When Newspapers Were Newspapers
Seventy-two years of the great Herblock’s cartoons.
Robert Birnbaum
Michael Ondaatje
Our man in Boston talks to Michael Ondaatje about why he writes novels, how he measures satisfaction, and when fiction can succeed by operating like poetry.
Straight to the Heart
Kent Meyers reconstructs a murdered teenager through 16 townspeople who knew her.
The Good, The Bad, The Funny
New Hadju essays run from Beyoncé to Elmer Fudd.
Small But Persistent
Glimmertrain’s new short fiction and news of imperiled writers around the globe.
Master of the Novella
Jim Harrison is appreciated everywhere, though apparently not in NYC.
Readings Redux
Yardley ends “Second Readings,” a fine skein of retrospective reviews.
A Mighty, Mighty Pen
David Levine has gone to his glory. The career-spanning monograph will be incredible.
Keeping Hope Alive
Looking at it now, the New Deal may have been America’s finest moment.
The Shower Scene That Changed the World
Where would America be without “Psycho?”