Obit

A Farewell to Bunky

A Farewell to Bunky

May 30, 2013

The only man I know who belonged to more gentlemen’s clubs than Eddie Ulmann

The Untold Story

The Real Terrorists

The Real Terrorists

April 29, 2013

I write this during the weekend that finally saw the end of those two dreadful

Crime

The Three Stooges of the Iraq War

The Three Stooges of the Iraq War

March 31, 2013

OK, the tenth anniversary of the worst foreign blunder Uncle Sam has ever

Europe

To Be or Not to Be in the EU?

To Be or Not to Be in the EU?

March 13, 2013

Oh, to be in England! The weather is bad, the cities are crowded with bearded

Cultural Caviar

Gatsby Gets Shot Again

Gatsby Gets Shot Again

February 18, 2013

Hollywood is having one more shot at Gatsby—the sixth one. The first filmed

PC World

Sweeping Gay Marriage Back Into the Closet

Sweeping Gay Marriage Back Into the Closet

January 28, 2013

In a tiny hamlet next to where I live high up in the Swiss Alps, two gay

The Untold Story

Pin the Tail on the Subhuman

Pin the Tail on the Subhuman

January 23, 2013

On the brilliant summer’s morning of June 8, 1967, the USS Liberty, a

Looking Back

Major Irritants of 2013

Major Irritants of 2013

January 14, 2013

New Year’s resolutions work only for bores and ambulance-chasing,

The Untold Story

The Beginning of the End of Empire

The Beginning of the End of Empire

January 07, 2013

It began late in the afternoon of March 13, 1954. The great Battle of Dien Bien

Opinion

America’s Exceptional Gun Violence

America’s Exceptional Gun Violence

December 21, 2012

Is America exceptional? Once upon a time, hardly anyone dissented from the idea

Culture Clash

Sour on the Saudis

Sour on the Saudis

December 10, 2012

Saudi Arabia will not have Uncle Sam to kick around much longer. This is the

Beau Monde

The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant

The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant

November 21, 2012

It was 1948, and the great Joe DiMaggio was injured most of the season. Tommy

Sex

Swingers in High Places

Swingers in High Places

November 06, 2012

Back in 1840, an Englishman by the name of Alexander Walker wrote a manual by

Vile Bodies

Short Man With a Long Reach

Short Man With a Long Reach

October 15, 2012

Bernie Ecclestone is a gnomish Brit ex-grease monkey. He is my neighbor in

Cultural Caviar

A Very Incomplete List of My Favorite Novelists

A Very Incomplete List of My Favorite Novelists

September 24, 2012

I stopped reading novels long ago. When those arch-phonies writing magic

International Affairs

The War Drums Are Getting Louder

The War Drums Are Getting Louder

September 05, 2012

Here we go again! Scary sofa samurai Robert Kagan, a neocon so-called

Sports

Sign of the Times

Sign of the Times

August 29, 2012

So the miracle has happened. A generation has been inspired and millions of

Obit

Gore Vidal: Pleased to Leave You

Gore Vidal: Pleased to Leave You

August 01, 2012

Gore Vidal was as good as it gets where writing is concerned. I can’t think

Vile Bodies

Compliments for the Corpulent

Compliments for the Corpulent

July 29, 2012

Nicholas Soames is Winston Churchill’s grandson, a Conservative member of

High Society

The Magical Mystery of Monarchy

The Magical Mystery of Monarchy

July 21, 2012

The British public periodically goes ape over silly things such as cricket,

International Affairs

Syria: Whipping Boy of the Unholy Triple Alliance

Syria: Whipping Boy of the Unholy Triple Alliance

June 30, 2012

Back in September of 1970 I found myself in the charming ancient city of

Vile Bodies

Gangsters at Sea

Gangsters at Sea

June 27, 2012

I’ve just had the worst time in my life rubbing shoulders—actually

Hollywood

Mr. Toback, I’m Ready for My Close-Up

Mr. Toback, I’m Ready for My Close-Up

May 21, 2012

“Sorry, I’m in makeup; if it’s something important, call my agent, Israel

Hate Speech

Guess Who’s Coming to Lunch

Guess Who’s Coming to Lunch

April 29, 2012

In John Guare’s play Six Degrees of Separation, a young black con man

Vile Bodies

Trying to Lead a Whore to Culture

Trying to Lead a Whore to Culture

April 26, 2012

My friend Mark Brennan and I were talking about class warfare. “It’s

PC World

Thought Police on the Tennis Court

Thought Police on the Tennis Court

March 25, 2012

Here we go again, sports fans! During a recent tennis match between two

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