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August 21, 1995 Issue - 24 Articles- Comment: American Beauty
Hal Espen
, pp. 11-15 Jerry Garcia and the meaning of live
- In the Mail, pp. 16-20
- Goings On About Town, pp. 21-52
A guide to the arts in the city for the fall season
- The Talk of the Town, pp. 53-61
Picasso: the movie; backstage Boyz; Monica Seles's number; Carol Burnett on Broadway; J...
- Dispatches: Damage Control
Michael Kelly
, pp. 62-66 Is this any way to run a war? The Croatians show how much they have learned from the U....
- Down the Runway: Irina Rising
Jay McInerney
, pp. 67-71 Who will the next supermodel be? An authority investigates
- A Reporter at Large: The Last Romanov Mystery
Robert K. Massie
, pp. 72-81 The bones believed to be the remains of the imperial family have been the source of a d...
- "Bunny"
Michael Ryan
, pp. 82-90 - "Travel Slides"
Emily Hiestand
, pp. 91-95 - Sketchbook: The Rock-and-Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
Gerald Scarfe
, pp. 96-97 - Fiction: "Cinnamon Skin"
Edmund White
, pp. 98-104 A family holiday, 1953: Dad, his new cigars, his new wife, his new Cadillac---and the o...
The Critics
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Books: Novel Thoughts (4 Reviews) John Updike
, pp. 105-107 Sophie's World, by Jostein Gaarder
- Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder
- The Thought Gang by Tibor Fischer
- The Romantic Movement by Alain de Botton
- Galatea 2.2 by Richard Powers
- "A Swimming Lesson"
John Burnside
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Crazy for You (Review) James Wolcott
, p. 115 Sights Unseen, by Kaye Gibbons
- Sights Unseen by Kaye Gibbons
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Spy Anxiety (Review) David Remnick
, pp. 116-117 Sleeper Spy, by William Safire
- Sleeper Spy by William Safire
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Rebel, Rebel (Review) Fernanda Eberstadt
, pp. 118-119 The Black Album, by Hanif Kureishi
- The Black Album by Hanif Kureishi
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Lady Vanishes (Review) Stephen Schiff
, pp. 120-121 Panama, by Eric Zencey
- Panama by Eric Zencey
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Man Overboard (Review) Andrea Lee
, pp. 122-123 The Island of the Day Before, by Umberto Eco
- The Island of the Day Before by Umberto Eco
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Femme Fatale (Review) Hal Espen
, pp. 124-125 In the Cut, by Susanna Moore
- In the Cut by Susanna Moore
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Father and Son (Review) Sara Mosle
, pp. 126-128 Mr. Ives' Christmas, by Oscar Hijuelos
- Mr. Ives' Christmas by Oscar Hijuelos
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Recommended Reading (11 Reviews) , pp. 129-131 Saving Grace, by Lee Smith
- Saving Grace by Lee Smith
- The Poet Dying by Ernst Pawel
- The Trial of Elizabeth Cree by Peter Ackroyd
- Firebrand: The Life of Horace Liveright by Tom Dardis
- Rain by Kirsty Gunn
- A Genius for Living by Janet Byrne
- Everything and More by Geoff Nicholson
- Safe in America by Marcie Hershman
- Peculiar People by Augustus Hare, Anita Miller, and James Papp
- Volcano by Garrett Hongo
- Harvest of the Cold Months by Elizabeth David and Jill Norman
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The Current Cinema (2 Reviews) Terrence Rafferty
, pp. 132-135 Uncommon Women
- Beyond Rangoon (1994 Film) by John Boorman
- Dangerous Minds (1995 Film) by John N. Smith
- Shouts & Murmurs
Christopher Buckley
, pp. 136-138 House-Guest Hell
- Cover: Diving In
Lorenzo Mattotti
