middleton, pp. 77-79
    20. Puzzle by E.R. Galli and Richard Maltby Jr., pp. 80-82
    21. Cover: Detail of The House of the Two Mysterious Blondes in Their Early 20's by Richard Merkin
  12. [+]
    December 1984 Issue = 29 Articles
    1. Letters by B. Hugh Tovar, Edward C. Ingraham, and Ralph McGehee, ..., pp. 4-5
    2. Notebook by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 6-10
    3. Harper's Index, pp. 11-12
    4. Readings by Eugene J. McCarthy, pp. 13-14
    5. Foucault: Politics Without Programs by Michel Foucault, pp. 15-16
    6. Poland: Three Years After by Lawrence Weschler, pp. 17-19
    7. What You Can Do by Freddy Bosco, p. 20
    8. The Reluctant Naturalist by Charles A. Monagan, pp. 21-23
    9. The Neurotic Corporation by Manfred F.R. Kets De Vries and Danny Miller, p. 24
    10. Capitalism for Kids by Lewis Lazare, pp. 25-27
    11. Duckwalking by Joe Ashby Porter, pp. 28-30
    12. Alphabest by Seamus Heaney, pp. 31-32
    13. Forum: Prophets of the Holy Land, p. 33
    14. --- by Fouad Ajami, p. 34
    15. --- by George W. Ball, pp. 35-36
    16. --- by Leon Wieseltier, p. 37
    17. --- by Abba Eban, pp. 38-41
    18. --- by Conor Cruise O'Brien, p. 42
    19. --- by Hassan bin Talal, pp. 43-44
    20. --- by Raja Shihadeh, p. 45
    21. --- by Ehud Olmert, pp. 46-47
    22. --- by Meron Benvenisti, p. 48
    23. Essay by Barry Lopez, pp. 49-53
    24. Annotation by Michael Sorkin and D.D. Guttenplan, pp. 54-58
    25. Report by Norman Gall, pp. 59-66
    26. Criticism by Richard Sennett, pp. 67-76
    27. Acrostic by Thomas H. Middleton, pp. 77-79
    28. Puzzle by E.R. Galli and Richard Maltby Jr., pp. 80-82
    29. Cover: Detail of Egyptian Still Life on a Pink Cloth by Claudio Bravo
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  Issues of 1991 = 8 Issues, 151 Articles
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  Issues of 1993 = 9 Issues, 183 Articles
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  Issues of 1994 = 11 Issues, 224 Articles
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  Issues of 1995 = 12 Issues, 221 Articles
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  Issues of 1996 = 12 Issues, 227 Articles
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  Issues of 1998 = 10 Issues, 182 Articles
10. [+]
  Issues of 1999 = 12 Issues, 218 Articles
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  Issues of 2000 = 11 Issues, 178 Articles
2. [+]
  Issues of 2001 = 12 Issues, 215 Articles
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  Issues of 2002 = 12 Issues, 199 Articles
4. [+]
  Issues of 2003 = 11 Issues, 201 Articles
5. [+]
  Issues of 2004 = 10 Issues, 180 Articles
6. [+]
  Issues of 2005 = 12 Issues, 218 Articles
7. [+]
  Issues of 2006 = 11 Issues, 174 Articles
8. [+]
  Issues of 2007 = 2 Issues, 25 Articles
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  Issues of 2009 = 6 Issues, 130 Articles
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