| TABLE OF CONTENTS |
| INTERVIEW |
| Woody Allen, The Art of Humor No. 1 |
| Garrison Keillor, The Art of Humor No. 2 and The Art of Humor No. 2 (audio) |
| Calvin Trillin, The Art of Humor No. 3 |
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| FICTION |
| John Barth, The End: An Introduction |
| T. Coraghessan Boyle, Rapture of the Deep |
| Melvin Jules Bukiet, Squeak, Memory |
| Marcia Guthridge, Henry V, Part 2 |
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| FEATURE |
| Walter Abish, The Man in the Back Row Has a Question I: On Humor |
| Henry Alford, The Man in the Back Row Has a Question I: On Humor |
| Dave Barry, The Man in the Back Row Has a Question I: On Humor |
| Harold Bloom, Como Conversazione: On Literature and Comedy in Our Time and The Canon of Western Humor |
| Roy Blount, Jr., Como Conversazione: On Literature and Comedy in Our Time |
| Malcolm Bradbury, Como Conversazione: On Literature and Comedy in Our Time |
| Art Buchwald, The Man in the Back Row Has a Question I: On Humor |
| Christopher Buckley, The Man in the Back Row Has a Question I: On Humor |
| Stephen Dixon, The Man in the Back Row Has a Question I: On Humor |
| Jeffrey Eugenides, The Man in the Back Row Has a Question I: On Humor |
| Tibor Fischer, Como Conversazione: On Literature and Comedy in Our Time |
| Veronica Geng, The Man in the Back Row Has a Question I: On Humor |
| Grey Gowrie, Como Conversazione: On Literature and Comedy in Our Time |
| John Gross, Como Conversazione: On Literature and Comedy in Our Time |
| Donald Hall, The Man in the Back Row Has a Question I: On Humor |
| Drue Heinz, Como Conversazione: On Literature and Comedy in Our Time |
| John Irving, The Man in the Back Row Has a Question I: On Humor |
| George Kalogerakis, The Man in the Back Row Has a Question I: On Humor |
| David Kamp, The Man in the Back Row Has a Question I: On Humor |
| Alfred Kazin, The Man in the Back Row Has a Question I: On Humor |
| Sean Kelly, The Man in the Back Row Has a Question I: On Humor |
| Rick Moody, The Man in the Back Row Has a Question I: On Humor |
| Willie Morris, The Man in the Back Row Has a Question I: On Humor |
| John Mortimer, Como Conversazione: On Literature and Comedy in Our Time |
| Mark O'Donnell, The Man in the Back Row Has a Question I: On Humor |
| P. J. O'Rourke, The Man in the Back Row Has a Question I: On Humor |
| George Plimpton, Como Conversazione: On Literature and Comedy in Our Time |
| Mordecai Richler, Como Conversazione: On Literature and Comedy in Our Time |
| Mary Lee Settle, The Man in the Back Row Has a Question I: On Humor |
| Wilfrid Sheed, The Man in the Back Row Has a Question I: On Humor |
| Daniel Stern, The Man in the Back Row Has a Question I: On Humor |
| Michael Thomas, The Man in the Back Row Has a Question I: On Humor |
| Calvin Trillin, Como Conversazione: On Literature and Comedy in Our Time |
| Frederic Tuten, The Man in the Back Row Has a Question I: On Humor |
| John Updike, The Man in the Back Row Has a Question I: On Humor |
| Auberon Waugh, Como Conversazione: On Literature and Comedy in Our Time |
| John Wells, Como Conversazione: On Literature and Comedy in Our Time |
| Paul West, The Man in the Back Row Has a Question I: On Humor |
| Barry Yourgrau, The Man in the Back Row Has a Question I: On Humor |
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| POETRY |
| Lucille Clifton, Lorena |
| Tom Disch, Donna Reed in the Scary Old House |
| John Drexel, Chance Encounters |
| Victoria Else, Sabbath |
| Gary Fincke, Johnny Weismuller Learns the Tarzan Yell |
| Albert Goldbarth, Two Cents |
| Beth Gylys, Not an Affair a Sestina |
| Brooks Haxton, Three Poems |
| David Lehman, The World Trade Center |
| Campbell McGrath, Seashells, Manasota Key |
| Gary Mitchner, Two Poems |
| Robert Phillips, Two Poems |
| Lloyd Schwartz, Proverbs from Purgatory |
| John Updike, Epithalamium |
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| ART |
| Raffaele, Table of Contents |
| R. O. Blechman, The Birth of A Notion |
| Jim Borgman, The Birth of A Notion |
| Roz Chast, The Birth of A Notion |
| Edward Koren, The Birth of A Notion |
| Arnie Levin, The Birth of A Notion |
| Lee Lorenz, The Birth of A Notion |
| Mike Luckovich, The Birth of A Notion |
| Bob Mankoff, The Birth of A Notion |
| Doug Marlette, The Birth of A Notion |
| Frank Modell, The Birth of A Notion |
| Arnold Roth, The Birth of A Notion |
| Saul Steinberg, Cover |
| Jack Ziegler, The Birth of A Notion |
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