Sandwich Monday: The Shooter’s Sandwich
Why do you eat a sandwich that’s made with two whole steaks and entire loaf of bread? Because it’s convenient. …
Wal-Mart Heiress Brings Art Museum To The Ozarks
The American art world’s biggest event in decades is happening this week — but it’s not where you’d expect it …
James Wolcott: ‘Lucking Out’ In 1970s New York
When critic James Wolcott was a college sophomore, he wrote an article about Norman Mailer for his student paper. After …
Where Were You? Stephen King Recasts JFK’s Killing
It’s a question that has intrigued philosophers, historians and science-fiction writers for centuries: If you could travel back in time …
Yes, The Oscars Should Boot Brett Ratner
If you believe Brett Ratner derisively said “rehearsing is for fags” during a Tower Heist Q&A the other day because …
‘The Wandering Falcon’: A Rich Picture Of A Forbidding Place
I’ve been meaning to write you for the longest time about The Wandering Falcon, a novel that illuminates one of …
’100 Yards Of Glory’: What Eli Manning Told Bob Costas About His Pores
On today’s All Things Considered, Robert Siegel poses an important question to Bob Costas, one of the authors of a …
Leibovitz Takes A ‘Pilgrimage’ For Artistic Renewal
From John Lennon curled around Yoko Ono to a pregnant Demi Moore, photographer Annie Leibovitz has made a career of …
Leonardo DiCaprio Brings The Complex ‘J. Edgar’ To Life On Film
In Clint Eastwood’s new film J. Edgar, Leonardo DiCaprio plays J. Edgar Hoover, the controversial longtime FBI director, from youth …
A ’20s ‘Scrapbook’ Tells One Girl’s Vintage Adventure
The Scrapbook of Frankie Pratt may be the first novel to thank 300 eBay sellers in the acknowledgments (“A+++ rating!”), …
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