The devil made them do it. Working together, writers, directors, and performers not only created “The Exorcist,” one of Hollywood’s most frightening films, they started a franchis…
Jane Ferguson went to war because that’s where she felt at home. Born in 1984 in Northern Ireland, into a house where angry silences exploded into thunderous fights. She grew up during The Tr…
It’s not the history taught in school. The invention of the hamburger, the first supposed sighting of Bigfoot, and where Simon met Garfunkel may not have made it into textbooks. But they̵…
They sang it most nights — “Lord, I was born a ramblin’ man.” But they lived it every day. Even when they weren’t touring, the Allman Brothers Band was always on the m…
America was in a war it didn’t have the manpower to win. Until it stopped thinking about power as something that came only from men. “More than three hundred and fifty thousand American…
Sometimes it’s not about the destination. It’s about the journey. And for more than 75 years, performers from Nat King Cole to John Mayer have saluted one particular cross-country trek:…
Anna May Wong was a pioneer. And that was the problem. Although it was a triumph to be Hollywood’s first Chinese-American star, it was a trap to be the only one. No studio had seen an actress like …
Stephen Sondheim’s popularity shouldn’t be surprising. When the composer died in 2021, at 91, he had amassed eight Tonys. The respect and affection have only grown. And deservedly so, says Stephen …
What does the world look like 3,000 feet down? Or 30,000? Those are the questions Susan Casey had, and her book “The Underworld: Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean” chronicles her search for answe…
Once an heiress’ palace, then a national park, Mar-a-Lago eventually became a club, then a receptacle for purloined federal documents. It’s been a long, embarrassing life for the opulent Palm Beach…
It began in perfect harmony. It ended in tears and noise. For more than a decade, all-female vocal groups created one pop hit after another. “Please Mr. Postman,” “My Boyfriend’s Back,” “Stop! In t…