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Appreciation

John Updike's Lyricism Exalted the Everyday and the Unglamorous

On Christmas Day 1960, when I was 19 and had every intention of becoming the greatest living stylist in America, I opened a present, John Updike's "Rabbit, Run," and saw from the first few pages that as long as he lived -- and he was only nine years older than I -- I would not succeed. He was a d...

APPRECIATION: The Most Welcoming Of Suave Screen Icons (Post, January 15, 2009)

A Thorn In the Side Of Apartheid: Helen Suzman Spoke Out For Those Without a Voice (Post, January 2, 2009)

In Words and in Silence, a Writer of Rare Power (Post, December 26, 2008)

APPRECIATION: In Dark Times, You Need a Mark Felt in the Shadows (Post, December 20, 2008)

APPRECIATION: Bettie Page Let Us Peep, Perchance To Dream (Post, December 13, 2008)

Appreciation: It Was Here Prosky Had True Presence (Post, December 10, 2008)

From Exile, The Voice of South Africa: Miriam Makeba, Heard but Not Seen (Post, November 11, 2008)

Appreciation: Unsung Prosecutor Brought A Shadowy Trade to Justice (Post, November 8, 2008)

Appreciation: An Ear for the Lyrical Voice of Everyman (Post, November 1, 2008)

Appreciation: The Pins and Needles of Outrageous Fashion (Post, October 21, 2008)

Appreciation: Olsson's Books And the Tomes Of Our Lives (Post, October 1, 2008)

APPRECIATION: Forget Cool: Paul Newman Knew How to Play It Smart (Post, September 28, 2008)