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Book Review: “Cured: My Ovarian Cancer Story” When reporter Joyce Wadler was diagnosed with advanced ovarian cancer in 1995, friends recommended that she read comedian Gilda Radner’s book … Read more
Why I wrote “The Barber’s Conundrum and Other Stories” By John Hartnett I decided to write The Barber’s Conundrum and Other Stories when I realized my wife would … Read more
“Six of One” — a book review Reviewed by Claire Ridgway A fun, rather irreverent, entertaining spoof, is how I’d describe “Six of One” by JoAnn Spears. In … Read more
A Bad-Ass Review: Dave Barry’s ‘Book of Bad Songs’ Dave Barry wrote a book about bad songs. Fully 2/3rds of the songs he writes about are songs that … Read more
We Killed: The Rise of Women in American Comedy…A Very Oral History — a book review by Roz Warren It has taken the American entertainment industry far too … Read more
Book Review: “Ageless Erotica” If you want a glimpse into the erotic imaginations of sex writers who’ve been around the block a few times, pick up a copy … Read more
Seeking love was never so funny “Sexually, I’m More of a Switzerland” is the second collection of personal ads from the London Review of Books, and a more … Read more
The best time for tweeting is not the best time for facebooking — you’ve got a lot to learn! “Buy Shoes on Wednesday and Tweet at 4:00″ is … Read more
Billionaires & Ballot Bandits: How to Steal an Election in 9 Easy Steps, by Greg Palast If you’re not familiar with Greg Palast, you should be. The author … Read more
I Hate Everybody… Starting with Me, by Joan Rivers: a Shocking Book Review Joan Rivers is a woman whose comfort zone is being outrageous. What reviewer in her … Read more
