Issue of 2004-07-05
Posted 2004-06-28
THE TALK OF THE TOWN
COMMENT/ WARS AND IDEAS/ George Packer on ideologies of government in the new sovereign Iraq.
DEPT. OF BUILDING/ WINNING THE WEST/ William Finnegan on a stadium, a highway, and the fate of the West Side.
ON THE MAT/ TAKEDOWN/ Ben McGrath on the U.S. womenís wrestling team.
INK/ GANGSTA CONTENT/ Adam Green on Don Diva, a magazine about the streets.
DEPT. OF DISCRETION/ BY POPULAR DEMAND/ Dana Goodyear on Princess Dianaís former butler and his one-man show.
SHOUTS & MURMURS/ Paul Simms/ A Prayer
LETTER FROM FALLUJA/ Nir Rosen/ Home Rule/ A report from behind opposition lines.
FICTION/John Updike/ "Elsie by Starlight"
THE CRITICS
BOOKS/ Adam Kirsch/ Reckless Endangerment/ The making and unmaking of Dylan Thomas.
BOOKS/ Thomas Mallon/ Wide Turns/ In a new novel, Jerry Stahl channels Fatty Arbuckle.
DANCING/ Joan Acocella/ Tribute/ The Balanchine centennial.
THE CURRENT CINEMA/ David Denby/ Wanderers/ "Before Sunset" and "The Terminal."
FROM THE ARCHIVE
THE TALK OF THE TOWN/ Notes and Comment/ John Malcolm Brinnin/ Issue of 1982-03-29/ Brinnin, who remained anonymous for the piece, describes the dedication ceremony for a statue of Thomas at Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey.
