Joyce Carol Oates On Dinosaur-Killer Tweet: 'My Tweets Are Meant To Be Funny'
"So barbaric that this should still be allowed," Joyce Carol Oates wrote, in a tweet that was taken quite literally by many online readers.
Arts
At 96, Poet And Beat Publisher Lawrence Ferlinghetti Isn't Done Yet
The publisher of Allen Ginsberg's iconic poem "Howl" has three books coming out this year and is also working on a novel. Looking back, he says, "Everything was better than it is when you're old."
As American As Iced Tea: A Brief, Sometimes Boozy History
At least as early as Colonial times, Americans were drinking iced tea, though early alcohol-laden recipes had more in common with the cocktail from Long Island than the stuff sold by Lipton.
A Satisfying Steampunk Saga Winds Up In 'Clockwork Crown'
Beth Cato's compact but potent two-book series follows a young healer in a crumbling fantasy empire who must navigate treacherous political waters while balancing questions of faith and technology.
Ron Moody, Who Delighted Audiences As Fagin In 'Oliver!' Dies
Throughout his career, Moody played a variety of parts on stage and screen. But in the villainous Fagin, he found the role of a lifetime.
'Mazie' Pays Homage To A Real-Life Saint Of The Streets
Jami Attenberg's new novel is based on a real woman, Mazie Phillips Gordon, who took tickets at a grimy New York City movie house and cared for decades' worth of the down-and-outs who came her way.
What's A Thamakau? Spelling Bee Is More About Entertainment Than English
Linguist Geoff Nunberg says it's fitting that the Scripps National Spelling Bee is broadcast by ESPN. (And, by the way, a thamakau is a kind of canoe used in Fiji.)
The Truth About 'Mike's Place'
Mike's Place is a real-life beach bar in Tel Aviv that could be Israel's answer to Cheers. But it's no sitcom. A graphic novel recounts the 2003 suicide bombing that left owners and patrons in shock.
Dial-A-Giant
The legendary alt-rock duo talks about keeping up with modern times and leads a game where all the answers are wrong.