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Duh Aficionado Magazine: Uggie Got A Book Deal
Apr 27th 32 Comments
No duh. From the AP: Uggie, the Jack Russell terrier who appeared in the Oscar-winning "The Artist," has a memoir coming. Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, announced Friday that…   Read Story »
Gwyneth Paltrow Versus The New York Times Fact-Checking Department
Mar 19th 58 Comments
A recent article in the New York Times about cookbook ghostwriters included a photo caption naming Julia Turshen as Gwyneth Paltrow's ghostwriter on her cookbook, My Father's Daughter. Sure! I mean,…   Read Story »
The Stephen Colbert Interview With Maurice Sendak That You've Already Seen Is Worth Watching Again
Jan 26th 27 Comments
Most of the readers of this site are pretty high-powered Internet users. (You're welcome. Flattery will get me EVERYWHERE.) You know what blogs are. You've heard of an RSS feed. Some of you have even…   Read Story »
Chris Gethard, The New King Of Authors
Jan 4th 3 Comments
In order to promote his new book, comedian Chris Gethard has been making a series of YouTube videos in which he calls out all the other authors to stake his claim as the New King of Authors. They are…   Read Story »
That's Your First Grade Teacher: Sasha Grey
Nov 11th, 2011 42 Comments
Sasha Grey recently read to a group of first graders, obviously. What did you think? That Sasha Grey DIDN'T read to a group of first graders? Be realistic. From TMZ: TMZ has obtained photos of…   Read Story »
Operation Watch This: Mourir Auprès De Toi
Oct 20th, 2011 15 Comments
Spike Jonze has directed a new animated short called Mourir Auprès de Toi, which translates as To Die by Your Side, and it is delightful. Books! Felt! Very good. Personally, I think the short…   Read Story »
Will You Care About A Book If A Celebrity Reads It To You?
Sep 30th, 2011 49 Comments
Books -- soooooo gross, right? What do I look like, a nerd who doesn't even care about making the slightest effort to not look like a nerd? No thank you. Audio books are just as gross, maybe even…   Read Story »
Who Should Play The Lead In Pride And Prejudice And Zombies, Whatever That Even Is?
Sep 23rd, 2011 52 Comments
I don't know what Pride And Prejudice And Zombies is. These are the things I know about it: It's Pride And Prejudice with zombies included somehow, my nerdy brother really likes it, and it was…   Read Story »
Richard Dawkins Wrote A Book For Children
Sep 20th, 2011 18 Comments
It's about magic versus reality, and here he is talking about it. I hope Ricky Gervais's parents give it to him for his birthday and it teaches him how to be a less annoying atheist.   Read Story »
Great New Katherine Chloe Cahoon Video!
Sep 7th, 2011 79 Comments
Everyone in this video is TOO natural and TOO comfortable in front of the camera saying what they definitely REALLY feel. It's crazy how loose and RAW people get when you just turn on the camera and…   Read Story »