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January 1, 1972 Issue = 16 Articles- The Talk of the Town, pp. 15-21
- "Around the Bend in Eighty Days"---I by S.J. Perelman, pp. 22-24
- "Twice-Told Tales" by Jorge Luis Borges, pp. 25-27
- "At Vera Frost's Pony Farm" by Peter Kane Dufault, pp. 28-29
- Profiles (Dr. Elwood L. Schmidt) by Berton Roueche, pp. 30-40
- The Theatre by Brendan Gill, pp. 41-42
- The Art World by Harold Rosenberg, pp. 43-46
- Our Local Correspondents (Senator McGovern) by James Stevenson, pp. 47-49
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The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael, pp. 50-53 - 1 Review- A Clockwork Orange (1971 Film) by Stanley Kubrick
- Letter from the Azores by Tad Szulc, pp. 54-57
- "On Actors Scribbling Letters Very Quickly in Crucial Scenes" by Jean Garrigue, p. 58
- Musical Events by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 59-60
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The Arts of Memory by George Steiner, pp. 61-63 - 2 Reviews- Lewis Namier: A Biography by Julia Namier
- Memoirs of an Aesthete, 1939-1969 by Harold Acton
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Briefly Noted, p. 64 - 2 Reviews- The Danziger Transcript by Carl Fick
- Cages by Paul Covert
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General Flaubert the Master, by Enid Starkie, pp. 64-66 - 2 Reviews- Flaubert the Master by Enid Starkie
- In Pursuit of Relevance by Herbert J. Muller
- Cover by James Stevenson
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January 8, 1972 Issue = 16 Articles- The Talk of the Town, pp. 25-29
- "Around the Bend in Eighty Days"---II by S.J. Perelman, pp. 30-31
- "On Fourteenth Street" by Douglas Morea, pp. 32-33
- "O Lasting Peace" by Mavis Gallant, pp. 34-35
- "The Rain Guitar" by James Dickey, pp. 36-40
- Reflections (U.S. Foreign Policy Since 1945) by J. William Fulbright, pp. 41-62
- The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 63
- U.S. Journal: East Hampton, L.I. by Calvin Trillin, pp. 64-71
- "I Thing" by J.B. Handelsman, p. 72
- "Nomad" by Dabney Stuart, p. 73
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The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael, pp. 74-80 - 2 Reviews- The Hospital (1971 Film) by Arthur Hiller
- The Boy Friend (1967 Film) by Ken Russell
- Musical Events by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 81-82
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A Special Case by Brendan Gill, p. 83 - 1 Review- Rabbit Redux by John Updike
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Briefly Noted, pp. 84-86 - 4 Reviews- South to a Very Old Place by Albert Murray
- Lloyd George: A Diary by Frances Stevenson and A.J.P. Taylor
- The Myth of the Guerrilla by J. Bowyer Bell
- The Blossoming World by H.E. Bates
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Mystery and Crime Don't Drop Dead Tomorrow, by Hugh Pentecost, pp. 87-90 - 1 Review- Don't Drop Dead Tomorrow by Hugh Pentecost
- Cover by Charles Addams
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January 15, 1972 Issue = 15 Articles- The Talk of the Town, pp. 19-23
- "Around the Bend in Eighty Days"---III by S.J. Perelman, pp. 24-26
- "C., Again" by Alan Williamson, p. 27
- "Day-Old Baby Rats" by Julie Hayden, pp. 28-29
- "Bucolic for Sara English" by Mary Haynes, pp. 30-34
- Profiles (Nicol Williamson) by Kenneth Tynan, pp. 35-69
- The Theatre by Brendan Gill, pp. 70-71
- Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 72-74
- On and Off the Avenue (Feminine Fashions) by Kennedy Fraser, pp. 75-77
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The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael, pp. 78-84 - 2 Reviews- Dirty Harry (1971 Film) by Don Siegel
- Diamonds Are Forever (1971 Film) by Guy Hamilton
- Musical Events by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 85-86
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Lost Continent by Naomi Bliven, pp. 87-90 - 1 Review- In the Twenties by Harry Kessler
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Briefly Noted, p. 91 - 1 Review- Natalie Natalia by Nicholas Mosley
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General Stalin: The History of a Dictator, by H. Montg..., pp. 91-94 - 4 Reviews- Stalin: The History of a Dictator by H. Montgomery Hyde
- The Blind Horns's Hate by Richard Hough
- Legacy of Glory by Michael Glover
- Dostoevsky: Works and Days by Avrahm Yarmolinsky
- Cover by Charles Saxon
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January 22, 1972 Issue = 16 Articles- The Talk of the Town, pp. 21-25
- "Solitaire" by John Updike, pp. 26-27
- "Something Entirely Different" by Sylvia Townsend Warner, pp. 28-31
- "The Stairs" by Howard Moss, pp. 32-33
- A Reporter at Large (The Investigations of Son My---I) by Seymour M. Hersh, pp. 34-69
- The Theatre (Off Broadway) by Edith Oliver, pp. 70-71
- Around City Hall by Andy Logan, pp. 72-78
- The Race Track by Audax Minor, p. 79
- Musical Events by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 80-82
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The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael, p. 83 - 1 Review- The Cowboys (1972 Film) by Mark Rydell
- "Winter Visit with an Old Friend" by Naomi Lazard, p. 84
- "Trip South" by Arturo Vivante, pp. 85-88
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Offshore Reporting by Edward Jay Epstein, pp. 89-98 - 1 Review- Do you Sincerely Want to be Rich? by Charles Raw, Bruce Page, and Godfrey Hodgson
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Briefly Noted, p. 99 - 2 Reviews- Takeover Bid by Sarah Gainham
- The Love Life of a Cheltenham Lady by Dinah Brooke
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General Kathleen and Frank, by Christopher Isherwood, pp. 100-102 - 3 Reviews- Kathleen and Frank by Christopher Isherwood
- The Physiology of Taste by Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
- Robert Burns and His World by David Daiches
- Cover by Charles E. Martin
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January 29, 1972 Issue = 15 Articles- The Talk of the Town, pp. 27-31
- "The Circle" by Vladimir Nabokov, pp. 32-35
- "Skulls" by Leslie Norris, pp. 36-37
- "Literary Footnote" by James Stevenson, pp. 38-39
- A Reporter at Large (The Investigations of Son My---II) by Seymour M. Hersh, pp. 40-43
- "Solipsism and Theology" by Robert Penn Warren, pp. 44-71
- The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 72
- Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 72-76
- The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 77-79
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The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael, pp. 80-85 - 1 Review- Straw Dogs (1971 Film) by Sam Peckinpah
- Musical Events by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 86-90
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Infante Terrible by John Updike, pp. 91-93 - 1 Review- Three Trapped Tigers by G. Cabrera Infante
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Briefly Noted, p. 94 - 1 Review- The Scorpion God by William Golding
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General The Game of the Foxes, by Ladislas Farago, pp. 94-98 - 4 Reviews- The Game of the Foxes by Ladislas Farago
- Victoria and Her Daughters by Nina Consuelo Epton
- Pawns by Peter Barnes
- William Cullen Bryant by Charles Henry Brown
- Cover by Pierre Le-Tan
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February 5, 1972 Issue = 20 Articles- The Talk of the Town, pp. 25-29
- "Around the Bend in Eighty Days"---IV by S.J. Perelman, pp. 30-32
- "A Fable of the Buyers" by W.S. Merwin, pp. 33-34
- "Semi-Private" by Helen Yglesias, pp. 35-37
- "Identity" by Paul Petrie, pp. 38-41
- Onward and Upward with the Arts (Earth Art) by Calvin Tomkins, pp. 42-68
- The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 69
- U.S. Journal: Maine by Calvin Trillin, pp. 70-74
