The godfather of the New Age led a secretive group of devoted followers in the last decade of his life. His closest “witches” remain missing, and former insiders, offering new details, believe the women took their own lives. […] If [the] …name [Carlos Castaneda] draws a blank for readers under 30, all they have to…
Category: Books and Writers
20,000 Books to Burn
Stop the madness…buy used books today at Primitive Books KANSAS CITY, Missouri (AP) — Tom Wayne amassed thousands of books in a warehouse during the 10 years he has run his used book store, Prospero’s Books. His collection ranges from best sellers like Tom Clancy’s “The Hunt for Red October” and Tom Wolfe’s “Bonfire of…
Billy Bragg Turns His Hand at Writing
I remember when I was working in London, my friend Dan and I went to check out Billy Bragg at a cafe. Awesome. I’d always been a fan and was totally stoked to have the chance to go. If you are in the neighborhood, don’t miss this show. cd Interview by Ian Ray Billy Bragg,…
Kurt Vonnegut, Dead at 84. :(
I remember when I first read Breakfast of Champions, I can honestly say that it changed my life. Vonnegut’s wit, humanism, and critical thought couched in slapstick humor, showed me that you don’t have to be uptight to be just and that you don’t have to be a prick to be conservative. He taught me…
Odder book titles make shortlist
How Green Were the Nazis? and The Stray Shopping Carts of Eastern North America are just two of the titles competing for an unusual book prize.The Bookseller magazine has released its shortlist for the Oddest Titles prize, honouring fringe publishing. Proceedings of the Eighteenth International Seaweed Symposium is also in the running, with a public…
Teacher in crack over butt art
It looks like Murmur’s ass is getting a little too much attention and his bandwidth has been exceeded at his website Buttprintart.com but you can check out a video of him in action on youtube here cd RICHMOND, Va. – To hear the students tell it, Stephen Murmer is a fun, popular art teacher who…
Jailed media worldwide hits record: U.S. watchdog
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The number of journalists jailed worldwide for their work rose for the second year with Internet bloggers and online reporters now one third of those incarcerated, a U.S.-based media watchdog said on Thursday. A Committee to Protect Journalists census found that a record 134 journalists were in jail on December 1…
My favorite childhood book
Across-the-Board
Blair pinched speech from The Grapes of Wrath
His promise to the party faithful that he would ‘always’ be with them earned Tony Blair a seven-minute standing ovation. But the Labour conference may have been slightly less overawed if they had realised that the Prime Minister had based the finale to his farewell speech on the words of a fugitive double murderer. Mr…
TuckerMax signs second book deal
It pays to be an asshole. Just ask Dick Cheney. cd TuckerMax.com: “Assholes Finish First” deal is officially announced “Assholes Finish First” deal is officially announced Here is the Publishers Weekly announcement (it’s a little down the page). So that’s the official news, here is what they are not telling you: The advance for Assholes…