'The Big Rich' Covers Almost a Century of Texas Oil
The Big Rich: The Rise and Fall of the Greatest Texas Oil Fortunes: For those with an interest in contemporary Texas history this is a must-read; indeed, its reach stretches well beyond Texas. The oil rich of Texas loomed large on the national horizon, and there was a time that if they pawed the earth, politicians trembled.... From The Texas Observer.
'Guilty' Examines Arab Bashing on the Big Screen
Guilty: Hollywood's Verdict on Arabs after 9/11: Six years into a costly war fought on Arab soil, one might expect American media to demonize the enemy, rationalizing the necessity of killing and maiming hundreds of thousands of Iraqi civilians. But perhaps because of popular revulsion at the war, Shaheen finds cause for hope.... From The Texas Observer.
'In Search of Bill Clinton' Revisits the Monica Affair
In Search of Bill Clinton: Was Bill Clinton's affair with Monica Lewinsky merely the weakness of an inveterate horndog -- or something else? Psychologist John D. Gartner explains.... From Baltimore City Paper.
Two Boston Poets Use Their Art for the Good of the Tribe
What if a poem were a social force? Boston poets Rafael Campo and Franz Wright have laid bare a live wire between poetry and isolation.... From Boston Phoenix.
Tim Reid is Still Making Race Relations Funny
Tim & Tom: An American Comedy in Black and White: Partnered with Tom Dreesen, now a veteran standup comic and humanitarian, Reid was half of what had to be America's first interracial comedy team, Tim & Tom. And now, somewhat reluctantly, he's having the last laugh with Dreesen, compiling the memories of that era into a fascinating new book, Tim & Tom: An American Comedy in Black and White.... From Metro Times.
