Creative Duos: 3 Partnerships That Have Changed Pop Culture
The same way Rodgers and Hammerstein go together, so too should Amy Poehler and Tina Fey, or the lesser-known Werner Herzog and Klaus Kinski. (READ MORE)
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It’s Too Late to Die Young Now: The Heyday of Rock ‘n’ Roll Journalism
Andrew Mueller, author of the rock memoir It's Too Late to Die Young Now, spoke about Lester Bangs, PJ v. Nirvana, and the awfulness of John Lennon’s "Imagine."(READ MORE)
City of Wind and Stars: 5 Great Chicago-Set Films
Dean Jobb tackles the topic of the best Chicago-set films, pointing back to the original home of Hollywood.(READ MORE)
Unstuck in Film: Every Kurt Vonnegut Adaptation Brought to Screen
With the forthcoming TV adaptation of his 1963 novel Cat’s Cradle, and a documentary on the way, we take a look back at the author’s legacy in film.(READ MORE)
Woke Up This Morning: 5 Great Biographies of Blues Musicians
In light of B.B. King's passing and the new Bessie Smith biopic, we look at biographies of the men and women who gave birth to the blues.(READ MORE)
The Biography of a Cocktail: ‘The Negroni’ by Gary Regan
With The Negroni, Gary Regan, one of the world’s smartest drinksmen, gives us a stem-winding guide to the cocktail in all its variations.(READ MORE)
A Joseph Ellis Primer: 5 Biographies on America’s Growing Pains
For tales of how America came to be -- including his most recent book The Quartet -- read some of Joseph Ellis's prize-winning histories.(READ MORE)
Curating Life: Maira Kalman’s Stories in Beloved Objects
Using a mixture of personal objects and those from the archives of the Cooper Hewitt design museum, celebrated artist Maira Kalman narrates life from birth to death. (READ MORE)
The Bombers and the Bombed: A V-E Day Reading List
If V-E Day inspires you to revisit the Second World War, let these 4 recent acclaimed works of nonfiction be your knowledgeable guides. (READ MORE)
Upright Thinkers: The Marvel, Mystery, and Evolution of Human Thought
Mlodinow's 'The Upright Thinkers' is a grand project across human history, narrating the roots of human thought about the physical world.(READ MORE)
