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Letter from London

by Mollie Panter-Downes

The New Yorker, July 2, 1979, pp. 68-69

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      5. "Signs and Portents" by Stanley Kunitz, pp. 38-42
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      7. "Ballet Blanc" by Katha Pollitt, pp. 44-99
      8. The Theatre (Off Broadway) by Edith Oliver, pp. 100-101
      9. U.S. Journal: Minneapolis, Minn. by Calvin Trillin, pp. 102-105
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      4. "South, North, South" by Katherine Bouton, pp. 34-37
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      15. Affairs of State by Richard Rovere, pp. 109-114
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      3. "Esperanza" by James Scully, p. 33
      4. "Dancin'" by Arnie Levin, pp. 34-35
      5. "Independence Day" by Mary Robison, pp. 36-37
      6. "The Choir" by Galway Kinnell, pp. 38-39
      7. Onward and Upward with the Arts by Frances FitzGerald, pp. 40-91
      8. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 92
      9. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 92-95
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      11. Dancing by Arlene Croce, pp. 102-107
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        The Bunker by James P. O'Donnell
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      18. Cover by Paul Degen
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      2. "Aria" by Donald Barthelme, p. 37
      3. "Heart Trouble" by Beth Harvor, pp. 38-39
      4. "Plato Elaborated" by Joseph Brodsky, pp. 40-45
      5. "527 Cathedral Parkway" by Rika Lesser, pp. 46-47
      6. Onward and Upward with the Arts by Frances FitzGerald, pp. 48-106
      7. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 107
      8. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 108-109
      9. U.S. Journal: Knoxville, Tenn. by Calvin Trillin, pp. 110-117
      10. Photography by Janet Malcolm, pp. 118-122
      11. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 123-124
      12. "The Other" by Peter Cooley, p. 125
      13. The Air by Michael J. Arlen, pp. 126-134
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        The Third World War: August 1985 by John W. Hackett
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      17. Cover by George Booth
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      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 29-34
      2. "The President's Resignation" by Mark Strand, p. 35
      3. "For Scale" by Laura Furman, pp. 36-37
      4. "The Fig Tree" by V.S. Pritchett, pp. 38-39
      5. "The Repetitions" by Howard Moss, pp. 40-43
      6. "The Cove" by Amy Clampitt, pp. 44-55
      7. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 56
      8. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 56-60
      9. A Reporter at Large (Oberlin, Kansas) by Ian A. Frazier, pp. 61-79
      10. The Sporting Scene (Hockey) by Herbert Warren Wind, pp. 80-125
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        Norma Rae (1979 Film) by Martin Ritt
      12. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, p. 132
      13. Concert Records by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 133-135
      14. Affairs of State by Richard Rovere, pp. 136-143
      15. [+]
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      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 27-31
      2. "The Iridescence of Mrs. Pulsifer" by Peter De Vries, pp. 32-33
      3. "Years" by Robert Mazzocco, pp. 34-36
      4. "The Warm Sand" by J.F. Powers, pp. 37-39
      5. "Knocking Around" by John Ashbery, pp. 40-42
      6. Profiles (Graham Greene) by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 43-52
      7. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 53
      8. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 54-55
      9. Letter from Manila by Robert Shaplen, pp. 56-101
      10. Around City Hall by Andy Logan, pp. 102-109
      11. Dancing by Arlene Croce, pp. 110-114
      12. The Air by Michael J. Arlen, pp. 115-124
      13. "Snow" by David Malouf, p. 125
      14. Musical Events (Popular Records) by Douglas Watt, pp. 126-130
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      18. Cover by Charles E. Martin
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      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 27-32
      2. "A Foggy Mirror" by Daniel Menaker, pp. 33-34
      3. "Route 17" by Jonathan Mark, p. 35
      4. "Weeding" by Katinka Loeser, pp. 36-37
      5. "Casualty" by Seamus Heaney, pp. 38-40
      6. A Reporter at Large (Gene Stipe) by Mark Singer, pp. 41-93
      7. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 94
      8. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 94-97
      9. Our Far-Flung Correspondents (Bud Freeman) by John Bainbridge, pp. 98-107
      10. "Bird-Window-Flying" by Tess Gallagher, p. 108
      11. [+]
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        The Bell Jar (1979 Film) by Larry Peerce
        Old Boyfriends (1979 Film) by Joan Tewkesbury
      12. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 112-121
      13. [+]
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        Briefly Noted, p. 124 - 2 Reviews
        Such Sad Tidings by Elizabeth Plessin
        The Master Mariner by Nicholas Monsarrat
      15. [+]
        General Turgenev: His Life and Times, by Leonard Schapiro, pp. 125-130 - 4 Reviews
        Turgenev: His Life and Times by Leonard Schapiro
        The Secret Six by Otto J. Scott
        Art and Politics in the Weimar Period by John Willett
        Ultra Goes to War by Ronald Lewin
      16. Cover by James Stevenson
    2. [+]
      April 9, 1979 Issue = 21 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 31-35
      2. "Mr. Winston" by Berry Morgan, pp. 36-37
      3. "Ghosts" by Edna O'Brien, pp. 38-41
      4. "Sitting on the Beach with Nachman" by Vickie Karp, pp. 42-44
      5. "Budget Munchies" by Jack Ziegler, p. 45
      6. The Sporting Scene (Women Reporters) by Roger Angell, pp. 46-47
      7. "A Married Couple Discovers Irreconcilable Differences" by Elizabeth Macklin, pp. 48-96
      8. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 97
      9. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 98-100
      10. A Reporter at Large (Washington, D.C.) by Elizabeth Drew, pp. 101-118
      11. U.S. Journal: Mamou, La. by Calvin Trillin, pp. 119-124
      12. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 125-128
      13. "Grass" by Alfred Corn, p. 129
      14. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 130-134 - 1 Review
        Love on the Run (1979 Film) by Francois Truffaut
      15. The Air by Michael J. Arlen, pp. 135-146
      16. Dancing by Arlene Croce, pp. 147-153
      17. [+]
        Books: McGuane Again by Susan Lardner, pp. 154-155 - 1 Review
        Panama by Thomas McGuane
      18. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 156 - 2 Reviews
        Soldiers of '44 by William P. McGivern
        In Guilt and in Glory by David Hanly
      19. [+]
        General Adventures of a Bystander, by Peter F. Drucker, pp. 157-158 - 5 Reviews
        Adventures of a Bystander by Peter F. Drucker
        The U.S. Crusade in China, 1938-1945 by Michael Schaller
        The Devil's Horsemen by James Chambers
        The Collected Writings of Frederic Remington by Peggy Samuels, Harold Samuels, and Frederic Remington, ...
