A new documentary on Nat Hentoff shows how the 89-year-old Village Voice critic and free speech activist was always a little ahead of the curve. Except when he was behind it.
The new HBO film “Confirmation” re-examines the saga of Clarence Thomas and Anita Hill, once again exposing some inconvenient truths about the way politics was and still is played in America. Author Erik Tarloff presides.
Despite Leonard Bernstein’s fame, questions remain about his personal life and his career. A new collection of his letters answers some of the more vexing ones.
Michael Feinstein’s ‘The Gershwins and Me,’ is a sustained act of homage to the legendary composers. Unfortunately, that doesn’t make it a great book.