Dying For Porn

from TwinCities.com Disgruntled porn store owner dies in standoff Little Falls gunman had history of disputes with county officials By Tad Vezner  tvezner@pioneerpress.com Article Last Updated: 06/25/2008 07:11:09 AM CDT A man who lost numerous legal battles with...

Monet Still Moving Major Moolah

from The New York Times A Monet Sets a Record: $80.4 Million Andy Rain/European Pressphoto Agency “Le Bassin aux Nymphéas,” the record-breaking Monet. By CAROL VOGEL  LONDON — The summer auction season here began at Christie’s on Tuesday night when a...

Van Man Black Disses Sedaris

from The GalleyCat @ MediaBistro ‘Why does David Sedaris hate America?’ Michael Ian Black, author of My Custom Van: And 50 other mind-Blowing Essays that will Blow Your Mind All Over Your Face is endorsed by Amy Sedaris (“Enjoy the ride of your...

Interview w/James Frey in Macleans

from MACLEANS.CA Interview with James Frey ‘I would say hello but I can’t imagine Oprah and I would have much to talk about’   HEIDI STASESON | May 28, 2008 |   It’s been 2-½ years since James Frey, author of A Million Little Pieces, published...

New Titles Out Next Week

from Shelf-Awareness.com Attainment: New Books Out Next Week Selected new titles appearing next Tuesday, July 1: Rome 1960: The Olympics That Changed the World by David Maraniss (S&S, $26.95, 9781416534075/1416534075) examines a politically eventful yet often...