‘Prague Fatale’: ‘Downton Abbey With SS’
Philip Kerr is a British novelist, born a decade after the end of World War II, who has written a …
‘Heretics’: The Crisis Of American Christianity
The United States ranks as the most religious country in the developed world. And New York Times columnist Ross Douthat …
Former Yankees Pitcher Jim Bouton Plays Not My Job
Jim Bouton is a former All-Star pitcher for the New York Yankees. His classic baseball memoir Ball Four, which was …
History Lost And Found: A Letter From Titanic
Many famous names went down with the Titanic, like the American millionaire John Jacob Astor IV, the wealthiest person on …
The Fourth Stooge: Memories Of ‘Uncle Shemp’
This weekend, the Farrelly Brothers’ version of The Three Stooges arrives in theaters. You’ll see plenty of Larry, Moe and …
Permanent Siesta: 3 Books To Whisk You Away
One doesn’t necessarily associate spring travel with heavy reading. For one, books are bulky luggage, the weighty enemies of economical …
‘Airbender’ Creators Reclaim Their World In ‘Korra’
When M. Night Shyamalan’s fantasy film The Last Airbender — panned by both critics and fans of the wildly popular …
Lena Dunham’s ‘Girls’ Navigate New York City Life
This Sunday, HBO premieres a new comedy series that’s written and directed by Lena Dunham, who grabbed the media spotlight …
Poet Marie Howe Reflects On The ‘Living’ After Loss
This interview was originally broadcast on October 20, 2011. A few years after her younger brother John died from AIDS-related …
‘Cabin In The Woods’: A Dead-Serious Genre Exorcism
Are we in the right theater? That was the first fleeting thought that went through my head during the opening …
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