8 Beach Books from the 1980s But for Today
For summer 2017, revisit classics by Alice Walker and Amy Tan.
“Playboy”: A Compendium of Comedy, Cartoons & Conscience
A new book explores how comedians like Lenny Bruce, Phyllis Diller, and Joan Rivers were nurtured in Playboy clubs.
The Best of Yesterday’s Britcoms: From “Monty Python” to “The Inbetweeners”
On the other side of the pond, they like their sitcoms dry with a touch of madness.
How Do Pop Musicians Interpret Patriotism?
Whitney Houston, Ray Charles, and Lynyrd Skynyrd all pay tribute to America in their own special way.
The Literary Wonderlands of John Lennon
Lennon’s quirkiness is on full display in “In His Own Write,” “A Spaniard in the Works,” and “Skywriting by Word of Mouth.”