Capitalizing Clowns A review of David Brooks' "Bobos In Paradise," a nonfiction account of America's nouveau riche. [06-19-00] — Allen Smalling, NEWCITY CHICAGO 'Pretty' Good Shelly Ridenour reviews Dave Sedaris' "Me Talk Pretty One Day." [06-12-00] — Ben Winters, NEWCITY CHICAGO Halo Again A review of "The Angel on the Roof" by Russell Banks. [06-05-00] — Ben Winters, NEWCITY CHICAGO Marx The Spot Ben Winters reviews "Groucho: The Life and Times of Julius Henry Marx" by Stefan Kanfer. [05-29-00] — Ben Winters, NEWCITY CHICAGO The Poetry of Inarticulateness "Pastoralia" by George Saunders. [05-22-00] — Ben Winters, NEWCITY CHICAGO The Name Says It All Randall Boyll does not have "it": He just spins and spins, leaving us with a big pile of idiocy. [05-15-00] — Ben Winters, NEWCITY CHICAGO Not-So-Sweet and Lo They say imitation is the finest form of flattery, but what if it's a poorly constructed rip-off? [05-08-00] — Shelly Ridenour, NEWCITY CHICAGO Vowell Language Essayist Sarah Vowell makes reality funnier than fiction. [04-24-00] — Shelly Ridenour, NEWCITY CHICAGO Po-Mo Horrors Mark Z. Danielewski's debut novel, "House of Leaves," follows too closely in the footsteps of the Blair Witch. [04-10-00] — Nathan Matteson, NEWCITY CHICAGO Wilde Redux With "A Face Without A Heart," novelist Rick R. Reed shows the dangers of exorbitant vanity by putting a grisly, 21st-century spin on Oscar Wilde's "The Portrait of Dorian Gray." [04-03-00] — Catey Sullivan, NEWCITY CHICAGO Seventies Heaven New books weigh in on the decade that brought us both Fat Albert and Watergate. [03-06-00] — Sam Weller, NEWCITY CHICAGO Smells Like Rat Ted Heller's "Slab Rat" is a too-clever trip through the New York magazine world. [02-28-00] — Shelly Ridenour, NEWCITY CHICAGO French Quarter Tickler "The Last Madam: A Life in the New Orleans Underworld" chronicles a powerful whoremonger's 40-year career. [02-21-00] — Ellen Fox, NEWCITY CHICAGO Water World Two aquatic travelogues try to reel in readers. [12-13-99] — Sam Jemielity, NEWCITY CHICAGO Pantry Shelf Paging the hot new food books. [08-03-98] — Ray Pride, NEWCITY CHICAGO Backstage Diving It's interesting when people die. Give us dirty laundry. [05-26-98] — Shelly Ridenour, NEWCITY CHICAGO Storm Trooper Watching Sebastian Junger ride the wave of "The Perfect Storm." [02-02-98] — Sam Jemielity, NEWCITY CHICAGO Man possessed Get spooked by "Alienist" author Caleb Carr, in his new book "The Angel of Darkness." [11-03-97] — Sam Jemielity, NEWCITY CHICAGO Designing women An examination of two highly literate ladies: Zelide and Marie Bashkirtseff. [10-13-97] — Erica Meltzer, NEWCITY CHICAGO
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