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J.D. Salinger dies at 91; reclusive author of 'The Catcher in the Rye'
After "The Catcher in the Rye" exploded onto the literary scene in 1951, author J.D. Salinger had what every writer yearns for -- money, fame and critical acclaim. "Catcher" became a touchstone for the teenage culture just emerging in post-World War II...Tags: Religious Conflicts, Ring Lardner Jr., Hospitals and Clinics, Social Issues, Labor Legislation
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Celebrating the genius of 'Huckleberry Finn'
Los Angeles Times Book CriticMark Twain was not quite 50 when he published "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" in February 1885, and in so doing, changed American literature. Until then, many of our writers had flirted with vernacular expression, most notably Thomas Paine, whose...Tags: Thomas Paine, Social Issues, Ernest Hemingway, Fiction, Arts and Culture
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Art and politics at the Hammer Museum
Culture MonsterMark Swed reports on a UCLA conference at the Hammer Museum on art and politics that featured French philosopher Alain Badiou.... -
Literary journalism finds new platforms
Los Angeles Times Book CriticWhen National Book Award-winning novelist William T. Vollmann went to Japan this spring to report on the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant from inside the contamination zone, he did what any journalist would do. He bought a dosimeter to chart the...Tags: Nuclear Power, Computer Hardware, Democratic Convention (1968), Mark Bryant, Japan
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Music review: Gustavo Dudamel and the L.A. Phil on the big screen
Culture Monster"Amazing, amazing, amazing, amazing, amazing â¦" So exclaimed a woman at a Century City cinema Sunday afternoon as the credits rolled by. Maybe the Los Angeles Philharmonic has a hit on its hands with LA Phil Live. Maybe, maybe, maybe,...... -
DVD reviews: 'Shock Corridor' and 'The Naked Kiss'
Brand XFilmmaker Sam Fuller benefited in the '50s from the backing of such old-time studio bosses as Darryl F. Zanuck. As the industry evolved away from them, Fuller found himself working within tighter budgets â a deficit he turned into a virtue with â... -
Jill Johnston dies at 81; author of 'Lesbian Nation'
Jill Johnston, a cultural critic, memoirist and provocateur whose best-known book, "Lesbian Nation," emboldened women in the 1970s to identify themselves as lesbians and argued that gay women were crucial to the feminist movement, died Sept. 18 in...Tags: Germaine Greer, Documentary (genre), Colleges and Universities, Arts and Culture, Culture
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Wylie-Amazon e-books partnership gives in to Random House
Jacket CopyPowerful agent Andrew Wylie's plan to sell the e-book backlist of some of his best-known authors -- among them John Updike, Ralph Ellison and Philip Roth -- has come mostly undone. The e-book venture, Odyssey Editions, is a partnership with...... -
Summer reading: Carolyn Kellogg on Norman Mailer
Jacket CopyAlthough the phrase "beach reads" evokes fluffy page turners, we had conversations around the office this spring that led us to think that people might have used the summer break-from-routine to sink into books that were meaningful, or lasting. What...... -
Critic's Notebook: Lady Gaga, sexuality and 21st century pop: Speaking truth to Camille Paglia
Pop & HissResponding to a piece of pop-musical analysis by Camille Paglia carries risks not unlike those involved in publishing images of a burning Koran. She is a self-serving provocateur with a dogmatic world view, more interested in swatting down others'... -
Tom Wolfe to get lifetime achievement award
Jacket CopyTime for Tom Wolfe to get his white suit dry-cleaned again, as the author will receive the National Book Foundation's 2010 Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, it was announced Wednesday. The medal, which is the foundation's... -
Jonathan Lethem: Look at this! What is it?
Jacket CopyAn extended conversation with author Jonathan Lethem about fatal self-consciousness, reading...
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