
Stuart: A Life Lived Backwards
A homeless bum is far more than that in Alexander Masters' hands. But that doesn't save him.

Debiti
"You have all these syndicated shows about doctors and cops and lawyers, and we were thinking: Isn't it our turn?"

Cover letter
I manage anger; I am sensitive; I train others to kneel. My faith is yours, an adaptation.

Shah of Shas
Though out of his element in Iran, Kapuscinksi still makes the 1978 fall of the shah into unforgettable history.

Moonfog
Saddam Hussein’s inevitable death sentence comes as Nero fiddles.

The Lover
Viet Nam gets sensual treatment in Marguerite Duras' highly personal story of an adolescent love affair.

The other man
Meeting "another man" can spark all kinds of relationship speculation.

Do the math
Cats represent the single life. To hypothesize, cats are like the newly single person.

My Favorite Things
When I'm feeling bad, I just remember the best Milan things, including bats and trams...

To Have & To Hold
Home is where I've had a mailing address. A bungalow in Karachi, a flat in Dubai, a West Village walk-up.

Pale Fire
Nabokov's Appalachian tall tale tears academia to shreds, and provides the meaning of "crapula" ...