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Ken Womack

Ken Womack is Professor of English at Penn State University’s Altoona College. He is the author of Long and Winding Roads: The Evolving Artistry of the Beatles.

A Dallas, Texas, of the Mind

A new computer game lets players compete to reenact the assassination of President Kennedy—from the vantage point of Lee Harvey Oswald. Taking a break from the controversy over its release, KEN WOMACK sees the new future of gaming, then gets ready to take aim again. (Opinions | December 1, 2004)

Dear Hollywood

Hollywood. Is it worth the trouble? In a last-ditch effort to find something worth fighting for, KEN WOMACK writes a letter to the big ‘H’ to ask why it’s been acting the way it has. (Opinions | September 18, 2003)

Ten Great Beatles Moments

Universally beloved, the Beatles changed everything with their personality, their experiments, and, of course, their music. Because, ‘With the Beatles, the music is the point,’ John Lennon said, and ‘you have all this great music.’ KEN WOMACK explains why. (Personalities | May 17, 2002)


TODAY’S FEATURE

The Game of Love

Anyone who says video games shouldn’t appeal to adults, let alone women, has never flirted with General Carth Onassi. MARIE MUTSUKI MOCKETT explores a virtual courtship.

OUR MAN IN BOSTON

More From Gore Vidal

Like the man himself, Gore Vidal's scrapbook of the past half-century is unparalleled.

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RoseLee Goldberg

RoseLee Goldberg is an art historian, curator, and author of Performance Art: From Futurism to the Present. In 2004, she founded PERFORMA, a non-profit arts...