- The Race Track by Audax Minor, p. 75
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The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael, pp. 76-80 - 3 Reviews- Macbeth (1971 Film) by Roman Polanski
- The Hot Rock (1972 Film) by Peter Yates
- Le Boucher (1971 Film) by Claude Chabrol
- On and Off the Avenue (Feminine Fashions) by Kennedy Fraser, p. 81
- "Nights of Sirius" by Douglas Dunn, p. 82
- Letter from Washington by Richard H. Rovere, pp. 83-86
- "February" by John Lloyd Owen, p. 87
- The Art World by Harold Rosenberg, pp. 88-93
- Musical Events by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 94-98
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How Can a Kid That Young Be That Bad? by Nat Hentoff, pp. 99-101 - 3 Reviews- How to Survive in Your Native Land by James Herndon
- The Angel Inside Went Sour by Esther P. Rothman
- How 2 Gerbils, 20 Goldfish, 200 Games, 2000 Books, and I Taught Them How to Read by Steven Daniels
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Briefly Noted, p. 102 - 2 Reviews- Girl, 20 by Kingsley Amis
- We Can't Breathe by Ronald L. Fair
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General My Life, by Oswald Mosley, pp. 103-106 - 1 Review- My Life by Oswald Mosley
- Cover by Saul Steinberg
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February 12, 1972 Issue = 17 Articles- The Talk of the Town, pp. 25-29
- "Please Hang Up---I'm Expecting a Nuisance Call" by Roger Angell, pp. 30-31
- "Around the Bend in Eighty Days"---V by S.J. Perelman, pp. 32-33
- "Walking Out" by Stanley Plumly, pp. 34-35
- "The Lotus-Eater" by H.L. Mountzoures, pp. 36-37
- "John 1:14" by Jorge Luis Borges, pp. 38-39
- A Reporter at Large (Bangladesh---I) by Robert Shaplen, pp. 40-68
- The Theatre (Off Broadway) by Edith Oliver, p. 69
- Musical Events by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 70-73
- The Art by Renata Adler, pp. 74-83
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The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael, pp. 84-87 - 1 Review- X, Y, and Zee (1972 Film) by Brian G. Hutton
- The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 88-91
- "A Queen Remembered" by Sylvia Townsend Warner, pp. 92-96
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Gent by George Steiner, pp. 97-101 - 1 Review- Your Mirror to My Times by Michael Killigrew and Ford Madox Ford
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Briefly Noted, p. 102 - 3 Reviews- Goshawk Squadron by Derek Robinson
- An Accidental Man by Iris Murdoch
- Lying Woman by Jean Giraudoux
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General The Arnheiter Affair, by Neil Sheehan, pp. 103-106 - 3 Reviews- The Arnheiter Affair by Neil Sheehan
- Abelard and Heloise by D.W. Robertson, Jr.
- Cole by Robert Kimball
- Cover by James Stevenson
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February 19, 1972 Issue = 18 Articles- The Talk of the Town, pp. 31-35
- "Around the Bend in Eighty Days"---VI by S.J. Perelman, pp. 36-38
- Reflections (Mathematics) by Alfred Adler, pp. 39-41
- "King David Dances" by John Berryman, pp. 42-44
- "On the Road, Almost" by Garrison Keillor, p. 45
- Letter from Ireland by Jane Kramer, pp. 46-47
- "How It Might Be" by William Hunt, pp. 48-79
- The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 80
- Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 80-82
- The Race Track by Audax Minor, p. 83
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The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael, pp. 84-87 - 1 Review- Cabaret (1972 Film) by Bob Fosse
- "Departures" by Richard Schramm, p. 88
- A Reporter at Large (Bangladesh---II) by Robert Shaplen, pp. 89-108
- Musical Events by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 109-110
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A Worcestershire Lad by W.H. Auden, pp. 111-113 - 1 Review- The Letters of A.E. Housman by Henry Maas and A.E. Housman
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Briefly Noted, pp. 114-115 - 4 Reviews- Teddy Bear by Georges Simenon
- Voyage to the First of December by Henry Carlisle
- The Kid by John Seelye
- Last Respects by Jerome Weidman
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General The Continuing Battle, by Paul-Henri Spaak, pp. 116-118 - 3 Reviews- The Continuing Battle by Paul-Henri Spaak
- Report From Engine Company 82 by Dennis Smith
- The Age of Patronage by Michael Foss
- Cover by Charles Saxon
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February 26, 1972 Issue = 16 Articles- The Talk of the Town, pp. 25-29
- "The Party" by Donald Barthelme, pp. 30-31
- "The Potato Baron and the Line" by Stephen Tracy, pp. 32-35
- "Chekhov" by Howard Moss, pp. 36-39
- A Reporter at Large (River Life) by Berton Roueche, pp. 40-41
- "The Watcher" by Jorge Luis Borges, pp. 42-67
- The Theatre (Off Broadway) by Edith Oliver, pp. 68-69
- U.S. Journal: Brooklyn by Calvin Trillin, pp. 70-76
- Musical Events by Winthrop Sargeant, p. 77
- Rock, Etc. by Ellen Willis, pp. 78-81
- "Before Fun City" by Noel Perrin, pp. 82-94
- The Race Track by Audax Minor, p. 95
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The Crunch of Happiness by John Updike, pp. 96-100 - 1 Review- Glory by Vladimir Nabokov
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Briefly Noted, p. 101 - 3 Reviews- How She Died by Helen Yglesias
- The Assassins by Elia Kazan
- Odd Girl Out by Elizabeth Jane Howard
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General The Revenge of Heaven, by Ken Ling, pp. 102-106 - 3 Reviews- The Revenge of Heaven by Ken Ling
- Cold War and Counterrevolution by Richard J. Walton
- Irish Houses and Castles by Desmond Guinness and William Ryan
- Cover by Rea Irvin
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March 11, 1972 Issue = 19 Articles- The Talk of the Town, pp. 27-31
- That Was Paris by Janet Flanner, pp. 32-33
- "Montevideo" by Jorge Luis Borges, pp. 34-36
- "The Doorbell" by Philip Hamburger, pp. 37-38
- Profiles (Hawaii---II) by Francine du Plessix Gray, pp. 39-41
- "Alchemist" by Alan Sillitoe, pp. 42-81
- The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 82
- Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 83-84
- Around City Hall by Andy Logan, pp. 85-92
- On and Off the Avenue by Kennedy Fraser, pp. 93-97
- The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 98-99
- China Diary by Joseph Kraft, pp. 100-113
- Musical Events by Winthrop Sargeant, p. 114
- Jazz by Whitney Balliett, pp. 115-116
- The Art World by Harold Rosenberg, pp. 117-122
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Books: Raymond Chandler Thirteen Years After by L.E. Sissman, pp. 123-124 - 1 Review- The Midnight Raymond Chandler by Raymond Chandler
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Briefly Noted, p. 125 - 2 Reviews- The Twenty-Fifth Hour by Mary Kelly
- Leaf Storm and Other Stories by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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General Memoirs of Hope, by Charles de Gaulle, pp. 126-130 - 3 Reviews- Memoirs of Hope by Charles de Gaulle
- Beyond a Reasonable Doubt by Sandor Frankel
- Edward Hopper by Lloyd Goodrich
- Cover by Pierre Le-Tan
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March 25, 1972 Issue = 15 Articles- The Talk of the Town, pp. 29-34
- "In the Words Of" by Julie Hayden, pp. 35-37
- "The Pure Suit of Happiness" by May Swenson, p. 38
- "The Ariel" by Ted Walker, pp. 39-41
- "The Kitchen, 1926-1939" by John Unterecker, pp. 42-43
- Reflections (Anti-Crime Laws) by Richard Harris, pp. 44-105
- The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 106
- Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 106-109
- Musical Events by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 110-115
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The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael, pp. 116-125 - 2 Reviews- The Sorrow and the Pity (1972 Film) by Marcel Ophuls
