He was best known for a short pen name, “O. Henry.” The man behind the stories, William Sydney Porter, was a complicated character with a sharp imagination. Porter wrote hundreds ...
I first heard of Gallant, who died in 2014, from a YouTube video nine years ago, listening to Fran Lebowitz declare her “the best short-story writer in English.” I thought: Wait, who?
The Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2025 has been decided. Outfielder Ichiro Suzuki, pitcher CC Sabathia and reliever Billy Wagner have all been elected, each earning at least 75% of votes from ...