Issue of 2004-04-19 and 26
Posted 2004-04-12
THE TALK OF THE TOWN
COMMENT/ ESCALATION/ David Remnick on the widening war in Iraq.
OUR CONSTABULARY/ WANTED/ Ben McGrath on the secret life of city marshals.
THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL/ PARDON?/ Joshua Kurlantzick on whatís bad about John Kerryís good French.
CAMPUS POSTCARD/ A PILE OF PAPER/ Evan Ratliff on a collegiate parody publication.
THE FINANCIAL PAGE/ HAIL TO THE GEEK/ James Surowiecki on how the Bush Administration has politicized economic data.
SHOUTS & MURMURS/ Ian Frazier/ He, the Murderer
THE POLITICAL SCENE/ Elizabeth Kolbert/ Stooping to Conquer/ Why politicians mock themselves.
DEPT. OF SCREENWRITING/ Ian Parker/ Nyuk, Nyuk, Nyuk./ The Three Stooges meet the Farrelly brothers.
PROFILES/ Ben McGrath/ The Radical/ The big mouth behind "The Boondocks."
ANNALS OF HOLLYWOOD/ Tad Friend/ Comedy First/ How Harold Ramis changed Hollywood.
FICTION/ Steven Millhauser/ "Cat 'n' Mouse"
THE CRITICS
BOOKS/ Jim Holt/ Punch Line/ The history of jokes and those who collect them.
ON TELEVISION/ Nancy Franklin/ Childhood Inc./ The business of child stardom.
THE THEATRE/ John Lahr/ Unnatural History/ Studies in psychology and slickness.
MUSICAL EVENTS/ Alex Ross/ The Sonata Seminar/ Leon Fleisher's exuberant exploration of Schubert.
THE CURRENT CINEMA/ David Denby/ Chopping Block/ "Kill Bill Vol. 2."
FROM THE ARCHIVE
THE TALK OF THE TOWN/ Geoffrey T. Hellman/ Plummie/ An article about P.G. Wodehouse/ Issue of 1960-10-15