Archive for September 9th, 2007
Esquire’s Best Story
Comments(0)“‘Frank Sinatra Has a Cold‘ is a profile of Frank Sinatra written by Gay Talese for the April 1966 issue of Esquire. The article is one of the most famous pieces of magazine journalism and is often considered not only the greatest profile ever written of Frank Sinatra but one of the greatest celebrity profiles ever written. The profile is one of the seminal works of New Journalism and is still widely read, discussed and studied. In the 70th anniversary issue of Esquire Magazine in October 2003, the editors declared the piece the “Best Story Esquire Ever Published.”–Wikipedia
Comments(0)100 Best Horror Novels
Comments(4)Stephen Jones’ & Kim Newman’s 100 Best Horror Novels
“Picking the 100 best horror novels is, in fact, a bit harder that the 100 best science fiction books (there’s pretty good consensus on this list) or the 100 best fantasy books (there’s a lot of leeway for choice here). Horror spans more categories of fiction, involving all the major genres, as well as being a subset of “real” literature. Jones and Newman (a major horror writer in his own right) do a pretty good job, quibbleable as is to be expected, but offering a good basic list of horror novels, with the added bonus of brief commentaries on the works by important writers. So here we go.”–strangewords.com
David Hasselhoff is Hooked on a Feeling
And I’m hooked on watching people make asses of themselves . . .
W.C. Fields Juggling
In addition to being one of screendom’s funniest comedians, Fields was also an accomplished juggler and he’s actually in the Juggler’s Hall of Fame.
Sealand
The Principality of Sealand is an independent micronation (its nationhood status is disputed) situated on the abandoned World War II seafort HM Fort Roughs. Fort Roughs was built in World War II to protect the port of Harwich/Essex from German mine-laying aircraft. In the late-60’s it was “claimed” by Paddy Roy Bates.
Bates is a bit of an eccentric (he’s English after all) and soon after claiming Fort Roughs and naming it Sealand he gave his wife and himself royal titles. He actually sells noble titles over the internet, so if you’ve ever had a hankering to be a lord or a baroness this might be your best shot.
