In this issue:
COMMENT
"Mandate with Destiny", by Hendrik Hertzberg: What Obama won.
THE FINANCIAL PAGE
"Disaster Economics", by James Surowiecki: Why the U.S. needs a Delta Plan.
ANNALS OF GASTRONOMY
"Toques from Underground", by Dana Goodyear: The toughest reservations in L. A.
PERSONAL HISTORY
"Sameer and the Samosas", by Daniyal Mueenuddin: Tempted by a treat.
BOOKS
"Life Lines", by Peter Schjeldahl: Deidre Blair’s Saul Steinberg.
THE CURRENT CINEMA
"Tough Times", by Anthony Lane: Reviews of Killing Them Softly and Rust and Bone.
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