The Myth of the Red Hot Chili Peppers Is Better Than the Band I Remember
I was always "too cool" for the Chili Peppers. But upon reading their superb memoirs, I'm now wondering if I missed out.
The Current Superman Is Bisexual, Says DC Comics
A new issue of the superhero comic finds Clark Kent and Lois Lane's son romantically involved with a male reporter
Was There a More Human Side to the Work of Slim Aarons?
A new book juxtaposes the photographer's saturated visions of American wealth with earlier, more modest tableaux
The 10 Books You Should Be Reading This October
Including Jonathan Franzen's latest and a look inside "Apocalypse Now"
Simping for Matt Lauer Is an Interesting Angle for Katie Couric’s New Memoir
Katie Couric is "going there," and by there she means straight to Matt Lauer's defense
The Best Movies, TV, Books and Music for October
Including the long-awaited prequel to “The Sopranos,” plus Dave Grohl’s life story
Disney Sues Multiple Marvel Writers and Artists Over Copyright Issues
Including Stan Lee's 89-year-old brother
The Outlaw Logic and Wet Dream Mysticism of Matthew McConaughey
The latter-day renaissance man gets personal in his memoir "Greenlights," a love letter to living optimistically
Claudia Schiffer Turns Curator for '90s Fashion Photography Retrospective
The exhibition and accompanying book will include work from the supermodel's personal archive
Auction of Emily Dickinson's Hair Sparks Controversy
Including some debate over whether the hair is what it purports to be
We’re Living in the Golden Age of the Downtown NYC Memoir
New books from John Lurie and Marc Ribot are the latest entrants into a decorated canon
What Can a New Documentary Tell Us About Truman Capote?
A portrait of a writer many years in the making
An Unprecedented Look at the High-School Football Team That Inspired “Friday Night Lights”
In 1988, photographer Robert Clark went to Odessa, Texas, to document the life of a town and its beloved football team
Why News Reporters Write the Best Crime Novels
Seasoned newspaper writers like Carl Hiaasen and Laura Lippman understand something that can't be learned in an MFA program
Exploring the South Through the Lens of the Drive-By Truckers
Author Stephen Deusner's new book "Where the Devil Don't Stay" traces the band's history while meditating on Southern identity
The 10 Books You Should Be Reading This September
New novels from Whitehead and Knausgaard, a definitive investigation into the economic impact of COVID and more