July 25, 1994 Issue, THE NEW YORKER

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- Comment: Chappaquiddick's Echoes
  Michael R. Beschloss
  , pp. 4-5
  From tragic accident to political scandal to historical hinge
- In the Mail, pp. 6-7
- Goings On About Town, pp. 8-22
- The Talk of the Town, pp. 23-25
  4,300 New York stories, speed-chess grand prix, etc.
- Letter from China: To Get Rich Is Glorious
  Orville Schell
  , pp. 26-35
  Unofficial channels are challenging the state's control of information, but not everyon...
- The Sporting Scene: The Three Sisters
  Susan Orlean
  , pp. 36-41
  Bulgaria's Maleeva sisters are among the world's top women tennis players---and a bit o...
- Annals of Communications: Network for Sale?
  Ken Auletta
  , pp. 42-45
  What does the uncertain future of CBS ownership say about mergers in the new electronic...
- Annals of Politics: One Drop of Blood
  Lawrence Wright
  , pp. 46-51
  With preparations for the 2000 census under way, the logic of categorizing Amreicans by...
- "History: The Home Movie," 1934
  Craig Raine
  , pp. 52-55
- Annals of Law: An Incendiary Defense
  Jeffrey Toobin
  , pp. 56-59
  O.J. Simpson's attorneys have a new strategy---one that pits their client against a cop
- Artfile: D'Accordion
  R. Crumb
  , pp. 60-61
- Onward and Upward With the Arts: Auden's Heir
  Ian Parker
  , pp. 62-69
  James Fenton, bard of the "New Recklessness," is now Oxford's official poet
- Fiction: "European Night Journey"
  John Berger
  , pp. 70-73
- On Television
  James Wolcott
  , pp. 74-76
  "Models Inc.," "The Real World"
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  The Current Cinema (2 Reviews)
  Anthony Lane
  , pp. 77-79
  The Spy Who Loved Me
  1. True Lies (1994 Film) by James Cameron
  2. Forrest Gump (1994 Film) by Robert Zemeckis
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  Books: Carnal Discovery (Review)
  Hal Espen
  , p. 80
  Three Squirt Dog, by Rick Ridgway
  1. Three Squirt Dog by Rick Ridgway
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  Briefly Noted (3 Reviews) , p. 81
  The Birthday Boys, by Beryl Bainbridge
  1. The Birthday Boys by Beryl Bainbridge
  2. Louisiana Power and Light by John Dufresne
  3. The Three-Inch Golden Lotus by Chi-Tsai Feng
- Shouts and Murmurs
  Jack Winter
  , pp. 82-84
  How I Met My Wife
- Cover: Distracted
  Barry Blitt