Fuck Rock

from Authors Equity You can’t hand-deliver books to Rock Center. And other lessons from our first year. by AUTHORS EQUITY Author dinner with James Frey. Hi, all. A year ago today, I was part of a tiny sleep-deprived band setting out on the streets of midtown...

Hackman Gone

from The Atlantic There Was Never a Movie Star Like Gene Hackman Story by David Sims In 1956, an aspiring young actor named Gene Hackman joined the Pasadena Playhouse in California, struggling to find a way into a field he’d been fascinated with since childhood....

Addicto-Weed

from Inside Hook Is Weed More Addictive Than We’ve Been Led to Believe? Turns out cannabis dependence is real — and recovery doesn’t follow the usual script BY LAUREN VINOPAL Where should we draw the line between use and overuse? / Jonah Reenders/Bloomberg via Getty...

Saunders’ Release

from the Observer A Treasure Trove of Old Master Works Could Fetch $120 Million or More This May The auction of fifty-six works once owned by Thomas A. Saunders III and his wife Jordan is expected to break the record set by the $76 million Fisch Davidson collection...