        Literary Landscapes of the British Isles by David Daiches and John R. Flower
      20. [+]
        Mystery and Crime At Button's, by Garry Wills, pp. 159-162 - 2 Reviews
        At Button's by Garry Wills
        Star Light, Star Bright by Stanley Ellin
      21. Cover by Pierre Le-Tan
    3. [+]
      April 16, 1979 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 27-32
      2. "Rated" by George W.S. Trow, pp. 33-34
      3. "Healing" by Murray Bail, p. 35
      4. "The Safe Deposit" by Isaac Bashevis Singer, pp. 36-37
      5. "President Poem" by Frederick Morgan, pp. 38-42
      6. Profiles (Bermuda) by Suzannah Lessard, p. 43
      7. "In April" by Richard Kenney, pp. 44-114
      8. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 115
      9. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 116-119
      10. The Sporting Scene (Running) by Herbert Warren Wind, pp. 120-141
      11. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 142-143 - 2 Reviews
        Hair (1979 Film) by Milos Forman
        A Perfect Couple (1979 Film) by Robert Altman
      12. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 144-152
      13. The Air by Michael J. Arlen, pp. 153-154
      14. [+]
        Books: A Sort of Superman by Naomi Bliven, pp. 155-157 - 1 Review
        Herbert Hoover: A Public Life by David Burner
      15. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 158 - 1 Review
        Good As Gold by Joseph Heller
      16. [+]
        General My Life, by George Sand and Dan Hofstadter, pp. 158-162 - 6 Reviews
        My Life by George Sand and Dan Hofstadter
        George Sand in Her Own Words by Joseph Amber Barry and George Sand
        A Sunday Between Wars by Ben Maddow
        Provence by Ford Madox Ford
        Power and Imagination by Lauro Martines
        Before the Revolution by Kyril FitzLyon and Tatiana Browning
      17. Cover by William Steig
    4. [+]
      April 23, 1979 Issue = 15 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 35-40
      2. "Gov. Beige" by Patti Hagan, p. 41
      3. "Five Poems" by Octavio Paz, pp. 42-43
      4. "Anna Stepanovna's Library" by George Vassiltchikov, pp. 44-47
      5. "April Again" by Robert Long, pp. 48-52
      6. Reflections (Solar Energy---Part I) by Barry Commoner, pp. 53-99
      7. Department of Amplification by Thomas Whiteside, pp. 100-101
      8. The Sporting Scene (Baseball) by Roger Angell, pp. 102-121
      9. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 122-124 - 4 Reviews
        Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975 Film) by Peter Weir
        Fedora (1978 Film) by Billy Wilder
        Hurricane (1979 Film) by Jan Troell
        I am My Films (1979 Film) by Erwin Keusch and Christian Weisenborn
      10. The Air by Michael J. Arlen, pp. 125-134
      11. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 135-140
      12. [+]
        Books: An Old Man and the Sea by George Steiner, pp. 141-144 - 1 Review
        Joseph Conrad: The Three Lives by Frederick R. Karl
      13. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 145 - 2 Reviews
        Chamber Music by Doris Grumbach
        Three Weeks in October by Yael Dayan
      14. [+]
        General Holy Russia, by Fitzroy Hew Maclean, pp. 146-150 - 4 Reviews
        Holy Russia by Fitzroy Hew Maclean
        Grand Emporiums by Robert Hendrickson
        Tudor Women: Queens and Commoners by Alison Plowden
        Walt Kuhn, Painter: His Life and Work by Philip Rhys Adams
      15. Cover by Arnie Levin
    5. [+]
      April 30, 1979 Issue = 18 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 31-35
      2. "Jack Schmidt, Arts Administrator" by Garrison Keillor, pp. 36-37
      3. "San Pietro" by Joseph Brodsky, pp. 38-40
      4. "Breathing Room" by Larry Kaplan, pp. 41-44
      5. "Remains" by Howard Moss, p. 45
      6. Reflections (Solar Energy---Part II) by Barry Commoner, pp. 46-93
      7. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 94
      8. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, p. 95
      9. "Seeds" by David Wagoner, pp. 96-97
      10. Around City Hall by Andy Logan, pp. 98-109
      11. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 110-114 - 2 Reviews
        Manhattan (1979 Film) by Woody Allen
        A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1977 Film) by Joseph Strick
      12. U.S. Journal: Boise, Idaho by Calvin Trillin, pp. 115-121
      13. The Air by Michael J. Arlen, pp. 122-124
      14. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 125-129
      15. [+]
        Books: Dissent by Jeremy Bernstein, pp. 130-135 - 1 Review
        To Build a Castle by Vladimir Bukovsky
      16. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 136 - 2 Reviews
        Boundaries by Roberta Silman
        Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
      17. [+]
        General The Sitwells: A Family's Biography, by John Pe..., pp. 137-142 - 4 Reviews
        The Sitwells: A Family's Biography by John Pearson
        The Armada in Ireland by Niall Fallon
        Public Nuisances by R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr.
        About the New Yorker and Me by E.J. Kahn, Jr.
      18. Cover by Joseph Low
    6. [+]
      May 7, 1979 Issue = 20 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 33-37
      2. "Family Matters" by Morris Lurie, pp. 38-40
      3. "Circle of Friends" by Elizabeth Macklin, p. 41
      4. "Dreaming the Garden" by Ann Stanford, pp. 42-47
      5. "God's Measurements" by Laurence Lieberman, pp. 48-49
      6. Profiles (Robert S. Strauss) by Elizabeth Drew, pp. 50-129
      7. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 130
      8. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 130-131
      9. U.S. Journal: Hanover, N.H. by Calvin Trillin, pp. 132-140
      10. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt, pp. 141-143 - 3 Reviews
        A Little Romance (1979 Film) by George Roy Hill
        Saint Jack (1979 Film) by Peter Bogdanovich
        The American Game (1979 Film) by Jay Freund and David Wolf
      11. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 144-147
      12. The Air by Michael J. Arlen, pp. 148-158
      13. Dancing by Arlene Croce, pp. 159-165
      14. "The Picture Says" by David Young, p. 166
      15. Jazz by Whitney Balliett, pp. 167-171
      16. [+]
        Inside Information by Alastair Reid, pp. 172-176 - 2 Reviews
        The Body in Question by Jonathan Miller
        Living with a Stranger by John Stewart Collis
      17. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 177 - 2 Reviews
        A Certain Slant of Light by Margaret Wander Bonanno
        The Pardoner's Tale by John Wain
      18. [+]
        General Franklin D. Roosevelt and American Foreign Pol..., pp. 178-179 - 3 Reviews
        Franklin D. Roosevelt and American Foreign Policy, 1932-1945 by Robert Dallek
        The Letters of Virginia Woolf, Vol. IV: 1929-1931 by Nigel Nicolson, Joanne Trautmann Banks, and Virginia Woolf, ...
        The Mahogany Tree by Arthur Prager
      19. [+]
        Mystery and Crime SS-GB, by Len Deighton, pp. 180-182 - 1 Review
        SS-GB by Len Deighton
      20. Cover by J.J. Sempe
    7. [+]
      May 14, 1979 Issue = 15 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 29-33
      2. "The Old Forest" by Peter Taylor, pp. 34-37
      3. "Shaving Without a Mirror" by W.S. Merwin, pp. 38-43
      4. "H2Ode" by Frank Zachary, pp. 44-82
      5. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 83
      6. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 84-90
      7. The Sporting Scene (Golf) by Herbert Warren Wind, pp. 91-116
      8. Annals of International Trade (South Africa) by E.J. Kahn, Jr., pp. 117-152
      9. "Ladies' Tresses" by Amy Clampitt, p. 153
      10. The Air by Michael J. Arlen, pp. 154-162
      11. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 163-168
      12. [+]
        Russians by V.S. Pritchett, pp. 169-173 - 1 Review
        The Russian Mind by Ronald Hingley
      13. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 174 - 2 Reviews
        Only Children by Alison Lurie
        William Makepeace Thackeray by Margaret Forster and William Makepeace Thackeray, ...
