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After reading Fires in the Night, it becomes clear that the ELF were defeated by a lack of structure.
The Revolutionary War was plotted, fought and negotiated on several sites in all five boroughs, including the Bronx.
Persevering as a traditionalist Catholic.
Don’t interrupt my solitary conversation.
Today that era of the island is a long-forgotten memory, except for some ruins.
Contemplating a metaphor for humanity’s troubles.
The last remaining Hot Bird sign is fading.
I wish it was summer all-year round. What year is it (#642)?
Since the 1850s, Bayside has been a small but potent community, giving rise to governmental leaders and statesmen.
Nicky returns home to find the roosters have trashed his place with monster truck tires.
You never know what history you’ll find by looking up from your phone.
And what, for its most profound advocate Kierkegaard, is religious faith?
Freedom Fries.
How is my baby 21?
I first read Ulysses—or parts of it—in 1986. I was having a love affair with a Jewish woman.
"If something happens, I’ll die as a Zionist.”
A new book uncovers links between the alien and the divine.
Plus, here’s some wisdom.
The decline of edgy expression presents new artist problems.
Distance, exile and modern reality.
The late author talks about how drinking doesn't help writing.
The late author talks about his time working in the LAPD, collecting anecdotes on the job, and more in this interview with Open Road Media.
The author talks about his work, Ernest Hemingway, and America in this January 9, 2003 interview.
"Marry rich. And read."
The author of A Streetcar Named Desire and many more talks about his life and career in this interview aired on July 22, 1979.
The author talks to Buckley for an hour in this episode aired on February 1, 1977.
A compilation of appearances by writers on the talk show.
The actor and director talks about his new memoir The Friday Afternoon Club on CBS Sunday Morning.
The author on his retrospective anthology The Time of Our Time.