Sent to Las Vegas by "Harper's" to cover the World Series of Poker in 2000, the award-winning novelist offers a deliciously suspenseful account of the tournament and the murder of tournament host Ted Binion, done in by a stripper and her boyfriend.[...]
One of the most influential artists of the twentieth century, Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968) was a master of self-invention who carefully regulated the image he projected through self-portraiture and through his collaboration with those who portrayed him. During his long career, Duchamp recast accepted [...]
"aka Marcel Duchamp" is an anthology of recent essays by leading scholars on Marcel Duchamp, arguably the most influential artist of the twentieth century. With scholarship addressing the full range of Duchamp's career, these papers examine how Duchamp's influence grew and impressed itself upon his [...]