Tom Wolfe on His First Novel.
Writer Tom Wolfe, known for his "New Journalism" in the 60s and 70s. His books from that period included The Electric Kool Aid Acid Test, Radical Chic and Mau Mauing the Flak Catchers and The Right Stuff. His new book, his first novel, is titled The Bonfire of the Vanities.
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Sting's Bloated Album Takes Itself Too Seriously.
Rock Critic Ken Tucker reviews the "... Nothing Like the Sun," the new album by Sting, the former lead singer of the Police.
Farley Mowat's Naturalist Adventures in the Arctic.
Canadian writer and naturalist Farley Mowat. Mowat has written widely on wildlife and the natural habitat, championing the cause of the harp seals, whales, wolves, Eskimos. His books include A Whale for the Killing, The Boat Who Wouldn't Float and Never Cry Wolf. (This is the second part of a two-part interview.)
"Suspect" is Full of Entertaining Clichés.
Film Critic Stephen Schiff will review "Suspect," the courtroom thriller/love story starring Cher and Dennis Quaid.
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