MGM was once Hollywood’s most successful studio. These Jewish men made it happen
Kenneth Turan’s splendid book about Hollywood titans Louis B. Mayer and Irving Thalberg is the first in 50 years to ...
Tag: Book reviews
A culture that’s ready for a different kind of closeup
It’s telling that Manuel Betancourt’s new book, “Hello Stranger: Musings on Modern Intimacies,” grounded in queer theory and abolition, takes ...
A trip back to the ’80s, with the feel of a more innocent age, whatever the reality
Adam Ross’ extraordinary second novel, “Playworld,” is a beguiling ode to a lost era, one that predates helicopter parenting, cellphones ...
