Toms, Coons, Mulattoes, Mammies and Bucks, by Donald Bogle; The Only Good Indian … The Hollywood Gospel, by Ralph and Natasha by Richard Schickel The distinctions between these two books are infinitely more important than their similarities.
The Art of Diane Arbus by Richard Schickel Until recently it seemed that photography as a serious art (not as an adjunct to fashion and advertising) would be…
Psychopaths, by Alan Harrington by Richard Schickel Along with a lot of people I know, I've been observing an increase in the amount of apparently psychopathic behavior…
Los Angeles, by Reyner Banham by Richard Schickel The problem has always been rationalizing one's basic, and essentially visceral, liking for the place. I mean, it's just not…
The Underground Man, by Ross Macdonald by Richard Schickel Not since W. S. Gilbert brought to jolly culmination the Victorian obsession with children who somehow mislay--or are mislaid by--their…
Stars and Celebrities by Richard Schickel Long before anyone saw it on film, it was a famous scene: the actor Rip Torn, without obvious provocation, attacking…
Vital Parts, by Thomas Berger by Richard Schickel It is my sad conviction that Thomas Berger will never achieve the recognition he deserves. Of his five novels only…
On Pro Football by Richard Schickel By common consent, the most striking sports phenomenon in the 1950's has been the displacement of baseball by professional football…
A Nostalgia for Swing by Richard Schickel A FEW MONTHS ago I celebrated -if that's the word I wantmy thirty-fifth birthday. I am now forever removed from…
P.S. 165 by Richard Schickel P.S. 165 is a New York City elementary school with classes ranging from kindergarten to the sixth grade. The two…
Raymond Chandler, Private Eye by Richard Schickel In reading "Raymond Chandler Speaking," a collection of the late mystery writer's letters and literary fragments, one gets a sense…
The Television Problem by Richard Schickel NO BUSINESS institution in our history has ever found itself under such unrelenting and ferocious attack as television. Criticism of…
