Andrew Gumbel
Stories by Andrew Gumbel
Celebrating Third Place
The starkest lesson I learned recently about the survival of independent bookstores in the age of digital retailing and corporate cannibalization came not at the Irish wake for Dutton’s in Brentwood last weekend
Eliot's Meltdown
It’s an odd moment to be turning to Eliot Spitzer for any sort of wisdom – on politics, or anything else
Hillary's Idea of Fun
About 20 minutes into Tuesday night’s Democratic presidential debate
No Guilt Trip, Please
I’ve heard several remarkably similar rationales from Californians who agonized over their vote in last week’s Democratic primary, but ended up plumping for Hillary Clinton. Their arguments go something like this
Why Obama Can't Lose
This time next week, we'll be reading one of two storylines about the battle for the Democratic presidential nomination
Hollywood,
Meet Reality
Nobody knows anything. The old Hollywood saying
Campaign Therapy
The French deconstructionists taught us that, sometimes, the best way to understand something is to look not front and center but at some small, seemingly insignificant detail on the very fringe.
Outside the Law
Atrocities of the Mexican Supreme Court are a warning for American justice
No Home for You Here
As developers and galleries move in, downtown's homeless are targeted for harassment
