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Explore 52 featured picks from The New Yorker's 1970 issues.

52 picks · 52 issues · Top author: Francine du Plessix Gray (2)

Most featured section: Fiction

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THE MORATORIUM AND THE NEW MOBE.
Francine du Plessix Gray · A Reporter at Large · January 3

REPORTER AT LARGE about two peace groups. One is the Vietnam Moratorium Committee, called the Moratorium, & the other the New Mobilization Committee to End…

NEW MEMBER
Fiona Lewis · A Reporter at Large · January 10

REPORTER AT LARGE about Allard K. Lowenstein, a new member of the House of Representatives. He was sworn in Jan. 3, 1969, just before his 40th birthday. In…

Summer Afternoon, Summer Afternoon
Hannah Green · Fiction · January 17

The writer and her sister, Lisa, grew up in the Middle West. In the summer they vacationed at a place called Neah. There is a feeling of family continuity …

Equus Caballus
· Fiction · January 24

"Now that the automobile has been disproved, it is no longer chic to boast of one's ignorance in equine matters. Horses are distinctly "in" these …

Winter Garden
Janet Frame · Fiction · January 31

It was autumn. Mr. Paget's wife was still in the hospital, in a coma, unchanged after two months. Mr. Paget occupied himself making visits to the …

DEFOLIATION.
Thomas Whiteside · A Reporter at Large · February 7

REPORTER AT LARGE about defoliation operations in S. Vietnam, whichbegan late in 1961, and herbicides for civilian use, which has been going on since soon …

Kentucky∼Fried
William Whitworth · Profiles · February 14

William Whitworth’s 1970 Profile of Colonel Harland Sanders, the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken. “A perfectionist in an imperfect world, he dreams of fried chicken so golden and delicious that it will bring tears to the eyes of a grown man.”

Brain Damage
Donald Barthelme · Fiction · February 21

Seven short passages with an introductory paragraph. One passage is entitled "SHOUTING SLEEPING RHYTHMIC HANDCLAPPING WHAT RECOURSE?" It tells of a …

We Have Nothing To Fear
W. S. Merwin · Fiction · February 28

Story in 3 parts. 1. "The Locker Room". The narrator's country is at war. He is a member of a group of aging men, called to the locker room, presumably…

PRINTER
Geoffrey T. Hellman · Profiles · March 7

PROFILE of Bertram A. Powers, president of the New York Typographical Union No. 6. The body was founded by Horace Greeley, who was its first present. He …

Sad Arthur
Roger Angell · Fiction · March 14

Short parody of Hermann Hesse. Tells about the adventures of a young man who longs to join a quest. Sad Arthur, a banker's son, runs off to Leonia, N. …

CITY OF DREADFUL NIGHT
Ved Mehta · Profiles · March 21

PROFILE of Calcutta. Long interview with Mother Theresa of the Missionaries of Charity, a Catholic congregation founded by her in 1948, who devote …

Knots and Arbours—and Books
Katharine S. White · In the Garden · March 28

Katharine S. White reviews the “ever-spreading flood” of England’s books about gardens and horticulture, including a sixteenth-century manual of herbs and flowers and “Vita Sackville-West’s Garden Book.”

Little Wrens and Robins
Benedict Kiely · Fiction · April 4

Writer reminisces about his Cousin Ellen, who wrote poetry for the local papers and was the greatest non-stop talker you ever listened to. The poetry was …

INDIAN JOURNAL LEADEN ECHO, GOLDEN ECHO
Ved Mehta · A Reporter at Large · April 11

REPORTER AT LARGE about India. Writer discusses various aspects of the country. He first discusses background of the Sikh religion and interviews 2 Sikh …

Test; Rate Yourself in Savoir-Faire
John Bailey · Fiction · April 18

Writer gives advice oh handling embarrassing social situations. He describes a series of improbable incidents, occurring during dinners, special events, …

