Steven Goldman

One of the most emotionally instructive moments in postseason history won’t be found among Reggie Jackson’s three home runs, Kirk Gibson’s shot off of Dennis Eckersley, Joe Carter’s Series-ending walk-off, and other “thrill of victory/agony of defeat” mom... See more

There is a legacy of bare competence behind the Angels’ 54-year run of never losing 100 games that shouldn’t be taken for granted. If this year’s iteration finally uncorks that bottle of swill, it will be a fitting monument to outgoing owner Arte Moreno w... See more

In DC Comics’ Justice League of America #119 (June 1975), by Elliot Magin and Dick Dillin, Hawkgirl is revealed to be suffering from a lab-engineered disease called the Equalizer Plague. The germ robs each sufferer of their individual traits and skills an... See more

Allison Janney’s embittered widow in Miss You, Love You, ‘Diane Patterson,’ may be an unlikely candidate for Ms. Congeniality 2026. But Janney’s powerful performance in the new HBO film should prove a serious contender at the Emmys this fall. Indeed, it’s... See more

The future ain’t what it used to be. For one thing, it’s closer. Certainly a lot closer than when Arthur C. Clarke predicted, in 1964, that the nascent computers of his day would evolve from “high speed morons” to machines that would “completely outthink ... See more