Books
His detective novels are set in the rugged west and go deep into the characters’ psyches. He says he’s just giving the readers what they want.
July 20, 2008
Television
Television: As the series moves to a new time slot opposite ‘Friends,’ and the show gears up for new plot twists, star Gerald McRaney is optimistic about its success.
Oct. 16, 1997
Sports
Auto racing: After spending much of the season as a substitute driver, he rewards his new team with a victory.
Nov. 1, 1998
California
Joe Camel sure looks cool, decked out in sunglasses and plastered on billboards throughout the city.
Nov. 3, 1994
John Oliver, host of HBO’s “Last Week Tonight,” turned his attention to the tobacco industry in Sunday night’s episode, and it wasn’t pretty for main target Philip Morris International.
Feb. 16, 2015
Tony the Tiger, the Jolly Green Giant, Charlie the Tuna and Morris the Cat may not look alike, but they have the same father, Leo Burnett Co.
Aug. 6, 1985
There is a certain perverse pleasure in imagining the world going down in flames.
May 13, 2016
MEDEA: A Modern Retelling. By Christa Wolf (Doubleday: 192 pp., $22.95)
May 3, 1998
Elio Vittorini’s strangely apolitical novel describes how German military rule over Milan late in World War II suspended the decencies of normal life, substituting power and force in their place.
May 11, 1986
Business
Joe Camel, the dashing dromedary under fire from anti-smoking groups for appealing to youths, has some new lady friends.
Feb. 21, 1994