THE RULES OF THE GAME.
Francine du Plessix Gray · Profiles · April 25

PROFILE of former Monsignor Ivan Illich who for 7 yrs was director of a center of higher learning in Mexico. Its progressive character alarmed the Vatican …

ALTITUDE: 150 TO 29,028 I-THE WILDEST DREAMS OF KEW
Jeremy Bernstein · A Reporter at Large · May 2

REPORTER AT LARGE about Nepal. Gives history of the country, and goes into detail in discussing the Shah dynasty, which is still in control today under …

ALTITUDE: 150 TO 29,028 II-SOMEWALK GOING
Jeremy Bernstein · A Reporter at Large · May 9

REPORTER AT LARGE about Nepal. Writer & friends go on a trek through the back country of Nepal to the base of Mt. Everest. Gives history of the highest …

The Aftermath of the Kent State Shootings
Roger Angell · The Talk of the Town · May 16

The young, in the week of Kent State, asked more—insisted on more—and in so doing restored breath to a country that had seemed in many ways close to extinction.

OUT OF IT
Daniel Langwell · A Reporter at Large · May 23

REPORTER AT LARGE about U.S. deserters who live in Sweden under a type of political asylum. Reporter interviews various men who would be faced with …

ORCHESTRA
Joseph Wechsberg · Profiles · May 30

PROFILE of a symphony orchestra; the Cleveland Orchestra, whose conductor has been George Szell since 1946. It is one of the 5 leading orchestras in the …

A Fight Between A White Boy And A Black Boy In The Dusk Of A Fall Afternoon In Omaha, Nebraska
Wright Morris · Fiction · June 6

Story about a black boy & a white boy and the fight between them that begins one day after school in the school yard. Though the writer suggests several …

THE PRAIRIE DOG AND THE BLACK-FOOTED FERRET
Faith McNulty · A Reporter at Large · June 13

REPORTER AT LARGE about the efforts by conservationists to check the widespread poisoning of prairie dogs in South Dakota, on which the almost extinct …

Hassidic Tales, With A Guide To Their Interpretation By The Noted Scholar.
Woody Allen · Fiction · June 20

The writer gives his own humorous version of six Hassidic tales about Rabbis. The first is about a man who asks Rabbi Ben Kaddish where he can find peace. …

The Orphaned Swimming Pool
John Updike · Fiction · June 27

"Marriages, like chemical unions, release upon dissolution packets of the energy locked up in their bonding." Story about the break-up of a marriage. …

SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THE WAR
William Whitworth · A Reporter at Large · July 4

REPORTER AT LARGE interview with Eugene Rostow on U.S. foreign policy. Refering to the Korean war, Mr. Rostow is quoted "I think it was the feeling of the …

A GOOD EYE
Winthrop Sargeant · Profiles · July 11

PROFILE o f Giovanni Mardersteig, the world renewed publisher of hand printed books, who runs the Officina Bodoni and Stamperia Valdonega publishing houses…

Museum (Soon To Be A Major Motion Picture)
· Fiction · July 18

The chaotic events during a spring day at the Acme Art Museum (presumably the Metropolitan Museum) & a look at its director, Jarvis Cope (presumably Thomas…

THE JUDICIOUS OBSERVER WILL BE DISGUSTED
Kenneth Tynan · Profiles · July 25

Lengthy discussion in PROFILE of Valencia, Spain. The falla is an object that is burned & the festival during which this happens. This is during the spring…

Sketch
Robert Thompson · Fiction · August 1

Story about John Winkleman, a 19 yr. old student and aspiring writer. He has received his draft notice & must report at the end of the semester. Portions …

THE LITTLE ROOM - I
Anthony Bailey · Profiles · August 8

PROFILE of the Netherlands. Dr. Arie Querido, professor of social medicine at the University of Amsterdam, says that two problems with Dutch housing …

THE LITTLE ROOM - II
Anthony Bailey · Profiles · August 15

PROFILE of the Netherlands, the most densely populated nation of the Western world. As early as the 15th cent. Holland was predominantly urban. Since the …

