Adam Nimoy Talks About Addiction and His Famous Father, Leonard
Even after his pointy ears were removed, Leonard Nimoy had trouble expressing his emotions. Nimoy, a highly repressed, high-functioning alcoholic,…
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A Compton native tells a new generation the story of his hometown
Albert M. Camarillo is an old-school Compton. His father emigrated from the Mexican state of Michoacán as a teenager in…
Bob Menendez is the latest politician to sell out to America's adversaries
Book review Foreign Agents By Casey MichelSt. Martin's Press: 368 pages, $30If you purchase books linked on our site, The…
Stadiums are more than a symbol. They exclude some and include others
Book review The Stadium: An American Story of Politics, Protest, and Play By Frank Andre GuridyBasic Books: 368 pages, $32If…
In the horror novel 'Sacrificial Animals', the violence of rural life is mixed with Chinese myth
August 19, 2024 12:54 pm Pacific Time Book review Sacrificial Animals: A Novel By Kailee PedersenSt. Martin's Press: 320 pages,…
In Moon Unit, Zappa's memoirs, fame and family trauma collide
Book review From the Earth to the Moon By Moon Unit ZappaDey Street Books: 368 pages, $29.99If you purchase books…
Charles R. Cross, noted Kurt Cobain biographer, dies at 67
Charles R. Cross, the Seattle-based author and music journalist who wrote definitive biographies of Kurt Cobain and Jimi Hendrix, died…
Opinion: Tempted to vote for Jed Bartlet in 2024? 'The West Wing' was always a fantasy
As another terribly consequential presidential election approaches, it’s hard not to fantasize about how things could be different. Imagine, for…
A radical collaboration sheds prophetic light on Nat Turner's slave rebellion
Book review Nat Turner, Black Prophet: A Visionary Story By Anthony J. Kaye and Gregory P. DownsFarrar, Straus and Giroux:…
TJ Newman's 'worst case scenario' could ignite a bidding war in Hollywood
On the shelf The worst possible scenario By TJ NewmanLittle Brown: 336 pages, $30 If you purchase books linked on…