London scandal rag The Mail gossips about the shopping habits of Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban during a recent visit to a Nashville bookstore. Someone was clearly stalking the couple, as the article (here, not that you are the sort of person who reads that sort of thing) includes details of the books they looked … Continue reading Paparazzi-Free for Over 13 Years
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Out in the Woods
A rude cabin which once belonged to the prolific Western novelist Zane Grey has been purchased by the Bureau of Land Management. The retreat on Oregon's Rogue River will remain open to the public. (Details are here.) It turns out that many of the late author's old digs have been preserved for posterity, including his … Continue reading Out in the Woods
Tempest in a Teacup
Simon Winchester, the author of Krakatoa : The Day the World Exploded August 27, 1883 and The Professor and the Madman : A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary, is out with a new book, The Man Who Loved China. In it he tells the story of "an avid … Continue reading Tempest in a Teacup
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