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The Lincoln Memorial’s designers were at odds with the man they were enshrining. For all his mystical, even bloody-minded, devotion to the Union’s preservation, Lincoln came to understand emancipation as his chief claim to immortality…
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THE THEATRE

Geography of Regret

by John Lahr
Ian Rickson revives “The Seagull.”
HILTON ALS ON MY BARBARIAN

THE CURRENT CINEMA

Good Fights

by David Denby
“Body of Lies” and “Happy-Go-Lucky.”
THE FILM FILE
PHOTOGRAPH: GUS POWELL
GOINGS ON ABOUT TOWN
A selective guide to cultural events in and around New York City.
Browse Listings: THE THEATRE | ART | NIGHT LIFE | DANCE
CLASSICAL MUSIC | MOVIES | READINGS AND TALKS
ABOVE AND BEYOND | ON THE HORIZON

MUSICAL EVENTS

Supersonic

by Alex Ross
Stockhausen’s “Gruppen,” at Tempelhof Airport, in Berlin.

CRITIC’S NOTEBOOK

The International

by Sasha Frere-Jones
The Brazilian Girls at
Terminal 5.
POP NOTES

CRITIC’S NOTEBOOK

What Lola Wants

by Richard Brody
Max Ophüls at Film Forum.
DVD NOTES
 
1006,2008
A special episode of our political podcast, recorded live at the New Yorker Festival.
BLOGS
New Yorker Festival: Photos and highlights from this weekend’s events.
Steve Coll digs deeper into the mystery of Osama Bin Laden’s family money.
George Packer wonders about Sarah Palin’s verb aversion.
Hendrik Hertzberg points out the Frank Factor.
The Book Bench: Lynne Cheney’s new book, a festival recap, dolls in thongs.
Goings On: The première of “Doctor Atomic,” Mr. Clean, Paul Newman.
The Cartoon Lounge: A surprise visit from Frank Bruni.
Sasha Frere-Jones dances to James Brown and Fela Kuti.
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THE NAKED CAMPAIGN
Video: Steve Brodner on the candidates and the financial crisis.
IN THIS ISSUE
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AUDIO
Back at the Ranch: Pamela Colloff on George Bush’s presidency and Crawford, Texas.
Speaking for the Trees: Raffi Khatchadourian on the global problem of illegal logging.
Home and Away: Platon on photographing military families.
Off Base: Tobias Wolff reads Stephanie Vaughn’s “Dog Heaven.”
The Campaign Trail: A discussion about the imploding economy.
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VIDEO
Hot Seats: How an illegally logged tree becomes a toilet seat at Wal-Mart.
Not a Game: Scenarios from Virtual Iraq, with commentary by Sue Halpern.
Trapped: The ordeal of Nicholas White, who was trapped in an elevator for forty-one hours.
Stories from the Near Future: Video from the 2008 New Yorker Conference.
The Naked Campaign: Steve Brodner draws the financial crisis.
Spots by Laurent Cilluffo
SLIDE SHOWS
Pictures of People: A selection of work from the artist Elizabeth Peyton.
Service: A portrait of the dedication of the armed services today by Platon.
Show People: Rarely seen photographs of entertainers taken by Richard Avedon.
Elephants on Parade: Babar illustrations by Jean de Brunhoff.

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