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4 picks · 1970–2000

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On a Bad Day You Can See Forever
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Short story about a disastrous attempt to renovate a townhouse.,..Housebound after an accident at one fairly tony New York health club, the narrator seeks …

The Whore of Mensa
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Woody Allen imagines a call-girl racket in which young, brainy women engage in intellectual—rather than physical—intercourse.

A Guide to Some of the Lesser Ballets
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Synopses of five lesser-known ballets. The first is "Dmitri" recounting the love story of Natasha who is sad because her father has been sent to fight in …