Time magazine was once a giant
Time had a uniquely American vibe – tonally authoritative, irreverent, unawed by authority, and fond of winners
Author: Pat Murphy
Michael Caine is still going strong at 90
Picking favourites from Caine’s extensive film catalogue is a challenging proposition
Nixon in love
A 2015 biography by Evan Thomas gives us Nixon in the round, talented and tortured, ambitious and insecure
England’s warrior queen
Boudica’s moment of fame came as the leader of a revolt against the Romans in the years 60-61
Jimmy Carter was an accidental president
His nobility of purpose came across as preachy self-righteousness
Althea Gibson and Little Mo were tennis giants from the 1950s
But even if you’re talented and famous, life can be a bitch