Books by John Updike.

Musical Events by Andrew Porter.

Fiction Boyfriends and Girlfriends by Douglas Dunn. In the '40s, Alec is a child living in the Scottish town of Kemshill. He narrates the fall of two community residents: Irene Gordon, the mother of Dot(a girl his age), and Ralph Harvie, her suitor. She proved not willing to marry him, but for almost a year there...

The Talk of the Town Turtle by Alex Shoumatoff. Talk story about a sea turtle, a Kemp's ridley, which was found in Long Island Sound by the writer's cousin. Tells about the rescue of the turtle, which was in cold shock. Writer talked to Archie Carr, a turtle authority in Florida, who had been the one to name the...

Prayer to Owl Hiding in Daylight by Jeffrey Skinner. Zealot in the trees, hot tiny speck...

Around City Hall AROUND CITY HALL THIN SKINS by Andy Logan. The Mayor recently won reelection in a landslide victory, which cost him over seven million dollars. He actually won by what was 78% of the lowest mayoral-election turnout in generations. Only 38% of New York's registered voters turned out. Now starting his 9th year in office, Koch cannot blame...

The Current Cinema SACRED MONSTERS by Pauline Kael.

The Talk of the Town Optional by Mark Singer. Talk story about driving out to Teterboro Airport and visiting a Gulfstream II private jet belonging to a real-estate genius from Wichita named George Ablah. Mike Sweet and Will Williamson are pilots, and Dan Burford is a flight attendant. You need two pilots to fly a Gulfstream II; the...

The Theatre by Edith Oliver.

Profiles AN AIR OF MYSTERY by John Newhouse. PROFILE of Roland Dumas, 63, the Foreign Minister of France & a prominent lawyer. He is new to the executive arm of government, having been part of it for a little over 2 years. He has distinguished himself & won the admiration of his peers in most major capitals. He...

Fiction After the Reading by William McKibben. Col. Moammar Khadafy only comes out in the gun-black night with a Russian Kalishnikov rifle slung over his shoulder and a bandoleer around his waist. The colonel has been known to prowl the streets of his capital, shooting slugs from his AK-47 through the brain of any prostitutes...

Comment Comment. Pt. II by Jonathan Schell. In the middle of the pregame show for the Super Bowl this January, when every minute of advertising on NBC, which will broadcast the game, will cost $400,000, there will be a minute of silence. Except for a clock that will show the seconds elapsing, the screen will be empty...

Poetry My-Ness by Czeslaw Milosz. My parents, my husband, my brother, my sister...

Poetry Camellias by Dave Smith. Something with claws, with trap-spring teeth...