Hitchens gets the write-up he has long deserved.
A brilliant way to deal with poetry.
Eric Hobsbawm fondly recalls his days as a jazz critic, and shows how not to age gracefully.
Burbank and Cooper's big book on empires is out.
Race, Wealth, and Inequality.
Notable historians on notable historians: Hollinger on Rakove; Oshinsky on Okrent.
Tony Bourdain on lots of stuff.
Dogs and hipsters, keep out...
Diddy speaks truth on Nicki Minaj's potential:
