This week in history we look at Andrew Jackson and his outsize career as a warrior, president, and the first POTUS to ride an American railroad in 1833. The best biography of Andrew Jackson is Jon Meacham's classic, American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House.(READ MORE)
George Plimpton -- figurehead of The Paris Review -- somehow made the editor's role seem like the most glamorous, dashing, and downright dangerous occupation a person could hold. For a closer look at George, check these books out.(READ MORE)
Scarlett Johansson and Reese Witherspoon are rumored to be candidates for the role of Hillary Rodham Clinton, Dan Savage's autobiography is due out today, singer Nick Carter is writing about his years as a member of The Backstreet Boys, and the film rights to "My Cross to Bear," the autobiography of southern...(READ MORE)
On May 30, 1431, Joan of Arc, a nineteen year old peasant girl, was burned at the stake for heresy at the Place du Vieux-Marche in Rouen. (READ MORE)
“The wolfpack” is back, in "The Hangover 3," which opens this Thursday. Before you sneak that flask of wine coolers into the theater to watch the antics of a drunken Bradley Cooper and Company, check out these drinking memoirs.(READ MORE)
Stuart David to write a memoir about his time spent as a member of Belle & Sebastian; actor Dev Patel will play self-taught math prodigy Srinivasa Ramanujan; Angelina Jolie to play the lead in a biopic based on her mother, Marcheline Bertrand; and Nicole Kidman will play the title role in a new biopic...(READ MORE)
On May 23, 1934, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were gunned down by two squads of state police while cruising through Louisiana in a stolen car. For a balanced look at the star-crossed lovers, pick up(READ MORE)
This weekend, eager Trekkies will be lining up to catch early screenings of the latest movie, "Star Trek Into Darkness," which once again pits the crew of Starship Enterprise against forces of otherworldly evil. For a look at Star Trek memories from the first generation of cast members and beyond, beam...(READ MORE)
On May 16, 1929, in the Blossom Room of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, a tradition was born: the Academy Awards ceremony, honoring the previous years’ best films, directors, and actors. Those early years of experiment and excess generated some of the all-time great life stories; here are our picks for...(READ MORE)
Martin Short will write his memoir for HarperCollins, tennis great Jimmy Connors's memoir hits stores today, Reese Witherspoon to star in the James Mangold-directed film adaptation of "Three Little Words," a memoir by Ashley Rhodes-Courter, and Aretha Franklin’s life will make its on-screen debut.(READ MORE)