      14. [+]
        General Sideshow, by William Shawcross, pp. 174-178 - 4 Reviews
        Sideshow by William Shawcross
        Martin Heidegger by George Steiner
        Aline by Carole Klein
        A Portrait of Jane Austen by David Cecil
      15. Cover by Eugene Mihaesco
    8. [+]
      May 21, 1979 Issue = 18 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 25-30
      2. "Welcoming Back the Crumps" by Allen Shepherd, p. 31
      3. "The Cap of Clementis" by Milan Kundera, pp. 32-33
      4. "Tapestry" by John Ashbery, pp. 34-39
      5. "Montauk Point" by Robert Long, pp. 40-41
      6. Annals of Finance (Juan March---Part I) by John Brooks, pp. 42-104
      7. The Theater by Brendan Gill, p. 105
      8. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 105-107
      9. Department of Amplification by Whitney Balliett, pp. 108-119
      10. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 120-129
      11. "25th Anniversary" by Linda Pastan, p. 130
      12. Dancing by Arlene Croce, pp. 131-137
      13. [+]
        The Current Cinema by B.G., pp. 138-140 - 2 Reviews
        An Almost Perfect Affair (1979 Film) by Michael Ritchie
        Firepower (1979 Film) by Michael Winner
      14. [+]
        Un Pe Pourrie by John Updike, pp. 141-143 - 1 Review
        A Bend in the River by V.S. Naipaul
      15. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 144 - 2 Reviews
        The Wind by Dorothy Scarborough
        Let the Lion Eat Straw by Ellease Southerland
      16. [+]
        General The Medusa and the Snail, by Lewis Thomas, pp. 145-147 - 4 Reviews
        The Medusa and the Snail by Lewis Thomas
        The Secretary by Jochen von Lang
        The Man-Eating Myth by William Arens
        Margaret Sanger by Madeline Gray
      17. [+]
        Mystery and Crime The Eighth Dwarf, by Ross Thomas, pp. 148-150 - 2 Reviews
        The Eighth Dwarf by Ross Thomas
        Day of Judgment by Jack Higgins
      18. Cover by Paul Degen
    9. [+]
      May 28, 1979 Issue = 19 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 27-31
      2. "A Bee in the Kitchen" by H.F. Ellis, pp. 32-33
      3. "Cousins" by Saul Steinberg, pp. 34-36
      4. "Three Brothers" by Harry Mountzoures, pp. 37-39
      5. "Thoreau Near Home" by Philip Booth, pp. 40-41
      6. Annals of Finance (Juan March---Part II) by John Brooks, pp. 42-43
      7. "During a Solar Eclipse" by Howard Nemerov, pp. 44-91
      8. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 92
      9. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 92-93
      10. Jazz by Whitney Balliett, pp. 94-95
      11. "Watch Fires" by James Henson, p. 96
      12. Letter from Egypt by Joseph Kraft, pp. 97-110
      13. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 111-117
      14. Letter from London by Mollie Panter-Downes, pp. 118-121
      15. [+]
        The Current Cinema by B.G., pp. 122-123 - 3 Reviews
        La Cage Aux Folles (1979 Film) by Edouard Molinaro
        Death of a Bureaucrat (1966 Film) by Tomas Gutierrez Alea
        The Last Embrace (1979 Film) by Jonathan Demme
      16. Affairs of State by Richard Rovere, pp. 124-126
      17. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 127 - 2 Reviews
        Sleepless Nights by Elizabeth Hardwick
        Where the Cherries End Up by Gail Henley
      18. [+]
        General Prokofiev by Prokofiev, by David H. Appel and ..., pp. 127-130 - 3 Reviews
        Prokofiev by Prokofiev by David H. Appel and Sergei Prokofiev
        The Madisons by Virginia Moore
        The Best of Aubrey Beardsley by Kenneth Clark
      19. Cover by Charles Saxon
    10. [+]
      June 4, 1979 Issue = 13 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 27-31
      2. "Bullies" by George W.S. Trow, pp. 32-33
      3. "I Sit by the Window" by Joseph Brodsky, pp. 34-40
      4. "Reading the Signs" by Michael Wilding, p. 41
      5. Profiles (Arthur Erickson) by Edith Iglauer, pp. 42-43
      6. "Energy: A Villanelle" by John Updike, pp. 44-86
      7. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 87
      8. "Little White Sister" by Gerald Stern, p. 87
      9. Around City Hall by Andy Logan, pp. 88-95
      10. A Reporter at Large (Sinai---Part I) by Burton Bernstein, pp. 96-145
      11. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 146-153
      12. [+]
        The Current Cinema by B.G., pp. 154-158 - 3 Reviews
        Winter Kills (1979 Film) by William Richert
        Hanover Street (1979 Film) by Peter Hyams
        The Prisoner of Zenda (1979 Film) by Richard Quine
      13. Cover by Pierre Le-Tan
    11. [+]
      June 11, 1979 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 29-33
      2. "The Burning House" by Ann Beattie, pp. 34-35
      3. "Return, Starting Out" by Daniel Halpern, pp. 36-40
      4. "Wasps' Nest" by John Rolfe Gardiner, p. 41
      5. "Papeete" by Robert Mazzocco, pp. 42-44
      6. Profiles (Louise Brooks) by Kenneth Tynan, pp. 45-78
      7. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 79
      8. U.S. Journal: Fairhope, Ala. by Calvin Trillin, pp. 80-91
      9. A Reporter at Large (Sinai---Part II) by Burton Bernstein, pp. 92-133
      10. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 134-141
      11. Dancing by Arlene Croce, pp. 142-150
      12. On and Off the Avenue (Feminine Fashions) by Kennedy Fraser, pp. 151-153
      13. [+]
        The Current Cinema by B.G., pp. 154-155 - 2 Reviews
        Alien (1979 Film) by Ridley Scott
        Newsfront (1978 Film) by Phillip Noyce
      14. [+]
        The Cuckoo and the Rooster by John Updike, pp. 156-160 - 1 Review
        Dear Bunny, Dear Volodya by Simon Karlinsky, Vladimir Nabokov, and Edmund Wilson, ...