- What's Up, Doc? (1972 Film) by Peter Bogdanovich
- The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 126-127
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Books: The Error of Their Ways by Naomi Bliven, pp. 128-130 - 1 Review- Japan's Imperial Conspiracy by David Bergamini
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Briefly Noted, p. 131 - 2 Reviews- The Stone and the Violets by Milovan Djilas
- A Dark Corner by Celia Dale
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General Without Stopping, by Paul Bowles, pp. 131-134 - 2 Reviews- Without Stopping by Paul Bowles
- The Grimke Sisters from South Carolina by Gerda Lerner
- Cover by Ilonka Karasz
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April 22, 1972 Issue = 19 Articles- The Talk of the Town, pp. 33-37
- "A City of Churches" by Donald Barthelme, pp. 38-39
- "Staying in Bed" by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 40-43
- "Miss Ellie's 78th Spring Party" by Daniel Mark Epstein, pp. 44-46
- Profiles (Amolak Ram Mehta---I) by Ved Mehta, p. 47
- "Hay Fever" by Leonard Nathan, pp. 48-107
- The Theatre by Brendan Gill, pp. 108-109
- Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, p. 110
- Around City Hall by Andy Logan, pp. 111-116
- U.S. Journal: Cloverdale, California by Calvin Trillin, pp. 117-121
- "Center" by Greg Simon, pp. 122-124
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The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 125-127 - 1 Review- My Uncle Antoine (1971 Film) by Claude Jutra
- The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 128-130
- Musical Events by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 131-133
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Books: The Cruellest Months by George Steiner, pp. 134-141 - 1 Review- The Waste Land by T.S. Eliot and Valerie Eliot
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Briefly Noted, p. 142 - 1 Review- The Meeting Point by Austin Clarke
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General White Knight, by Jules Witcover, pp. 142-143 - 4 Reviews- White Knight by Jules Witcover
- The Victorian Woman by Duncan Crow
- An American Death by Gerold Frank
- The Age of Illusion by James Laver
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Mystery and Crime Squaw Point, by R.H. Shimer, pp. 144-146 - 1 Review- Squaw Point by R.H. Shimer
- Cover by Charles E. Martin
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May 6, 1972 Issue = 19 Articles- The Talk of the Town, pp. 29-33
- "Escape from Civilization" by Isaac Bashevis Singer, pp. 34-35
- "The Bottle" by Al Levine, pp. 36-37
- "Running Nicely" by Morris Lurie, pp. 38-39
- "The Spring Festival on the River" by John Peck, pp. 40-41
- Profiles (Dick Cavett) by L.E. Sissman and Charles Saxon, pp. 42-53
- The Theatre by Brendan Gill, pp. 54-60
- Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 61-62
- The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 63-68
- On and Off the Avenue (About the House) by Janet Malcolm, pp. 69-85
- "The Look Back" by Arthur Gregor, pp. 86-87
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The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 88-97 - 2 Reviews- Fritz the Cat (1972 Film) by Ralph Bakshi
- Ten Days' Wonder (1972 Film) by Claude Chabrol
- A Reporter in China by Joseph Kraft, pp. 98-120
- Musical Records by Winthrop Sergeant, pp. 121-122
- Jazz Records by Whitney Balliett, pp. 123-128
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Commentary on a Glommentary by Dwight Macdonald, pp. 129-144 - 1 Review- The Language of Cities by Charles Abrams and Robert Kolodny
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Briefly Noted, p. 145 - 1 Review- End Zone by Don DeLillo
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General The First Decade, by E.J. Kahn, Jr., pp. 146-150 - 4 Reviews- The First Decade by E.J. Kahn, Jr.
- Tolstoy, My Father by Ilya Tolstoy
- The Fatal Friendship by Stanley Loomis
- Music and Musical Life in Soviet Russia, 1917-1981 by Boris Schwarz
- Cover by Ronald Searle
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May 13, 1972 Issue = 17 Articles- The Talk of the Town, pp. 29-33
- "Horse Sense on the Gelid Planet" by Mark Halliday, pp. 34-35
- "People in a Diary" (Part I) by S.N. Behrman, pp. 36-37
- "Rain" by Deborah Deutschman, pp. 38-43
- "Home" by Charles Simic, pp. 44-98
- The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 99
- Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 99-101
- The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 102-103
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The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 104-107 - 2 Reviews- Play It Again, Sam (1972 Film) by Herbert Ross
- J.W. Coop (1972 Film) by Cliff Robertson
- Letter from London by Mollie Panter-Downes, pp. 108-111
- Musical Events by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 112-113
- Letter from Vietnam by Robert Shaplen, pp. 114-134
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Satire Without Serifs by John Updike, pp. 135-143 - 2 Reviews- Patriotism, Inc., and Other Tales by Paul Van Ostaijen
- The Adventures of Mao on the Long March by Frederic Tuten
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Briefly Noted, pp. 144-145 - 5 Reviews- Forever Flowing by Vasily Grossman
- The Terminal Man by Michael Crichton
- The Malcontents by C.P. Snow
- The Yellow Summer by Suzanne Prou
- The Life Guard by John Wain
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General The Crown of Mexico, by Joan Haslip, pp. 146-147 - 2 Reviews- The Crown of Mexico by Joan Haslip
- The General Was a Spy by Heinz Hohne and Hermann Zolling
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Mystery and Crime The Case of Robert Quarry, by Andrew Garve, pp. 148-150 - 1 Review- The Case of Robert Quarry by Andrew Garve
- Cover by Ilonka Karasz
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May 27, 1972 Issue = 15 Articles- The Talk of the Town, pp. 27-31
- "Discobolos" by Ted Walker, pp. 32-35
- "End of May" by Mona Van Duyn, pp. 36-37
- "People in a Diary" (Part III) by S.N. Behrman, pp. 38-41
- "Soren" by John Peck, pp. 42-81
- The Theatre by Brendan Gill, pp. 82-83
- Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 84-85
- The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 86-87
- A Reporter at Large (Franconia College) by E.J. Kahn, Jr., pp. 88-102
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The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 103-108 - 2 Reviews- Uncle Vanya (1970 Film) by Andrej Mikhalkov-Konchalovskij
- I Love You, I Kill You (1971 Film) by Uwe Brandner
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Fabre by Howard Moss, pp. 109-113 - 2 Reviews- The Life of the Spider by J. Henri Fabre
- Fabre, Poet of Science by Georges Victor Legros and J. Henri Fabre
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Briefly Noted, p. 114 - 2 Reviews- My Name is Asher Lev by Chaim Potok
- I Am Elijah Thrush by James Purdy
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General Fallen Oaks: Conversation with de Gaulle, by A..., p. 115 - 2 Reviews- Fallen Oaks: Conversation with de Gaulle by Andre Malraux
- The Elizabethan Renaissance by A.L. Rowse
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Mystery and Crime Tied Up in Tinsel, by Ngaio Marsh, pp. 116-118 - 1 Review- Tied Up in Tinsel by Ngaio Marsh
- Cover by Ronald Searle
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June 3, 1972 Issue = 16 Articles- The Talk of the Town, pp. 29-33
- "The Temptation of St. Anthony" by Donald Barthelme, pp. 34-36
- "Under Libra: Weights and Measures" by James Merrill, p. 37
- "The Magistrate" by Alexander Frater, pp. 38-44
- Profiles (Maurice Frederick Strong) by E.J. Kahn, Jr., pp. 45-76
- The Theatre (Off Broadway) by Edith Oliver, pp. 77-78
- Reflections (American Vietnam Policy) by William Pfaff, pp. 79-80
