The U.S. Issue | Pursuits: Guy Trebay on the Joys of Driving
18 May 2012, 12:29 pm
“So seldom do I drive these days and so special is the experience that I still get a little canine jolt of excitement whenever someone rattles keys.”

My Car, My Sanctuary
18 May 2012, 12:24 pm
ON Monday, the wind blew so hard that only a fool would have ventured near the rim of the canyon. On Tuesday, a sandstorm colored the sky the yellow of motel linoleum and left a film of grit in your mouth.

Movie Review: ‘Darling Companion’
11 May 2012, 1:57 am
The problem is that looking for a missing canine, no matter how obvious it is as a metaphor for two-legged characters finding themselves as well, represents a rather flimsy spine for a feature screenplay.

Books: Journalist-author Anna Quindlen industry pioneer
10 May 2012, 7:23 pm
Mother's Day seems the right time to chat with devoted mom Anna Quindlen, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author who invented the "mommy/career woman blog" before blogs even existed.

Maniacal laughs
25 April 2012, 7:11 pm
Try to keep a straight face as we seek out the best film clips featuring maniacal laughs This week's Clip joint is by Sophie Monks Kaufman, who also wrote the Clip Joint on Siren Songs . She is currently watching a film every day and blogging about it at A Truth a Day . You can follow her on Twitter at @sopharsogood. Think you can do better than Sophie? If you've got an idea for a future Clip ...