In 1978, with the publication of her first novel Final Payments, Mary Gordon appeared on the literary scene, not as a promising apprentice but as an accomplished and mature writer deserving of the extraordinary amount of critical attention her work recei...

The defense press in Washington has been abuzz in recent weeks about the Pentagon's latest report on China's continued arms buildup. It began in the 1980s and gathered speed a decade later after the People's Liberation Army (PLA) saw how quickly the Western military...

SEX DEATH AND GOD IN L.A. Edited by David Reid. Pantheon; 354 pages; $22 THE OTHER SIDE. By Ruben Martinez. Verso Books; 168 pages; $24.95 and Pounds 19.95 AFTER HENRY. By Joan Didion. Simon & Schuster; 319 pages; $22 INTRODUCING...

The aftermarket is no longer the only way to modify or customize your car. Auto manufacturers have noticed the enormous amount of money spent beyond their dealership doors and are quickly forming tuning and customization divisions of their own. And the manufacturers offer something many...

Tim Russert made it onto the evening news on Wednesday _ and not just on NBC. The "Meet the Press" host's key testimony at the perjury trial of former vice presidential aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby was covered on all three network evening newscasts, although...