I don’t know why, but my favorite image in Cathie Pelletier’s lyrical novel ”Beaming Sonny Home” is the purses of the daughters of Mattie Gifford, long-suffering wife of the wayward (and dead) Lester.

There’s a wonderful book called Battle Cry of Freedom. It’s a history of the Civil War era, and it’s by a Princeton professor named James McPherson. At one point, he talks about the influence of Uncle ...

WASHINGTON, March 11 (UPI) -- The pundits were still celebrating the liberation of Egypt from 60 years of Pharaonic rule when the news no one wanted to believe began filtering back. Censorship by ...

AS THE ONLY PERSON in North America with anything bad to say about “The Hours,” I feel a certain obligation to speak up. Stylish and watchable, perhaps, graced even with some nice performances in the ...

We hope it’s just temporary — After becoming the first U.S. Olympic hockey team to go winless in first three games since 1968, Team USA quietly checked out of athletes’ village and into a small leper ...

When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. By Jordy Rosenberg SOMETHING THAT MAY SHOCK AND DISCREDIT YOU By Daniel Mallory Ortberg At last, we ...

The Pearl Brunswick (New York's only all all-female musical improv group) present their full-length musical, replete with all of the ensuing pathos, bathos, and exaggerated diva-esque hand motions.

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. THE 2008 Big Brother has been fraught with difficulties from the start. Heaven knows what possessed the producers to get rid of the ...