Recent Popular Culture Blog | Famous Writers PostsDominick Dunne Rushed from the O.J. Trialby Libby Pelham23 Sep 2008 02:08 AMIn case you missed it in the news, O.J. Simpson is back in court, this time for reportedly robbing memorabilia collectors at gunpoint in Las Vegas. O.J. Ebert Can't Catch a Breakby Michele Cheplic12 Apr 2008 12:08 PMIt's true; the legendary film critic can't seem to stay healthy enough to carry on with life the way he once knew it. Regular readers of this blog know that I have been following Roger Ebert's health struggles very closely. Dr. Phil Defends Britney Ambushby Michele Cheplic07 Jan 2008 07:57 AMTwo days after being accused of ambushing Britney Spears as she prepared to leave her involuntary lockdown at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Dr. Phil McGraw hightailed it over to CBS's "The Early Show" this morning to defend his actions. You May Call Him Sir Salmanby Libby Pelham18 Jun 2007 11:01 AMDo you remember author Salman Rushdie? He caused quite a stir in the Islamic world when he released his novel "The Satanic Verses" in 1988. Many Muslims found it to be insulting to Islam and the Ayatollah Khomeini of Iran issued a fatwa (a religious edict) calling for his death. Dan Futterman Trades Acting for Writingby Libby Pelham15 Jun 2007 08:33 AMIn case you have not heard, there is a new movie coming out later this month titled A Mighty Heart. It is about slain journalist Daniel Pearl. He is the one who was investigating the shoe bomber (Richard Reid) when he was captured and decapitated in Pakistan. Steven King: Master of the Macabreby Marjorie Dorfman27 May 2006 05:37 AMBorn in Portland, Maine on September 21, 1947, his father who was a merchant seaman, deserted the family in 1950 when Steven was only three years old. His mother supported her two sons (Steven and his brother, David) by working odd jobs. Edgar Allan Poe - Master of the Macabreby Libby Pelham23 May 2006 08:21 AMYou might not think Edgar Allan Poe is a very relevant author to talk about in a blog today. I mean, after all, he has been dead for over 150 years. However, two historical novels just came out with - you guess it - Edgar Allan Poe as the subject. Flannery O' Connor: Genius Lost Too Soonby Marjorie Dorfman21 Apr 2006 03:28 AMBorn in Savannah, Georgia, on March 25, 1925, Mary Flannery O' Connor was the only child of a Catholic family living in the middle of the Protestant Bible Belt. M. Night Shyamalan - The Man Behind the Cameraby Libby Pelham05 Apr 2006 08:29 AMMarjorie just blogged about one of my favorite horror movies, The Sixth Sense, but let's talk about the man behind the camera. M. Night Shyamalan was born in 1970 in India but his parents (both doctors) soon moved the family to Penn Valley, Pennsylvania. John Grisham: Best Selling Novelistby Marjorie Dorfman18 Mar 2006 08:43 AMBorn in Jonesboro, Arkansas, on February 8, 1955, James Grisham is the second of four children born to Southern Baptist parents of modest means. His father was a cotton farmer and construction worker, and the family moved frequently before settling in DeSoto County, Mississippi, in 1967. Recent Blog Comments Libby Pelham says... "I would pay to see both him and Kate just go away!" Michele Cheplic says... "It was just a matter of time before Jon self destructed." |
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