Robert Hughes, the art critic of Time, had "implored" him to call Barbara Epstein, and ask her, on Mr. Hughes's behalf, to publish the piece soon—so that Mr. Hughes could "refer to it in his speeches." Did I think he should call Ms. Epstein, or might it be misunderstood? Mr. Hughes might be coming as art critic to The New Yorker. If he did, Mr. Gopnik said, he was going to recommend Mr. Gopnik as his successor at Time.
