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This week, Mikhail Baryshnikov talks about playing the troubled genius and revolutionary choreographer Vaslav Nijinsky...

"Crimes and Commissions", by Jelani Cobb; "The Vortex", by Robin Wright; "The Ride of Their Lives", by Burkhard Bilger; "Fly Away", by James Wood; and "The Outsiders", by David Denby.

Certainly, all the writing in The New Yorker is memorable, and this collection is no exception. The authors include such best sellers as Malcolm Gladwell, Seymour Hersh, and Jonathan Franzen - and the subjects range from the lives of short-order cooks to the secrets of college admissions.

This special super-sized issue contains ten articles about the people who gather, make, cook, serve, and eat food that is so mundane you might not give it a second thought - and so exotic you might not give it a first taste.

"No Mercy" by Malcolm Gladwell; "The Lunchroom Rebellion" by Burkhard Bilger; "Deerfield in the Desert" by Nick Paumgarten; "Hot Properties" by Tad Friend; and "Sex Symbols" by Sasha Frere-Jones.

"Remembering in Rwanda", by Philip Gourevitch; "The Anchor", by Mattathias Schwartz; "In Deep", by Burkhard Bilger; and "Field Maneuvers", by David Denby.

"Talking for Walking", by Laura Secor; "Auto Correct", by Burkhard Bilger; "The Love App", by Lauren Collins; and "Roman Conquests", by Anthony Lane.

"Joe and Debbie", by Dorothy Wickenden; "Linless", by Ben McGrath; "Names in Vain", by Lauren Collins; "The Master and Mikhail", by Julia Ioffe; "Beware of the Dogs", by Burkhard Bilger; and "Big Head", by Anthony Lane.

"Foreign Campaigns", by David Remnick; "Preoccupied", by James Surowiecki; "True Grits", by Burkhard Bilger; "Celluloid Hero", by Emily Eakin; and "All That Glitters", by David Denby.

"Deepest Cuts", by George Packer; "Gwyneth’s World", by Lizzie Widdicombe; "The Possibilian", by Burkhard Bilger; "Queen of the D-League", by Ben McGrath; and "The Good Samaritan", by Thomas McGuane.

"Uncomfortable Climate", by Elizabeth Kolbert; "Greedy Geezers?", by James Surowiecki; "Cheesy", by John Seabrook; "The First Kitchen", by Laura Shapiro; "Nature's Spoils", by Burkhard Bilger; "Borscht", by Aleksandar Hemon; "Christmas Pudding", by Colm Toibin; and "Last Chances", by David Denby.

"Up Close and Not Personal" by Roger Angell; "Lunch with Tommy Lee Jones" by Lillian Ross; "The Latte Class" by Ben McGrath; "Butterfly Lessons" by Elizabeth Kolbert; "This Is No Game" by Jack Handy; "The Power of Hair" by Burkhard Bilger; and "Game Playing" by David Denby.

"Party Talk" by David Remnick; "The New Bathroom Wall" by Lizzie Widdicombe; "The Redirection" by Seymour Hersh; "The View" by Orhan Pamuk; "Spider Woman" by Burkhard Bilger; and "Free Spirits" by David Denby.

There are six articles in this edition: "Round One", by Hendrik Hertzberg; "Bhutto and the Candidates", by David Remnick; "Guinea-Pigging", by Carl Elliott; "Mystery on Pearl Street", by Burkhard Bilger; "Outage", by John Updike; and "Rock of Ages", by David Denby

"No Nukes", by Steve Coll; "Swamp Things", by Burkhard Bilger; "Roughing It", by Dorothy Wickenden; and "Living on the Radio", by Sasha Frere-Jones.