Reviewer Kristine Morris Interviews Steve Madden, Author of The Cobbler / Some big names don’t need an introduction, but in the case of shoe icon Steve Madden, his memoir reveals that there’s a great deal more soul than sole to the... Read More

One of the consequences of a hot and bothered planet is that human migration will surely be the most intractable, life-threatening issue of the coming decades. Dwindling water supplies, food security, and the accompanying violent... Read More

One of our favorite books of the March/April 2021 issue introduced us to John Mack, a brilliant author and top Harvard Medical School psychiatrist who inexplicably developed an obsession with alien abduction—and nearly lost his career... Read More

The classics of American literature are continually set upon by admiring screenplaywrights, short story adapters, marketers, and all manner of opportunists seeking to profit by association. Alas, most borrowings are ill advised,... Read More

We have presidents Nixon and Clinton to thank for popularizing the maxim “it’s not the crime, it’s the cover-up” in their bumbling efforts not to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth about misdeeds. And... Read More

The trappings of modernity have come with unfortunate side effects. Automobiles, for example, are responsible for much of the greenhouse gas being spewed into the atmosphere—but they sure save us travel time. Technology has weakened... Read More

War is hell, we are told, but most of us don’t really know. And that’s why it’s vital for us to honor the men and women who fought and sometimes died to defend this nation. Beyond paying our respects, we should also strive to know... Read More

Reviewer Rachel Jagareski Interviews Julian Hoffman, Author of Irreplaceable / Climate change got you down? Need a pick-me-up? Put on some trail shoes and head outside. Yes, it’s an irony but just the thing that’s under assault is... Read More