October 13, 2016

SPY magazine, which coined the immortal phrase “short-fingered vulgarian” (you know the one) during its run as New York’s premier satirical publication in the late eighties and early nineties, is… Read more »

Government

Free children's book celebrating the Queen's Platinum Jubilee criticised as too 'Anglocentric' by Welsh and Scottish governments — Nikki Griffiths
"Wot, No Books?" Milton Keynes library saved after protesters check out its entire stock — Tom Clayton
Vimes for change: Pratchett character lends name to new food index — Tom Clayton
Disgraced former health minister in talks to publish new book How I Won the Covid War — Nikki Griffiths

Watch Tim Kaine absolutely EVISCERATE Donald Trump’s book cover design (even though his is also bad)

Liam O’Brien

In the publishing of dumb political books with great names, Donald Trump’s recent campaign biography is considered especially heinous. There’s the fact that it may have facilitated fraud, the Hitler-y… Read more »

Harry Houdini and the case against fortune-telling in American politics

Chad Felix

It was a different time. Sort of. In 1926, incensed by the fact that DC politicians were paying spiritualists thousands of dollars for clairvoyant counsel, one Harry Houdini, master illusionist… Read more »

Cook up some frog pastries and conger eel of the rising sun this Christmas with culinary help from Salvador Dalí

Nikki Griffiths

Do you hear the sound of sleigh bells? The Christmas season has begun, with shops dusting off their festive decorations, putting up their trees and playing those dreaded Christmas albums… Read more »

Melville House Books

Return of the Short-Fingered Vulgarian

Taylor Sperry