The Wicker Man: Conversations with Robin Hardy, Anthony Shaffer & Edward Woodward is essential reading for fans of cult cinema.London-based journalist Stephen Applebaum offers a compilation of his interviews with the director, writer and star of one of the most bizarre horror films ever to emerge from the UK. His accessible and conversational interview style draws the very best from his subjects, who candidly discuss the film's genesis, production, and rise to cult status.T...

How should the West deal with Putin’s Russia? For the U.S. and some European powers the answer is obvious: isolate Russia with punishing economic sanctions, remove it from global institutions such as the G8, and arm the nations directly threatened by Putin. In short, return to the Cold War doctrine that froze Soviet aggression in Europe and helped bring about the collapse of communist Russia. Others argue that such a policy is a dead end. Putin’s Russia has legitimate grievances against We...