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TABLE OF CONTENTS
FEATURES
ESQUIRE SPECIAL
Dubious Achievements of 1983
Enough already of 1983, the year that brought us Staying Alive, more of James Watt, the Hitler diaries, and much, much less. ..................................................... 39
PROFILE
The Man Who Wouldn’t Be King
by Judith Adler Hennessee
Ted Koppel and Nightline are the perfect match of man and show. Even the glory job of network news can’t tear it asunder. .............................................................. 50
ESQUIRE EYE
Enduring Exposures
by Andrea Heil
Scenes from nearly a hundred years of black history taken from the private collection of a man with a passion for the past. .............................................................. 58
IN QUOTES
Snoop
by Howard Senzel
The modern detective is a good seducer—he does whatever it takes to charm information out of the unsuspecting. .............................................................. 62
THE LITERARY LIFE
Why I Live Where I Live
by Donald Hall
In the country, trying to describe exactly where you live is almost as difficult as saying why you choose to live there. .............................................................. 68
MODERN ROMANCE
A Sandwich
by Lynda Barry
Asking a woman who isn’t your mother to fix you something to eat may get you more than a sandwich. .............................................................. 71
WASHINGTON BRIEFING
The Education of a Hawk
by Jerrold L. Schecter
John Negroponte worked in Vietnam with Kissinger. Now, as ambassador to Honduras, his association with him continues. .............................................................. 72
FASHION
Dateline: Italy
by Vincent Boucher
The latest for spring from the collections of four classic Italian designers—Armani, Versace, Soprani, and Cerruti. .............................................................. 74
FICTION
Fili
by Francisco Goldman
While wandering in the midst of a cheerless city he saw bits of color that made it seem as though anything were possible. .............................................................. 94
MAN AT HIS BEST: PAGE 25
Smart Money: The Quack Comes Back;
Classics: The Harris Tweed Jacket;
Practical Matters: A Base for Your Computer;
Special Places: Where to Take a Dive;
The Seasoned Cook: The Second Coming of a Sinful Pie;
Good Thinking: As the World Turns;
The Drinking Man: Another Morning After;
What Every Man Should Know: How to Make a Toast
THE ESQUIRE REVIEW
MOVIES
Brian De Palma’s Death Wish
by Lynn Hirschberg .............................................................. 79
HOLLYWOOD & VINYL
The Nuclear Rip-off
by Paul Rudnick and Bill McKearn ..................................... 83
MEDIA
Life After Flashdance
by Richard M. Levine ............................................................ 85
INSIDE MOVES
The Business of Show Business ............................................. 88
BOOKS
Southern Exiles
by James Alan McPherson .................................................... 91
OPENINGS
Christopher LeBrun ............................................................... 93
THE NEW AMERICA: PAGE 115
Work in Progress by Connie Funge;
The “Smart” Card: How to Make a Plastic Payment by Roger Rapoport;
Yoga and Your Heart by Valerie Andrews;
Kung Fu in the Big Leagues by Joe Flower;
On-Line Job Hunting by Stan Maslowski;
The Arrival of Plane Cuisine by Ron Rosenbaum;
New Notes
DEPARTMENTS
Backstage with Esquire
Identifying with Violence .......................................................... 7
The Sound and the Fury
Letters from Readers .............................................................. 8
Unconventional Wisdom
by Adam Smith
Walking on Fire ................................................................. 11
American Beat
by Bob Greene
Dog Days on Publishers Row ............................................... 13
Ethics
by Anthony Brandt
Looking for an Answer ......................................................... 18
Sports Clinic
by Robert Brody
Competing with Cool .......................................................... 21
Sports Scenes
by Pete Dexter
The Linebacker’s Secret .................................................... 107
The Environment
by Geoffrey Norman
Justice, Just in Time .......................................................... 109
High Life
by Taki Wacko ................................................................. 113