      15. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 161 - 2 Reviews
        The Year of the French by Thomas Flanagan
        When the Tree Sings by Stratis Haviaras
      16. [+]
        General The Myth Makers, by V.S. Pritchett, pp. 162-166 - 3 Reviews
        The Myth Makers by V.S. Pritchett
        China Scapegoat by Gary May
        Rockefeller of New York by Robert H. Connery and Gerald Benjamin
      17. Cover by Charles E. Martin
    12. [+]
      June 18, 1979 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 23-27
      2. "Gypsies" by Arturo Vivante, pp. 28-29
      3. "A Bestiary" by Douglas Florian, pp. 30-31
      4. "Friends" by Grace Paley, pp. 32-33
      5. "Icarium Mare" by Richard Wilbur, pp. 34-38
      6. A Reporter at Large (Sinai---Part III) by Burton Bernstein, p. 39
      7. "Swans" by Anthony Lombardy, pp. 40-89
      8. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, pp. 90-91
      9. Off Broadway by Edith Oliver, pp. 92-93
      10. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 94-95
      11. [+]
        The Current Cinema by B.G., pp. 96-99 - 3 Reviews
        The Tree of Wooden Clogs (1978 Film) by Ermanno Olmi
        Players (1979 Film) by Anthony Harvey
        Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979 Film) by Irwin Allen
      12. Jazz by Whitney Balliett, pp. 100-105
      13. [+]
        Our Present Discontents by Naomi Bliven, pp. 106-108 - 1 Review
        The Last Half-Century by Morris Janowitz
      14. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 109 - 2 Reviews
        Sophie's Choice by William Styron
        Sunday Punch by Edwin Newman
      15. [+]
        General The White Album, by Joan Didion, pp. 110-111 - 3 Reviews
        The White Album by Joan Didion
        The Streets Were Paved With Gold by Ken Auletta
        Nancy Cunard by Anne Chisholm
      16. [+]
        Mystery and Crime Trial Run, by Dick Francis, pp. 112-114 - 1 Review
        Trial Run by Dick Francis
      17. Cover by Gretchen Dow Simpson
    13. [+]
      June 25, 1979 Issue = 16 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 21-25
      2. "The Ghost Writer" (Part One) by Philip Roth, pp. 26-27
      3. "The Gutteral Muse" by Seamus Heaney, pp. 28-37
      4. "War Crimes" by Carol Muske, pp. 38-56
      5. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, pp. 57-59
      6. A Reporter at Large (South-West Africa) by E.J. Kahn, Jr., pp. 60-90
      7. Jazz by Whitney Balliett, pp. 91-93
      8. [+]
        The Current Cinema by B.G., p. 94 - 1 Review
        Down and Dirty (1979 Film) by Ettore Scola
      9. "The Turner" by Alex Stevens, p. 95
      10. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 96-97
      11. Dancing by Arlene Croce, pp. 98-100
      12. [+]
        Wien, Wien, Nur Du Allein by George Steiner, pp. 101-104 - 1 Review
        Anton von Webern by Hans Moldenhauer and Rosaleen Moldenhauer
      13. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 105 - 3 Reviews
        The Living End by Stanley Elkin
        The Blood of Paradise by Stephen Goodwin
        Desperadoes by Ron Hansen
      14. [+]
        General Aaron Burr, by Milton Lomask, pp. 106-107 - 4 Reviews
        Aaron Burr by Milton Lomask
        The Memoirs of Anne, Lady Halkett, and Ann, Lady Fanshawe by John Loftis, Anne Lady Halkett, and Ann Lady Fanshawe, ...
        Been in the Storm So Long by Leon F. Litwack
        Books Are Not Life But Then What Is? by Marvin Mudrick
      15. [+]
        Mystery and Crime The Empty House, by Michael Gilbert, pp. 108-110 - 1 Review
        The Empty House by Michael Gilbert
      16. Cover by J.J. Sempe
  3. [+]
    Issues of Jul.-Sep. 1979 = 12 Issues, 181 Articles
    1. [+]
      July 2, 1979 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 21-26
      2. "Friend Twin" by George W.S. Trow, p. 27
      3. "The Ghost Writer" (Part Two) by Philip Roth, pp. 28-29
      4. "The Night Express" by Howard Moss, pp. 30-35
      5. "Charm" by Anne Stevenson, pp. 36-41
      6. "Tree Ferns" by Stanley Plumly, pp. 42-65
      7. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Susan Lardner, pp. 66-67 - 5 Reviews
        Rocky II (1979 Film) by Sylvester Stallone
        The Main Event (1979 Film) by Howard Zieff
        Prophecy (1979 Film) by John Frankenheimer
        The In-Laws (1979 Film) by Arthur Hiller
        The Muppet Movie (1979 Film) by James Frawley
      8. Letter from London by Mollie Panter-Downes, pp. 68-69
      9. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 70-72
      10. Concent Records by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 73-74
      11. on and Off the Avenue (Feminine Fashions) by Kennedy Fraser, pp. 75-77
      12. U.S. Journal: Manhattan by Calvin Trillin, pp. 78-81
      13. Around City Hall by Andy Logan, pp. 82-88
      14. [+]
        Mixed Reports from the Interior by John Updike, pp. 89-93 - 3 Reviews
        North of South by Shiva Naipaul
        Joys of Motherhood by Buchi Emecheta
        Petals of Blood by Ngugi wa Thiong'o
      15. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 94 - 3 Reviews
        The Dog of the South by Charles Portis
        Starburn by Rosalyn Drexler
        Maggie by Lena Kennedy
      16. [+]
        General This Gilded African: Toussaint L'Ouverture, by..., pp. 94-98 - 4 Reviews
        This Gilded African: Toussaint L'Ouverture by Wenda Parkinson
        Children of the Holocaust by Helen Epstein
        A Russian Schoolboy by Sergei Aksakov
        A European Past by Alfons Clary-Aldringen
      17. Cover by Arthur Getz
    2. [+]
      July 9, 1979 Issue = 12 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 25-29
      2. "In the Name of Bobby" by Julio Cortazar, pp. 30-31
      3. "Stories" by William Heyen, pp. 32-33
      4. "The Help" by Mary Robison, pp. 34-37
      5. "Easy as Wind" by Grace Schulman, pp. 38-39
      6. Profiles (Shanti Devi Mehta---Part I) by Ved Mehta, pp. 40-74
      7. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Susan Lardner, p. 75 - 2 Reviews
        Moonraker (1979 Film) by Lewis Gilbert
        Escape From Alcatraz (1979 Film) by Don Siegel
      8. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 76-78
      9. The Sporting Scene (Golf) by Herbert Warren Wind, pp. 79-93
      10. Dancing by Arlene Croce, pp. 94-97
      11. [+]
        Books: A Duel by George Steiner, pp. 98-110 - 1 Review
        The Brothers Mann by Nigel Hamilton
      12. Cover by Robert Tallon
    3. [+]
      July 16, 1979 Issue = 14 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 23-27
      2. "Trust Me" by John Updike, pp. 28-31
      3. "Five Poems" by Nicholas Christopher, pp. 32-33
      4. "Across a Crowded Room" by Barbara Pym, pp. 34-39
      5. Profiles (Shanti Devi Mehta---Part II) by Ved Mehta, pp. 40-72
