‘Pity The Billionaire’: The Right’s Unlikely Comeback
How did the economic collapse of 2008 and 2009 give birth to a conservative populist revolt? That’s the question Thomas …
A ‘Breakdown’ Full Of Thrills, Chills And Social Ills
The opening scene of the latest V.I. Warshawski novel confirms the worst fears of any parent whose daughter has been …
‘Extremely Loud’ And Incredibly Manipulative
Some critics are indignant over Stephen Daldry’s film of Jonathan Safran Foer’s book Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. They say …
Tina Fey On Life, Motherhood, Writing And Comedy
This interview was originally broadcast on April 13, 2011. Bossypants is now available in paperback. Tina Fey grew up in …
This Weekend, Some New Shows (And Old Favorites)
The New Year brings with it new TV programming, and this Sunday is an especially busy one for television. Two …
Tinker, Tailor, Actor, ‘Spy’
In author Thomas Caplan’s new novel, The Spy Who Jumped Off The Screen, the president asks movie star Ty Hunter …
‘Norwegian Wood’: Love And Loss, And Memory Too
“Hey, you’re not a liar, are you?” It’s 1967, and veracity is prized on college campuses. That’s why outgoing Tokyo …
Brownstein And Armisen’s Comedic Take On Portland
Soon after Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen became friends, they started making sketch-comedy videos. “We would email a link … …
Irresistible Novelties: The Allure Of The ‘New’
Winifred Gallagher, a science writer, journalist and former psychology editor of American Health, has published, among other things, a unified …
Growing Up Muslim And Midwestern In ‘Dervish’
In American Dervish, playwright and author Ayad Akhtar draws from his own Midwestern childhood to tell the coming-of-age story of …
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