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RIP Erudite, Curmudgeonly Stanley Crouch, 74, A Friend, a Hero, A Culture Critic and Jazz Man
There are a lot of good obits today for Stanley Crouch. I liked the ones on NPR and the NY Times, and Leonard Greene's...
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Books: Mary Trump’s Family Tell All Sells 1.1 Million Copies, Donald Trump Jr’s Self Published Rant Isn’t Being Counted by BookScan
There are now more books about Donald Trump by friends, enemies, and journalists on all sides of the story that they could fill a...
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Former Gossip Columnist Regrets: That Time He Didn’t Report How Tom Cruise Fell Down the Stairs at Prada in SoHo
Summer reading: finally catching up with Ben Widdicombe's "Gatecrasher," named for his long ago column in the NY Daily News. It's full of great...
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Bestselling “Passages” Writer Gail Sheehy Tragic Irony: She Wrote About Isolating and Beating COVID A Week Before She Died
There's some confusion about how and why bestselling writer of "Passages," Gail Sheehy, 83, died day before yesterday, August 24th.
Her daughter, Maura, said in...
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RIP Gail Sheehy, Best Selling Author of “Passages,” Famed Writer Was Also Wife of New York Magazine Founder Clay Felker
Sad news: Reports on Facebook that bestselling author and famed writer Gail Sheehy has died at age 83. Her book, "Passages," in 1976, was...
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Read the Foreword to Michael Cohen’s Book About Donald Trump, “Disloyal,” Golden Showers, Not Parachutes, Plus Watch Rachel Maddow Read Salacious Parts of Book
So Michael Cohen is about to release his book, "Disloyal," about being Donald Trump's lawyer, doing his bidding, covering up scandals, and overall lying....
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UPDATE: Mariah Carey Memoir is Actually Called “The Meaning of Mariah Carey” Written by Anita Hill’s Former Stylist
UPDATE NOW: Mariah Carey's book is titled "The Meaning of Mariah Carey." For reals. It's going to be published September 29th. Michaela Angela Davis...
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The Back Cover of Mary Trump’s Book (Coming in 1 Week) Suggests That Donald Trump Was Victim of Form of Child Abuse
Circle Tuesday, July 14th for the best book ever on Donald Trump, by his niece, Mary. It's called "Too Much and Never Enough." Here's...