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How Days of Thunder Changed Hollywood—For the Better
Stephen Metcalf
Aug 24, 2012
6:16 PM
If We’re Truly Serious About Stopping Massacres Like Aurora, We Need to Cure Our Addiction to Evil
Stephen Metcalf
July 27, 2012
6:15 AM
How War Changed Paul Fussell, and How Fussell Changed American Letters
Stephen Metcalf
May 25, 2012
2:05 PM
Robert Nozick: Responding to the critics of my essay on the philosophical father of libertarianism.
Stephen Metcalf
June 24, 2011
1:59 PM
Robert Nozick, father of libertarianism: Even he gave up on the movement he inspired.
Stephen Metcalf
June 19, 2011
6:32 PM
The secret of Oprah’s success.
Stephen Metcalf
May 20, 2010
11:22 AM
J.D. Salinger, the great poet of post-traumatic stress.
Stephen Metcalf
Jan 28, 2010
5:18 PM
The 50th anniversary of A Separate Peace.
Stephen Metcalf
Dec 31, 2009
3:13 PM
Revisiting the Replacements’ Let It Be on the album’s 25th anniversary.
Stephen Metcalf
Dec 17, 2009
7:08 AM
Jay McInerney’s How It Ended.
Stephen Metcalf
June 01, 2009
6:56 AM
What is it about Morrissey’s voice that still breaks my heart?
Stephen Metcalf
April 07, 2009
6:40 AM
Bruce Springsteen misreads the national mood in his halftime performance.
Stephen Metcalf
Feb 02, 2009
10:21 AM
On the eve of Valkyrie, revisiting Tom Cruise in Risky Business.
Stephen Metcalf
Dec 22, 2008
8:42 AM
The Paul Newman scene I keep replaying in my head.
Stephen Metcalf
Sept 29, 2008
11:00 AM
More on the Roger Clemens hearing.
Stephen Metcalf
Feb 15, 2008
3:51 PM
Blade Runner, revisited.
Stephen Metcalf
Dec 20, 2007
7:46 AM
A response to “Liberal Creationism.’
Stephen Metcalf
Dec 03, 2007
5:44 PM
The musical genius of Jens Lekman.
Stephen Metcalf
Oct 22, 2007
10:42 AM
Why liberal snobs listened to Imus.
Stephen Metcalf
April 12, 2007
4:09 PM
Sting, re-assessed.
Stephen Metcalf
Feb 16, 2007
7:23 AM