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The Escapist - The Atlantic

The Atlantic

The Escapist The Atlantic Indeed, it is quite unlikely that the premier comic novelist of the past 100 years was really a complete naïf. Wodehouse's correspondence, which begins in 1899, before the death of Queen Victoria, and ends in 1975, just before his own death at age 93, ...

Why Samuel Jackson Had a Point Re: AO Scott - Variety (blog)

Why Samuel Jackson Had a Point Re: AO Scott Variety (blog) It's clear a lot of people who currently cover media view the explosion of comic-book-related entertainment less with enthusiasm than thinly veiled disdain. They're certainly entitled to that, but for them, this promises to be a very, very long summer. and more »

App Synergy: How To Engage In Literary Pursuits, The iPad Way - AppAdvice

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App Synergy: How To Engage In Literary Pursuits, The iPad Way AppAdvice ... rest assured that what follows isn't just about building a digital non-comic library. It's more about consuming and appraising what that library contains. I am, above all, a book lover. Over the years I have read and hoarded so many books it hurts. and more »

Why does James Patterson care about our kids' reading habits? - Kansas City Star

Why does James Patterson care about our kids' reading habits? Kansas City Star His first book, "The Thomas Berryman Number," published in 1976, won an Edgar mystery-writing award and sold 10000 copies - respectable, but no more. (He is best known for his Alex Cross mysteries, about a Washington psychiatrist-detective, ... and more »

Digby Wolfe, 'Laugh-In' Writer, Dies at 82 - New York Times

Digby Wolfe, 'Laugh-In' Writer, Dies at 82 New York Times “Not until 'Saturday Night Live' would another television variety show leave such a firm impact on the evolution of American comedy,” the Museum of Broadcast Communications said in an appraisal of the series. The program began in the fertile mind of ... and more »