In these 77 wide-ranging essays, selected from his syndicated column ``Uncivil Liberties'' and dating from 1987 to 1990, Trillin is clever and funny much more than half the time--a remarkably high ...

Calvin Trillin collects many of his inimitable profiles and essays about journalism in “The Lede.” By Dwight Garner A history of forced population transfers sheds light on present conflicts. By Amanda ...

There’s a question I’ve always wanted to ask musicians, famous ones like Paul McCartney in particular: When in the car, do they listen to their own songs when they come on the radio? Do they turn the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Calvin Trillin’s newest collection, “The Lede: Dispatches From a Life in the Press,” is a reminder that there is no one better ...

“Have They Run Out of Provinces Yet?” is a new poem by Calvin Trillin about how there are too many different kinds of Chinese people. It is a rhyming poem set in 2016 that was published in The New ...

Calvin Trillin is being honored with the Moth Storytelling Award at the annual Moth Ball Gala tonight in Manhattan. Trillin says he doesn't have much experience with the Moth, other than appearing in ...

Finding Rhyme, if Not Reason, in Election Season In “Dogfight,” Calvin Trillin uses verse to recount the long road to the 2012 election, starting with Romney’s dog on the car roof and ending with a ...