After marketing Hummer as the quintessence of American brawn, General Motors is selling the mega-SUV maker to an obscure Chinese company that promises a shift toward more environmentally sensitive vehicles. ...more

October 19, 2009

As his presidency drew to a close, George W. Bush revealed that life in the White House hasn't been bad, not bad at all. ...more

January 18, 2009

"The Pyramid" (and four other Kurt Wallander mysteries), by Henning Mankell (The New Press, $26.95) ...more

December 21, 2008

The Tampa Bay Rays have had to prove their mettle once already this season, back when they went into the all-star break on a confidence-sapping seven-game losing streak. ...more

September 9, 2008

TRAVIS MORRISON HELLFIGHTERS: ALL Y'ALL (BARSUK) *** Despite the implied ruralism of the title, Travis Morrison's second post-Dismemberment Plan album is decidedly urban, populated by cynical singles waiting for the end of their relationships, if not the world. ...more

October 26, 2007

David Chadwell is sure boys and girls can get through the awkward middle school years better when they're separated, in classrooms tailored to the learning styles of each gender. ...more

October 1, 2007

The same egomania that turns Kanye West boorish in public is part of what makes him one of hip hop's most fascinating artists. On 'Graduation,' his third album, his self-esteem comes out in clever, disarming rhymes; and it's tempered with some equally rampant self-doubt. ...more

September 21, 2007