Len Wein, Co-Creator Of Wolverine And Storm Comics, Dies At 69
Len Wein, co-creator of iconic comic book characters such as Wolverine and Storm, has died. He was 69 years old.
Books
'World Without Mind': How Tech Companies Pose An Existential Threat
From Facebook's algorithms to our reliance on phones instead of our memories, tech giants are taking us to a future that's either utopian or dystopian, author Franklin Foer says.
'Big Chicken': The Medical Mystery That Traced Back To Slaughterhouse Workers
In the 1950s, the poultry industry began dunking birds in antibiotic baths. It was supposed to keep meat fresher and healthier. That's not what happened, as Maryn McKenna recounts in her new book.
'Gorbachev' Is A Gripping, Sympathetic And Detailed Portrait
In Gorbachev: His Life and Times, biographer William Taubman makes a convincing case that the former Soviet leader's decency — the word appears throughout the book — is key to understanding him.
He Wanted To Be A Soldier But Became A Bank Robber
A good kid just out of high school gets swept up into a plot to rob a bank. Ben Blum tells Linda Wertheimer the true story of his cousin Alex in Ranger Games.
Take A Dip Into The Glittering Past Of 'The Riviera Set'
The fabulously louche social scene of the mid-century French Riviera — where socialites and stars mixed with the likes of Winston Churchill — comes alive again in Mary S. Lovell's The Riviera Set.
Books By Hemingway, Kerouac And Bukowski Are Stolen Most Often
Scott Simon speaks with David Sandberg, owner of Porter Square Books in Cambridge, Mass., about all the Hemingway, Kerouac and Bukowski books that have kept getting stolen over the years.
A Mother And Daughter Upset Suburban Status Quo In 'Little Fires Everywhere'
Novelist Celeste Ng knows Shaker Heights, Ohio well. Writing about your own hometown is "like writing about a relative," she says. "You love them dearly, and yet you also know all of their quirks."
In 'Frankenstein Dreams,' Everything Is Possible — And Also Terrifying
Michael Sims' anthology of Victorian science fiction explores the way Mary Shelley's classic novel Frankenstein fit the nervous energy of the 19th century, and shaped the genre that came after it.
In 'Crash Override,' Zoe Quinn Shares Her Boss Battle Against Online Harassment
Having watched many colleagues attacked for speaking up, gamer Latoya Peterson offers a deeply personal review "I applaud Quinn for ... accepting that she is messy, imperfect, and, well: Human."