Top of the Stack
I Cover the Waterfront
Three scenes from Max Miller’s brilliant book that Joyce Wadler used to give all her young reporters.
The Front Page
The Insanity Bit
The landmark New Journalism essay about Krim’s Crack-Up.
Justice in Summer
A reporter’s account of the Emmett Till trial—An American Tragedy.
Shadow Boxing
Robert Weaver makes like Joseph Cornell and everybody wins.
This Gun for Hire
The cinematic brilliance of Julian Allen.
John Mellencamp, Daddy’s Boy
E Jean hangs with the all-American rocker in the thick of his Pink Houses prime.
Patricia Wells: An American Food Critic in Paris
Wells is a genuine phenomenon, an American and a woman who suddenly occupies a stellar position as a critic in a trade dominated by French men.
‘Shrew’ With No Apologies
Meryl Streep and the great Raul Julia in “A Taming of the Shrew” for the ages.
Toni Morrison: Finally Just a Writer
When quitting your day job is a brilliant career move.
The Making of “Fat City”
Craft Beats Art by a T.K.O. Leonard Gardner on location during the filming of “Fat City.”
Dream Weaver
Our favorite artist to come out of Pittsburgh—and no, it ain’t Andy Warhol.
The Lady in the Dark
Pauline Kael was the most loved, hated, and talked about film critic who ever lived.
Lauren Bacall: Remembrances of Bogie and Other Things Past
This is one of our favorite celebrity profiles—from the master, Helen Dudar.