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8 Beach Books from the 1980s But for Today
For summer 2017, revisit classics by Alice Walker and Amy Tan.
Ellen Fagan
Ellen Fagan is a forever New Yorker, long-time Greenwich Village resident and vintage Duke University graduate with hippie-esque leanings. The best description of Ellen was given to her by a sardonic lawyer during the voir dire of one of her myriad Jury Duty stints: "...housewife, mom, voracious reader, freelance writer, copy editor, jewelry designer and frequent cyber-sleuth."
“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."