Top of the Stack
Hitler Continued
The Afterward to Rosenbaum’s 1998 masterpiece.
The Front Page
The Story of T
“In Sicily a mafioso’s widow gives his shotgun and boots to his heir. Here she oversees the distribution of bowling alleys, restaurants beauty parlors and parcels of real estate.”
The Father, The Director, and the Holy Terror
“If Jack wanted Canada,” says a top movie agent, “some studio boss would buy it, paint it red and park it in his driveway.”
b. 1975
Zadie Smith takes us into the future and sends us back to the past. We bow to that.
Law and Order at Night
When outsiders get too close to a White Citizens Council meeting in Montgomery, Alabama in the spring of 1960, “A Salute to Law and Order” takes on a whole new meaning.
A Place to Heal
The Simpson children one year later.
The Search for Lily Tomlin
She sang in bars at 3, crowned herself “Waitress of the Week” in her scuffling days and hasn’t stopped reinventing herself yet.
The Connoisseur of Scoundrels
In Which Murray Kempton Tries to Find “the Finger of God” in the Fumblings of Man.
The Land
“The Land” allows you to demand respect for your rights without deciding how much you respect anybody else’s.
The Last Celluloid Desperado
“No, I don’t identify in my mind with criminals, but my exposure to them has helped my understanding.”—Mitchum
Jeff Bridges: Class Act
After years of great performances, Jeff Bridges lands his defining role.
In the Bloom of Life
A Profile of Lady Bird Johnson.
Creem Magazine is Having a Moment
Boy Howdy.