Topic: Gore Vidal

Daniel Day-Lewis plays our sixteenth president in 'Lincoln' (+video)

'Lincoln' could be more daring but shines a light on the backroom shenanigans that went into abolishing slavery.

Chapter & Verse Gore Vidal biography will be released in 2015

Vidal's close friend, author and academic Jay Parini, will write the biography.

The Daily Reckoning Defense spending and the declining 'bang' for the buck

Does the US really need to spend more money on an M1 tank that won't be a part of the next war? 

A star is born: Mars rover Curiosity has legions of fans all a-Twitter

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity began tweeting to avid followers years before it dramatically landed on the surface of Mars. But the number of its followers just skyrocketed.

Chapter & Verse Why is Paulo Coelho slamming James Joyce?

Brazilian writer Paulo Coelho says of Joyce's book 'Ulysses,' 'There is nothing there.'

Gore Vidal: a celebrity, a life writ large

Gore Vidal was known as much for his fierce public spats as he was for collected works that included 25 novels, 200 essays, six plays, several screenplays, and a National Book Award for essays on the United States.

Chapter & Verse Gore Vidal remembered: a larger-than-life literary presence (+video)

Gore Vidal, who died yesterday at the age of 86, was a legendary writer and contrarian commentator.

Gore Vidal: 10 quotes from the legendary author

Here are 10 memorable from the inimitable Gore Vidal.

From Our Files: the unvarnished Gore Vidal (+video)

Gore Vidal, who died Tuesday, was a prolific American author, provocateur, and Renaissance man. The Monitor's Daniel B. Wood interviewed Vidal in 2006 at his art-studded home in Los Angeles' Hollywood Hills. Here's the story that emerged from that Vidalian encounter.

Who will win at the Tony Awards Sunday night?

There's "Follies" and then there's folly. The first is a winning revival of Stephen Sondheim's musical. The other is any attempt to handicap Sunday's Tony Awards. But here goes.

Culture Cafe Tony nominations: 'Once,' 'Porgy and Bess' lead the pack

'Once,' the musical based off the Oscar-winning film, garnered the most Tony nominations of any musical, while the Peter Pan origin story 'Peter and the Starcatcher' earned the most for a play.

Christopher Hitchens was militant pundit and humanist

He was a most engaged, prolific and public intellectual who wrote numerous books, was a frequent television commentator and a contributor to Vanity Fair, Slate and other publications. He became a popular author in 2007 thanks to 'God is Not Great,' a manifesto for atheists.

10 best classic political novels

It is shocking how relevant a novel written decades ago can seem today – sometimes even more so than on the day that it was published. We've rounded up ten of the best classic political novels of the past, recommended for some thrilling 2011 summer reading. Update: We have added three Facebook Fan recommendations to the list.

The Unbelievers

What is most interesting about contemporary atheists is not what they have in common but rather their differences.

Third parties leave a mark

A timeline of third party showings.

Best political books of 2010

There have been plenty of political titles this year – from the left and the right. But which were best?

2009 National Book Award winners

What our next president should read