The articles featured in this 72-page December 11, 2023 edition include:
GOINGS ON ABOUT TOWN
THE TALK OF THE TOWN - Steve Coll on peacemaking in the Israel-Hamas war; lunatic drummers; preparatory Yule; vigil organizing in Midtown; a meat-cute.
AMERICAN CHRONICLES - The Mistrial - Prosecuting an insurrectionist ex-President for treason.
LIFE & LETTERS - Close to the Bone - The poet Christian Wiman keeps his faith.
SHOUTS & MURMURS - Which Friendship Plan is Right for You?
ANNALS OF TECHNOLOGY - The Optimists - How Microsoft saved Sam Altman.
SKETHCBOOK - "Toast"
PROFILES - Peak Performer - The quest to be the world's top motivational speaker.
FICTION - "Keats at Twenty-four"
THE CRITICS
A CRITIC AT LARGE - Can anything be learned from the lives of critics?
BOOKS
Briefly Noted
The memorialization of war through music.
MUSICAL EVENTS - A parade of premieres at the California Festival.
THE THEATRE - K.G.B. bohemians in "Spain"
THE CURRENT CINEMA -Yorgos Lanthimos's "Poor Things."
POEMS
"Autumn Fern"
"Funny You Should Ask"
COVER - "Special Delivery"
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