Cover artist: Danny Shanahan
Publication Date: August 12, 1991
Page Count: 80 pages
In this issue:Comment by Raymond Bonner. Comment about nationalism. After Slovenia and Croatia announced that each intended to declare its independence from Yugoslavia, but before either had actually declared it, Secretary of State James Baker, in a hurried visit to Yugoslavia, said that the breakup of the country"could have some very tragic consequences."... Now international... The Talk of the Town Jolt by Adam Gopnik. Talk story about the new prototype that has been designed for New York City public schools. Diagrams show the N.Y.C. public-school classroom as it has existed for most of the century--a square; and the new design, which divides the classroom in half and pushes the halves off center... The Talk of the Town Home Team by Susan Orlean. A talk story about the popularity of Cleveland Indians baseball caps in New York this summer. Writer is from Cleveland. She feels defensive about her home town, partly because the Indians are such a bad team(they're currently in last place). Kids in New York are now all wearing Indians... Journals I-FROM THE SEVENTIES AND EARLY EIGHTIES by John Cheever. JOURNALS detailing the writer's struggle with alcoholism, and his experience of falling in love with a young man identified as A. He takes a trip to Russia with his wife, Mary. Describes his marital quarrels, strained relations with his son, Ben, and daughter, Susan, and happier relations with his younger... Letter from the Netherlands by Anthony Bailey. In the last few years the Dutch, faced with increasing environmental problems, have appeared to be in the vanguard of an effort to put things to rights. A National Environmental Policy Plan, a 258-page document, was released in 1989 & updated last year. With 15 million people jammed together... Musical Events by Andrew Porter. The Current Cinema by Terrence Rafferty. Books by Adam Gopnik. Poetry The Big Fish by Blake Leland. Set truth to music and you get the sea... Poetry Breakfast Room by Eamon Grennan. The words have stirred, always, a sudden... Poetry The Marketplace by Celia Gilbert. I wondered in the Agora... | 