THE MEDDLERS
E. J. Kahn · Profiles · August 22

PROFILE of Amnesty International, a London-based organization that aids political prisoners throughout the world. There are at least a quarter of a million…

I-HONOR TO THE BRIDE
· A Reporter at Large · August 29

REPORTER AT LARGE about a Moroccan, Omar ben Allel, whose 13-year-old daughter, Khadija, was lost during a pilgrimage. One way to make money in Morocco was…

II-HONOR TO THE BRIDE
· A Reporter at Large · September 5

REPORTER AT LARGE about the abduction of 13-year-old Khadija, a Moroccan, daughter of Omar ben Allel. Her family & others continue to search for her. Story…

III - HONOR TO THE BRIDE
· A Reporter at Large · September 12

REPORTER AT LARGE about the marriage of a thirteen year old Moroccan girl. She had been abducted by a man named Mohammed ben Mohammed ben Mohammed. She was…

Autobiographical Notes
Jorge Luis Borges · Profiles · September 19

“Throughout my boyhood, I thought that to be loved would have amounted to an injustice,” the author writes, in this Profile of himself, from 1970.

Fat Girl
Brendan Gill · Fiction · September 26

Story about Jeanne, a girl who is murdered by her lover, with whom she lives. Another man who was with her at the time ran to get help & so may have …

THE GUARD: BUT OHIO, WELL, I GUESS THAT'S ONE STATE WHERE THEY ELECT TO LOCK AND LOAD
Renata Adler · A Reporter at Large · October 3

REPORTER AT LARGE about the National Guard. At present it consists of 478,860 men & an annual appropriation slightly in excess of one billion dollars... & …

Being A Lily
Sylvia Townsend Warner · Fiction · October 10

When Jesus said, "Consider the lilies of the field, how they toil not: and yet even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these," he was …

THE PEACE TALKS
Robert Shaplen · A Reporter at Large · October 17

REPORTER AT LARGE. After 2 1/2 years of fruitless talks in Paris, a cease-fire or at least a lowering of the level of hostilities-has finally become a …

Two Dreams
Eli Waldron · Fiction · October 24

I. The New Testament In Living Color A dream sequence which refers to a red-letter edition of "Crime and Punishment", the Word "Yes", a landlord, & a dark …

Why I Am An Unsuccessful Artist
James Stevenson · Fiction · October 31

Satirical story with footnotes & illustrated with drawings. Writer gives five reasons why he is an unsuccessful artist. Among them are that his paintings …

I-THE MEASURE OF MAN
Robert Coles · Profiles · November 7

PROFILE of German-born (1902) psychoanalyst Erik H. Erikson, author of the book "Childhood and Society." Relates his theories & work with troubled & normal…

The Browning-Off of Pelham Manor
E. B. White · Other · November 14

E. B. White’s parody of “The Greening of America.”

Slow Down-Dangerous Footlights Ahead
S. J. Perelman · Fiction · November 21

Short story about the physical hazards of show business. Writer mentions two examples that appeared in newspaper articles & tells about "Pousse-Cafe", a …

FOUNDING CADRE
· Profiles · November 28

PROFILE of a group of young women active in the cause of the human female. Only their first names are given. Two were well known in the city's new …

Carnival
Ted Walker · Fiction · December 5

Micky Hudd, a 12-year-old English boy, wore a Devil's costume, which his mother had made, for the Carnival. This was the first time he was permitted to…

The Enclave; Streets of Gold Forsworn
M. F. K. Fisher · Fiction · December 12

Writer grew up in Whittier, California. She tells about her baptism & confirmation in the Anglican Church. It had been delayed because of family …

Cutting Down
Thomas Whiteside · Annals of Advertising · December 19

Thomas Whiteside on how anti-smoking activists killed the cigarette advertisement.

The Human Sound: Popular Singer
Whitney Balliett · Profiles · December 26

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