A revelatory account of the post-war exploits of the House of Windsor
Alexander Larman’s Power and Glory is a tale of survival
Christopher Sandford
Christopher Sandford is the author of The Rolling Stones: Sixty Years (Simon & Schuster).
Tuesday
Saturday
Khrushchev and me
Recalling a curious meeting in Moscow
Friday
Kurt Cobain’s life was an American morality tale
From our UK edition
The Peaceable Kingdom probably isn’t the first place you would have looked for Kurt Cobain. Of all the ironies and confusions of his brief life, perhaps none was as pointed as his choosing to kill himself in a room overlooking that sign, announcing Seattle’s upscale Leschi neighbourhood, with its views of Lake Washington and the
Saturday
A ride-along with the King County Sheriff’s Office
‘You’re always treading a line between being the local authority figure and a sort of therapist’
Tuesday
John Densmore on protecting the Doors’ legacy
The drummer seems to have settled for the role of a wise elder statesman of rock ’n’ roll
Wednesday
Jerry Miller’s tale
Moby Grape could have been a contender but never quite were
Monday
Keef at eighty (Yes, really)
Celebrating the Stones icon
Monday
Was JFK any ‘good’ as a president?
On the sixtieth anniversary of his assassination, that may be a difficult question to answer
Wednesday
A hundred years on from the Munich Putsch
A case study about what can happen when the establishment class overreaches itself
Friday
How the CIA interfered in the Congo
Stuart Reid relates the whole convoluted tale lucidly, conveying the steadily growing atmosphere of confusion and fear
Thursday
The Queen’s sole mistake
From our UK edition
It’s often been said that the late Queen Elizabeth II rarely if ever put a foot wrong during her 70-year reign. Trained from a young age to betray no sign of partiality, or even of individuality, she lived long enough to become the matriarchal figure at the centre of everyone’s favorite soap opera. In a
Wednesday
Remembering Charlton Heston on his 100th birthday
He was one of the finest screen actors of his generation and remains a symbol of American strength
Wednesday
Bernie Taupin is more than just ‘Elton John’s lyricist’
The songwriter’s book is free of sentimental clutter, but it would take a heart of stone not to be moved by the takeaway message
Friday
Danny Bonaduce’s guide to survival
Whether it’s the perils of child stardom, booze, drugs or relationship issues, the sixty-four-year-old has been there and back again
Thursday
Roman Polanski at ninety: what will be his legacy?
Over the last forty-five years he’s become a sort of human Rorschach test
Monday
Mick Jagger at eighty: the beginnings of a Rolling Stone
No other major rock star is as obviously a product of his time and place as the Stones frontman
Sunday
John F. Kennedy’s trip worth remembering
His 1963 visit to Germany, Ireland and the UK spawned some of his most memorable and impactful moments
The troubled relationship between Mussolini and his son-in-law
Count Galeazzo Ciano’s career is uniquely revealing as an insight into the perils of joining the family business
Sunday
The waste disposal racket
It’s all about regulation and compliance on our part, not about deference and courtesy on theirs
Thursday
Tina Turner was greater than a rock star
She was something much more universal: a survivor
