When AJ Jacobs starts a project, he doesn’t look for something simple to write about. He read the entire Encyclopedia Brittanica (remember when that was a thing?) for his 2004 book “The Know-It-All.” He spent a year following all the rules in the Bible for his 2007 book, “The Year of Living Biblically.” He tried […]
When he was a teenager, Jeff Rossen’s career was inspired by seeing a balding, overweight man talking into a microphone (funny, I didn’t even notice him watching me!). He was hooked on broadcasting, so he worked his way into the business and up the ladder until he became the National Investigative Correspondent for NBC’s “Today” […]
Henry Fonda and Jimmy Stewart were two of the best actors of the 20th century. Their movie credits include such classics as “Mr. Smith Goes To Washington,” “It’s A Wonderful Life,” “Rear Window,” “12 Angry Men,” “Mister Roberts,” “The Grapes of Wrath,” “Fail Safe,” and “Anatomy of a Murder.” Scott Eyman (who has done books […]
Twenty years ago, John Feinstein wrote the definitive golf book, “A Good Walk Spoiled.” A decade later, he wrote another, “Tales From Q School: Inside Golf’s Fifth Major.” Now he’s back with yet another, “The First Major: The Inside Story of Golf’s 2016 Ryder Cup.” The Ryder Cup is a three-day tournament played every two […]
Next week will mark the 50th anniversary of the publication of the first issue of Rolling Stone magazine, with John Lennon on the cover. The occasion will be marked with a four-hour documentary by Alex Gibney, “Rolling Stone: Stories From The Edge,” airing on HBO 11/6-7. Also timed for the anniversary: Joe Hagan’s biography of […]
Here’s my conversation with Bob Schieffer, longtime CBS news anchor/reporter/analyst, about his new book, “Overload: Finding The Truth In Today’s Deluge Of News.” Among the questions I asked him: Is our current situation proof that more information doesn’t equal better information? Do you consider this a national security issue? Do you know any reporter who […]