50 Naked Women Dancing Exuberantly

from Prospect Decent exposure ELIZABETH KIRKWOOD 13th January 2010  —  Issue 166  Women have been taking their clothes off in protest for centuries. But now that nudity is everywhere, is the naked body still an effective campaign tool? Nic Green (right): using the...

‘dere ain’t no gunslinger books in Texas…

from CNN Big city left with no bookstore By Ed Lavandera, CNN Laredo, Texas (CNN) — The bookstore was Zhuara Rivera’s magical “Neverland.” It offered a fairy tale world for 14-year-old Rivera to get lost in stories and words. But the books are...

Bodhi Tree Gone

from The LA Weekly Bodhi Tree Bookstore Is Closing: Bad News for Buddhists By Gendy Alimurung Bad news for Buddhists and others seeking enlightenment: the Bodhi Tree Bookstore is closing. Owners Phil Thompson and Stan Madson informed their staff last Wednesday that...

Kirkus Reviews Lives

from Daily Finance Book Magazine Kirkus Reviews Lives to Write Another Day SARAH WEINMAN Late last year, Nielsen Business Media announced it would shut down two venerable trade magazines: newspaper industry-centric Editor & Publisher and book industry...

The Birth Of Sidney Poitier’s Son

from The Guardian UK John Guare: ‘Writing is a blood sport’ John Guare, author of Six Degrees of Separation, on why drama is a brutal business – and why Amanda Knox is his new muse by Emma Brockes Made in Manhattan … John Guare nearby his New York...