Bill T. Jones steps from stage to page
The preface to "Story/Time: The Life of an Idea" by Bill T. Jones opens with a pointed declaration: "The object you are holding in your hands is conflicted. It is...
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Capturing the architectural wonder of ‘Columbus, Indiana’
"As soon as you cross the Flatrock River, turn onto Washington Street and navigate toward downtown and the tall, chimney-like tower of First Christian Church, you know there is something...
‘The Portlandia Activity Book’ is hipster hilarity
I really wasn't craving another season of "Portlandia," Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein's TV sendup of all things hipster. How many times can you put a bird on it? But...
Review: ‘Redeployment’ by Phil Klay
Tim O'Brien taught us "How to Tell a True War Story." His short story, now more than 25 years old and part of "The Things They Carried," instructed: A true...
Review: ‘Redeployment’ by Phil Klay
Tim O'Brien taught us "How to Tell a True War Story." His short story, now more than 25 years old and part of "The Things They Carried," instructed: A true...
‘George Hurrell’s Hollywood,’ ‘Hollywood in Kodachrome’ showcase Hollywood visuals
You've seen the photo: Jane Russell gazes up from a haystack, her lips parted in an almost sneering smile, a straw of hay between her teeth. She wasn't even a...
Visual Detective: ‘The Encyclopedia of Early Earth’ by Isabel Greenberg
A young storyteller sets sail, seeking a missing piece of his soul. He winds up on the opposite side of the world, where he falls in love with a woman...
Review: ‘Everything’s Coming Up Profits’ by Steve Young and Sport Murphy
The Chicago Auto Show is winding down this weekend, but you can keep the glitzy concept cars. I'm staying home with Steve Young and Sport Murphy's delightful chronicle of the...
Review: ‘Harlem’ by Camilo José Vergara
Camilo José Vergara's fascinating new book, "Harlem: The Unmaking of a Ghetto," is a collection of time-lapse photography shot over the course of 40 years. Vergara, a MacArthur fellow, has...
Review: ‘Earth From Space’ by Yann Arthus-Bertrand and ‘Cosmos’ by Giles Sparrow
I was looking at two panoramic vistas of the Martian landscape — dirt as red as Georgia's studded by rocks with a lapis blue sheen — when I was reminded...