Blue Nights

Blue NightsRichly textured with bits of her own childhood and married life with her husband, John Gregory Dunne, and daughter, Quintana Roo, this new book by Joan Didion examines her thoughts, fears, and doubts regarding having children, illness, and growing old. Blue Nights opens on July 26, 2010, as Didion thinks back to Quintanas wedding in New York seven years before. Today would be her wedding anniversary. This fact triggers vivid snapshots of Quintanas

and even shares the NuYoricans' penchant for Latin vibes (especially on the horn-driven "Bingo Bango" and the opener

Through Dylan's eyes and open mind

Short piece from 2007 with film critic Molly Haskell

Garner Simmons and David Weddle

Whales have a mythical quality – they seem to elide with dark fantasies of sea-serpents and antediluvian monsters that swim in our collective unconscious

celebrating the vital role of women in the James Bond world

A lonely woman in Rio de Janeiro makes a connection that will change her life

relationships

There’s no better guide through mind-expanding questions such as what the nature of space and time is

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actor Eddie Axberg

its art and sport