BREAKING BREADRestaurateur Reveals ‘Rude’ A-Lister Who Left Staff in TearsThe eatery owner claims that an iconic singer once became enraged over forgotten bread.Nandika Chatterjee
ICON OF MYSTERYPatti Smith Shares Update After Hospitalization in ItalyThe 76-year-old rocker apologized for needing to cancel two shows in Bologna and Venice as a result of her “sudden illness.”AJ McDougall
EXCERPTSam Shepard on Drinking, Death, & ‘Fist Fights with Marines’In his letters and postcards to his former father-in-law, the late playwright and actor opened up to reveal a vulnerable side of himself that he rarely shared with the public.Sam Shepard
Your Easter DrinkHow Eggs Make a Perfect Easter CocktailDon’t be afraid! You need yolks and whites to make some of tastiest classic drinks.David Wondrich
STAY TUNEDThe Five Best Books Written by MusiciansTake music away from a musician and what have you got left? In the examples below, you got a slew of pleasure, a raft of great stories, and a lot of insight about music works.
Travel NotesPatti Smith: When Being Bad Feels GoodIn her latest memoir, the music legend takes the reader into her confidence while she tells of journeys and pilgrimages, some short, some lengthy, all magical.Peter Holsapple
ContretempsDylan’s Absurd Hate-Speech FightThe French award Dylan the Légion d’honneur, then place him under investigation for hate speech. Have they not been listening to what he’s sung about for half a century?Ian Bell
You Oughta KnowAlanis: Embrace the Feminine!<p>Disallowing same-sex marriage. Bullying. Depression. In order to become a freer society, America must embrace the feminine, writes singer Alanis Morissette.<br> </p> Alanis Morissette
Girl CrushesIn a year of misbehaving stars and angry politicians, a few fantastic women have made us swoon. From the elegant Kate Middleton to the gorgeous Emma Watson and the fearless Stacy Schiff, see our favorites.
Literati Party Down at the National Book AwardsAt the National Book Awards, The Daily Beast and St. John’ hosted an afterparty where the glamorous, bookish set danced late into the night. Brian Ries reports from the scene.Brian Ries
Emily Gould's Top 10 MemoirsAs the author of a new memoir, And the Heart Says Whatever, Emily Gould picks her favorites of the genre, many of which you’ve probably never heard of.
