The Golden Mean
Review of author-illustrator Nick Bantocks book The Golden Mean.
Old Friends
Review of non-fiction author Tracy Kidders Old Friends, and conversation with Kidder.
Amazing Discoveries by Infomercial Audiences!
A visit to the Los Angeles set for the taping of an infomercial, where audience members are paid to look interested and enthusiastic as they watch products being hawked.
Sayonara to the Single Life
A tongue-in-cheek guide to being Royal for the former Masako Owada on the eve of her entry into the ranks of Japans royal family.
A Little Sax Appeal Couldnt Hurt
In the public relations dog house, Prince Charles gets unsolicited image rehabilitation advice from PR advisors to Hollywood, Washington and corporate America