Archive for December, 2006

“Hitchens,” a friend observes, “is now a fully embalmed (not to say pickled) relic of the Victorian era.” Follow the link to learn “Why Women Aren’t Funny.”

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William Gibson discusses his writing process. (Via.)

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A Vanity Fair profile will allege that Augusten Burroughs’ career-making memoir “contains little strands of fact that were wildly embellished.” See also.

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GMB writes (in email): “Mary Cheney is pregnant. Are you interested in chipping in for a gift? I’m thinking a signed edition of Heather Has Two Mommies.”

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Years after first reading Nabokov’s Lolita, Mary Gaitskill is still smitten. (Via.)

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