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I dispatched Chapman Law student Jennifer Fry to attend the dedication of the Ayn Rand bust this week, and she got some outstanding pictures! The bust is by sculptor Juan Rosillo, who has done a number of other busts for...
33 1/3 (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
Many congratulations to Carl Wilson - his book for the series on Celine Dion has made it on to Paste magazine's list of the 20 Best Books of the Decade. If you haven't read it yet, perhaps this might nudge you over the cliff. 20. Chuck Klosterman - Killing Yourself to Live 19. Malcolm Gladwell - The Tipping Point 18. Donald Miller - Blue Like Jazz 17. Carl Wilson - Let's Talk About Love 16. Joseph...
Gawker (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
1. Eat a cheeseburger. 2. Eat some pork buns. 3. Eat some steak. 4. Eat some Grey's Papaya. 5. Eat some wings. 6. Eat some tacos. Pork tacos. 7. Eat some bacon (but don't be obnoxious about...
aloysiaow0ks | 17 hours ago
LOS ANGELES (Billboard) –Just in case you've been in a sight-, sound- and Twitter-deprivation tank for the past two years, here's the lowdown on the "Twilight" franchise: It's a series of four books written by Stephenie Meyer about Bella, a human girl who hearts Edward, a vampire boy. This is awkward, due to Edward's predilection for snacking on platelets, but also because high school
caribousmom (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
I am always interested in what authors have to say about HOW they write and the craft of writing a novel. I found some interesting videos on You Tube which I hope you’ll enjoy! John Irving: On Writing Joyce Carol Oates: On Writing Characters Stephen King: How You Know When You are a Writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: The Danger [...]
The Independent (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
Melissa Katsoulis's entertaining account of literary hoaxes from the ancient world to the present day covers all three main kinds of hoax: the "genuine" hoax, that is to say the hoax that was never intended to be discovered (the Hitler diaries, the Ossian poems); the mock hoax, where a writer adopts a persona to create a new literary voice, such as James Norman Hall's invention of the 10-year-old...
The Millions (A Blog About Books) (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
At the Morgan Library in NYC: “A Woman’s Wit: Jane Austen’s Life and Legacy.” Read the NY Times review of the show here. And, if your hankering for eighteenth and early nineteenth century English art isn’t sated by the Austen, the Morgan is also offering “William Blake’s World: ‘A New Heaven Is Begun’”.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
Adam Mars-Jones finds much to relish in Blake Bailey's life of John Cheever – a writer who had an immense capacity for joy but none for happiness Blake Bailey seems to specialise in writing the lives of self-destructive American writers – first Richard Yates , now John Cheever. He may have a full biographical career ahead of him. Cheever breaks the general pattern by virtue of a late recovery...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
Nineteen Eighty-Four George Orwell. Read by Philip Glenister CSA Word £16.16 6hrs The year of Orwell's dystopia is now long past, but it's frightening to realise just how much of it has come true. The novel, with those dreadful child spies busy reporting their parents to the Thought Police, and Big Brother's telescreens, is given fresh life through this vigorous narration. The Death of Bunny...
Tripping Toward Lucidity (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
So my birthday is coming up on November 10 th. The big 2-9. S ince the actual birthday is on a Tuesday, Chuck decided to take me out for a celebratory lunch today, and we did a bit of running around. I think we're also planning a birthday get together next weekend, but I'll report on the later. We started our day at the Clay Pit in Addison. It's one of my favorite Indian restaurants, and they have...
Slog (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
We have a reading about a boat trip and a book about a heroic dog tonight, and then three other, more intriguing events. Martin Limon reads at Seattle Mystery Bookshop from his book G.I. Bones , which is about a ghost , a red-light district, and the army. Also a missing girl. It is fiction. The Central Library is hosting an event from Jack Straw Writers. The Washington Center for the Book co-presents...
Little Green Footballs (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Holocaust survivor and author Elie Wiesel condemned signs containing Holocaust imagery and antisemitic conspiracy theories, at Michele Bachmann’s “tea party” event last Thursday. One sign at the rally contained images of dead Holocaust victims at the Dachau concentration camp under the banner “National Socialist Health Care.” Another sign said that President Barack Obama...
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These images also suggest transference from Helga to Marcus: She has seen the face of the killer, just as he will do. In typical Argento fashion, however, Marcus does not realise what he has seen, though he is immediately aware that there is something missing or different about Helga’s apartment as he revisits it with the police. Another element which adds credence to this interpretation is the...
The Daily Dish (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
John Williams reviews The Simpsons: An Uncensored, Unauthorized History by John Ortved: Disclaimer: Like many people born in 1974, I’m incapable of writing a purely objective review of anything related to The Simpsons. The 1990s may have been a decade...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
Playwright John Patrick Shanley referring to Tennessee Williams as a "gorgeous unstoppable beast," recounted an incident in a restaurant when he, a budding writer,...
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aloysiaow0ks | 17 hours ago
LOS ANGELES (Billboard) –Just in case you've been in a sight-, sound- and Twitter-deprivation tank for the past two years, here's the lowdown on the "Twilight" franchise: It's a series of four books written by Stephenie Meyer about Bella, a human girl who hearts Edward, a vampire boy. This is awkward, due to Edward's predilection for snacking on platelets, but also because high school relationships...
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Complete Info About John Steinbeck | John Steinbeck Mini Profile John Steinbeck was the third of four children and the only son born to John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck. His father was County Treasurer and his mother, a former schoolteacher. John graduated from Salinas High School in 1919 and attended classes at Stanford University, leaving in 1925 without a degree. He was variously employed
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A-listers from high and low will pay tribute to one of comedy's greatest entertainers, Bill Cosby , when he receives the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center
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