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Why You Should
Eve Babitz on why dancing—specifically, ballroom dancing—is better than sex.
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They Can’t Take That Away From Me
The charming, nonchalant elegance of Fred Astaire—Where has the glamour gone?
Pearl
Dwayne Washington’s nickname took him further than either ability or ambition could.
Truth and Consequence
Despite a progressive social and political atmosphere for gay women in New York during the 1990s, the decision about whether or not to go public as a lesbian was fraught with risk.
American Dreamer
How Arnold came, saw, and conquered. We never stood a chance.
A Fistful of Dollars
The inside story of how Rupert Murdoch swiped New York Magazine, the Village Voice and New West and killed Clay Felker’s dream.
Hope and Glory
John Boorman’s autobiographical story about growing up in London during the Blitz is a modest masterpiece.
Amen to Sonny
Joe Flaherty says goodbye to Sonny Liston.
Dark Times at Glen Ridge High
By John Marchese 7 Days, June 28, 1989 The horrible days in May, as they came to be called in Glen Ridge, actually began on the first day of March on a baseball diamond owned by the borough, a New Jersey bedroom community 15 miles west of Manhattan. It was still a few...
At Large with Bill Murray
Harold Conrad—the hipster’s hipster—hangs with Bill Murray, from L.A. to Palm Springs to New York, during the filming of the second Ghostbusters movie.
Eddie Murphy Is on Top of the World
Hanging out with SNL’s biggest star, 21-year old Eddie Murphy, as he records his first album and prepares for superstardom.
Elmore Leonard Under the Boardwalk
On the prowl with Elmore Leonard as he explores the dark corners of Atlantic City for the first of his many best-sellers.
Would You Be Mine? Could You Be Mine?
A brilliant new documentary helps us appreciate the indomitable will and essential goodness of Mr. Rogers.