U. S. Journal NOT FUNNY by Calvin Trillin. U.S. JOURNAL: HOLLYWOOD, CAL. about comedians' strike against Mitzi Shore, who runs several clubs in the area. She owns a building on the Sunset Strip where she runs 3 separate clubs, and also owns a Comedy Store in Westwood, near U.C.L.A., and 2 night clubs, featuring comedians, in San Diego...

The Theatre LEARNING TO HATE TINY TIM by Brendan Gill.

The Talk of the Town Preview by E. J. Kahn. Talk story about a recent visit to Lake Placid where preparations are under way for the 13th Olympic Winter Games which will start Feb. 13 and run for 13 days. On hand were officials from the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and the Lake Placid Organizing Committee (LPOOC) plus assorted...

A Reporter at Large 1980: DIVERSION by Elizabeth Drew. REPORTER AT LARGE about the Presidential campaign and how it has been affected by the taking of hostages in Iran. How lasting the effect will be remains in question but the end of the crisis will not be the end of the arguments over it. Pres. Carter's political fortunes rose...

Comment by William Hamilton. We've just received a letter from a young man we know who lives in California: An ashram has occurred next tot the family ranch in California. Mansions and old resorts have a way of finding religion these days, and our neighbor, the old White Sulphur Springs resort..is an example...

Concert Records / Popular Music Rediscovered "Leonora" by Winthrop Sargeant.

Books Addict by Whitney Balliett.

Fiction The "Scruples" Nielsens by George W. S. Trow. Writer tells about the Nielsens for the book "Scruples", by Judith Krantz, published in 1978 by Crown. The book was judged by page 100. It's a shame that Nielsen picked that page for its fall sweeps, because "Scruples" got clobbered. The material on that page, which writer quotes, is not...

Reflections Looking Back by James Stevenson. Talk story about reflections from writer's Great-Uncle Augustus. He discusses: President Taft, the Briarcliff Race, the gas crisis, the wars, and a neighbor who was a showgirl in the 'Ziegfeld Follies.' He used to live at 45 West 49th Street, which became part of Rockefeller Center. Great...

Fiction This Strange Country by David Plante. A man who now lives in London is travelling by train to Providence, R.I. to visit his old parents, who are French Canadian. He meets a boy, 18, who invites him home to meet his mother, an American Indian. At home, the man is upset at his parents' condition. His...

Musical Events Choral by Nicholas Kenyon.

The Talk of the Town Audition by Stanley Mieses. Talk atory about auditioning bands for engaged couples at the Ramada Inn, in N.J. Rob Dickson was a member of one of the bands. He talks about his group and the challenge of playing at weddings...

Poetry Song by James Schuyler. The light lies layered in the leaves...

Poetry The Neighborhood Environmental Center by Vickie Karp. In front of the aquarium of frowning garter...