A Reporter at Large 1980: ANDERSON by Elizabeth Drew. A REPORTER AT LARGE in which John Anderson, independent candidate for President, is interviewed, at his home in Bethesda, Maryland. The writer met with the 10-term Illinois congressman, and his wife, Keke, on April 21, three days before he announced his withdrawal from the Republican Presidential contest. Mr. Anderson...

The Theatre FAMILY MATTERS by Brendan Gill.

Musical Events Destiny Transformed by Nicholas Kenyon.

Comment by Jonathan Schell. When Secretary of State Cyrus Vance resigned in protest against the mission to rescue the American hostages in Iran, he opened a gap in an almost solid wall of support in this country for resolving the crisis through the use of force. The hostage crisis has achieved an apocalyptic importance...

The Sporting Scene RACE TRACK II-A CHANGED CONDITION by Bill Barich. SPORTING SCENE about horse racing at Golden Gate Fields in Albany, Calif., near San Francisco. Describes average days for jockeys, trainers, grooms, and other habituees of the race track. Writer tabulates his wins and losses after 6 weeks of betting. He has a dread of breaking even. Follows the progress...

The Talk of the Town The Plan by Mark Singer. Talk story about a parade held one Saturday afternoon by the Inwood Little League. Writer describes the predetermined plan for the parade and the actual event, outlining the descrepancies between the two. Lists the various groups which participated in the parade and the names of the team's sponsors. Also reviews...

Fiction Going Home by Emmanuelle Esten. One Saturday morning in early autumn, the narrator decides to buy a plane ticket and fly from Moscow, her home, to the distant city of Saratov, where she spent her childhood, to visit her beloved, 85-year-old grandmother. Feeling depressed and in need of a change of scenery, she...

The Current Cinema WRECKS by Roger Angell.

The Talk of the Town Symposium by Laura Tennen. Talk story about the 37th annual Symposium on the History of Art, presented each spring by the Frick Collection and the Inst. of Fine Arts of New York Univ. The writer learns the history of the symposium at the Friday night reception following the first session of talks, when Frick...

Fiction The Matter of Social Life by David Ray. When I think of the dead, the illustrious...

Books Inside the Ballets Russes by Arlene Croce.

The Talk of the Town Census by Jane Boutwell. Talk story about Follow Up One--the efforts of the Census Bureau to track down several million New York City residents who it missed when it counted the population on April 1st. One of the obstacles to an accurate population count was the inefficiency of the Post Office, which delivered...

Anniversary Party by Jamaica Kincaid. Talk story about a party celebrating the 50th anniversary of the publication of the first of the Nancy Drew mystery books. Writer parodies the Nancy Drew books by describing the party through the conversation of three girls, Pam, Bess, and Pam's younger sister Sue. Pam and Bess see something or...

Fiction Dido Flute, Spouse to Europe by Mavis Gallant. Three letters testifying to the depth and intensity of the amitie amoureuse linking Dido Flute to Alfred A., a valet, were discovered in one of Dido's dancing slippers. Although not dated, they can be arranged chronologically, according to the different husbands Alfred mentions. Dido's 3rd husband was a street singer...

Poetry The Lawnmower by Barbara Gibbs. When dandelions paint the lawn...

Poetry Sirens in Bad Weather by Sherod Santos. The wet streets are undisturbed by that chronic...

Poetry Washing the Coins by Douglas Dunn. You'd start at seven, and then you'd bend your back...