Brendan Bernhard
Keith Richards: Musician, Author, Military Man Manqué
The Rolling Stones guitarist who long ago was supposed to be in a tomb has left us with a pretty impressive tome.
Do ‘Liberal’ Novelists Always Write ‘Liberal’ Novels?
Why did America's conservative press ignore a novel which combines a full-blown send-up of New York’s left-wing intelligentsia with a serious exploration of religious faith?
The Bridge: Bob Dylan, the ‘Ruling Class,’ and the ‘Country Class’
How Bob Dylan checked out of the culture war.
Why Have Americans Lost Interest in Tennis?
Since the Agassi-Sampras era, Americans have given tennis the cold shoulder even as the sport has gone through a golden age. With the US Open starting this week, it’s time to get reacquainted with a sport we once loved.
Christopher Hitchens’ Example to America
If Americans are saddened by Hitchens’ illness, it’s not only because he has cancer. It’s because one of the few journalists in the country still able and willing to cross the political divide has cancer.
Philip Larkin, Part I: the Sad Man
Twenty-five years after his death, Philip Larkin’s poetry still resonates.
Bob Dylan’s Great Travel Song
"When I Paint My Masterpiece" is a great summer vacation song—particularly if you’re heading to Europe, as right about now, a lot of Americans are.
