Cover artist: Eugene Mihaesco Publication Date: December 6, 1982 Page Count: 192 pages In this issue:Fiction Bridges by Elizabeth Tallent. Jill's husband, an architectural engineer named Matthew, comes home from Peru to attend his father's funeral. He had been in Peru for six months, designing a bridge across a jungle river. It was a job any engineer would give his right arm for, but Jill had her dancing and refused... The Art World (The Art Galleries) Looking for the Zeitgeist by Calvin Tomkins. The Talk of the Town A Man in the Street by William McKibben. Talk story about John Stapleton, the Inquiring Reporter for the Daily News. Stapleton interviews about 35,000 people a year for his column, which appears every day except Christmas. Typical questions include "Do you think the city should fine people whose dogs bark or who blare their horns?" or "Would you... Fiction Answer in the Affirmative by M. F. K. Fisher. Story in the first person about a woman thinking back to the time she let Mr. Ardamaian, the Armenian rug-man, make love to her. It's a thing she seldom thinks of, not because she is ashamed but because it never bothers her. The memory comes as she is driving... The Talk of the Town Laughs by William McKibben. Talk story about laughter and comedy. Writer goes to a Lunch and Learn meeting at Pace University, where Charles Lindner gives a talk about the medical and psychological benefits of laughing--laughter apparently blunts pain, helps students do better on tests, improves employee performance. Writer also talks about attending the... The Talk of the Town Reunion by James Stevenson. Talk story about a reunion of more than 200 workers form Norman Thomas's 1932 Presidential campaignNand perhaps some or all of his four subsequent campaignsNon the Socialist ticket. The writer attends a dinner at the Norman Thomas High School at 111 East Thirty-third Street. The evening was part of... A Reporter at Large I-POLITICS AND MONEY by Elizabeth Drew. REPORTER AT LARGE about political fundraising and the influence of money on the legislative process. The acquisition of campaign funds has become an obsession on the part of nearly every candidate for federal office. The obsession leads the candidates to solicit and accept money from those most able to provide... Comment by Lillian Ross. Comment in which the writer tells about some of the things she saw looking around during a 24-hour period. Television fare: "The Human Vapor," "Roots of Evil." Writer sought cover by turning on the new "Saturday Night Live," and there heard the guest host, seven-year-old Drew Barrymore... Poetry Black Buttercups by Amy Clampitt. In March, the farmer's month... |