Showtime's Spooky Thriller "Gotham"

Tony Hendra's new book, Going Too Far, is a humorous history of baby boomer culture. Hendra was editor of Tthe National Lampoon for eight years. In addition to his several books, he wrote the British TV series Spitting Image and appeared in the heavy metal mockumentary This is Spinal Tap.

Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews a reissue of Duke Ellington's Far East Suite, which some listeners have criticized for its unconventional ways of linking musical ideas. While Whitehead admits the piece has some low moments, he says the piece deserves more credit.

Andrew Holleran has writes about the lives of gay men. Now that several years have passed since the height of the AIDS epidemic, he's observed a kind of resignation to mortality and changing sexuality within his community.. Holleran's new collection of essays is called Ground Zero.