American author and advocate of socialism Jack London (1876-1916) wrote popular adventure stories and social tracts based on unusual personal experiences. At their best, his works are powerful and moving narratives. Jack London, in full John Griffith Lon...
Jack London has been recognized as one of the most dynamic figures in American literature. Sailor, hobo, Klondike argonaut, social crusader, war correspondent, scientific farmer, self-made millionaire, global traveler, and adventurer, London captured the...
"No literary historian but sooner or later must reckon with Jack London," Fred Lewis Pattee asserts in The Development of the American Short Story (1923), for "he represented more than an individual: he was the product of a literary condition in America....
With Thanksgiving dinner bearing down on us now, readers who haven't acted on one of the wine recommendations offered by Ben Giliberti this past Wednesday have really hit crunch time in the annual challenge of selecting wines for this difficult meal. The difficulties stem...
Grotesque combat adventures in a restored infantry epic THE BIG RED ONE Written and directed by Samuel Fuller WarnerBros. November 12 through ±8, Film Forum A World War Il infantryman who landed in North Africa, Sicily, and Normandy, and...
Catcher Ryan Jorgensen's first grand slam helped 29-year-old Tom Shearn win his long-awaited major league debut Sunday, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Florida Marlins 9-3 for their sixth straight victory.The rookie pitcher and his minor-league catcher kept the Reds on their best surge of...
Pedro Feliz hit a tying homer during a five-run sixth inning, rallying the San Francisco Giants to a 5-4 victory over Aaron Harang and the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday.Daniel Ortmeier doubled and singled to help the Giants win consecutive games for the first time since...
