We still don’t know what killed Pablo Neruda, but it 100% wasn’t what his death certificate reports
Alright, so, we’ve got another tally in the Pablo Neruda was probably murdered column. Public records show that Neruda died of cancer cachexia, a condition that involves severe weight loss,… Read more »
Larry Flynt wants to give you $10 million
This one’s a win-win. In a full-page advertisement in the Washington Post, Larry Flynt (yeah, the guy who runs Hustler) says he’ll give ten million dollars to anyone who can offer “information leading… Read more »
SHITTY MEDIA MEN
Last week, as the allegations against Harvey Weinstein accumulated with truly breathtaking speed, an anonymous Google sheet titled “SHITTY MEDIA MEN” began circulating among women in this industry. Its purpose was… Read more »
Comic book thief caught by crime-fighters
According to sellmycomicbooks.com (which, sure), the most valuable comic books were published during the genre’s “Golden Age” (1938 to 1956). Leading the pack is Action Comics #1, featuring the origin… Read more »
Mika Brzezinski said she’d back out of a three-book deal unless Harvey Weinstein resigned
“Morning Joe” co-host Mika Brzezinski announced on Saturday that she wouldn’t follow through on her three-book deal with Weinstein Books (a “joint venture with The Weinstein Company”) unless Harvey Weinstein… Read more »
After Las Vegas, two newspapers apologize for a controversial cartoon
Following the terrible violence at the Mandalay Bay on Sunday night, the Bennington Banner of Bennington, Vermont and the Telegraph Herald of Dubuque, Iowa have issued apologies for running a cartoon by Randall Enos.… Read more »
Publishers take a stand: “People have to stop thinking there are no consequences to being sexist”
A while back, we wrote about Sarah Davis-Goff and Lisa Coen, the trailblazing independent publishers behind Ireland’s Tramp Press. Davis-Goff and Coen argued that in addition to the disproportionate number… Read more »
The kids are probably doing just fine
Unshackle your chains, mothers! A recent study by Swansea University suggests all those parenting books telling you when your baby should sleep and when your baby should eat… are probably… Read more »
Marley Dias, now twelve, continues to kick ass
The insanely precocious Marley Dias is on a mission to “change the system we live in.” And she’s starting—where else?—with what kids her age are reading. Last year, we reported… Read more »
Magazines are no fun anymore
Within a week after Graydon Carter announced he was leaving Vanity Fair, three other editors of major magazines have said they’ll be stepping down from their posts: Robbie Myers of… Read more »