PageTurnER & Macka Diamond Release Dancehall Novel

  PageTurnER Publishing will launch the high anticipated debut novel written by Dancehall Diva, Macka Diamond, entitled "Bun Him !!", the publishing world's first dancehall novel.  Set for September 18th at Weekendz in Kingston, Jamaica, the event will kick off...

Super publisher to publish super heroes

Superman and Batman will now be distributed to even farther reaches of the globe. DC Comics has switched publishers. After 20 years with Warner Books it is now turning to Random House and its super distribution...

Life imitates art and creeps me out

In 1997, my artist friend Eduardo Kac, had a "pet locator" chip implanted in his leg. He produced a performance art piece which showed him being tracked by the chip and also showed the surgery that it took to implant the chip. Eduardo wanted people to stop and think about the...

Senate blocks mandatory ID implants in employees

"Tackling a dilemma right out of a science fiction novel, the state Senate passed legislation Thursday that would bar employers from requiring workers to have identification devices implanted under their...

Venice festival opens with Knightley in "Atonement

Venice (ANTARA News) - The Venice film festival opened on Wednesday with "Atonement", an adaptation of Ian McEwan's acclaimed novel about a girl whose fertile imagination leads her to make a false accusation that...

Venice film festival`s 75th anniversary edition kicks off

Venice (ANTARA News) - Creative tension will be in the air Wednesday as the 75th anniversary edition of the Venice Film Festival kicks off with the psychological drama "Atonement" by Britain's Joe Wright. Based on...

Fantasy, Horror and Beauty

There’s always been a sexual appeal to things both beautiful and horrific. A beautiful woman, a sexy man and beautiful couple all appeal to us on some base level. The same goes for horror. There’s an...

Is J.K. Rowling writing detective novel?

J.K. Rowling's neighbour says his wife spotted the Harry Potter author in an Edinburgh cafe writing a crime detective novel, of all things. Although the report which appeared on the Sunday Times has not been...

Fame? Author Stephen King Mistaken for Bookstore Vandal

From the lighter side of the news, bookstore staffers now have very red faces after thinking King, making an unannounced visit, was vandalizing books."Author Stephen King was mistaken for a vandal when he started signing books during an unannounced visit to a shop in...

Harry welcomed into church

"It's been a couple of weeks since the record-breaking publication of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, and while most of the familiar elements - midnight queues, speed-reading reviewers, claims that JK...

Last Supper theory crashes websites

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorMany of us had seen the Da Vinci Code, many believed based on conspiracy  theory and conjecture.  Now  a researcher discovered something by...

Harry Potter’s magic can’t beat Chinese pirates

Big Surprise there eh? A DVD of the pirated movie is also available as well. "BEIJING (Reuters) - Harry Potter might possess the powers to vanquish evil wizards - but not Chinese pirates. Bootleg...

Coupland's JPod to become TV comedy series

"Canadian author Douglas Coupland, who wrote his first film screenplay with last year's Everything's Gone Green, has written a new TV series based on his novel, JPod. The 13-part series will be a look into...

I Vant to Buy Your Castle: Dracula's digs for sale

Picture the ad: For Sale: Large castle. 13 bd., 2 bath, complete with bats and secret passages. Perfect for newlywed ghoulies with plans for a brood or bachelor werewolf who likes having house guests. Secret lab...

Harry Potter is not magic for everybody

"Sunday July 1, 2007 The Observer Evil appeared to be prevailing at the end of the last Harry Potter novel with a clutch of main characters dead and the teenage wizard hell-bent on revenge. But while fans are...

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