by | May 18, 2010 | Bright Shiny News, Culture Music Art, Literary News
from the LA Times Jacket Copy BOOKS, AUTHORS AND ALL THINGS BOOKISH The unfortunate spread of James Frey May 17, 2010 On Saturday, the French Consulate, with assistance from UCLA’s department of French and Francophone studies, presented a day of...
by | May 10, 2010 | Bright Shiny News, Literary News
from Robert Smartwood And The Winners Are … By Robert Swartwood First, I want to thank everyone again for helping spread the word and participating in the contest. We had a great turnout this year, with just over 350 stories submitted, which isn’t too bad considering...
by | Apr 30, 2010 | Bright Shiny News, Weirdness
from MediaBistro The Worst Intern Ever. By Rachel Kaufman on Apr 27, 2010 03:27 PM an intern’s life. flickr: Steve Webel Thanks, Gawker, for destroying our faith in humanity: the blog’s just posted e-mails from a wannabe intern who is just so awful that we...
by | Apr 25, 2010 | Bright Shiny News, Literary News
from Tobi Elliot oooooh, James Frey gets me riled up – which is exactly what he wants! 25apr10 In the time betwixt when I eat my palate-cleansing pre-dinner salad and my platter of mouthwatering lamb and quinoa tonight, I will be mulling three things. First, which...
by | Apr 20, 2010 | Bright Shiny News, Culture Music Art
from The San Francisco Chronicle Nobody knows the trouble I made up Phil Bronstein Writer/memoirist James Frey got fried for making up the downer times of his life in the best-seller, “A Million Little Pieces.” When he was busted, Oprah personally...
