Based on a memoir by Alysia Abbott, the movie chronicles gay liberation and the AIDS crisis from the perspective of a gay man’s daughter.
Category: Books and Literature
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Evan Dando Is Back From the Brink
The Lemonheads frontman’s life was really bleak for a while. He tells the tale in a new memoir, to be followed by his band’s first album of original songs in nearly 20 years.
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Annie Lennox on Her Favorite Books and Her New Visual Memoir
Why? Curiosity, “general impatience and all-around quirkiness.” Her first book (which proceeds chronologically) is a visual memoir of her life and musical career.
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Lionel Richie Tells the Whole Story
His songs have inspired fans for five decades. Now the indefatigable musician delivers the whole story in a 463-page memoir.
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Book Review: ‘What’s With Baum?,’ by Woody Allen
In “What’s With Baum?,” an anxious, jealous and thrice-married writer finds himself stranded in a culture that wants more “schmaltz,” less “wisdom.”
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Jane Austen’s Birthday Party Is B.Y.O.B. (Bring Your Own Bonnet)
The Grand Regency Costumed Promenade in Bath, England, is the showiest and merriest of the celebrations of the writer’s 250th.
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Mark Ronson Strolls Through His DJ Past in New Book ‘Night People’
On the streets of Lower Manhattan, the famed record producer looks for signs of those sweaty 1990s nights.
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Mark Ronson Strolls Through His DJ Past
On the streets of Lower Manhattan, the famed record producer looks for signs of those sweaty 1990s nights.
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Listen to Elizabeth Gilbert on the Modern Love Podcast
The “Eat, Pray, Love” author on healing from the sex and love addiction that almost destroyed her life.
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Yusuf Islam Wants to Explain Himself
As Cat Stevens, he helped define the singer-songwriter. After converting to Islam, he became a lightning rod. His new memoir explores it all.
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In “All The Cool Girls Get Fired,” Oprah, Jamie Lee Curtis and More Share Stories
In a new book, two longtime fashion editors — along with Oprah Winfrey, Jamie Lee Curtis and Katie Couric — open up about times they got canned.
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How to Film Stephen King Novels Like ‘The Long Walk’ and ‘The Running Man’
The author “isn’t shy about his opinions,” as one director put it. But he gives filmmakers a wide berth and they have to decide what to put onscreen.