      6. The Theatre (Off Broadway) by Edith Oliver, p. 73
      7. Jazz by Whitney Balliett, pp. 74-81
      8. Annals of Medicine (Diagnosis) by Berton Roueche, pp. 82-87
      9. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Susan Lardner, pp. 88-91 - 3 Reviews
        The Frisco Kid (1979 Film) by Robert Aldrich
        Meatballs (1979 Film) by Ivan Reitman
        Bloodline (1979 Film) by Terence Young
      10. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 92-95
      11. Affairs of State by Richard Rovere, pp. 96-100
      12. [+]
        Books: The Desire to Know by Richard Sennett, pp. 101-105 - 1 Review
        The History of Sexuality, Vol. I by Michel Foucault
      13. [+]
        Briefly Noted, pp. 106-110 - 5 Reviews
        Land Without Shadows by Michael Mewshaw
        The Sphinx and the Commissar by Mohamed H. Heikal
        Darrow: A Biography by Kevin Tierney
        Diaries 1920-1922 by Bertolt Brecht and Herta Ramthun
        Concepts and Categories by Isaiah Berlin and Henry Hardy
      14. Cover by Laura Jean Allen
    4. [+]
      July 23, 1979 Issue = 14 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 21-25
      2. "Mr. and Mrs. Baby" by Mark Strand, pp. 26-28
      3. "The Betrayer of Israel" by Isaac Bashevis Singer, pp. 29-32
      4. "Haunted Landscape" by John Ashbery, p. 33
      5. Profiles (Shanti Devi Mehta---Part III) by Ved Mehta, pp. 34-37
      6. "The Cat's View" by Virginia R. Terris, pp. 38-73
      7. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Susan Lardner, p. 74 - 3 Reviews
        El Super (1979 Film) by Leon Ichaso and Orlando Jimenez Leal
        The Wanderers (1979 Film) by Philip Kaufman
        Nightwing (1979 Film) by Arthur Hiller
      8. "The Eel Grounds" by Aaron Fischer, p. 75
      9. Letter from Prague by Anthony Bailey, pp. 76-88
      10. Dancing by Arlene Croce, pp. 89-93
      11. [+]
        Books: Rousseau as Pedagogue by Naomi Bliven, p. 94 - 1 Review
        Emile, or On Education by Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Allan Bloom
      12. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 95 - 1 Review
        The Field of Life and Death and Tales of Hulan River by Hung Hsiao
      13. [+]
        General Dickens: A Life, by Norman Ian MacKenzie and J..., pp. 96-98 - 2 Reviews
        Dickens: A Life by Norman Ian MacKenzie and Jeanne MacKenzie
        The Merchants of Grain by Dan Morgan
      14. Cover by Charles Saxon
    5. [+]
      August 6, 1979 Issue = 16 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 23-27
      2. "Be Careful" by Garrison Keillor, pp. 28-29
      3. "Four Poems" by William Logan, pp. 30-31
      4. "Lost Luggage" by Alice Adams, pp. 32-36
      5. Reflections (The World of the Scientist---Part I) by Freeman Dyson, pp. 37-41
      6. "Oyster Cove" by Stephen Sandy, pp. 42-63
      7. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Veronica Geng, pp. 64-65 - 2 Reviews
        Why Not! (1977 Film) by Coline Serreau
        Breaking Away (1979 Film) by Peter Yates
      8. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 66-68
      9. "For the Waitress Bringing Water" by Anthony Lombardy, p. 69
      10. Photography by Janet Malcolm, pp. 70-80
      11. Dancing by Arlene Croce, pp. 81-88
      12. Affairs of State by Richard Rovere, pp. 89-91
      13. [+]
        Books: Briefly Described, p. 92 - 2 Reviews
        Private Lies by M.K. Cooper
        African Trio by Georges Simenon
      14. [+]
        General Decadence: The Strange Life of an Epithet, by ..., pp. 92-93 - 4 Reviews
        Decadence: The Strange Life of an Epithet by Richard Gilman
        The Queen's Corsair, 1577-80 by Alexander McKee
        Early Stages: Scenes from a Life by Anne Jackson
        The Newspaper: An International History by Anthony Smith
      15. [+]
        Mystery and Crime Death in the Morning, by Sheila Radley, pp. 94-98 - 3 Reviews
        Death in the Morning by Sheila Radley
        Estate of Grace by James Powers
        In at the Kill by E.X. Ferrars
      16. Cover by Jenni Oliver
    6. [+]
      August 13, 1979 Issue = 13 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 21-25
      2. "Notes from the Edge Conference" by Roy Blount, Jr., pp. 26-27
      3. "The Remission" by Mavis Gallant, pp. 28-29
      4. "Shooting Whales" by Mark Strand, pp. 30-35
      5. "You See?" by John Ratti, pp. 36-60
      6. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 61
      7. "The Mole" by Robert Phillips, pp. 62-63
      8. Reflections (The World of the Scientist---Part II) by Freeman Dyson, pp. 64-90
      9. U.S. Journal: Oregon by Calvin Trillin, pp. 91-95
      10. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Veronica Geng, pp. 96-100 - 2 Reviews
        North Dallas Forty (1979 Film) by Ted Kotcheff
        The Amityville Horror (1979 Film) by Stuart Rosenberg
      11. [+]
        Books: Best-Seller by Berton Roueche, p. 101 - 1 Review
        Shibumi by Trevanian
      12. [+]
        Briefly Noted, pp. 102-106 - 4 Reviews
        Money Rush by Andrew Duncan
        Marooned by Charles H. Barnard and Bertha Sanford Dodge
        The Three-Wall Nick and Other Angles by Frank Satterthwaite
        Art of the October Revolution by Mikhail Guerman
      13. Cover by James Stevenson
    7. [+]
      August 20, 1979 Issue = 16 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 19-23
      2. "Waiting" by Ann Beattie, pp. 24-25
      3. "Lightning Bugs Asleep in the Afternoon" by James Wright, pp. 26-28
      4. "What About Us?" by James Stevenson, p. 29
      5. "Into the Wind" by Robert Henderson, pp. 30-31
      6. "Afterglow" by Jack Butler, pp. 32-35
      7. Reflections (The World of the Scientist---Part III) by Freeman Dyson, pp. 36-80
      8. The Theatre (Off Broadway) by Edith Oliver, p. 81
      9. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 82-88
      10. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Veronica Geng, pp. 89-90 - 3 Reviews
        Meetings with Remarkable Men (1978 Film) by Peter Brook
        The Seduction of Joe Tynan (1979 Film) by Jerry Schatzberg
        More American Graffiti (1979 Film) by Bill L. Norton
      11. "Neighboring Contrary" by Larry Woiwode, p. 91
      12. Dancing by Arlene Croce, pp. 92-96
      13. [+]
        Books: Jake and Lolly Opt Out by John Updike, pp. 97-101 - 2 Reviews
        Jake's Thing by Kingsley Amis
        Lolly Willowes; or The Loving Huntsman by Sylvia Townsend Warner
      14. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 102 - 3 Reviews
        McKay's Bees by Thomas A. McMahon
        Rumors of Peace by Ella Leffland
        Mrs. Gaskell's Tales of Mystery and Horror by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell and Michael Ashley, ...
