Graydon Reflects

from The New York Times via DNYUZ Graydon Carter and the Golden Age of New York City Media Lorne. Graydon. Keith. Three abiding kings of New York City’s cultural life are the subjects of new books. Lorne is Lorne Michaels, the creator of “Saturday Night Live,” who is...

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...

No Mo’ Brit Lit

from The Telegraph University scraps English literature degree as ‘no longer viable’ Canterbury Christ Church University blames a decline in applicants as it drops the subject for new students A 1483 woodcut shows Chaucer’s pilgrims en route to Canterbury Canterbury...

Pillow-smotherers

from Tablet Magazine A Cancellation Trilogy Jews take the lead in a new literary art form: The cancel-culture novel BY SHELUYANG PENG TABLET MAGAZINE Nothing stifles great art like censorship, whether through overt acts by government censors or through acts of...