It’s so hard to read a friend’s book without prejudice. Some might ask, “Why try?” True enough: there’s no objectivity in reading anyway, but the pleasure of reading a friend’s book is not necessarily ...

Natasha Lance Rogoff's book, "Muppets in Moscow," is the story of bringing the Russian version of Sesame Street to television there. This took place in the 1990s after the collapse of the Soviet Union ...