What are London’s tube travellers e-reading?
Anna Baddeley asked a dozen commuters what they had on their e-readersThe success of Fifty Shades of Grey let the world in on the e-reader's dirty little secret: its ability to conceal less than respectable reading matter. But are we really only downlo...
Mark Kermode’s DVD round-up
Contagion; Immortals; The Rum DiaryOne of the most likable things about the prolific Steven Soderbergh is just how eager he is to embrace (and subvert) the traditions of genre cinema. While other Cannes-favourite "auteur" directors may claim flatulentl...
The Rum Diary – review
The Johnny Depp-produced adaptation of Hunter S Thompson's semi-autobiographical novel is lovingly made, but it's bit of a vanity projectProducer-star Johnny Depp mounts a sincere but basically self-admiring homage to his hero, wildman gonzo-journalist...
Johnny Depp: ‘I’m not ready to give up my American citizenship’
The Rum Diary star on his love of Europe, flying by private jet and why he can't stop smokingIn the weeks leading up to this interview, I began to think there must be some law that makes it illegal not to love Johnny Depp. Everyone melts into a puddle ...
The Rum Diary Trailer Released
The first trailer for the adaptation of Hunter S. Thompson‘s The Rum Diary has been released.
We’ve embedded the video above–what do you think? It will hit theaters in late October this year. As we previously noted, Oscar nominee Johnny ...
Tracey Guest Promoted to VP At Simon & Schuster
Tracey Guest, director of publicity at Simon & Schuster, has been promoted to vice president, director of publicity.
Guest has been with Simon & Schuster since 1998. In her time at the publisher, she has worked on a wide range of books by autho...
Edward Docx’s top 10 deranged characters
From Don Quixote to A Clockwork Orange, Edward Docx considers the fictional characters who 'tell the terrible truth about the world'Edward Docx's first novel, The Calligrapher, was published to widespread acclaim in 2003 and has now been translated int...
On the trail of Hunter S Thompson in Puerto Rico
Old San Juan is the setting for Hunter S Thompson's The Rum Diary, now a film starring Johnny Depp. We find out whether that rum-sodden 1950s atmosphere survives in the modern capitalThere is something about Old San Juan that makes drinking rum at 11am...
Literary Pet Halloween Costume Ideas
We don’t think animals should be denied the right to get into the Halloween spirit. The video embedded above shares a cornucopia of pet costume ideas for Halloween, but we are building a list literary costume ideas for the galley cat (or dog) in...
Hunter S. Thompson & His 1958 Vancouver Sun Application
In 1958, the great Hunter S. Thompson applied for a reporter spot at the Vancouver Sun. The paper reprinted his cover letter, reminding us all that even the most original writers were once looking for work.
Here’s more from the cover letter: ...
Johnny Depp | No 11 | Film Power 100
As Hollywood's top-earning actor, Johnny Depp's films straddle indie cinema and multiplexActor: Alice in Wonderland, Pirates of the Caribbean, Sleepy HollowProducer: Hugo Cabret, The Rum DiaryHe straddles indie cinema and multiplexes. Perhaps that shou...
