Things Noted Here and There

During its 8:30 a.m. segment this morning, our colleague, KC Johnson, appeared with Stuart Taylor, his co-author of Until Proven Innocent: Political Correctness and the Shameful Injustices of the Duke Lacrosse Rape Case, on ABC-TV's"Good Morning, America". At that link, you can see the segment and/or read Chapter 1 of the book. Since this morning, it has reached #60 on Amazon.

Wolfgang Schneider,"Mann and his Musical Demons," Sound and Sight, 18 July, reviews Hans Rudolph Vaget's Seelenzauber: Thomas Mann und die Musik.

Andrew J. Bacevich,"Man of Steel – Re-Forged," National Interest, 29 August, reviews Geoffrey Roberts's Stalin's Wars: From World War to Cold War, 1939-1953. Hat tip.

Steve Buccellato, Andrew Helfer, and Joe Staton,"Ronald Reagan: A Graphic Biography," Slate, 3 September. A ‘toon biography of a ‘toon president.