Fletcher's (Marshfield Dreams ) resonant novel vividly recreates its period setting, Long Island in 1973, and puts it to poetic use. Matt, the 14-year-old narrator, takes a job with Dan, a gruff yet ...

While the brand may have started with a tie, over the years Ralph Lauren and the polo shirt have become almost synonymous in American culture. Now the New York-based fashion label is celebrating its ...

Ralph Lauren began his namesake brand nearly six decades ago in 1967, designing neckties that revolutionized the standardized styles of the time with versions that were colorful, luxurious, and ...

When Ralph Jackman first met 15-year-old Jimmy, the boy was pacing up and down, kicking the door, mumbling to himself and yelling at passers-by. Jimmy had moved home 50 times since the age of seven; ...

I remember the first time I visited the Guggenheim. Walking into that white, soaring space, away from the noise of the city, had a powerful effect on me. When Ricky and I found our apartment on Fifth ...

“The polo shirt is to Ralph Lauren what Mickey Mouse is to Disney or the Statue of Liberty is to New York,” the book begins. “It’s the signature of the company Ralph Lauren created over five decades ...

Although the unflappable Father Dowling plays a fairly slender role in his 16th case, fans of the sleuthing priest will surely welcome the heftier-than-usual read ...

Before he became a writer, Ralph Ellison was an emerging photographer. Rarely-seen documentary images, gathered in a forthcoming book, reveal his lifelong engagement with the camera. By Arthur Lubow ...