In Search of Sam Cooke In Search of Sam Cooke
A womanizing gospel king and black-pride pop star, Sam Cooke led a short life filled with contradiction.
Sep 22, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Robert Christgau
The First Lady of Song The First Lady of Song
Billie Holiday wasn't just adored by her fans but by her friends and colleagues as well.
Jun 9, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Robert Christgau
Hail Mary Hail Mary
A new biography of one of the Enlightment's most remarkable thinkers.
May 26, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Vivian Gornick
Unintended Consequences Unintended Consequences
The story of Supreme Court Justice Harry Blackmun illustrates the value of a truly independent judiciary.
May 26, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Adam Haslett
The Heritage Foundation The Heritage Foundation
Paul Johnson and Christopher Hitchens's new books on the Founding Fathers.
May 26, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Lazare
Epistemology of the Closet Epistemology of the Closet
A biography of Utilitarian philosopher Henry Sidgwick sheds new light on life in the Victorian era.
May 19, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Martha C. Nussbaum
The Avenging Angel The Avenging Angel
For abolitionist John Brown, equality was not a theoretical stance but a daily practice.
May 4, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Martin Duberman
The Man Who Wasn’t There The Man Who Wasn’t There
Christopher Marlowe's life was short, sharp and irresistible.
Mar 3, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Swift
Visible Man Visible Man
The Jack Johnson story is about many things, but none more emphatically than the meaning of manhood to the Anglo-Saxon imagination at the turn of the century.
Feb 10, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Greg Tate
Show Me the Money! Show Me the Money!
Toward the end of the undervalued 1979 movie adaptation of former pro football receiver Peter Gent's undervalued 1973 novel, North Dallas Forty, a beat, bent lineman, played by t...
Feb 10, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Gene Seymour