COMMENT
"In the Ruins" by Nicholas Lemann: A New Orleanian reflects on his ruined home town.
THE TALK OF THE TOWN
ANNALS OF LAW
"Swing Shift" by Jeffrey Toobin: Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy's controversial passion for foreign law.
BOOKS
"A Cloud of Dust" by John Updike: A review of E. L. Doctorow's new novel, The March.
THE CURRENT CINEMA
"Partners" by David Denby: Reviews of an eclectic assortment of new movies: the comedy The 40-Year-Old Virgin, the documentary March of the Penguins, and the thriller Red Eye.
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