      15. [+]
        General When Memory Comes, by Saul Friedlander, pp. 102-106 - 4 Reviews
        When Memory Comes by Saul Friedlander
        Bay of Pigs: The Untold Story by Peter Wyden
        The Japanese Challenge by Herman Kahn and Thomas Pepper
        Art in Its Own Terms by Fairfield Porter and Rackstraw Downes
      16. Cover by Edward Koren
    8. [+]
      August 27, 1979 Issue = 18 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 27-31
      2. "Holidays" by Jamaica Kincaid, pp. 32-33
      3. "Attitude" by Garrison Keillor, p. 34
      4. "Children" by Ted Hughes, p. 35
      5. "Dale Loves Sophie to Death" by Robb Forman Dew, pp. 36-37
      6. "Two Poems" by W.S. Merwin, pp. 38-44
      7. A Reporter at Large (Washington, D.C.) by Elizabeth Drew, p. 45
      8. "Cafe de Banzo" by Henry Jackson, pp. 46-73
      9. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Veronica Geng, pp. 74-75 - 3 Reviews
        Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979 Film) by Terry Jones
        Americathon (1979 Film) by Neal Israel
        Orchestra Rehearsal (1979 Film) by Federico Fellini
      10. U.S. Journal: Southern Calif. by Calvin Trillin, pp. 76-80
      11. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 81-85
      12. Around City Hall by Andy Logan, pp. 86-96
      13. "Back" by Brian Swann, p. 97
      14. [+]
        Books: Unreflecting Egoism by Robert Coles, pp. 98-104 - 1 Review
        The Culture of Narcissism by Christopher Lasch
      15. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 105 - 2 Reviews
        Sam Chard by Don Bannister
        Goodbye Un-America by James Aldridge
      16. [+]
        General Prehistoric Avebury, by Aubrey Burl, pp. 106-107 - 3 Reviews
        Prehistoric Avebury by Aubrey Burl
        Consuelo: Portrait of an American Heiress by James Brough
        The Forest by Roger Caras
      17. [+]
        Mystery and Crime Grave Error, by Stephen Greenleaf, pp. 108-110 - 1 Review
        Grave Error by Stephen Greenleaf
      18. Cover by Arthur Getz
    9. [+]
      September 3, 1979 Issue = 15 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 21-25
      2. "Grandmother's House" by Donald Barthelme, pp. 26-28
      3. "Martin Bayer" by Mark Helprin, p. 29
      4. "The Train Out" by Sydney Lea, pp. 30-35
      5. Annals of Immigration (An Italian Family) by Richard Severo, pp. 36-37
      6. "An Expanded Want Ad" by Brad Leithauser, pp. 38-69
      7. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Veronica Geng, pp. 70-72 - 1 Review
        Apocalypse Now (1979 Film) by Francis Ford Coppola
      8. Our Far-Flung Corresponendents (Kew Gardens) by Eugene Kinkead, pp. 73-81
      9. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 82-86
      10. Dancing by Arlene Croce, pp. 87-94
      11. [+]
        Books: V Work by Helen Vendler, pp. 95-104 - 1 Review
        Mirabell: Books of Number by James Merrill
      12. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 105 - 1 Review
        Burger's Daughter by Nadine Gordimer
      13. [+]
        General A Noble Treason, by Richard Hanser, pp. 106-107 - 4 Reviews
        A Noble Treason by Richard Hanser
        One Man, One Voice by Charles Morgan, Jr.
        Snakes and Ladders by Dirk Bogarde
        Wild Habitats by Aleta Karstad
      14. [+]
        Mystery and Crime Gold from Gemini, by Jonathan Gash, pp. 108-110 - 2 Reviews
        Gold from Gemini by Jonathan Gash
        Pangolin by Peter Driscoll
      15. Cover by Charles Saxon
    10. [+]
      September 10, 1979 Issue = 15 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 37-42
      2. "Portrait of the Artist as a Young Cat's-Pay" by S.J. Perelman, pp. 43-45
      3. "Four Poems" by Robert Penn Warren, pp. 46-47
      4. "My Mother Breathing Light" by Stephanie Vaughn, pp. 48-53
      5. Profiles (Mayor Edward I. Koch---Part I) by Ken Auletta, pp. 54-118
      6. "The Discoverer" by Ellen Bryant Voigt, p. 119
      7. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Donald Barthelme, pp. 120-122 - 1 Review
        Woyzeck (1976 Film) by Werner Herzog
      8. Jazz by Whitney Balliett, pp. 123-126
      9. A Reporter at Large (China) by David Finkelstein, pp. 127-150
      10. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 151-158
      11. [+]
        Books: Visions and Revisions by George Steiner, pp. 159-160 - 1 Review
        Letters by Saint-John Perse and Arthur J. Knodel
      12. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 161 - 1 Review
        Byzantine Honeymoon: A Tale of the Bosphorus by Philip Glazebrook
      13. [+]
        General The Intricate Music, by Thomas Kiernan, pp. 161-165 - 4 Reviews
        The Intricate Music by Thomas Kiernan
        The Half-Mad Lord by Nikolai Tolstoy
        Sentenced to Die by Stephen H. Gettinger
        Stunt Man by Yakima Canutt and Oliver Drake
      14. [+]
        Mystery and Crime Angle of Attack, by Rex Burns, pp. 166-170 - 4 Reviews
        Angle of Attack by Rex Burns
        White for Danger by David Stevens
        The Botticelli Madonna by Richard H.F. Cox
        Follow the Leader by John Logue
      15. Cover by Pierre Le-Tan
    11. [+]
      September 17, 1979 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 33-37
      2. "Light Bulbs" by Philip Graham, pp. 38-39
      3. "Something You'll Remember Always" by Shirley Hazzard, pp. 40-41
      4. "My Mother Remembers Spanish Influenza" by John Ratti, pp. 42-47
      5. "Ballade of the Grindstones" by Judith Johnson Sherwin, pp. 48-49
      6. Profiles (Mary Edward I. Koch---Part II) by Ken Auletta, pp. 50-123
      7. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, pp. 124-125
      8. Our Far-Flung Correspondents (Martinique) by Truman Capote, pp. 126-131
      9. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Donald Barthelme, pp. 132-135 - 2 Reviews
        Soldier of Orange (1977 Film) by Paul Verhoeven
        Run After Me Until I Catch You (1976 Film) by Robert Pouret
      10. Reflections (Mexico and the United States) by Octavio Paz, pp. 136-152
      11. "The White Dress" by Roberta Spear, p. 153
      12. Our Local Correspondents (Manteo Marionettes) by Mark Singer, pp. 154-164
      13. [+]
        Books: Pinget by John Updike, pp. 165-168 - 2 Reviews
        The Libera Me Domine by Robert Pinget
        Passacaglia by Robert Pinget
      14. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 169 - 2 Reviews
        Living in the Maniototo by Janet Frame
        Rickshaw by She Lao
      15. [+]
        General Alban Berg, by Karen Monson, p. 170 - 3 Reviews
        Alban Berg by Karen Monson
