Michael Lerner as Jack Lipnick in Barton FinkHe is best known for his Academy Award® Nominated performance as Jack Lipnick, the Louis B. Mayer infused character in the Coen Brothers film Barton Fink. But Michael Lerner has been entertaining us on stage and screen since the late 1960's. He has made guest appearances on classic television shows like the Brady Brunch, The Odd Couple and M*A*S*H and has also appeared as a guest star on an episode of the popular HBO series Entourage. His movie resume is just as impressive. From roles in Godzilla to Eight Men Out, from Elf...
Checking in at The Library. A Hotel for Readers
Located on Koh Samui, Thailand's third largest island, The Library, is a beach resort committed to the book set. