Nazis. Wonder drugs. Uzi-toting mothers. Here's what to pick up this season, from the current issue of Newsweek.
New Yorker cartoonist Bruce Eric Kaplan’s book, Everything Is Going to Be Okay, is a wry look at self-expression. He talks to Adam Auriemma about his early struggles and new HBO gig.
This weekend: a deliciously fun celebration of everyday words and expressions from Roy Blount Jr., the outrageous life of painter Joan Mitchell, and Russia's maddest, sharpest satirist goes after the police state.
One of America’s great playwrights will shock his fans with a new book that attacks liberals with rants ripped from conservative talk radio. Ben Crair on David Mamet’s dismaying willingness to become a sacrificial lamb.
From the behind-the-scenes Fox News circus to the coming collapse of the U.S. Postal Service, The Daily Beast picks this week's best longform journalism.
In Erik Larson's new book, In the Garden of Beasts, he tells the story of the Nazis' terrifying rise to power through the eyes of the U.S. ambassador.
Suketu Mehta turns his eye on the city of New York and confirms that immigration is what keeps it fresh, alive, and interesting.
Osama bin Laden may be dead but the extraordinary government powers and curtailment of civil liberties enacted after 9/11 remain.
Novelist Chris Adrian talks about his new Shakespearean novel, The Great Night, how being a doctor inspires his work, and why he’d rather be writing about "zombie bunnies."
Nazis. Wonder drugs. Uzi-toting mothers. Here's what to pick up this season, from the current issue of Newsweek.
New Yorker cartoonist Bruce Eric Kaplan’s book, Everything Is Going to Be Okay, is a wry look at self-expression. He talks to Adam Auriemma about his early struggles and new HBO gig.
One of America’s great playwrights will shock his fans with a new book that attacks liberals with rants ripped from conservative talk radio. Ben Crair on David Mamet’s dismaying willingness to become a sacrificial lamb.
From the behind-the-scenes Fox News circus to the coming collapse of the U.S. Postal Service, The Daily Beast picks this week's best longform journalism.
Suketu Mehta turns his eye on the city of New York and confirms that immigration is what keeps it fresh, alive, and interesting.
One of the hot properties at Cannes was the film version of Lionel Shriver’s bestselling We Need to Talk About Kevin, but it’s the rare book that makes a successful film. Here are 5 others that worked.
Ever since Bob Dylan started playing, critics and fans of have been accusing him of selling out, but as he turns 70 historian David Yaffe says that’s what makes him a great artist and pop figure.
Forget Arnold Schwarzenegger or John Edwards. One of the greatest political sex scandals happened to Grover Cleveland. Journalist Charles Lachman reveals the sordid details of rape, an unwanted child, and the coverup.
Despite the problems facing the U.S. these days, one group is surprisingly upbeat: African Americans. In this week’s Newsweek, Ellis Cose finds a new generation that believes racism is in decline.
In an exclusive excerpt from David McCullough's new book, the story of how John Singer Sargent's obsession led to the famous painting Madame X—and the scandal that followed.
The editor of the TLS, Peter Stothard, picks his favorite British reads. This week: a man uncovers his grandfather’s Nazi past, the private life of Caravaggio, and the rose in all its forms.
A year ago, MSNBC “killer producer” Chris Licht nearly died of a sudden brain hemorrhage. He talks to Lloyd Grove about how the harrowing experience changed his outlook on life, and helped nudge him toward a new job at CBS News.
Critic and writer Dale Peck criticizes the publishing industry that produces bad books and loses his money. He says it’s time for writers and readers to assert themselves in the market. Based on a speech delivered at the PEN World Voices fest
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