It would be reasonable to assume that Crichton was a serious purveyor of hard science—and he was. But when you read his non-fiction book 'Travels', you learn that he was, in fact, something of a mystical oddball at the same time.
Is Evolution Attempting to Correct Post-Modern Mistakes with this “Trump” Era?… Ken Wilber Thinks So
Philosopher and writer, Ken Wilber, poses a unique theory on how Trump became president and how this current era of politics came to be.
Twitter has been ablaze with the great debate about who did 'Darcy' better, Colin Firth or Matthew Macfadyen? While the arguments rage on, they have yet to turn to the authority on Darcy-ology for confirmation... It's me. I'm the authority.
Acclaimed director Peter Jackson first announced the movie last year but now thanks to some fan sleuthing and a companion book, we may know the film's release window.
Jones, along with University of Saskatchewan and University College of London, was instrumental in turning 'Canterbury Tales' into an interactive app.
The book was a heavy psychological and philosophical meditation on loneliness, relationships, and fear of the unknown; and the adaptation will undoubtedly showcase his talent in pulling off complex narratives.
When thinking about prolific songwriters that utilized cryptic, often puzzling use of words and meanings, few compare to the songwriting duo Steely Dan. The many interpretations of their lyrics has taken on a life of its own.
Haruki Murakami's idea is to try to lift the nation's spirits under the current coronavirus lockdown by playing some of his favorite songs and answering listener questions in a two-hour show across 39 Japanese radio shows.
While there are no two ways of coping during difficult times, we could learn a thing or two from artists who thrived in solitude and fortuitously produced their magnum opuses.
After trying and failing once, I've finally ascended the literary mountain that is 'War and Peace.' And although it took me nearly 4 months to do so, it highlighted exactly why these great literary treks are needed now more than ever.
The world-renowned director has just signed a two-book deal with Harper/Collins with the first of the books set to release in 2021.
Art Bell's new memoir about his life and creating the TV juggernaut Comedy Central, is wildly funny but also knows how to be intimate and reach the heart of the reader. Creating mixed feelings of fleeting joy and indefinable sadness.
Let's examine 'Renegade: The Life Story of David Icke', a film in which Icke discusses how he was faced with historic levels of ridicule because of his ideas and he explains that we are in an awakening period now where speaking your truth is utterly crucial to where humanity goes from here.
One major difference between 'The Handmaid’s Tale' and its progeny involves the nature of the plot and tone. If 'The Handmaid’s Tale' was a warning, 'The Testaments' is a call to revolution.
The book collects, for the first time, more than 200 of Spike Jonze's personal photographs with the Beastie Boys and will be released March of this year.
The new series will be called 'Marlon and Jake Read Dead People', and the duo will discuss authors and literature of the past as they strive to make the ‘dead’ writers ‘alive’ again.
Among previous recipients of this award are renowned writers like Stephen King, J.K. Rowling, Toni Morrison, Philip Roth, and Margaret Atwood.
The reality is that until there is a vaccine that has been more or less globally distributed, travel isn’t much of an option. So, to that end, here are a few great books you can escape into and feed your hunger for travel.
The six-part series, which wrapped up last month, is one of the works of fiction that has best grappled with the Trump era. Its modern-day echoes really hit home.
In 1944, W. Somerset Maugham's 'The Razor's Edge' portrayed a lifestyle that is strikingly similar to the modern "digital nomad." Here's what today's traveler can learn from its protagonist.
'CREEM: America’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll Magazine' will premiere in August 2020 and will include interviews with Alice Cooper, Cameron Crowe, Joan Jett, Michael Stipe, Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Kirk Hammett, Thurston Moore, Peter Wolf, and more.
'The Press Gang,' the new collection published last month collecting film reviews from the film section of the late New York alt-weekly 'New York Press,' is a welcome tour through an era that's now sadly past.
Recap of our sit down with Art Bell, the man who started Comedy Central, as we talk to him about his recently released memoir, discovering talent like Bill Maher and Jon Stewart, and much more.
The first recorded reading of one of the masterpieces of modern poetry was thought to be long-lost, but now, it is set for release on April 2, 2021.