Tony Kushner isn't shy about politics. He's opinionated, and he stirs up controversy. In his own words, he's a "man of the left." His 1992 Tony Award-winning play Angels in America tackled AIDS at the height of its epidemic. In 2005, he co-wrote Steven Spielberg's Munich, which took heat for its po ... More >>
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Get Your Piping Bags ReadyAspiring Sylvia Weinstock types take note. It's almost wedding season. Your triple-tier, rosebud appliqué red velvet-white chocolate ganache (oh gawd, please no) cake is the next lady-in-desperate-wedding-planning waiting. Toba Garrett's new Wedding Cake Art and Des ... More >>
Blame it on the Rain. The current issue of Wine Spectator has the phrase "BEST EVER California Pinot Noir" splashed across the front page. The editors are referring not only to Sonoma, but as far north as Anderson Valley in Mendocino County and as close to home as Santa Barbara. The reason? Near per ... More >>
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Ready to hit the reset button: At the GOP convention, plenty of Mac and cheese, no W
For the week of Nov. 9-15
Also this week's pick, Limonade Tous les Jours
HBO movie depicts the slow, brutal death of a once-proud race
Gore Vidal looks past the election
Did Dubya free the slaves?
An excerpt from Bruce Wagner’s novel, Still Holding
Bush’s privatization plan is a new spoils system for corporations and the GOP
Illegitimate and ill at ease, George W. Bush begins what looks to be a retro presidency
The dark side of normalcy
The media and the moralists go gunning for Bill
