September 1985
In This Issue
Explore the September 1985 print edition below. Or to discover more writing from the pages of The Atlantic, browse the full archive.
Articles
Ornette's Permanent Revolution
A jazzman breaks all the boundaries.
House
The story of a young couple on a tight budget, an architect determined to excel, and four carpenters devoted more to craftmanship than to profit
The Red Mime of Milan
Race, Class, and the City
Ear Versus Mind
Confessions of a Concierge
Raymond Chandler's Unknown Thriller
Kentucky Love
Death in the Old Country
The House of Mitford
Handel: The Man and His Music
Inside Golf: Quotations on the Royal and Ancient Game
The Willys Dream Kit
Bound Over
Japanese Ghosts & Demons
Acrostic No. 2
The Puzzler
Contributors
Notes: A Decent Burial
Washington: The Three Fiscal Crises
Unprecedented budget and trade deficits, combined with unprecedented borrowing from other nations, darken the nation’s future
Language: The Irish Question
Declining as a native tongue, Gaelic is expanding as an acquired one. The ancient language lingers on
The Last History Ever of Fatigue in Texas
Green Thumb
Felix Mendelssohn and Victoria R
Getting Off the Dole
A proposal to reform the unemployment-compensation system
Atomic Tourism
The Past
