Alex Proyas to Direct ‘Paradise Lost’ Film
Alex Proyas has signed on as director for the upcoming film adaptation of John Milton's epic poem, Paradise Lost. Proyas tends to take on action-adventure projects such as 2004's I, Robot and 2009's Knowing. Paradise Lost features original sin, great b...
Laszlo Jakab Orsos Named Director of the World Voices Festival & Public Programs
The PEN American Center has recruited a new director for its World Voices Festival and public programs, Laszlo Jakab Orsos. Orsos brings an interesting resume to the table with a work history boasting positions in cultural center curating, journali...
Ron Charles Wears Bacon for His Danielle Evans Video Review
Washington Post fiction critic Ron Charles paid homage to the ever hip Lady Gaga and her headline-making meat dress by wearing a couple of bacon strips across his head while introducing this week's "Totally Hip Book Review." Showing off current fas...
Bus Driver Reads Kindle While Driving
Debating whether or not to get a Kindle? They can be kind of addicting, as you can see from the above video. This bus driver is so into his, that he can't even put it down when he is behind the wheel.
The Portland, OR driver was caught reading h...
Terry McMillan Puts the ‘Ugliness’ of Divorce Behind Her
One thing you'll often hear fans praise about author Terry McMillan is her authenticity. And it doesn't get any more real than the headline-grabbing drama surrounding her marriage and divorce to Jonathan Plummer.
After McMillan drew from the couple...
Licking Monsters in a Death Dance: Coming Attractions
Happy Tuesday. Here are some great reads from our New Books section.
Lick Me...How I Became Cherry Vanilla by Cherry Vanilla with a forward by Rufus Wainwright: A fixture in the music and club scenes since the 1960s, musician, groupie, and PR woman ...
David Farley to Step Down from Macmillan Children’s
President and publisher of Macmillan Children's Publishing Group, David Farley announced he will be stepping down from his current position.
Farley's residence is officially California, but his job demands that he spend two weeks per month in New Yo...
Dan Farley to Step Down from Macmillan Children’s
President and publisher of Macmillan Children's Publishing Group, Dan Farley announced he will be stepping down from his current position.
Farley's residence is officially California, but his job demands that he spend two weeks per month in New York...
Rapper 50 Cent Makes the Cut on Rochester’s Summer Reading List
Parents raised their eyebrows at the inclusion of rapper 50 Cent's memoir, From Pieces to Weight on the Rochester School District's summer reading list. School Board President Malik Evans confessed that "two or three" of the rapper's songs are on his i...
Stevie Wonder Fights for the Blind’s Reading Rights
Pop and R&B singer Stevie Wonder stood before the UN's 184-nation World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) asking for global copyright restrictions to be modified. Wonder said, "Please work it out. Or I'll have to write a song about what you did...
