The young New York photographer learned from his mentor, Lou Bernstein, how to be responsive to special moments.

There stands before you a murderer -- the band that killed rock 'n' roll.

Salon talks to music critic Jim Fusilli about his mission to expose older fans to music made in the 21st century

Hippie chicks and an Oprah-ready plot reduce the radicalized '60s to nothing more than feelings.

Not in the White House. But thanks to the recession, women are skipping the Brazilian and finally growing a little hair down there.

"Wonder Boys" is still the best -- and most moving -- comedy of the year. Director Curtis Hanson and novelist Michael Chabon explain why Hollywood gave them a second chance to prove it.

For a new series, writers like Jonathan Lethem reflect on films ranging from "Heathers" to "Lethal Weapon"

Ron Howard's latest Oscar bid is a gruesome and thoroughly unpleasant western that can't decide whether it's racist or overly p.c. Guess what? It's both.

Once upon a time, magazines were meant to be read, not just eyeballed. Today's readers lust for that kind of literary excitement.

How Jonathan Richman found himself in the unlikeliest music industry ménage à trois

The great children's poet and adult entertainer Shel Silverstein did it all -- singing jazz songs, hanging with Lenny Bruce, writing plays, drawing cartoons, and living at the Playboy Mansion.

Alan Moore's latest "League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" comic gleefully mixes up history, pulp fiction and some surprisingly familiar characters.

David Brooks says the counterculture explains Wall Street greed. The man is a glutton for punishment

Mario Puzo and his ilk wrote plenty of schlock, but at least their characters seemed to like getting down