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BOOKS Featured Stories

16 New Books To Read in November

November 1, 2026November 4, 2026 Art McPhail 0 Comments A Glacier's Guide to Dying, Alex Pappademas, architecture, best new books, book recommendations, book roundup, books to read, Broadway history, Broadway in Black and White, contemporary fiction, crime fiction, Daisy Johnson, Department of Fate, Eve Sneider, Friends of the Devil, Gary Shteyngart, Grateful Dead, Guilty Pleasure, How to Be Less Useful, Ian Rankin, Janet Malcolm, Joan LeMay, John Mauceri, John McWhorter, John Scalzi, Journalism, LeVar Burton, literary biography, literary fiction, Long Wave, Louise Kennedy, Matt O'Hara, memoirs, Michelle Porter, Monsters of Ohio, music history, mystery thrillers, new books November 2026, nonfiction books, November 2026 books, November book releases, Patricia Nilsson, Paul Goldberger, personal essays, political nonfiction, Priyanka Mattoo, Rachel Maddow, science fiction, science history, Stations, Take My Word for It, The Absent Woman, The Flying Death, The Heights, The Imperfect City, The Sensualist, Tracey Michae'l Lewis-Giggetts, urban planning

From Gary Shteyngart’s pursuit of pleasure to Rachel Maddow’s reckoning with American justice, November brings literary ambition, political urgency and some gloriously strange fiction.

Comedy DOCUMENTARY Featured Stories

But ‘Who is Martin Mull?’

October 21, 2026October 26, 2026 Samuel Porteous 0 Comments 1970s comedy, absurdist comedy, addiction, alcoholism, America 2-Night, American comedy, artistic identity, Best in Show, Billy Joel, Bob Saget, Bruce Springsteen, celebrity documentaries, Christopher Guest, comedy documentary, comedy history, contemporary art, documentary film, documentary review, Eric Idle, fame, Fernwood 2 Night, Fred Willard, Johnny Carson, Martin Mull, Monty Python, mortality, music history, musical comedy, Neil Berkeley, Netflix, Norman Lear, painting, Rhode Island School of Design, RISD, satire, Seth MacFarlane, Steve Martin, television history, The Fabulous Furniture, The History of White People in America, The Larry Sanders Show, The Tonight Show, Tom Waits, Waiting for Guffman, Wendy Haas, Who Is Martin Mull?

A star-studded meditation on mortality is also very funny

DOCUMENTARY FILM MUSIC

Was Peter Asher Pop Music’s Zelig or Svengali? ‘Everywhere Man’ Offers Answers

June 20, 2026June 19, 2026 Jim Allen 0 Comments 000 Maniacs, 10, 1960s music, 1970s music, Apple Records, Billy Joel, Bonnie Raitt, British Invasion, Carnaby Street, Carole King, Cher, classic rock, Dan Geller, Danny Kortchmar, Dayna Goldfine, Diana Ross, documentary review, Elton John, Eric Idle, Everywhere Man, folk rock, George Martin, Gordon Waller, Immediate Family, James Taylor, Jane Asher, Lee Sklar, Linda Ronstadt, los angeles music scene, Lyle Lovett, music criticism, music documentaries, music history, music managers, Natalie Merchant, Paul McCartney, Peter and Gordon, Peter Asher, pop music, Randy Newman, record producers, Robin Williams, rock and roll history, rock documentaries, Russ Kunkel, singer songwriters, Steve Martin, Swinging London, The Beatles, The Section, Twiggy, Waddy Wachtel

The documentary follows Asher from Swingin’ London to laid-back L.A… and beyond.

DOCUMENTARY FILM Streaming

Questlove’s Earth, Wind & Fire Doc Shows the Glory and the Grit

June 9, 2026June 9, 2026 Jim Allen 0 Comments Afrofuturism, Ahmir Questlove Thompson, American music, band biographies, Barack Obama, Black music history, California Jam, Chess Records, Chicago music, classic rock and soul, concert films, disco music, documentary films, documentary review, Doug Henning, Earth Wind and Fire, flea, funk music, George Faison, I Wish, Lionel Richie, Maurice White, Michelle Obama, music criticism, music documentaries, music history, musical legends, Napoleon Hill, Parkinsons disease, Philip Bailey, Questlove, R&B music, Ramsey Lewis, Reasons, Shining Star, soul music, Stevie Wonder, Summer of Soul, The Wiz, Verdine White

Turns out the celestial soul supermen were mortals after all

The ‘Michael’ Biopic Won’t Show the King of Pop in a ‘Bad’ Light

April 24, 2026 Gillian G. Gaar 2 Comments 1980s pop culture, Antoine Fuqua, artist exploitation, Billie Jean, biographical film, brand management, Bubbles chimp, celebrity biopic, celebrity image, celebrity legacy, child stardom, Colman Domingo, controversial figures, culture criticism, entertainment industry, estate control, fame and isolation, film criticism, film reviews, hagiography, Hollywood biopics, Jaafar Jackson, Jackson 5, Jackson family, John Branca, John McClain, Joseph Jackson, Katherine Jackson, King of Pop, Lionsgate, Lionsgate films, media analysis, Michael Jackson, Michael movie 2026, moonwalk, Motown 25, movie reviews, music biopic, music history, music video era, Neverland Ranch, Nia Long, Off the Wall, Pepsi commercial accident, pop music, Prince Jackson, race and identity, Thriller album, Thriller video

The ‘man in the mirror’ proves surprisingly bland

Behind the Bottom Line: The Club That Boosted Springsteen, Patti Smith, and More

December 26, 2025December 24, 2025 Jim Allen 1 Comment Allan Pepper, Billy Altman, Bruce Springsteen, Dolly Parton, Fast Folk, Greenwich Village, Live Music Venues, Lou Reed, Meatloaf, Miles Davis, music history, New York City Music, Patti Smith, Positively Fourth and Mercer, Prince, rock history, Shawn Colvin, Suzanne Vega, The Bottom Line

‘Positively Fourth and Mercer’ shines a light on a seminal NYC music hub

FILM Music NON-FICTION Streaming

A Voice Not Silenced

December 13, 2025December 13, 2025 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments 1990s alternative rock, Andy Kessler, documentary film, Enter The Conquering Chicken, feminist punk, grunge era, Home Alive, independent film, Jessy Bender, Joan Jett, Kathleen Hanna, Kerri O’Kane, Matt Dresdner, Mia Zapata, music history, Seattle music scene, Steve Moriarty, The Gits, women in music

Revisiting The Gits 30 years after tragedy ended the band’s shot at fame

Featured Stories

Featured Stories FILM

Save Us, Godzilla!

November 8, 2026November 11, 2026 Neal Pollack 0

Takachi Yamazaki’s ‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ sets the stage for a renewed franchise

Featured Stories FILM

‘Wild Horse Nine’ Is Full of Hysterical but Horrible Remorse

November 6, 2026November 11, 2026 Stephen Garrett 0

BOOKS Featured Stories

16 New Books To Read in November

November 1, 2026November 4, 2026 Art McPhail 0

Biography DOCUMENTARY Featured Stories FILM Netflix NON-FICTION Streaming

Norm Was a Vibe

October 31, 2026November 4, 2026 Rob Kutner 1

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