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The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 81-84 - 3 Reviews- Greed (1925 Film) by Erich von Stroheim
- Blind Husbands (1919 Film) by Erich von Stroheim
- Foolish Wives (1922 Film) by Erich von Stroheim
- The Art World by Harold Rosenberg, pp. 85-91
- The Art by Renata Adler, pp. 92-100
- "Trout" by Suzanne Berger-Rioff, p. 101
- U.S. Journal: New York, Richmond, Detroit by Calvin Trillin, pp. 102-107
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Books: Time-Travellers by L.E. Sissman, pp. 108-109 - 2 Reviews- Queen of the Head-Hunters by Sylvia Brooke
- When the Snow Comes, They Will Take You Away by Eric Newby
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Briefly Noted, p. 110 - 3 Reviews- An Experience of India by R. Prawer Jhabvala
- The Red House by Derek Lambert
- Conventional Wisdom by John Bart Gerald
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General Dark and Bloody Ground, by Francisco Perez Lopez, pp. 110-114 - 4 Reviews- Dark and Bloody Ground by Francisco Perez Lopez
- The Great Coalfield War by George S. McGovern and Leonard F. Guttridge
- Myths to Live By by Joseph Campbell
- Words with Music by Lehman Engel
- Cover by Charles Addams
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June 17, 1972 Issue = 16 Articles- The Talk of the Town, pp. 23-27
- "In the Dough" by Roger Angell, pp. 28-30
- "Four Poems" by C.P. Cavafy, p. 31
- "Putu" by Eyre de Lanux, pp. 32-38
- Profiles (Cyril Manton Harris) by Bruce Bliven, Jr., pp. 39-67
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The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 68-70 - 3 Reviews- The War Between Men and Women (1972 Film) by Melville Shavelson
- The Great Dictator (1940 Film) by Charles Chaplin
- Weekend Murders (1970 Film) by Michele Lupo
- On and Off the Avenue (About the House) by Janet Malcolm, pp. 71-76
- The Race Track by Audax Minor, p. 77
- U.S. Journal: Texas by Calvin Trillin, pp. 78-82
- Letter from Washington by Richard H. Rovere, pp. 83-91
- Musical Events (Jazz) by Whitney Balliett, p. 92
- "Ruth" by Philip Levine, p. 93
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Books: Mr. Pritchett's Apprenticeship by William Maxwell, pp. 94-101 - 1 Review- Midnight Oil by V.S. Pritchett
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Briefly Noted, p. 102 - 1 Review- The Bridge by H.L. Mountzoures
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General Existential Errands, by Norman Mailer, pp. 103-106 - 3 Reviews- Existential Errands by Norman Mailer
- Daisy Bates by Elizabeth Salter
- A Question of Judgment by Robert Shogan
- Cover by Charles Addams
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June 24, 1972 Issue = 15 Articles- The Talk of the Town, pp. 25-29
- "Piombino's an Hour from Livorno" by Linda Arking, pp. 30-31
- "Talking to Myself" by W.H. Auden, pp. 32-39
- "The Mexican Peacock" by Josephine Jacobsen, pp. 40-45
- The Theatre (Off Broadway) by Edith Oliver, pp. 46-50
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The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 51-53 - 2 Reviews- Frenzy (1972 Film) by Alfred Hitchcock
- The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid (1972 Film) by Philip Kaufman
- Letter from Moscow by Joseph Kraft, pp. 54-61
- Our Local Correspondents (George Wein) by Whitney Balliett, pp. 62-68
- The Race Track by Audax Minor, p. 69
- Letter from Vietnam by Robert Shaplen, pp. 70-90
- "San Juan's Day" by Richard Shelton, p. 91
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Books: Mathematician's Progress by Janet Flanner, p. 92 - 1 Review- Painter's Progress by Maurice Grosser
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Briefly Noted, p. 93 - 2 Reviews- The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick by Peter Handke
- The Porkchoppers by Ross Thomas
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General Samuel de Champlain: Father of New France, by ..., pp. 94-98 - 5 Reviews- Samuel de Champlain: Father of New France by Samuel Eliot Morison
- The Cousinhood by Chaim Bermant
- O Jerusalem! by Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre
- Queen Victoria and the Bonapartes by Theo Aronson
- The Elements of Style by William Strunk, Jr. and E.B. White
- Cover by Arthur Getz
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Issues of Jul.-Sep. 1972 = 13 Issues, 201 Articles-
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July 1, 1972 Issue = 14 Articles- The Talk of the Town, pp. 21-25
- "Maiden's Leap" by Benedict Kiely, pp. 26-29
- "The Great Gulf" by Richard Shelton, pp. 30-34
- "Speech of a Guide" by W.S. Merwin, p. 35
- Annals of War (Vietnam---I) by Frances FitzGerald, pp. 36-52
- The Theatre (Off Broadway) by Edith Oliver, p. 53
- The Sporting Scene (Baseball) by Roger Angell, pp. 54-62
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The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 63-65 - 3 Reviews- Portnoy's Complaint (1972 Film) by Ernest Lehman
- Savages (1972 Film) by James Ivory
- The Candidate (1972 Film) by Michael Ritchie
- Musical Events (Rock, Etc.) by Ellen Willis, pp. 66-68
- The Race Track by Audax Minor, p. 69
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Books: The Taste of Fears by Robert Coles, pp. 70-73 - 1 Review- Nightmares and Human Conflict by John E. Mack
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Briefly Noted, p. 74 - 2 Reviews- The Innocents by Margery Sharp
- Bodies in Motion by Zane Kotker
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General The Roots of Civilization, by Alexander Marshack, pp. 74-78 - 3 Reviews- The Roots of Civilization by Alexander Marshack
- The Investigation of Ralph Nader by Thomas Whiteside
- Steel Bonnets by George MacDonald Fraser
- Cover by James Stevenson
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July 8, 1972 Issue = 12 Articles- The Talk of the Town, pp. 19-24
- "In the Summerhouse" by Elizabeth Cullinan, pp. 25-27
- "Collage" by Edwin Brock, pp. 28-32
- "Bobby Shaftoe" by Eli Waldron, p. 33
- Annals of War (Vietnam---II) by Frances FitzGerald, pp. 34-54
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The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 55-57 - 1 Review- Phantom India (1972 Film) by Louis Malle
- Musical Events by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 58-59
- The Sporting Scene (Golf) by Herbert Warren Wind, pp. 60-72
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Danger: Businessmen at Work by Naomi Bliven, p. 73 - 2 Reviews- In the Name of Profit by Robert L. Heilbroner
- Wake Up Dead Man by Bruce Jackson
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Briefly Noted, p. 74 - 2 Reviews- The Air Cage by Per Wastberg
- The Quiet End of Evening by Honor Tracy
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General A Political Education, by Harry McPherson, pp. 75-78 - 2 Reviews- A Political Education by Harry McPherson
- Piaf by Simone Berteaut
- Cover by Charles Saxon
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July 15, 1972 Issue = 16 Articles- The Talk of the Town, pp. 19-23
- "This Life in Green" by John Batki, pp. 24-26
- "The Moose" by Elizabeth Bishop, p. 27
- "The Soft Core" by Arturo Vivante, pp. 28-32
- Annals of War (Vietnam---III) by Frances FitzGerald, pp. 33-49
- The Theatre (Off Broadway) by Edith Oliver, pp. 50-51
- The Art World by Harold Rosenberg, pp. 52-57
- On and Off the Avenue by Janet Malcolm, pp. 58-61
- The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 62-63
- U.S. Journal: Manhattan by Calvin Trillin, pp. 64-69
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The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 70-74 - 2 Reviews- Princess Yang Kwei Fei (1955 Film) by Kenji Mizoguchi
- Le Samourai (1967 Film) by Jean-Pierre Melville
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Books: Central European by George Steiner, pp. 75-80 - 1 Review- The Complete Stories by Franz Kafka
