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The Visual Detective: An electrified, star-studded tribute

May 9, 2019 at 3:47 p.m.

Next month HBO will air "Behind the Candelabra," Steven Soderbergh's much anticipated Liberace biopic featuring Michael Douglas and Matt Damon. But in the meantime, we have "Liberace Extravaganza!" It's 223...

The Visual Detective: An electrified, star-studded tribute

December 24, 2018 at 1:07 a.m.

Next month HBO will air "Behind the Candelabra," Steven Soderbergh's much anticipated Liberace biopic featuring Michael Douglas and Matt Damon. But in the meantime, we have "Liberace Extravaganza!" It's 223...

Five books to read now

May 9, 2019 at 3:47 p.m.

The books in this week's roundup are united less by theme than by the fact that they're all new and noteworthy. But before we get to that, since Monday is...

‘Persepolis’: A class act — or should be

May 9, 2019 at 3:46 p.m.

In the recent controversy surrounding "Persepolis," Marjane Satrapi's stellar graphic memoir about growing up during the Iranian Revolution, much of the focus has been devoted to trying to determine exactly...

‘Serpentine’ by Mark Laita: Images that strike

May 9, 2019 at 3:46 p.m.

When Mark Laita set out to photograph snakes, he did it because it was "just something that's compelling in this case, sensual and captivating. I'm not trying to show you...

Mitch O’Connell’s naked truth, illustrated

May 9, 2019 at 3:45 p.m.

Mitch O'Connell's illustrations have been published everywhere from The New York Times to Juggs. Or at least that's the joke he makes somewhere toward the middle of "Mitch O'Connell, The...

‘Handwritten Recipes’ has a dash of sentiment

May 9, 2019 at 3:41 p.m.

The morning after a recent dinner party, I sat down at my computer and typed out a recipe in an email and hit send. Efficient, yes. A little sad? Maybe...

Anders Nilsen’s tender tribute to love and loss

May 9, 2019 at 3:40 p.m.

We keep photo albums and scrapbooks to capture and distill — however imperfectly — how life feels. We keep these books for ourselves, and when we thrust them on friends...

‘Refugee Hotel’: Refugees learn to breathe free

May 9, 2019 at 3:40 p.m.

Airport hotels are this era's Ellis Island, providing respite to refugees who have traveled thousands of miles and often survived horrific circumstances. New immigrants are greeted not by the Statue...

Aug. 2, 1985: Photo of writer Evan Connell for obit.

Evan S. Connell: A penetrating voice

May 9, 2019 at 3:40 p.m.

We all have literary moments that linger for us years after we've closed the cover on a book. For me, I will always be haunted by Mrs. Bridge. In the...

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