Archives for September 2009

The last time I saw Burt Britton it must have been more than 20 years ago. He simply disappeared. I’m not sure why. He told me, as I gather he told others, that if I ever wanted to contact him I could dial a special phone number, which he spelled out for me as MEL […]

The book that made William S. Burroughs famous and established his reputation as a writer of the blackest satire since Swift is to be celebrated on its 50th anniversary with readings, films, photographs, panel discussions, scholarly papers, and performances. Four days of events in New York are to begin Oct. 7 at the Poetry Project […]

Protestors: You Lie! You Lie! Click for video. Bill Moyers: They came from all over the country to register their opposition to President Obama and big government. … Max Blumenthal, reporter: Who do you think is more dangerous, Al Quaeda or Obama? Protestor: Obama. Reporter: Obama’s more dangerous than Osama? Protestor: Absolutely. Reporter: Why? Protester: […]

When the Bus Crashes, Does the Driver Get a Bonus? If you see an apter headline, please rush & phone us. — Leon Freilich And so, belatedly, we turn to U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff, a former criminal prosecutor and white-collar defense lawyer with a reputation as “one of the top jurists on the topic […]

Just as she did last month, she has published the best op-ed read of the day, this time with an assist from Dedrick Muhammad. Their lede asks, “What do you get when you combine the worst economic downturn since the Depression with the first black president?” And answers: A surge of white racial resentment, loosely […]

Bulletin: Copyright Office Assails Google’s Settlement on Digital Books SAN FRANCISCO — The nation’s top copyright official made a blistering attack Thursday on a controversial legal settlement that would let Google create a huge online library and bookstore. Now hear this from Techdirt: Complaints Against Google Book Scanning Project Reach Ridiculous Levels A friend who […]

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