October 1982
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Articles
Hollow
“Hunched on his knees in front of the three-foot coal seam, Buddy was lost in the back-and-forth rhythm of the truck mine's relay: the glitter of coal and sandstone in his cap light, the setting and lifting and pouring into the cart that carried the stuff to the mouth of the mine.”
Divad
The most sophisticated weapon ever to roll onto a battlefield is a treat for contractors but a liability for soldiers in battle.
London: God Save the Monarch
The king-and-queen profession continues to decline in the modern world, but the House of Windsor is as strong as ever
Child's Eye, Adult's Hand
Languid, but Never Dull
Entertaining Satan
A Midnight Clear
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats
Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton
Flambard's Confession
The Four Wise Men
Marienbad
Abusing Science
The Disappearance of Childhood
Newport Mansions
The Atlantic Puzzler
Washington: Outside the Mainstream
Reagan’s refusal to sign the Law of the Sea Treaty may make vital navigation rights hard to obtain in the future
Loyal
Monday Nights
If Snakes Were Blue
The Years of Lyndon Johnson: The Power of Money
Migrant Mother, 1936
Gravity
Street Cries
Yoga for Masochists
Jazz Records: Gil Evans
Better Played Than Sung
