The Naked and the Dead Pool
Revelations about Mailer’s penchant for role-playing and his yearning to know Rod Stewart’s sexual habits have Gawkerites bracing for the inevitable movie.
Revelations about Mailer’s penchant for role-playing and his yearning to know Rod Stewart’s sexual habits have Gawkerites bracing for the inevitable movie.
Terry Teachout, whose introduction to Elaine Dundy’s marvelous The Dud Avocado ran here last year, writes that the author has died.
Britain’s smoking ban inspires a new portmanteau word: Smirting. The Times traces the history of the form. (Via.)
Dmitri Navokov will consider publishing a fascsimile of the index cards that constitute his father’s last novel draft.
The plane back from Georgia was delayed, and all the pulled pork, okra, and cake I ate this weekend must have gone to my brain. I can’t concentrate to answer email, much less catch up on reading. For now, try Wilfred, an Australian TV show being shown in daily installments at IFC.com. Ingredients: one man, one woman, and a bong-smoking . . .