Why Leonard Nimoy Came to Embrace His Long, Prosperous Life as Spock
February 27, 2015
Several thousand actors have played Hamlet. Meanwhile, there will always be one true Spock.
Ben Bradlee and the Powerful Cold War Georgetown Set
October 23, 2014
What he knew—and didn't know—about the CIA.
My Weekend With Oscar de la Renta
October 21, 2014
Remembering the kindness and generosity of one of fashion's greats.
The Senate majority leader showed that decency, patriotism, and hardball politics can coexist.
Remembering Mary Soames, Churchill's daughter and the grandest of grande dames
Watch Maya Angelou Read at Clinton's First Inaugural
May 28, 2014
The poet reads "On the Pulse of Morning."
May 28, 2014
There isn't much art in her books, but she helped pave the way for black writers who can enjoy the luxury of being merely individuals rather than representatives of their race.
He transformed a discipline that had been tied to traditional topics, like business cycles, international trade, and money supply, into an intellectual field without boundaries.
His liberator's urge was not a matter of leftism. The urge was literary.
If Don Quixote is considered the first modern novel, One Hundred Years of Solitude might be the last.