Books by George Steiner.

Fiction The Bridge of Sighs by Peter Gordon. Tom's wife's Aunt Eda saw his face in a dream 2 months before he ever appeared in Peru. She knew her niece would marry him. Her niece believed her aunt, who was a witch and clairvoyant. Her niece was upset to learn this. She was in love with a Peruvian...

The Current Cinema DOUBLING UP by Pauline Kael.

Comment Comment, Pt. I by Jonathan Schell. Our favorite remark about the recent election was one made by the Democratic pollster Peter Hart. He said, somewhat mystically, that the election occurred"outside of Reagan." That is, the voters voted neither for him (they rejected eight of nine senate candidates he campaigned for during the week before the...

Profiles I - Boy Wonder by Lawrence Weschler. Two-part PROFILE of Nicolas Slonimsky, musical lexicographer, 92... In the first part tells about his family in Russia, and his experiences during the Russian Revolution, including his presence at a speech by Trotsky calling for the organization of the Red Army... Tells about his arrival in the US to...

Musical Events by Andrew Porter.

The Theatre by Edith Oliver.

Comment Comment, Pt. II by George W. S. Trow. I know why I don't like the President," a young woman said the other day. "It's because he doesn't laugh. At least, I've never heard him laugh. If you reflect on it, you've probably never heard him laugh, either. You've seen him laugh; and his face is nearly always in...

The Talk of the Town Wonders by Bobbie Ann Mason. Talk story about a visit to the Cooper-Hewitt Museum, where fifty innovations that have radically changed our lives are represented in an exhibition called "Milestones: Fifty Years of Goods and Services ." Examples include: credit cards, pensions and social security, personal computers, supermarkets, synthetic fabrics, and the Pill. Consumer Reports...

Dancing by Arlene Croce.

Fiction Mr. Doll by Berry Morgan. Anne Meredith lived with her daughter, Belle, in a small rented house on the rundown end of Confederate Street. She agreed to give Laurance Ingles, the adolescent son of old friends, lessons in piano and English. The Ingleses and the Merediths had been close friends since Mississippi Territory days. They...

The Talk of the Town King of All Kings by Mark Singer. Long talk story about John Benjamin Alfred Redman, or Johnny Redd, a private investigator and plumber... None of the other vehicles he owns comes as close to the core of Johnny Redd's being as his motorcycle. No other vehicle on earth resembles Johnny Redd's motorcyle... Rhinestones, chrome, and gold are...

Poetry First Fire of the Season by Deborah Digges. Blessed is the word igniting now...