TNB’s founder continues his running column about American literary culture—from a Left Coast perspective.

Amy Guth has seen a lot of celebrities in her day, but it wasn’t until she had a chance encounter with Morrissey that she totally lost her cool.

Celebrity comparisons are rarely accurate and only sometimes flattering. Marni Grossman discovers that she resembles… Billy Joel?

Yesterday in L.A. was hot and bright. My wife and I had brunch with a friend first thing, and then afterward the three of us drove over to Beverly Hills to see Michael Jackson’s personal effects.