January 22, 1996 Issue, THE NEW YORKER

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- Comment: Francois Premier
  Jane Kramer
  , pp. 6-9
  The reign of Mitterrandism
- In the Mail, pp. 10-11
- Goings On About Town, pp. 12-28
- The Talk of the Town, pp. 29-31
  Blizzard stories; Trumate Capote and the critic; etc.
- Dept. of Disputation: Blowup
  Malcolm Gladwell
  , pp. 32-36
  Americans have it all wrong. Our world is a precarious one, full of disasters waiting t...
- Listener at Large: True Tales---Well, Maybe
  Roger Angell
  , pp. 37-39
  The dead-dog incident is incredible, yet oddly common
- "Letters"
  W.S. Merwin
  , pp. 40-43
- Annals of Archaeology: All the King's Sons
  Douglas Preston
  , pp. 44-53
  What was Ramesses II's kingdom all about? There are clues in the biggest find since Kin...
- Postscript: Lincoln Kirstein
  Arlene Croce
  , pp. 54-59
- Album: Walking in the City
  Gilles Peress
  , pp. 60-61
- A Reporter at Large: Blind Trust
  Jane Mayer
  , pp. 62-65
  According to allegations by Elizabeth Dole's former investment adviser, Hillary Clinton...
- "Reunion Between Plains"
  Virginia Hamilton Adair
  , pp. 66-69
- At the Galleries: Rea Irvin
  Lee Lorenz
  , pp. 70-71
- Fiction: "The Falls"
  George Saunders
  , pp. 72-75
  You could wrroy about the dilemma. You could even worry about worrying about the dilemm...
- "The Porcelain Couple"
  Donald Hall
  , pp. 76-77
- Books
  Blake Morrison
  , pp. 78-79
  Booker Prize winner Pat Barker
- Showcase
  Richard Avedon and Brendan Lemon
  , pp. 80-81
  Patrice Chereau at BAM
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  Books: Dewey Still? (Review)
  Naomi Bliven
  , p. 82
  John Dewey and the High Tide of American Liberalism, by Alan Ryan
  1. John Dewey and the High Tide of American Liberalism by Alan Ryan
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  Briefly Noted (5 Reviews) , p. 83
  A Southern Exposure, by Alice Adams
  1. A Southern Exposure by Alice Adams
  2. Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
  3. An Uncommon Woman by Hannah Pakula
  4. Fist Stick Knife Gun by Geoffrey Canada
  5. Odd Mercy by Gerald Stern
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  The Current Cinema (2 Reviews)
  Terrence Rafferty
  , pp. 84-86
  Time Out of Joint
  1. Twelve Monkeys (1996 Film) by Terry Gilliam
  2. Richard III (1995 Film) by Richard Loncraine
- Musical Events
  Paul Griffiths
  , pp. 87-89
  Finally, "The Makropulos Case" at the Met
- Shouts & Murmurs
  John McPhee
  , pp. 90-92
  Other Snows
- Cover: Ice Burg
  David Sandlin