To The Manner Born

The late 1950's introduced the participating journalist, the most participatingist was today's birthday boy George Plimpton.  A p...

In his book, The Best of Plimpton , George writes about his ideal retirement. "Every once in a while I wonder vaguely what I will do ve...

With little to do and much time to do it this past week, I spent many a pre and post nap hour with a book in my hand. In an effort to pro...