Re-writing Twain

from The New York Times Publisher Tinkers With Twain By JULIE BOSMAN A new edition of “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” is missing something. Throughout the book — 219 times in all — the word “nigger” is replaced by “slave,” a substitution that was made by NewSouth...

Statutory Rape In The Eye Of The Beholder

from The Telegraph UK German man castrates teenage daughter’s 57-year-old boyfriend An enraged father who disapproved of his daughter’s older boyfriend went to his home and castrated him with a bread knife. By Allan Hall, Berlin 10:11PM GMT 12 Dec 2010...

Interview With God

from Entertainment Weekly EW exclusive: God the Almighty dishes on his new memoir, Twitter page, and Justin Bieber by Keith Staskiewicz Image Credit: Mehau Kulyk/SPL/Getty Images Sometimes as an entertainment journalist, you’ll get a great interview assignment,...