Fond of fracturing readers' expectations, Stanley Elkin made his most profound impact on his fellow writers. Toward the end of his life, his books were falling out of print, and only specialized editions of some novels were widely available. However, lit...

When Stanley Elkin died in 1995, he had already fallen into the dreaded category of "a writer's writer." Although literary critics and fellow novelists continued to celebrate his daring, zany innovations in fictional form, his books were falling rapidly...

Stanly Elkin was born in New York City on 11 May 1930 and was raised in Chicago. His father, a traveling salesman with a gift for storytelling, probably exerted the single most important influence on his son's literary career. Married to Joan Marion Jaco...

How George Mills Manages Highway Risks Having 26 irate motorists screaming for blood might unsettle anyone. But George M. Mills, risk manager for the New Jersey Highway Authority, remains unperturbed, although he does quietly question the wisdom of spray painting on a...

George Washington's Grist Mill restored Mount Vernon structure working after 5 years of research and engineering Washington Post Sunday, June 16, 2002 With a furious gush of water and a series of rumbles and groans, the giant wooden waterwheel began...

Private rooms would be standard in new U.S. hospitals under recommendations from an influential architects' group that says building design can help curb infectious diseases and medical errors. Recommendations on hospital design from the American Institute of Architects are used...