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15 picks · 1967–1983

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II-THE EDGE OF THE FOREST
a reporter at large ·

REPORTER AT LARGE about the writer's continuing trip along the border between East and West Germany, ending near Czechoslovakia. He started in East …

I-THE EDGE OF THE FOREST
a reporter at large ·

REPORTER AT LARGE about a trip along that portion of the Iron Curtain that forms the border between East and West Germany. Writer's idea was to look as…

PROMENADE DES ANGLAIS
a reporter at large ·

REPORTER AT LARGE about a visit to Nice, France. Writer and his wife, Margot, spent their honeymoon there 20 years ago, arriving from England by train. …

How David Hockney Outgrew the London Art Scene
profiles ·

Anthony Bailey profiles the English figurative painter at work, in New York, on the sets and costumes for a production of the opera “The Magic Flute,” in Glyndebourne, England, during the years following the release of his biographical documentary “A Bigger Splash.”

MATTHEW AND MARIE
a reporter at large ·

REPORTER AT LARGE about problems faced by an engaged couple in Northern Ireland; she is Catholic and he is Protestant. Both work at a hospital in Belfast. …

The Elder Daughter—II
profiles ·

Part 2 of Anthony Bailey’s 1977 Profile looks at life inside and outside the Palace during the first twenty-five years of her reign.

The Elder Daughter—I
profiles ·

Part 1 of Anthony Bailey’s 1977 Profile looks at life inside and outside the Palace during the first twenty-five years of her reign.

II-THE VILLAGE
profiles ·

PROFILE of Stonington, Conn. Writer & his family have lived there since 1961, & have become a part of the community. Writer describes life in this small …

THE LITTLE ROOM - II
profiles ·

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 LITTLE ROOM - I
profiles ·

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

Sailmaker
profiles ·

PROFILE of Frederick (Ted) Hood, a 40-year-old selftaught sailmaker, yacht designer, and yacht-racing enthusiast. His sails will power most of the Twelve …

THROUGH THE GREAT CITY,
profiles ·

PROFILE about a trip through the region known as the Northeast Corridor, or megalopolis, which extends 450 miles or more from north of Boston to south of …

II-THROUGH THE GREAT CITY
profiles ·

PROFILE of the Northeast Corridor, the area from Boston to Washington, which the writer traversed. The them of conservation runs all through his journey. …

I-THROUGH THE GREAT CITY.
profiles ·

PROFILE of the Northeast Corridor, the area from Boston to Washington, often called megalopolis. Writer decided to drive his Jeep the full length of …