The Girl Who Could Fly
She was overweight, a chain-smoker and deeply unhappy. Then Patti Dillon began to run.
The Betrayal of Fay Stender
The radical lawyer gained fame defending Black Panthers leader Huey Newton, but then she got in too deep.
Deep-Space Dreamer
Gene Cernan, the last man on the moon, saw the potential power and glory of the slumbering space program.
The pioneering, tragic life of Helen Menken
Everyone loved the early twentieth-century Broadway star. Except Menken herself.
Red Hot
Jazz chanteuse Lavay Smith takes her sex-powered musical-resurrection act nationwide.
Better Dead Than Read
When politicians pen novels, we the people are in danger of some taxing reading.
The Heartbreaker
Memories of a high school dream girl who dreamed beyond her reach.
Loh and Behold
How Sandra Tsing Loh became our laugh-out-loud poet of self-doubt.
Now She's Talking
A pretty, small-town woman is accused of protecting a philandering president and goes to prison. It sounds like a trashy novel, but it's the real-life triumph of Susan McDougal.
The Beauty of 'All the King's Men' Is In the Prose
A 2006 movie adaptation helped return Robert Penn Warren's classic novel to the spotlight.
Tempest Storm's American horror story
What happened when the world's most famous stripper took over Portland.
When Demons Danced
Once upon a time, little DePaul University dominated college basketball.
The Remaking of a President
Richard Nixon is back -- and he's ready for his close-up.
Nicole Kidman's Finest 'Hours'
The actress shows she's not afraid of Virginia Woolf -- or looking like her.
Author Uses Fiction as Map to Truth
Novelist Esther Freud comes to terms with her family legacy as daughter of famed artist Lucian, great-granddaughter of Sigmund.
Idol Moments
Kelly Clarkson has something to say about her new movie -- and her sexy new look.
Jefferson Smith's New Political Consensus
The Oregon Bus Project founder takes his ambitious goals on the road.
Mark McKinnon: Putting Friendship Before Party Ties
A former Democratic Party star drives President Bush's media message.
Britney's World
A comic-strip look at a week in the life of Britney Spears.
She was overweight, a chain-smoker and deeply unhappy. Then Patti Dillon began to run.
The Betrayal of Fay Stender
The radical lawyer gained fame defending Black Panthers leader Huey Newton, but then she got in too deep.
Deep-Space Dreamer
Gene Cernan, the last man on the moon, saw the potential power and glory of the slumbering space program.
The pioneering, tragic life of Helen Menken
Everyone loved the early twentieth-century Broadway star. Except Menken herself.
Red Hot
Jazz chanteuse Lavay Smith takes her sex-powered musical-resurrection act nationwide.
Better Dead Than Read
When politicians pen novels, we the people are in danger of some taxing reading.
The Heartbreaker
Memories of a high school dream girl who dreamed beyond her reach.
Loh and Behold
How Sandra Tsing Loh became our laugh-out-loud poet of self-doubt.
Now She's Talking
A pretty, small-town woman is accused of protecting a philandering president and goes to prison. It sounds like a trashy novel, but it's the real-life triumph of Susan McDougal.
The Beauty of 'All the King's Men' Is In the Prose
A 2006 movie adaptation helped return Robert Penn Warren's classic novel to the spotlight.
Tempest Storm's American horror story
What happened when the world's most famous stripper took over Portland.
When Demons Danced
Once upon a time, little DePaul University dominated college basketball.
The Remaking of a President
Richard Nixon is back -- and he's ready for his close-up.
Nicole Kidman's Finest 'Hours'
The actress shows she's not afraid of Virginia Woolf -- or looking like her.
Author Uses Fiction as Map to Truth
Novelist Esther Freud comes to terms with her family legacy as daughter of famed artist Lucian, great-granddaughter of Sigmund.
Idol Moments
Kelly Clarkson has something to say about her new movie -- and her sexy new look.
Jefferson Smith's New Political Consensus
The Oregon Bus Project founder takes his ambitious goals on the road.
Mark McKinnon: Putting Friendship Before Party Ties
A former Democratic Party star drives President Bush's media message.
Britney's World
A comic-strip look at a week in the life of Britney Spears.
