by | May 23, 2008 | Culture Music Art, Literary News
from the UK Guardian Surrealist Manifesto sold for real money Guy Dammannguardian.co.uk Surrealist founders Paul Éluard, André Breton and Robert Desnos. Photograph: Corbis “All my life, my heart has yearned for a thing I cannot name.” Had this yearning...
by | May 22, 2008 | Mirth
from the Village Voice Suit Against Sperm-Bank Firm Claims Sexual Harassment and Cult-Like Behavior by Graham Rayman Stuart Miller runs a profitable company with offices in New York and Los Angeles, and which provides surrogate moms to gay couples and houses sperm and...
by | May 22, 2008 | Literary News
from New York Press ALL THE NEWS THAT’S FIT TO SQUINT If the New York Times disappears, will the world survive? DAVID BLUM ponders a future without ink stains. By David Blum Gay Talese won’t go online, bless his ornery old-fashioned soul. He answers his phone like...
by | May 22, 2008 | Literary News
from Salon.com Who killed the literary critic? In the age of blogging, great critics appear to be on life support. Salon’s book reviewers discuss snobbery, how to make criticism fun and the need for cultural gatekeepers. By Louis Bayard and Laura Miller Read...
by | May 22, 2008 | Bright Shiny News
from the New York Observer Frey Number 9 on Times Bestseller List; First Week Sales at Around 14,000 BY LEON NEYFAKH | MAY 21, 2008 | TAGS: MEDIA HARPERCOLLINS JAMES FREY The numbers are in: James Frey’s Bright Shiny Morning, published by the flagship...
