The New Yorker Magazine, June 28 1993

Contents:A Reporter at Large: "Duty of Care," essay by John McPheeFiction: "Dance in America," short story by Lorrie MooreOpening Up the Times: "Annals of Communications," essay by Ken AulettaCurtain Up: "Celebrating Hirschfeld," essay by Mel Gussow and Al HirschfeldThe Theatre: "Shop Talk," by Edith OliverArtist at Large: "Siren Song," by David SandlinShouts & Murmurs: "Screenwriter's Lexicon," by David FreemanThe Talk of the Town: "Sweet Music," by Richard BrookhiserComment: "A Democratic Army," by Paul BermanThe Theatre: "Under the Skin, Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992," by John LahrThe Current Cinema: "Predators," by Terrence RaffertyPoems: "My Mother With Purse the Summer They Murdered the Spanish Poet," by Philip LevineLetter from Washington: "Dave," by Sidney BlumenthalThe Talk of the Town: "Dr. Acra's Bugs," by Adam PlattThe Talk of the Town: "Odd Couple," by Christine ChapmanPoems: "The Pleasures of Reading," by Charles SimicThe Talk of the Town: "Rich and Famous," by Adam PlattThe Diplomatic Round: "No Exit, No Entrance," by John NewhouseThe Talk of the Town: "Intensive Care," by Susan OrleanPoems: "Stained Glass at Pere-Lachaise," by Benjamin Ivry