Comment by Jonathan Schell. When the energy crisis dealt its first sudden blows to the world economy, there were those who said a bracing austerity would bring people to their senses. We decided to make a quick check of a few nations. In Peking, a new national "campaign," as yet unnamed, is stirring. It...

The Theatre by Edith Oliver.

A Reporter at Large SLIGHTLY EXAGGERATED ENTHUSIASMS by Frances FitzGerald. REPORTER AT LARGE about Cuba. Writer visited there last summer, & saw the July 26 20th anniversary celebration of Castro's first armed gesture of revolt against the Batista regime. The celebrations seemed only to prove that, Socialist or not, Cuba remains a Caribbean island. Writer stayed on to see more...

The Art World (The Art Galleries) by Harold Rosenberg.

The Talk of the Town Folk in a labyrinth by Francine du Plessix Gray. Talk story about a recent art show opening at the Whitney Museum entitled, "The Flowering of American Folk Art." Armstrong is the associate director of the Whitney Museum. He will replace John Bauer, the present director in September 1974. He spent some years as curator of the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller...

The Talk of the Town Clyde by Hendrik Hertzberg. Talk story about Walt Frazier, famous basketball player for the New York Knicks. Tells about book he and Ira Berkow wrote entitled, "Rockin' Steady: A Guide to Basketball and Cool". Ira Berkow writes a syndicated sports column for the Newspaper Enterprise Association. Party at Jimmy's to celebrate publication, where Frazier...

Fiction The Old Boat by W. S. Merwin. In poetic prose style, older immigrant relates experiences and feelings about an old boat to younger immigrant; one which he had previously taken the younger on inorder to show him something about it. He has difficulty in articulating exactly what he wanted to show him. It wasn't where and when...

The Talk of the Town Still More by Wallace White. Talk story about "A Valentine for Marcel Duchamp", a party held at the Museum of Modern Art to attract 2000 high school and college students to a Duchamp show, John Cage played a piece called "Music for Marcel Duchamp...

Obituary NEW YORK NOTES by Whitney Balliett. Obituary of Eddie Condon (1905-1973...

On and Off the Avenue Feminine Fashions by Kennedy Fraser.

Concert Records / Popular Music by Ellen Willis.

Fiction The Mortal Milk by Sylvia Townsend Warner. From the elfin court of Broceliande in Western Europe, young Aquilon, the Master of the Royal Pack of Werewolves, was dismissed by Queen Melior on the pretext of having allowed the Werewolves to become diseased. His scandulous behavior at court was not considered unusual as he was weaned on mortal...

The Current Cinema O CONSUELLA! THE CURRENT CINEMA by Pauline Kael. Writer, producer & director of "Zardoz," a sci-fi fantasy. Boorman skims ideas off the top of various systems of thought & builds a glittering cultural trash pile...

The Talk of the Town More Art by George W. S. Trow. Talk story about the 1974 New York Art Deco Exposition held at Radio City Music Hall. The exposition messed up the niceArt Deco lobby of the Music Hall with a lot of dumb-looking little booths. Tells about the booths set up and the Art Deco objects from the 1930...

Musical Events by Shaw Shawe-Taylor.

Poetry Exotica by Frederick Morgan. White gown transparent on her...

Poetry Last Day There by Richard Hugo. All furniture's gone. It hits me in this light...