Common Bonds: Publish and Perish
Six authors who made a bundle — after they were buried.
Biographies
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel: An Unappreciation
Our reviewer gives the old-people-in-India movie less than high marks.
Moog’s Chief Engineer Shows You How To Play the Google Doodle
Cyril Lance shows you how to tickle your plastic laptop keys like a pro.
What is the Deal With Mitt Romney’s Laugh?
Historian Gary Willis asks the question.
Trailers for All The Paul Thomas Anderson Movies
The new Paul Thomas Anderson movie, The Master, now has a teaser trailer. So we collected trailers for all the other Paul Thomas Anderson movies.
Jason Schwartzman Biography: New!
Including one big fact we didn’t know about the actor’s family.
Prince Charles: A Month of Crazy Far-Flung Photo Ops
Even by the usual meet-and-greet standards of the Royal Family, the Prince of Wales has had a colorful month.
Nikola Tesla vs. Thomas Edison: The Great Electric Catfight Continues
Time once again for a battle between the most famous inventor and the most famous forgotten inventor in American history. Who ya got?
Amelia Earhart’s Transatlantic Crossing
In Londonderry, Ireland on 21 May 1932, Amelia Earhart landed her plane after flying solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
The Curse of the Standing Ovation
Theater critic Ben Brantley fires both barrels at “ovation inflation.”