Issue of 2004-09-20
Posted 2004-09-13
THE TALK OF THE TOWN
COMMENT/ PRISONERS OF THE CAUCASUS/ David Remnick on the familiarity of Russiaís Chechnya problem.
DOWN THE STRETCH/ CONVENTIONAL WISDOM/ Ben McGrath compares the Red Sox and the Yankees to Democrats and Republicans.
THE HOME FRONT/ NAMES/ William Finnegan at a vigil for the first thousand troops who died in Iraq.
DEPT. OF FOREIGN RELATIONS/ THE BORAT DOCTRINE/ Daniel Radosh reviews some televised misconceptions about Kazakhstan.
BEQUESTS/ A HANDYMANíS GIFT/ Tad Friend tracks a troublesome inheritance.
SHOUTS & MURMURS/ Patricia Marx/ The Undecided
ANNALS OF LAW/ Jeffrey Toobin/ Poll Position/ John Ashcroft redefines voting rights.
FICTION/Joyce Carol Oates/ "Spider Boy"
THE CRITICS
BOOKS/ Counterlives/ Joan Acocella/ Philip Roth's "The Plot Against America."
A CRITIC AT LARGE/ Leo Carey/ The Genuine Article/ The strange case of Kyril Bonfiglioli.
THE CURRENT CINEMA/ Anthony Lane/ Identity Crisis/ "Wicker Park" and "Infernal Affairs."
FROM THE ARCHIVES
ANNALS OF DEMOCRACY/ Ronnie Dugger/ Counting Votes/ An early, and thorough, look at the pitfalls of computerized voting./ Issue of 1988-11-07
