The Death of Kingfish
Louisiana’s Huey P. Long died 10 September 1935, two days after being shot at the state Capitol. To some, there are still questions about who pulled the trigger.
Biographies
On the Thomas Pynchon Trail
Vulture.com catches up (sort of) with mysterious author Thomas Pynchon, whose new novel is Bleeding Edge.
Ernest Hemingway’s Childhood Scrapbooks
In July the John F. Kennedy Library presented digital versions of Ernest Hemingway’s childhood scrapbooks.
Taking the Plunge: Red Bull Photo Contest Winners
The 2013 competition has some terrific winners.
Aaron Hernandez Was a Bad Boy
That’s what Rolling Stone magazine says in a new investigative piece.
Harvard Asks: Why Do So Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders?
And yes, they do mean men.
Remembering Marian McPartland
Saluting “the genteel Englishwoman who became a fixture of the American jazz scene.”
Elmore Leonard is Dead at Age 87, Alas
The esteemed crime and western novelist who wrote Get Shorty and Out of Sight has died a few weeks after suffering a stroke.
Oscar Pistorius Indicted For Murder
The South African Olympics star faces charges of murder and illegal possession of ammo in the death of his girlfriend.
Happy Birthday, Charles Bukowski
Writer Charles Bukowski was born in Germany on 16 August 1920. He was drunk by 17 August 1920.