Carrie Prejean Gets Mean on Larry King Live - VIDEO

In one of the most uncomfortable interviews since Katie Couric asked Sarah Palin what news sources she reads, Palin-admirer Carrie Prejean almost walked off the "Larry King Live!" show. "Former beauty queen...

Gay City News salutes the great Martin Duberman

Gay City News calls Martin Duberman "A National Queer Treasure"  For those of us who have read Duberman's "Cures:  A Gay Man's Odyssey" in the 1990s and who have been involved in CUNY's gay lectures...

WHY WRITE AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY AT THE AGE OF 23?

Memoirs, autobiography, life story, whatever you call it, usually contains human experiences, views, and crucial events that happened in the life of an individual. Most of the memoirs I read during my teenage years were written by people in their mid-life or late life. I mean...

Is The Constellation Orion The Lost Symbol?

Informed speculation suggests the lost symbol in Dan Brown's new novel of the same title will be the constellation Orion, represented by an X on a talisman which is called the Solomon Key. The Solomon Key may have been lifted by Brown from a 16th century handbook on...

Glenn Beck's New "Nazi" Book Cover

Fox News talker Glenn Beck has invoked Nazi imagery before, showing films of Nazis and Adolf Hitler, but now he appears to have taken his obsession with the Third Reich to an entirely new level. Art and Artist...

From Chaos, Order: W3C Standard Helps Organize Knowledge

Latest Press Release from Sir Tim Berner's Lee's organization, W3C, regarding developments in data storage technology, with a view to promoting standards and guidelines that ensure long-term growth for the Web.–SKOS Connects Diverse Knowledge Organization Systems to Linked...

Caddie Confidential: Sometimes Caddies Do Give A Shart

I was caddying for Mark Rhode at the Greater Milwaukee Open back in the early 1980's, and we had a very, very early tee time. The "luxury" hotel that I was staying in for about $18 a night did not have an alarm...

Will New Brown Novel Refute the Virgin Birth?

Will The Lost Symbol take on and try to refute the Virgin Birth by alleging that Jesus was created by aliens? Dan Brown and Doubleday, his publisher, may be on the verge of releasing a work of fiction to the world’s readers and the global media which could become part two...

Tucker Max 'I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell' Trailer Debuts

The infamously raunchy and chauvinistic memoir author Tucker Max had the trailer for the film based off of his best-selling book I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell debut on the web today. The trailer was released on...

Pakistani family wants to sell manuscripts of seven rare books

A Pakistani family, which has rare manuscripts of centuries-old Arabian and Persian books, wants to sell this priceless treasure to any individual or organisation, wishing to preserve and benefit from the rare books.The family has placed an advertisement on a website...

The 2009 Man Booker Longlist

The 'longlist' for the Man Booker prize has been released. I have a lot of respect for this literary prize because it is generally awarded to an impressive piece of work. Previous winners include:"2000 - Margaret Atwood - The Blind Assassin2001 - Peter Carey - True History of...

E. Lynn Harris Dies: Best-Selling Author Dead at Age 54

E. Lynn Harris died today, July 24, 2009, at the age of 54. The best-selling author was promoting his latest novel, Basketball Jones, across the West coast when he passed away. Harris was an openly gay author and...

Book on “Pahari” Wilson to be released in August

MUSSOORIE, 23 June: On his recent visit to Mussoorie, eminent Canadian born Swiss Author Robert Hutchison informed media persons at a formal meeting here that he was looking forward to launch of his book,...

1230 Debate: Arnie Terminates School Books

California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is planning to phase out textbooks in schools and use internet texts instead. As per him this will save money. In My views this should be implemented in whole world as this...

40 th Anniversary Exhibit of John and Yoko Bed In and Book

Remember 'All we are saying is give peace a chance', well as The Guardian reports with a Photo Gallery, we are marking the 40th Anniversary of John and Yoko Bed In at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Suite 1742 to be specific as the hotel's history notes...Pictures by...

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