Truman Capote

Video Books, or Vooks: Do We Need to Watch Books as Well as Read Them?

David Finkle | Posted 10.14.2009 | Books


David Finkle

It would be a sin -- practically a capital crime -- to write off masterpieces because no one has the patience for the sentences Marcel Proust had the patience to craft so scrupulously.

Twittering Through American History

Ben Fractenberg | Posted 07.10.2009 | Comedy


Ben Fractenberg

"The British are coming! OMG! Wake up the militia! Sound the church bells! Update your Facebook status!"

Larry David, Secretary of...Humor?

Erica Heller | Posted 01.02.2009 | Entertainment


Erica Heller

Obama must go back on television as soon as he can to fill the one appalling gap in his shining galaxy. He must appoint Larry David Secretary of Humor.