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Briefly Noted, p. 81 - 3 Reviews- The Car Thief by Theodore Weesner
- Do You Remember England? by Derek Marlowe
- Cockfighter by Charles Ray Willeford
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General Encounters with Stravinsky, by Paul Horgan, pp. 82-83 - 4 Reviews- Encounters with Stravinsky by Paul Horgan
- The Dawn's Early Light by Walter Lord
- Renaissance Exploration by J.R. Hale
- The Mugging by Morton M. Hunt
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Mystery and Crime The Levanter, by Eric Ambler, pp. 84-86 - 2 Reviews- The Levanter by Eric Ambler
- Murder's a Waiting Game by Anthony Gilbert
- Cover by Charles E. Martin
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July 22, 1972 Issue = 16 Articles- The Talk of the Town, pp. 19-23
- "Ma" by Edna O'Brien, pp. 24-25
- "Sonnet with a Different Letter at the End of Every Line" by George Starbuck, pp. 26-27
- "Study of a Disaster" by Max Frisch, pp. 28-33
- Profiles (Giuseppe Cipriani) by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 34-35
- "Away" by Mark Strand, pp. 36-39
- Musical Events (Jazz) by Whitney Balliett, pp. 40-46
- Letter from London by Mollie Panter-Downes, pp. 47-48
- The Race Track by Audax Minor, p. 49
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The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 50-52 - 4 Reviews- Trouble in Paradise (1932 Film) by Ernst Lubitsch
- Four Frightened People (1934 Film) by Cecil B. DeMille
- The Scoundrel (1935 Film) by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur
- Easy Living (1937 Film) by Mitchell Leisen
- Annals of War (Vietnam---IV) by Frances FitzGerald, pp. 53-70
- Letter from Miami Beach by Richard H. Rovere, pp. 71-77
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Briefly Noted, p. 78 - 4 Reviews- Open Heart by Frederick Buechner
- The Water-Method Man by John Irving
- Eat of Me, I Am the Savior by Arnold Kemp
- 18/44~~Eighteen/Forty-Four by Etienne Leroux
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General O Congress, by Donald Riegle and Trevor Armbri..., pp. 78-79 - 6 Reviews- O Congress by Donald Riegle and Trevor Armbrister
- Meditations on Hunting by Jose Ortega y Gasset
- George S. Kaufman by Howard Teichmann
- A Populist Manifesto by Jack Newfield and Jeff Greenfield
- The Duel: De Gaulle and Pompidou by Philippe Alexandre
- The Barrier and the Bridge by Alfonso Lowe
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Mystery and Crime Something Up a Sleeve, by Richard Lockridge, pp. 80-82 - 2 Reviews- Something Up a Sleeve by Richard Lockridge
- Bonecrack by Dick Francis
- Cover by Saul Steinberg
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July 29, 1972 Issue = 14 Articles- The Talk of the Town, pp. 19-23
- "Love in the Hamptons" by Elaine Mueller, pp. 24-25
- "Choose One from Among Them" by Richard Shelton, pp. 26-29
- "The Dilemma" by Robert Graves, pp. 30-32
- Onward and Upward With the Arts by Gerald Jonas, pp. 33-52
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The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 53-54 - 4 Reviews- Fat City (1972 Film) by John Huston
- Parades (1972 Film) by Robert J. Siegel
- The Man (1972 Film) by Joseph Sargent
- The Public Eye (1972 Film) by Carol Reed
- The Race Track by Audax Minor, p. 55
- Annals of War (Vietnam---V) by Frances FitzGerald, pp. 56-69
- On and Off the Avenue (About the House) by Janet Malcolm, pp. 70-74
- "Poem of the Self" by Frederick Morgan, p. 75
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Books: Is There Life After Golf? by John Updike, pp. 76-77 - 1 Review- Golf in the Kingdom by Michael Murphy
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Briefly Noted, p. 78 - 1 Review- Spring Snow by Yukio Mishima
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General In Hiding, by Ronald Fraser, pp. 79-82 - 2 Reviews- In Hiding by Ronald Fraser
- Diderot by Arthur M. Wilson
- Cover by William Steig
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August 12, 1972 Issue = 15 Articles- The Talk of the Town, pp. 19-23
- "Sleep Tight, Your Honor" by S.J. Perelman, pp. 24-26
- "The Weather Within" by M.F.K. Fisher, p. 27
- "Running on the Shore" by May Swenson, pp. 28-31
- "Leaving the Coal Cellar" by John Peck, pp. 32-35
- Profiles (Bobby Hackett) by Whitney Balliett, pp. 36-48
- "Ode on Insomnia" by J.D. Reed, p. 49
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The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 50-55 - 3 Reviews- La Salamandre (1971 Film) by Alain Tanner
- Junior Bonner (1972 Film) by Sam Peckinpah
- The New Centurions (1972 Film) by Richard Fleischer
- Musical Events (Rock, Etc.) by Ellen Willis, pp. 56-57
- Letter from Hanoi by Joseph Kraft, pp. 58-72
- The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 73-74
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Head to Head by Naomi Bliven, pp. 75-76 - 2 Reviews- Chance and Necessity by Jacques Monod
- The Roots of Coincidence by Arthur Koestler
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Briefly Noted, p. 77 - 1 Review- A Wild Justice by Francis Clifford
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General A Sense of the Senate, by Seymour K. Freidin, pp. 78-82 - 4 Reviews- A Sense of the Senate by Seymour K. Freidin
- Lola Montez by Amanda Darling
- Socialism by Michael Harrington
- Before the Deluge by Otto Friedrich
- Cover by Edward Koren
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August 19, 1972 Issue = 13 Articles- The Talk of the Town, pp. 19-24
- "How to Love America and Leave It At the Same Time" by John Updike, p. 25
- "Walking the Dog: A Diatribe" by Mona Van Duyn, pp. 26-27
- "The Swan Man" by Ted Walker, pp. 28-31
- "Blue" by James Schuyler, pp. 32-33
- Profiles (Dr. Neal E. Miller---I) by Gerald Jonas, pp. 34-57
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The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 58-61 - 1 Review- Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex But Were Afraid to Ask (1971 Film) by Woody Allen
- Musical Events (Jazz Records) by Whitney Balliett, pp. 62-66
- The Race Track by Audax Minor, p. 67
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Books: Old Age by Robert Coles, pp. 68-78 - 1 Review- The Coming of Age by Simone de Beauvoir
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Briefly Noted, p. 79 - 2 Reviews- Mrs. Starr Lives Alone by Jon Godden
- I Am a Cat by Soseki Natsume
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General Eleanor: The Years Alone, by Joseph P. Lash, pp. 80-82 - 2 Reviews- Eleanor: The Years Alone by Joseph P. Lash
- Things To Come by Herman Kahn and Barry Bruce-Briggs
- Cover by James Stevenson
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August 26, 1972 Issue = 15 Articles- The Talk of the Town, pp. 17-21
- "Afternoon in Summer" by Sylvia Townsend Warner, pp. 22-23
- "Naga" by R.K. Narayan, pp. 24-25
- "Four Songs" by William Heyen, pp. 26-29
- Profiles (Dr. Neal E. Miller---II) by Gerald Jonas, pp. 30-31
- "Flowers" by Carolyn Maisel, pp. 32-56
- "August" by Ted Walker, p. 57
- The Theatre (Off Broadway) by Edith Oliver, pp. 58-59
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The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 60-66 - 2 Reviews- And Now for Something Completely Different (1972 Film) by Ian MacNaughton and Terry Gilliam
- Alf 'n' Family (1969 Film) by Norman Cohen
- Letter from London by Mollie Panter-Downes, pp. 67-69
- The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 70-72
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Books: Losers All by Richard Harris, pp. 73-77 - 1 Review- The Papers and the Papers by Sanford J. Ungar
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Briefly Noted, p. 78 - 1 Review- I Come as a Thief by Louis Auchincloss
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General Under the Guns: New York: 1775-1776, by Bruce ..., pp. 79-82 - 2 Reviews- Under the Guns: New York: 1775-1776 by Bruce Bliven, Jr.
