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By Darren Franich As DC Comics turns 75, Darren Franich wants an answer: Which classic character is No. 1? Go!

Raymond Carver: Collected Stories By Raymond Carver (Library of America, 1019 pp., $40)   Raymond Carver: A Writer’s LifeBy Carol Sklenicka (Scribner, 578 pp., $35) In the summer of 1984, the Japanese writer Haruki Murakami and his wife traveled to the

Lourdes Palisades Tartan   Harlan--In the Shadow of “Jew Süss” Zeitgeist Films   The Art of the Steal Sundance Selects   Catholic churches are where Catholic people go to pray. The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes is where Catholic people go fo

By Thom Geier Hilary Mantel's Tudor-era novel takes fiction prize from National Book Critics Circle; see list of winners in all categories

Imagine a new Library of Alexandria. Imagine an archive that contains all the natural and social sciences of the West—our source-critical, referenced, peer-reviewed data—as well as the cultural and literary heritage of the world's civilizations, and m

Reference Books First-Place Winner Barbara Passino CHOCOLATE FOR BREAKFAST, Entertaining Menus to Start the Day with a Celebration, from Napa Valley's Oak Knoll Inn ecookbooks.com Napa Valley CA Honorable Mention Julie and Mike Neal The Com

The search for sublimity in the city is one of the most traditional quests of modernity. Urban life is a sacrifice of nature for culture, but it is not obvious that culture can provide the same exaltations as nature. When I saw Manhattan from 17,000 feet

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