Issue of 2004-10-25
Posted 2004-10-18
THE TALK OF THE TOWN
COMMENT/ QUESTIONS OF GREATNESS/ George Packer on the final Presidential debate and the choice ahead.
INK/ PRIZE FIGHT/ Ben McGrath on the National Book Awards nominees.
IN THE VAULT/ WEIRD LOVE/ Nick Paumgarten on the uncovering of Ed Woodís last film.
DEPT. OF QUANTIFICATION/ MURPHY AT THE BAT/ Ben McGrath contemplates the Red Sox and the science of misfortune.
THE BENCH/ FAMILY PORTRAIT/ Dana Goodyear on a contested Klimt.
SHOUTS & MURMURS/ Mark Singer/ An Announcement
ANNALS OF POLITICS/ David Grann/ Inside Dope/ Has The Note changed American politics?
FICTION/ Thomas McGuane/ "Old Friends"
THE CRITICS
THE THEATRE/ John Lahr/ Running Wild/ "Richard III" and "Reckless."
A CRITIC AT LARGE/ Malcolm Gladwell/ High Prices/ How to think about prescription drugs.
MUSICAL EVENTS/ Alex Ross/ Taymor's Mythology/ A glorious "Magic Flute" at the Met.
ON TELEVISION/ Nancy Franklin/ Pushing Paper/ Ricky Gervais does overtime at "The Office."
THE CURRENT CINEMA/ David Denby/ Drinking and Driving/ Alexander Payneís "Sideways."
FROM THE ARCHIVE
ANNALS OF VIETNAM/ James Carroll/ A Friendship That Ended the War/ How two heroes who came home on different sides of the war made their peaceóand the nation's/ Issue of 1996-10-21