- Attica Diary by William R. Coons
- Cover by Ilonka Karasz
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September 2, 1972 Issue = 17 Articles- The Talk of the Town, pp. 17-22
- "Facing Reality" by Gilbert Rogin, p. 23
- "Tide at Gloucester" by Jean Garrigue, pp. 24-26
- "An Afternoon With the Old Man" by Andre Dubus, pp. 27-30
- Profiles (Marilyn Horne) by Winthrop Sergeant, p. 31
- "Business Hours" by Keith Waldrop, pp. 32-45
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The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 46-49 - 1 Review- Charles Dead or Alive (1969 Film) by Alain Tanner
- U.S. Journal: American Colony, Guadalajara by Calvin Trillin, pp. 50-54
- The Race Track by Audax Minor, p. 55
- Letter from Miami Beach by Richard H. Rovere, pp. 56-61
- "Vision and Transformation" by Robert Dana, pp. 62-64
- Musical Events (Rock, Etc.) by Ellen Willis, pp. 65-67
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Books: Lost Colony by Naomi Bliven, pp. 68-70 - 1 Review- Cuba: The Pursuit of Freedom by Hugh Thomas
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Briefly Noted, p. 71 - 1 Review- Harry in a Silver Frame by James Eastwood
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General Farewell to the South, by Robert Coles, p. 71 - 3 Reviews- Farewell to the South by Robert Coles
- Fedayeen by Zeev Schiff and Raphael Rothstein
- The Death of the Imperial Dream by Edward Grierson
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Mystery and Crime Aupres de Ma Blonde, by Nicolas Freeling, pp. 72-74 - 1 Review- Aupres de Ma Blonde by Nicolas Freeling
- Cover by Charles Saxon
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September 9, 1972 Issue = 17 Articles- The Talk of the Town, pp. 29-33
- "Edwards, Amelia" by Donald Barthelme, p. 34
- "Wicklow" by Brendan Gill, p. 35
- "A Room in Linden" by Benedict Kiely, pp. 36-39
- "Subplot" by Jack Butler, pp. 40-44
- A Reporter at Large (Atlantic City and Monopoly) by John McPhee, pp. 45-66
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The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 67-71 - 3 Reviews- Bluebeard (1972 Film) by Edward Dmytryk and Luciano Sacripanti
- The Rivals (1972 Film) by Krishna Shah
- Money Talks (1972 Film) by Allen Funt
- The Art World by Harold Rosenberg, pp. 72-83
- Letter from Rome by William Murray, pp. 84-95
- The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 96-97
- The Sporting Scene (The Olympics) by E.J. Kahn, Jr., pp. 98-110
- "After the Rain" by Anthony Hecht, p. 111
- On and Off the Avenue (About the House) by Janet Malcolm, pp. 112-114
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From Dyna Domes to Turkey-Pressing by John Updike, pp. 115-123 - 2 Reviews- Divine Right's Trip by Gurney Norman
- Geronimo Rex by Barry Hannah
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Briefly Noted, p. 124 - 1 Review- King of the Hill by A.E. Hotchner
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General Richelieu and His Age, by Carl J. Burckhardt, pp. 125-130 - 6 Reviews- Richelieu and His Age by Carl J. Burckhardt
- Nasser by Anthony Nutting
- The Desert World by David F. Costello
- Off the Middle Way by Sture Kallberg
- Katherine Mansfield: The Memories of LM
- Mythologies by Roland Barthes
- Cover by Charles Addams
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September 16, 1972 Issue = 19 Articles- The Talk of the Town, pp. 23-27
- "The Albatross" by John Bailey, pp. 28-29
- "Love" by Sylvia Townsend Warner, pp. 30-31
- "Matura" by Richard Berczeller, pp. 32-33
- "The One-Legged Man" by Anne Sexton, pp. 34-38
- A Reporter at Large (East Africa---I) by Peter Matthiessen, p. 39
- "Insomnia the Gem of the Ocean" by John Updike, pp. 40-78
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The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 79-84 - 1 Review- The Ruling Class (1972 Film) by Peter Medak
- Our Far-Flung Correspondents (Sonic Boom) by William Murray, pp. 85-93
- On and Off the Avenue (Feminine Fashions) by Kennedy Fraser, pp. 94-99
- Letter from Munich by E.J. Kahn, Jr., pp. 100-107
- The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 108-113
- The Air by Renata Adler, pp. 114-121
- "Night City" by Elizabeth Bishop, p. 122
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Books: "A Light of Sentiment" by L.E. Sissman, pp. 123-124 - 1 Review- A Sense of Place by Alan Gussow
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Briefly Noted, p. 125 - 2 Reviews- Mumbo Jumbo by Ishmael Reed
- The Destiny Waltz by Gerda Charles
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General Facets of Comedy, by Walter Sorell, pp. 126-127 - 3 Reviews- Facets of Comedy by Walter Sorell
- The Young Lenin by Leon Trotsky
- The Santa Claus Bank Robbery by A.C. Greene
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Mystery and Crime A Dog's Ransom, by Patricia Highsmith, pp. 128-130 - 1 Review- A Dog's Ransom by Patricia Highsmith
- Cover by Andre Francois
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September 23, 1972 Issue = 17 Articles- The Talk of the Town, pp. 27-31
- "Hail, Hail, the Ganglia's All Here" by S.J. Perelman, pp. 32-34
- "The Pornography of Violence" by H.L. Mountzoures, p. 35
- "Owen" by Jon Swan, pp. 36-38
- A Reporter at Large (East Africa---II) by Peter Matthiessen, pp. 39-41
- "The Coat" by Peter Everwine, pp. 42-63
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The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 64-73 - 5 Reviews- Adam's Rib (1949 Film) by George Cukor
- Pat and Mike (1952 Film) by George Cukor
- Woman of the Year (1942 Film) by George Stevens
- Zero for Conduct (1947 Film) by Jean Vigo
- A Propos de Nice (1930 Film) by Jean Vigo
- "Literary License" by John Bailey, pp. 74-77
- "Windy Point" by Robert Grant Burns, pp. 78-82
- Musical Events (Popular Records) by Douglas Watt, pp. 83-91
- Our Science Correspondents (Bioluminescence) by Eugene Kinkead, pp. 92-111
- The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 112-113
- The Sporting Scene (The Olympics) by E.J. Kahn, Jr., pp. 114-123
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Children's Crusade by Robert Coles, pp. 124-130 - 4 Reviews- The Psychoanalytical Treatment of Children by Anna Freud
- Psychoanalysis for Teachers and Parents by Anna Freud
- Ego and the Mechanisms of Defense by Anna Freud
- Normality and Pathology in Childhood by Anna Freud
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Briefly Noted, pp. 131-134 - 6 Reviews- Dragon by the Tail by John Paton Davies, Jr.
- A God Within by Rene Dubos
- Specimen Days by Walt Whitman
- Ashes of Victory by Quincy Howe
- The Good Life...Or What's Left of It by Phyllis Feldkamp and Fred Feldkamp
- Twice Over Lightly by Helen Hayes and Anita Loos
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Mystery and Crime Maigret and the Madwoman, by Georges Simenon, pp. 135-138 - 2 Reviews- Maigret and the Madwoman by Georges Simenon
- The Alamut Ambush by Anthony Price
- Cover by Charles Saxon
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September 30, 1972 Issue = 16 Articles- The Talk of the Town, pp. 31-35
- "Catering" by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 36-39
- "Grandfather, Your Wound" by Anne Sexton, pp. 40-43
- "Moving Day" by R.L. Gordon, pp. 44-46
- A Reporter at Large (East Africa---III) by Peter Matthiessen, pp. 47-75
- Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 76-79
- On and Off the Avenue (Feminine Fashions) by Kennedy Fraser, pp. 80-84
- Letter from East Germany by Steven Kelman, pp. 85-105
- Football by J.W.L., pp. 106-108
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The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael, pp. 109-117 - 2 Reviews- Sounder (1972 Film) by Martin Ritt
- The Emigrants (1971 Film) by Jan Troell
- "September Things" by May Swenson, pp. 118-120
- The Race Track by Audax Minor, p. 121
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Books: Saint's Progress by Naomi Bliven, pp. 122-124 - 1 Review- Historical Memoirs of the Duc de Saint-Simon by Lucy Norton and Louis de Rouvroy Saint-Simon
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Briefly Noted, p. 125 - 2 Reviews- Daughter Buffalo by Janet Frame
- Chimera by John Barth
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General Memoirs, 1950-1963, by George F. Kennan, pp. 125-130 - 4 Reviews- Memoirs, 1950-1963 by George F. Kennan
- Where the Wasteland Ends by Theodore Roszak
- The Politics of Heroin in Southeast Asia by Alfred W. McCoy, Cathleen B. Read, and Leonard P. Adams II, ...
