RealClearBooks June 26, 2026 Archives RealClearBooks AM Update How to Say Goodbye to ‘Jackass’ Alan Siegel The Ringer America’s Last Bookie Goes Down Keith O'Brien The New Yorker America’s Comic Quest Noah Millman Modern Age Reflections on the Great Denis... See more
It’s been 16 years since she last heard it. Sarah Chalke thought she was finally free of the sound forever. She was wrong. During the original run of the hospital comedy Scrubs , Chalke found herself frequently tormented by costars Zach Braff and Donald F... See more
How far would Adam Friedland go for a guest? Oh, about 6,500 miles. “There have been three different frantic approaches from Team Kanye in the last three years,” he says. “One was ‘If we tell you to get on a plane to Saudi Arabia, you have to get on that ... See more
“I don’t need a great story told about me to feel like I’ve had a good career.” — Mike Vrabel, 2007 What’s it like being chased by a 6-foot-4, 260-pound linebacker? Scott Pioli can tell you. Back in June 2002, the Patriots held their first Super Bowl ring... See more
Steven Van Zandt, of all people, saw exactly where we were headed. It was late 2013, the year Netflix kicked off the streaming wars with two enormous hits, House of Cards and Orange Is the New Black . “Netflix completely shook up the world,” Van Zandt tol... See more
