by | Feb 6, 2011 | Literary News, Mirth
from The News Tribune Richland School Board to hear appeal on book BY JACQUES VON LUNEN, HERALD STAFF WRITER Published: 02/02/11 RICHLAND — A good novel can teach a lot about life. But how much profanity or other objectionable content should be in novels used in...
by | Feb 5, 2011 | Weirdness
from The Star-Telegram Ariz. man accused of putting porn in TV broadcast The Associated Press TUCSON, Ariz. — An Arizona man has been arrested on charges that he used a computer to interrupt a local telecast of the 2009 Super Bowl with a 37-second pornography clip....
by | Feb 1, 2011 | Culture Music Art, Literary News
from FlavorWire Jorge Luis Borges’ self-portrait, drawn after he had gone blind. [ click to see all the Famous Author Doodles at FlavorWire.com ]
by | Jan 31, 2011 | Bright Shiny News, Literary News
from Esquire Is James Frey the Most Important Writer in America? He’s an arrogant opportunist who wants to take advantage of talented young writers. Basically, he’s exactly what the publishing industry needs. By Stephen Marche [more from this author] ...
by | Jan 30, 2011 | Mirth
from The New York Times Define Gender Gap? Look Up Wikipedia’s Contributor List By NOAM COHEN In 10 short years, Wikipedia has accomplished some remarkable goals. More than 3.5 million articles in English? Done. More than 250 languages? Sure. But another number has...