Dear TMN, Francey Russell’s recitation of American Male archetypes as expressed through cinema is, as usual for The Morning News, outstanding; however, I am puzzled as to how Ms. Russell could omit from her survey one Clinton Eastwood Jr. Not only has Mr. Eastwood been, arguably, the pre-eminent
Session after session, congressional battles have us rooting for one side or the other. But it’s not easy to tell who the good (and bad) guys are. A theory by way of He-Man and the Masters of the United States Congress.
In the Studio; The Best of I.F. Stone; Why Arendt Matters; Man and Camel; Open City; The Joke’s Over; The Uncomfortable Dead
You feel like you’ve seen Gerald Förster’s work before. It’s filled with people who seem legendary. But these photographs, shot in locations across the globe in a portable studio, have never been possible until now.
The recent E. Coli scare sent many bags of spinach into the trash bin. Now that the FDA says the outbreak is over, how will restaurants assure us what they’re serving is safe to eat?
Celebrating celebrities: Stewart Copeland in a bar, David Bowie on the piano, Duran Duran selling whiskey, Michael J. Fox selling beer, Andy Warhol and Sonny Liston selling plane tickets, and a short Superstar selling whup-ass.
New York's currently: mostly harmless Senate OKs new detainee bill, the one that excludes many rights already guaranteed under the U.S. legal system. In Baghdad, knowing how to switch your religion can save your life. Colorado high school shooter identified as a 53-year-old drifter, unknown
New York's currently: watching the neo-con democracy-domino effect hand Iran an empire Last week saw the highest number of suicide bomb attacks in Iraq of any week since the invasion in 2003. House approves White House-happy interrogation bill--a dangerous piece of legislation that terrifies
When did our angst-driven movie men get all tangled up in their apron strings? A screen history of damaged males.
I went to college in central Maine, a small school on a hill overlooking a rusted-over textile town where Richard Russo used to teach (the town’s river and shirt factory popped up on the cover of Empire Falls). The winters were long, the springs were soggy, and there
