Dec 5th, 2008 · The 2008 presidential race was many things to many people, but almost everyone agrees that it was long — epic even. So what better way to tell the story of the past political year than in an epic poem? That's where Calvin Trillin's Deciding the Next Decider comes in.
Sep 20th, 2008 · Calvin Beale had an encyclopedic memory about rural counties and could rattle off demographic details about every one of them. The federal demographer died Sept. 1. Jim Wildman recounts a trip through Louisiana and Arkansas the two shared in 2003.
Jan 3rd, 2008 · Max, a happier version of Charlie Brown, and his slightly subversive sidekick pig, Pinky, have a colorful, comic relationship reminiscent of Calvin and Hobbes. Their young creator, Max Eaton, developed the characters over thousands of bar-napkin doodles.
May 18th, 2007 · Kentucky Derby-winning jockey Calvin Borel awaits a much-anticipated run at the Triple Crown with the second of three events, the Preakness, set to take place Saturday in Baltimore.
Nov 18th, 2005 · On Nov. 18, 1985, a new comic strip made its newspaper debut: Calvin and Hobbes. For 10 years the duo captured the imaginations of adults and children alike. Now every published panel of the strip has been collected in The Complete Calvin and Hobbes.
Oct 21st, 2005 · Bill Watterson's Calvin and Hobbes was one of the most popular comic strips of modern times. This month, all 3,160 published strips have been brought together, from beginning to end -- a massive, three-volume collection.
Mar 9th, 2005 · The Wee Book of Calvin, a humorous self-help book that draws on the pragmatic philosophies of Protestant reformer John Calvin, urges people to embrace the darker, more realistic side of life. Author Bill Duncan says the book is a distinctly Scottish antidote to America's "personal improvement" industry.