        C. S. Lewis at the Breakfast Table and Other Reminiscences by James T. Como
        Gladstone: A Progress in Politics by Peter Stansky
      16. Patricia Nosher, pp. 171-174
      17. Cover by J.J. Sempe
    12. [+]
      September 24, 1979 Issue = 14 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 29-33
      2. "Acknowledgments" by Paul Theroux, pp. 34-35
      3. "The Last of the Gold Star Mothers" by Carol Bly, pp. 36-39
      4. "A Fall" by Howard Moss, pp. 40-43
      5. "Moose in the Morning, Northern Maine" by Mona Van Duyn, pp. 44-46
      6. Profiles (Italian Communist) by Jane Kramer, pp. 47-131
      7. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Donald Barthelme, pp. 132-133 - 2 Reviews
        The Green Room (1978 Film) by Francois Truffaut
        Love and Bullets (1979 Film) by Stuart Rosenberg
      8. Around City Hall by Andy Logan, pp. 134-145
      9. Football by J.W.L., pp. 146-148
      10. Jazz by Whitney Balliett, pp. 149-154
      11. [+]
        Books: Bloomsbury by V.S. Pritchett, pp. 155-160 - 1 Review
        Bloomsbury: A House of Lions by Leon Edel
      12. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 161 - 1 Review
        Shadow of the Moon by M.M. Kaye
      13. [+]
        General Voltaire, by Jean Orieux, pp. 162-166 - 5 Reviews
        Voltaire by Jean Orieux
        So Sweet to Labor by Norton Juster
        Thornton Wilder: His World by Linda Simon
        Persons of Consequence by Louis Auchincloss
        Balthus by Jean Leymarie
      14. Cover by Saul Steinberg
  4. [+]
    Issues of Oct.-Dec. 1979 = 7 Issues, 111 Articles
    1. [+]
      November 19, 1979 Issue = 15 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 37-41
      2. "The U.P.S. Man" by Michael Brownstein, pp. 42-43
      3. "Speck's Idea" by Mavis Gallant, pp. 44-45
      4. "Hotel Sierra" by David St. John, pp. 46-99
      5. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, pp. 100-103
      6. Reflections (SALT) by Daniel Patrick Moynihan, pp. 104-182
      7. On and Off the Avenue (Christmas Gifts for Women), pp. 183-203
      8. Musical Events by Nicholas Kenyon, pp. 204-211
      9. Further Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 212-215
      10. Football by J.W.L., pp. 216-217
      11. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Renata Adler, pp. 218-222 - 5 Reviews
        The Shout (1978 Film) by Jerzy Skolimowski
        The Runner Stumbles (1979 Film) by Stanley Kramer
        Natural Enemies (1979 Film) by Jeff Kanew
        The Fish that Saved Pittsburgh (1979 Film) by Gilbert Moses
        Don Giovanni (1979 Film) by Joseph Losey
      12. [+]
        Books: You Are a Rock by Mollie Panter-Downes, pp. 223-232 - 1 Review
        Clementine Churchill by Mary Soames
      13. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 233 - 1 Review
        A Short Walk by Alice Childress
      14. [+]
        General The Man Who Kept the Secrets, by Thomas Powers, pp. 234-238 - 4 Reviews
        The Man Who Kept the Secrets by Thomas Powers
        Daguerreotypes and Other Essays by Isak Dinesen
        Arab Politics in Palestine, 1917-1939 by Ann Mosely Lesch
        The Pursuit of Perfection by Garry O'Connor
      15. Cover by Marisabina Russo
    2. [+]
      November 26, 1979 Issue = 15 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 37-42
      2. "She Will Make You Very Happy" by Shirley Hazzard, pp. 43-45
      3. "The Colors of Our Age: Pink and Black" by Dave Smith, pp. 46-47
      4. "With the Potters" by Katharine Andres, pp. 48-52
      5. The Sporting Scene (Baseball) by Roger Angell, pp. 53-114
      6. The Theatre (Off Broadway) by Brendan Gill, pp. 115-116
      7. Football by J.W.L., pp. 117-119
      8. On and Off the Avenue (Christmas Gifts for the House), pp. 120-141
      9. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 142-170
      10. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Renata Adler, pp. 171-175 - 3 Reviews
        Starting Over (1979 Film) by Alan J. Pakula
        The Magician of Lublin (1979 Film) by Menahem Golan
        Head Over Heels (1979 Film) by Joan Micklin Silver
      11. A Reporter at Large (The Presidential Campaign) by Elizabeth Drew, pp. 176-217
      12. [+]
        Books: Father and Son by Whitney Balliett, pp. 218-220 - 1 Review
        Just Above My Head by James Baldwin
      13. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 221 - 1 Review
        A Coat of Varnish by C.P. Snow
      14. [+]
        General Out of This Century, by Peggy Guggenheim, pp. 222-226 - 3 Reviews
        Out of This Century by Peggy Guggenheim
        Civilizations of the Holy Land by Paul Johnson
        Marie Walewska by Christine Sutherland
      15. Cover by Joseph Low
    3. [+]
      December 3, 1979 Issue = 18 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 33-38
      2. "The Call" by Edna O'Brien, p. 39
      3. "St. Clement's Church: Harris, Outer Hebrides" by Richard Hugo, pp. 40-41
      4. "Moon Over Alani Beach" by George W.S. Trow, pp. 42-43
      5. "The Cold" by Robert Pinsky, pp. 44-49
      6. Profiles (Hans Bethe---Part I) by Jeremy Bernstein, pp. 50-107
      7. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 108
      8. Off Broadway by Brendan Gill, pp. 108-115
      9. Our Local Correspondents (Jabbo Smith) by Whitney Balliett, pp. 116-125
      10. Reflections (Cold War) by William Pfaff, pp. 126-140
      11. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 141-147
      12. Further Events by Nicholas Kenyon, pp. 148-153
      13. Concert Records by Winthrop Sargeant, pp. 154-159
      14. On and Off the Avenue (Christmas Gifts for Men), pp. 160-177
      15. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Roger Angell, pp. 178-182 - 2 Reviews
        Boardwalk (1979 Film) by Stephen Verona
        Bread and Chocolate (1974 Film) by Franco Brusati
      16. Football by J.W.L., pp. 183-187
      17. Books by Faith McNulty, pp. 188-222
      18. Cover by Andre Francois
    4. [+]
      December 10, 1979 Issue = 19 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 35-39
      2. "The Evans Farm" by Heidi Landecker, pp. 40-41
      3. "A Little Farther Up the Road, A Little Farther Down the Dial" by John Rolfe Gardiner, pp. 42-44
      4. "Tamar" by Mark Helprin, p. 45
      5. "With the Gift of an Alabaster Tortoise" by James Wright, pp. 46-51
      6. Profiles (Hans Bethe---Part II) by Jeremy Bernstein, pp. 52-112
      7. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, pp. 113-115
      8. On and Off the Avenue (Christmas Gifts for Children), pp. 116-163