- Camus and Sartre: Crisis and Commitment by Germaine Bree
- Cover by Charles E. Martin
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Issues of Oct.-Dec. 1972 = 9 Issues, 149 Articles-
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November 4, 1972 Issue = 19 Articles- The Talk of the Town, pp. 39-43
- "A Scent of Roses" by Sylvia Townsend Warner, pp. 44-45
- "Ballade of Sayings" by W.S. Merwin, pp. 46-48
- "The Island" by Arturo Vivante, pp. 49-53
- The Story of Our Lives" by Mark Strand, pp. 54-55
- Profiles (John D. Rockefeller 3rd) by Geoffrey T. Hellman, pp. 56-104
- The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 105
- Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 105-109
- On and Off the Avenue (About the House) by Janet Malcolm, pp. 110-120
- The Art World by Harold Rosenberg, pp. 121-129
- Our Local Correspondents by Edith Iglauer, pp. 130-151
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The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael, pp. 152-158 - 1 Review- Lady Sings the Blues (1972 Film) by Sidney J. Furie
- The Sporting Scene (Tennis) by Herbert Warren Wind, pp. 159-172
- Football by J.W.L., pp. 173-174
- Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 175-181
- The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 182-183
- A Reporter at Large (Paris Peace Talks) by Robert Shaplen, pp. 184-194
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Briefly Noted, pp. 195-198 - 5 Reviews- Long Division by Anne Richardson Roiphe
- To Serve Them All My Days by R.F. Delderfield
- The Morning Deluge by Suyin Han
- Fragments from My Diary by Maxim Gorky
- A Peep Into the Past, and Other Prose Pieces by Max Beerbohm and Rupert Hart-Davis
- Cover by James Stevenson
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November 11, 1972 Issue = 17 Articles- The Talk of the Town, pp. 35-39
- "Over the Sea of Hesitation" by Donald Barthelme, pp. 40-41
- "Drinking Cold Water" by Peter Everwine, pp. 42-43
- "Man on a Hill" by Ted Walker, pp. 44-45
- "Poem" by Elizabeth Bishop, pp. 46-47
- Annals of Exploration by Henry S.F. Cooper, jr., pp. 48-129
- The Theatre by Brendan Gill, pp. 130-131
- The Sporting Scene (Baseball) by Roger Angell, pp. 132-152
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The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael, pp. 153-158 - 2 Reviews- The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972 Film) by Luis Bunuel
- Play It As It Lays (1972 Film) by Frank Perry
- Football by J.W.L., pp. 159-162
- Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 163-168
- Around City Hall by Andy Logan, pp. 169-184
- The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 185-186
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Books: Tall Order by Naomi Bliven, pp. 187-188 - 1 Review- The Great Bridge by David McCullough
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Briefly Noted, p. 189 - 2 Reviews- The Camerons by Robert Crichton
- The Man Who Liked Women by Marc Brandel
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General The Memoirs of Lord Gladwyn, by Hubert M. Gladwyn, pp. 190-194 - 3 Reviews- The Memoirs of Lord Gladwyn by Hubert M. Gladwyn
- South Africa: Civilizations in Conflict by Jim Hoagland
- Love Affair---a Venetian Journal by Wright Morris
- Cover by Charles Saxon
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November 18, 1972 Issue = 20 Articles- The Talk of the Town, pp. 45-50
- "Environmental Impact (Illusions, Wonders & Disappearing Acts)" by James Stevenson, p. 51
- "Good Riddance" by Mark Van Doren, p. 52
- "Marvin Stanley Pigeon" by Thomas Meehan, pp. 53-54
- Profiles (Mabel Mercer) by Whitney Balliett, pp. 55-59
- "Voyage in the Blue" by John Ashbery, pp. 60-68
- The Theatre by Brendan Gill, pp. 69-70
- Football by J.W.L., pp. 71-74
- Annals of Exploration by Henry S.F. Cooper, Jr., pp. 75-167
- On and Off the Avenue (Christmas Gifts for Women), pp. 168-198
- Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 199-205
- Concert Records by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 206-214
- U.S. Journal: The Coastline by Calvin Trillin, pp. 215-224
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The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael, pp. 225-232 - 1 Review- Savage Messiah (1972 Film) by Ken Russell
- Letter from Washington by Richard H. Rovere, pp. 233-237
- The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 238-241
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Books: The Translucing of Hugh Person by John Updike, pp. 242-244 - 1 Review- Transparent Things by Vladimir Nabokov
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Briefly Noted, p. 245 - 1 Review- Walking Davis by David Ely
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General Memo from David O. Selznick, by Rudy Behlmer a..., pp. 246-250 - 5 Reviews- Memo from David O. Selznick by Rudy Behlmer and David O. Selznick
- Little Prayers and Finite Experience by Paul Goodman
- The Mountain People by Colin M. Turnbull
- World Without Borders by Lester R. Brown
- Winslow Homer by John Wilmerding
- Cover by Arthur Getz
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November 25, 1972 Issue = 16 Articles- The Talk of the Town, pp. 37-41
- "The Gun Shop" by John Updike, pp. 42-47
- "The Osprey Suicides" by Laurence Lieberman, pp. 48-49
- "The Prognosticators" by Peter Benchley, pp. 50-51
- Profiles (Pied Noirs) by Jane Kramer, pp. 52-110
- The Theatre by Brendan Gill, pp. 111-112
- Football by J.W.L., pp. 113-115
- A Reporter at Large (Korea---I) by Robert Shaplen, pp. 116-148
- On and Off the Avenue (Christmas Gifts for the House), pp. 149-176
- Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 177-179
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The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael, pp. 180-187 - 2 Reviews- 1776~~Seventeen Seventy-Six (1972 Film) by Peter H. Hunt
- The Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers Book by Arlene Croce
- The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 188-189
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Books: Evangelist of the Life Force by W.H. Auden, pp. 190-198 - 1 Review- Bernard Shaw: Collected Letters, 1898-1910 by Dan H. Laurence and Bernard Shaw
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Briefly Noted, p. 199 - 2 Reviews- Augustus by John Edward Williams
- The Breast by Philip Roth
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General Blackberry Winter, by Margaret Mead, pp. 200-202 - 2 Reviews- Blackberry Winter by Margaret Mead
- Benjamin Franklin by Thomas Fleming and Benjamin Franklin
- Cover by Charles E. Martin
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December 2, 1972 Issue = 15 Articles- The Talk of the Town, pp. 45-50
- "Ride" by John Updike, p. 51
- "Over" by Edna O'Brien, pp. 52-53
- "Grace" by Thomas McNamee, pp. 54-59
- Profiles (A. Philip Randolph---I) by Jervis Anderson, pp. 60-122
- The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 123
- Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 123-127
- A Reporter at Large (Korea---II) by Robert Shaplen, pp. 128-158
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The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael, pp. 159-165 - 3 Reviews- Black Girl (1972 Film) by Ossie Davis
- Superfly (1972 Film) by Gordon Parks, Jr.
