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Book Review: ‘Still Pictures: On Photography and Memory’ by Janet Malcolm

Book Review: ‘Still Pictures: On Photography and Memory’ by Janet Malcolm

adminJan 11, 20231 min read

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The celebrated journalist’s brief final book, “Still Pictures,” may well be her most personal, assembling photographs and vignettes of her family, friends and childhood as an immigrant to America.
Arkansas City Elected an 18-Year-Old Mayor to Turn Things Around

Arkansas City Elected an 18-Year-Old Mayor to Turn Things Around

adminJan 10, 20231 min read

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Residents hope that Jaylen Smith’s youthful energy and sense of purpose can improve the fortunes of Earle, Ark. — or at least attract a supermarket to the small city.
Lynette Hardaway, of Diamond and Silk, Dies at 51

Lynette Hardaway, of Diamond and Silk, Dies at 51

adminJan 10, 20231 min read

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Ms. Hardaway, who rose to fame with one of her sisters as half of a pro-Trump duo, died in North Carolina, according to former President Donald J. Trump.
‘It Was About 3 O’Clock in the Morning When We Arrived at 17 Mott Street’

‘It Was About 3 O’Clock in the Morning When We Arrived at 17 Mott Street’

adminJan 10, 20231 min read

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Making a beeline for Chinatown, a native comes home and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.