      9. U.S. Journal: Emmaus, Pa. by Calvin Trillin, pp. 164-175
      10. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Roger Angell, pp. 176-181 - 2 Reviews
        Robert et Robert (1979 Film) by Claude Lelouch
        Each Other (1979 Film) by Michal Bat-Adam
      11. Football by J.W.L., pp. 182-183
      12. Letter from London by Mollie Panter-Downes, pp. 184-191
      13. Musical Events by Nicholas Kenyon, pp. 192-199
      14. Further Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 200-207
      15. Reflections (Iran) by William Pfaff, pp. 208-216
      16. [+]
        Briefly Noted, p. 217 - 2 Reviews
        Fergus Lamont by Robin Jenkins
        The Uncollected Stories of William Faulkner by Joseph Blotner and William Faulkner
      17. [+]
        General A Victorian Courtship, by Jeanne MacKenzie, p. 217 - 2 Reviews
        A Victorian Courtship by Jeanne MacKenzie
        Isaac Bashevis Singer by Paul Kresh
      18. Richard Rovere, pp. 218-222
      19. Cover by Charles E. Martin
    5. [+]
      December 17, 1979 Issue = 14 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 33-38
      2. "The Sixth Man" by Veronica Geng, p. 39
      3. "At Last" by Jamaica Kincaid, pp. 40-41
      4. "Fishing for Coyotes" by Alan Cheuse, pp. 42-43
      5. "Peter's Tattoos" by James Merrill, pp. 44-47
      6. Profiles (Hans Bethe---Part III) by Jeremy Bernstein, pp. 48-49
      7. "White Field" by Daniel Halpern, pp. 50-99
      8. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, pp. 100-106
      9. On and Off the Avenue (The Christmas Table), pp. 107-129
      10. Reflections (SALT) by John Newhouse, pp. 130-166
      11. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Roger Angell, pp. 167-170 - 2 Reviews
        Star Trek - The Motion Picture (1979 Film) by Robert Wise
        The Jerk (1979 Film) by Carl Reiner
      12. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 171-173
      13. Further Events by Nicholas Kenyon, pp. 174-182
      14. Cover by Eugene Mihaesco
    6. [+]
      December 24, 1979 Issue = 16 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 27-31
      2. "Home" by James Robison, pp. 32-36
      3. "Greetings, Friends!" by Roger Angell, p. 37
      4. "A Night in the Poorhouse" by Isaac Bashevis Singer, pp. 38-41
      5. "A Christmas Storm" by Howard Nemerov, pp. 42-45
      6. Profiles (Pella, Iowa) by Berton Roueche, pp. 46-69
      7. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, pp. 70-73
      8. Our Far-Flung Correspondents by Richard Reeves, pp. 74-80
      9. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Roger Angell, pp. 81-83 - 4 Reviews
        Kramer vs. Kramer (1979 Film) by Robert Benton
        Chapter Two (1979 Film) by Robert Moore
        Stay as You Are (1979 Film) by Alberto Lattuada
        1941~~Nineteen Forty-One (1979 Film) by Steven Spielberg
      10. Musical Events by Andrew Porter, pp. 84-86
      11. Further Events by Nicholas Kenyon, p. 87
      12. Dancing by Arlene Croce, pp. 88-94
      13. [+]
        Books: An Old-Fashioned Novel by John Updike, pp. 95-97 - 1 Review
        The Pornographer by John McGahern
      14. [+]
        Briefly Noted, pp. 98-101 - 2 Reviews
        A Stopping Place by A.G. Mojtabai
        The Top of the Hill by Irwin Shaw
      15. [+]
        General The Second Mrs. Hardy, by Robert Gittings and ..., pp. 102-106 - 3 Reviews
        The Second Mrs. Hardy by Robert Gittings and Jo Manton
        An American Bestiary by Mary Sayre Haverstock
        The Great Book of Currier and Ives' America by Walton H. Rawls
      16. Cover by William Steig
    7. [+]
      December 31, 1979 Issue = 14 Articles
      1. The Talk of the Town, pp. 21-25
      2. "True Loves" by Mark Strand, pp. 26-27
      3. "Auto-Da-Fe" by Robert Penn Warren, pp. 28-31
      4. "Snow" by Alice Adams, pp. 32-35
      5. "Toronto Means the Meeting Place" by Douglas Crase, pp. 36-37
      6. Profiles (Patrick Oliphant) by James Stevenson, pp. 38-46
      7. The Theatre by Brendan Gill, p. 47
      8. Musical Events by Nicholas Kenyon, pp. 48-50
      9. "Leningrad Cemetery, Winter of 1941" by Sharon Olds, p. 51
      10. [+]
        The Current Cinema by Roger Angell, pp. 52-54 - 3 Reviews
        The Electric Horseman (1979 Film) by Sydney Pollack
        Going in Style (1979 Film) by Martin Brest
        Cuba (1979 Film) by Richard Lester
      11. Around City Hall by Andy Logan, pp. 55-59
      12. [+]
        Books: Dead Letters by George Steiner, pp. 60-61 - 1 Review
        Letters by John Barth
      13. [+]
        Briefly Noted, pp. 62-66 - 4 Reviews
        Royal Charles: Charles II and the Restoration by Antonia Fraser
        China Called Me by Percy Chen
        My Oxford, My Cambridge by Ann Thwaite and Ronald Hayman
        Queen Victoria's Sketchbook by Marina Warner
      14. Cover by Edward Koren
[+]
Issues of the 1980s = 10 Years, 505 Issues, 7,157 Articles
1. [+]
  Issues of 1980 = 52 Issues, 801 Articles
2. [+]
  Issues of 1981 = 50 Issues, 750 Articles
3. [+]
  Issues of 1982 = 46 Issues, 659 Articles
4. [+]
  Issues of 1983 = 47 Issues, 665 Articles
5. [+]
  Issues of 1984 = 51 Issues, 708 Articles
6. [+]
  Issues of 1985 = 52 Issues, 744 Articles
7. [+]
  Issues of 1986 = 51 Issues, 703 Articles
8. [+]
  Issues of 1987 = 52 Issues, 688 Articles
9. [+]
  Issues of 1988 = 52 Issues, 708 Articles
10. [+]
  Issues of 1989 = 52 Issues, 731 Articles
[+]
Issues of the 1990s = 10 Years, 479 Issues, 8,890 Articles
1. [+]
  Issues of 1990 = 52 Issues, 718 Articles
2. [+]
  Issues of 1991 = 51 Issues, 697 Articles
3. [+]
  Issues of 1992 = 52 Issues, 822 Articles
4. [+]
  Issues of 1993 = 50 Issues, 1,039 Articles
5. [+]
  Issues of 1994 = 49 Issues, 953 Articles
6. [+]
  Issues of 1995 = 48 Issues, 985 Articles
7. [+]
  Issues of 1996 = 46 Issues, 970 Articles
8. [+]
  Issues of 1997 = 42 Issues, 851 Articles
9. [+]
  Issues of 1998 = 45 Issues, 937 Articles
10. [+]
  Issues of 1999 = 44 Issues, 918 Articles
[+]
Issues of the 2000s = 10 Years, 436 Issues, 7,939 Articles
1. [+]
  Issues of 2000 = 46 Issues, 840 Articles
2. [+]
  Issues of 2001 = 41 Issues, 716 Articles
3. [+]
  Issues of 2002 = 46 Issues, 794 Articles
4. [+]
  Issues of 2003 = 46 Issues, 827 Articles
5. [+]
  Issues of 2004 = 42 Issues, 738 Articles
6. [+]
  Issues of 2005 = 47 Issues, 829 Articles
7. [+]
  Issues of 2006 = 46 Issues, 832 Articles
8. [+]
  Issues of 2007 = 46 Issues, 876 Articles
9. [+]
  Issues of 2008 = 34 Issues, 664 Articles
10. [+]
  Issues of 2009 = 42 Issues, 823 Articles
[+]
Issues of the 2010s = 1 Year, 3 Issues, 50 Articles
1. [+]
  Issues of 2010 = 3 Issues, 50 Articles