Books

Stephen Colbert's kids' book, "I Am a Pole (And So Can You!)" is getting published

Stephen Colbert's kids' book, "I Am a Pole (And So Can You!)" is getting published

Stephen Colbert fans were happy to see the snarkmeister return to his Comedy Central show Monday, after a brief absence to care for his…
Watch Jonathan Ames' brilliantly drunk award presentation

Watch Jonathan Ames' brilliantly drunk award presentation

Jonathan Ames' Bored to Death recently joined the ranks of Party Down and Freaks and Geeks in the mausoleum of brilliant TV…
<em>NY Times</em> review calls Obama book "chick nonfiction"; controversy ensues

NY Times review calls Obama book "chick nonfiction"; controversy ensues

New York Times writer Jodi Kantor's book, The Obamas, is the gift that keeps on giving. Kantor has done a blizzard of press to keep the…
New book exposes J. Edgar Hoover's massive porn collection

New book exposes J. Edgar Hoover's massive porn collection

As the first, and long-serving, Director of the FBI, J. Edgar Hoover is an important figure in modern American history, and last year's Clint…
The National Education Association turns down porn company donations

The National Education Association turns down porn company donations

Today's program was brought to you by the color green, the number 6, and the letters "O yeah, F me up the A with your giant C…
DC Comics announces <em>Watchmen</em> prequel without Alan Moore

DC Comics announces Watchmen prequel without Alan Moore

Imagine a Pulp Fiction prequel without Quentin Tarantino. Imagine an Inception prequel without Christopher Nolan. Imagine a…
Jonathan Franzen thinks e-books are hurting society

Jonathan Franzen thinks e-books are hurting society

Literary golden boy Jonathan Franzen has gone public with his hatred for e-readers and, it would seem, technology as a whole, speaking at an…
Publishers fear a "post-apocalyptic" world where Barnes & Noble is gone and Amazon reigns

Publishers fear a "post-apocalyptic" world where Barnes & Noble is gone and Amazon reigns

Now that, if you can believe it, Barnes & Noble is the last chain bookstore left in the country, the role they once played as the villain of…
New memoir reveals "secret sex lives" of old Hollywood stars

New memoir reveals "secret sex lives" of old Hollywood stars

Contrary to what your grandma might tell you, the world wasn't so different in the old days: sure, frankfurters only cost a nickel, and kids…
Fox News thinks comic books are too sexy by far

Fox News thinks comic books are too sexy by far

Finally some breaking news! Fox News is reporting that comic books contain sex and violence. Can we get Stan Lee on the phone? The old maestro…
The CW picks up <em>Sex and the City</em> prequel

The CW picks up Sex and the City prequel

As the elephant graveyard of network television, the CW is where old, formerly beloved TV franchises go to release their final creaky breaths…
Diablo Cody's <em>Sweet Valley High</em> will be a musical.

Diablo Cody's Sweet Valley High will be a musical.

Let's suppose, for a second, that you were hooked up to a polygraph at a police station. Suppose they start by asking you fairly…
Amazon is publishing James Franco's first novel

Amazon is publishing James Franco's first novel

Whether you like it or not, James Franco is publishing his first novel, which was just picked up by Amazon. Apparently unfazed by the tepid…
George R.R. Martin releases a new chapter for all you <em>Game of Thrones</em> fans

George R.R. Martin releases a new chapter for all you Game of Thrones fans

In an effort to satiate his rabid fans and perhaps buy himself another two years of writing time, George R.R. Martin has published a chapter from…
Richard Nixon had gay affair, claims new book

Richard Nixon had gay affair, claims new book

From yesterday's Taylor Lautner fake People magazine cover scandal to Internet petitions campaigning for Ernie and Bert to come out of…
<em>Blair Witch</em> actress gave up acting to grow pot

Blair Witch actress gave up acting to grow pot

Remember Heather Donahue, the blue-ski-capped actress from the 1999 indie-horror juggernaut, The Blair Witch Project, who you never wonder about…
Watch Bill Clinton and Mindy Kaling share their holiday book picks on "Today"

Watch Bill Clinton and Mindy Kaling share their holiday book picks on "Today"

In a curious pairing, noted authors Bill Clinton and The Office's Mindy Kaling appeared on Today this morning, to share their recommended…
Blacklisted writer Dalton Trumbo finally receives credit for <em>Roman Holiday</em>

Blacklisted writer Dalton Trumbo finally receives credit for Roman Holiday

I guess this one goes under "Decades-long injustice finally righted." Dalton Trumbo, who some of you will probably recognize as having…
Christian bookstore pulls pink Bibles from its shelves because they benefit Planned Parenthood

Christian bookstore pulls pink Bibles from its shelves because they benefit Planned Parenthood

It seems that nefarious organization Planned Parenthood is at it again. Not only have they been guzzling money from the government to pay for the…
Christopher Hitchens has died at age 62

Christopher Hitchens has died at age 62

After a very public fight against cancer, Christopher Hitchens has passed away at age sixty-two. The controversial author, as reliably…