Digested week: Murdoch’s dumping will give Trump the hump Ex-US president tries to reclaim the unhinged ‘stable genius’ as a joke – and a small part of me thinks good luck to him The Guardian - UK · Nov 12, 2022
‘Pull back the shroud of mystery’: Joan Didion’s revealing estate sale The often secretive author’s belongings will be available to bid for at an expansive and eye-opening auction The Guardian - US · Nov 10, 2022
Joan Didion estate sale features author’s notebooks, sunglasses, typewriter The auction, titled ‘An American Icon: Property from the Collection of Joan Didion’ will take place at Stair Galleries in Hudson, New York, and online Nov. 16. Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 3, 2022
Michael Hiltzik: Britain's prime minister followed the GOP's economic plan. She lost her job in record time Fox Business talking head Larry Kudlow was over the moon on Sept. 23. Los Angeles Times · Oct 26, 2022
Hundreds gather for Joan Didion tribute Wednesday night Joan Didion, a master of rhythm and of the meaning of the unsaid, was remembered Wednesday as an inspiring and fearless writer and valued, exacting and sometimes eccentric friend The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2022
The Secret History turns 30: the enduring cult appeal of Donna Tartt’s campus novel Why has no one made ‘The Secret History’ into a film? And does Donna Tartt really take her pet pugs everywhere? Three decades since it was published, Katie Rosseinsky looks at the novel’s legacy The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2022
Betty Gilpin vs "implanted patriarchy" On "Salon Talks" the "GLOW" star discusses her reassuring memoir "All the Women in My Brain" and mental health Salon · Sep 17, 2022
Everything in Aaron Judge’s Career Led Him to This Historic Season After years of work and study, the Yankees’ slugger is a hitting master coming into his own at the right time. Sports Illustrated · Sep 13, 2022
Belvoir's Tell Me I'm Here looks at the impact of mental illness on the whole family. It is a wrenching and beautiful work Review: Tell Me I’m Here, directed by Leticia Cáceres, Belvoir. The Conversation · Aug 26, 2022
California's Drought Is an Infrastructure Problem California should build infrastructure, not shame water users. Reason · Aug 5, 2022
‘Whatever the zeitgeist was at the time, he was at the center’: the incredible life of Earl McGrath The record producer and man of many other cultural hats left behind a treasure trove of rare recordings that are finally seeing the light of day The Guardian - US · Jul 14, 2022
Janet Malcolm: The Last Interview; Joan Didion: The Last Interview review – crafty to the end In these revealing late-life chats, the two doyennes of US journalism display all the acuity and intellectual toughness that made them household names The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2022
Does life feel too predictable? Why not let some wildness in Reboot your sense of adventure with Cookie Mueller’s stories about her extraordinary life The Guardian - UK · Jun 26, 2022
Andrew Bird has "Inside Problems" too Salon talks to the indie pop storyteller about his creative process and being inspired by Joan Didion Salon · Jun 3, 2022
The Guardian - AU · May 12, 2022 Bedtime Story by Chloe Hooper review – an extraordinary treasure of hope and grief The acclaimed author seeks ‘the perfect children’s picture book of death’ to help her sons – and herself – come to terms with their father’s illness
The Conversation · Apr 7, 2022 Friday essay: empathy or division? On the science and politics of storytelling Writers can’t always be trusted when they talk about the power and importance of story. We have a vested interest and can get sentimental, promoting the immense power of story, of narrative, as inherently benign.