- Farewell Uncle Tom (1971 Film) by Gualtiero Jacopetti and Franco Prosperi
- Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 166-172
- On and Off the Avenue, pp. 173-184
- Football by J.W.L., pp. 185-186
- The Race Track by Audax Minor, pp. 187-189
- Books by Jean Stafford, pp. 190-214
- Cover by Arthur Getz
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December 9, 1972 Issue = 18 Articles- The Talk of the Town, pp. 33-37
- "Property" by Isaac Bashevis Singer, pp. 38-39
- "Aristotle Contemplating the Bust of Homer: After Rembrandt" by J.D. O'Hara, pp. 40-42
- "The Milk Run" by Christina Stead, pp. 43-46
- "Emblem" by Richard Eberhart, p. 47
- Profiles (A. Philip Randolph---II) by Jervis Anderson, pp. 48-108
- The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 109
- Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 109-110
- The Race Track by Audax Minor, p. 111
- Football by J.W.L., pp. 112-113
- On and Off the Avenue, pp. 114-137
- A Reporter at Large by Hendrik Hertzberg, pp. 138-162
- Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 163-168
- Rock, Etc. by Ellen Willis, pp. 169-172
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Books: A Victoria and Albert Museum by Naomi Bliven, pp. 173-175 - 1 Review- Queen Victoria by Cecil Woodham-Smith
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Briefly Noted, p. 176 - 2 Reviews- The Manticore by Robertson Davies
- Weeds by Edith Summers Kelley
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General American Campaigns of Rochambeau's Army, 1780-..., pp. 177-182 - 5 Reviews- American Campaigns of Rochambeau's Army, 1780-1783 by Howard C. Rice, Jr. and Anne S.K. Brown
- A Pictorial History of English Architecture by John Betjeman
- The Common Insects of North America by Lester A. Swan and Charles S. Papp
- Andre Kertesz: Sixty Years of Photography by Nicolas Ducrot and Andre Kertesz
- The Great American Shooting Prints by Robert Elman
- Cover by Charles E. Martin
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December 16, 1972 Issue = 14 Articles- The Talk of the Town, pp. 27-31
- "In the Mountains" by R. Prawer Jhabvala, pp. 32-35
- "The Page-Turner" by David Shapiro, pp. 36-39
- Profiles (A. Philip Randolph---III) by Jervis Anderson, pp. 40-85
- The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 86
- Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 86-90
- On and Off the Avenue, pp. 91-116
- Annals of Law by Richard Harris, pp. 117-125
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The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael, pp. 126-132 - 4 Reviews- The Heartbreak Kid (1972 Film) by Elaine May
- The Poseidon Adventure (1972 Film) by Ronald Neame and Irwin Allen
- Child's Play (1972 Film) by Sidney Lumet
- Traffic (1971 Film) by Jacques Tati
- Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 133-139
- Letter from Washington by Richard H. Rovere, pp. 140-145
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Books: Dead Ends by Kennedy Fraser, pp. 146-148 - 1 Review- The Needle's Eye by Margaret Drabble
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Briefly Noted, pp. 149-154 - 3 Reviews- Power and Innocence by Rollo May
- The True History of the First Mrs. Meredith and Other Lesser Lives by Diane Johnson
- The Barn by Eric Arthur
- Cover by Frank Modell
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December 23, 1972 Issue = 15 Articles- The Talk of the Town, pp. 21-26
- "Christmas Eve" by Maeve Brennan, pp. 27-30
- "Greetings, Friends!" by Frank Sullivan, p. 31
- Profiles (Kal Rudman) by George W.S. Trow, pp. 32-49
- The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 50
- Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 50-51
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The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael, pp. 52-56 - 5 Reviews- The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1972 Film) by Paul Newman
- Sleuth (1972 Film) by Joseph L. Mankiewicz
- Man of La Mancha (1972 Film) by Arthur Hiller
- The Getaway (1972 Film) by Sam Peckinpah
- Images (1972 Film) by Robert Altman
- The Race Track by Audax Minor, p. 57
- Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 58-60
- The Art World by Harold Rosenberg, pp. 61-66
- Our Far-Flung Correspondents (Peregrine Falcons) by Faith McNulty, pp. 67-74
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Books: Edmund Wilson by V.S. Pritchett, pp. 75-77 - 1 Review- To the Finland Station by Edmund Wilson
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Briefly Noted, p. 78 - 2 Reviews- Somewhere Else by Robert Kotlowitz
- The Lemon by Mohammed Mrabet
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General The Elizabethan Renaissance, by A.L. Rowse, pp. 78-82 - 5 Reviews- The Elizabethan Renaissance by A.L. Rowse
- The Hidden Injuries of Class by Richard Sennett and Jonathan Cobb
- Diane Arbus: An Aperture Monograph by Doon Arbus, Marvin Israel, and Diane Arbus
- Louise Nevelson by Arnold B. Glimcher
- Albrecht Durer by Heinz Ludecke
- Cover by Andre Francois
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December 30, 1972 Issue = 15 Articles- The Talk of the Town, pp. 21-25
- "A Man" by Donald Barthelme, p. 26
- "The Cars in Caracas" by John Updike, p. 27
- "Castling" by Renata Adler, pp. 28-35
- "Oreads" by Kathleen Raine, pp. 36-39
- A Reporter at Large (The Lobster Restaurant) by Richard Harris, pp. 40-46
- The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 47
- Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, p. 47
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The Current Cinema by Pauline Kael, pp. 48-51 - 3 Reviews- Up the Sandbox (1972 Film) by Irvin Kershner
- Pete 'n' Tillie (1972 Film) by Martin Ritt
- Jeremiah Johnson (1972 Film) by Sydney Pollack
- Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 52-57
- Jazz by Whitney Balliett, pp. 58-61
- U.S. Journal: Newark by Calvin Trillin, pp. 62-67
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Books: Obversities by L.E. Sissman, pp. 68-70 - 2 Reviews- The Ogre by Michel Tournier
- Enemies: A Love Story by Isaac Bashevis Singer
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Briefly Noted, pp. 71-74 - 6 Reviews- Harry S. Truman by Margaret Truman
- Requiem for a Spanish Village by Barbara Norman Makanowitzky
- The Mirror of Souls, and Other Essays by Felix Marti-Ibanez
- For Those I Loved by Martin Gray and Max Gallo
- Homage to Daniel Shays by Gore Vidal
- Fanny Kemble and the Lovely Land by Constance Wright
- Cover by Charles E. Martin
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Issues of 1973 = 39 Issues, 637 Articles
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Issues of 1974 = 51 Issues, 840 Articles
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Issues of 1975 = 52 Issues, 879 Articles
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Issues of 1976 = 52 Issues, 897 Articles
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Issues of 1977 = 48 Issues, 843 Articles
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Issues of 1978 = 52 Issues, 893 Articles
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Issues of 1979 = 45 Issues, 734 Articles
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Issues of the 1980s = 10 Years, 505 Issues, 7,157 Articles-
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Issues of 1980 = 52 Issues, 801 Articles
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Issues of 1981 = 50 Issues, 750 Articles
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Issues of 1982 = 46 Issues, 659 Articles
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Issues of 1983 = 47 Issues, 665 Articles
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Issues of 1984 = 51 Issues, 708 Articles
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Issues of 1985 = 52 Issues, 744 Articles
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Issues of 1986 = 51 Issues, 703 Articles
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Issues of 1987 = 52 Issues, 688 Articles
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Issues of 1988 = 52 Issues, 708 Articles
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Issues of 1989 = 52 Issues, 731 Articles
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Issues of the 1990s = 10 Years, 479 Issues, 8,890 Articles-
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Issues of 1991 = 51 Issues, 697 Articles
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Issues of 1992 = 52 Issues, 822 Articles
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Issues of 1993 = 50 Issues, 1,039 Articles
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Issues of 1994 = 49 Issues, 953 Articles
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Issues of 1995 = 48 Issues, 985 Articles
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Issues of 1996 = 46 Issues, 970 Articles
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Issues of 1997 = 42 Issues, 851 Articles
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Issues of 1998 = 45 Issues, 937 Articles
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Issues of 1999 = 44 Issues, 918 Articles
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Issues of the 2000s = 10 Years, 436 Issues, 7,939 Articles-
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Issues of 2000 = 46 Issues, 840 Articles
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Issues of 2001 = 41 Issues, 716 Articles
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Issues of 2002 = 46 Issues, 794 Articles
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Issues of 2003 = 46 Issues, 827 Articles
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Issues of 2004 = 42 Issues, 738 Articles
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Issues of 2005 = 47 Issues, 829 Articles
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Issues of 2006 = 46 Issues, 832 Articles
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Issues of 2007 = 46 Issues, 876 Articles
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Issues of 2008 = 34 Issues, 664 Articles
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Issues of 2009 = 42 Issues, 823 Articles
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Issues of the 2010s = 1 Year, 3 Issues, 50 Articles-
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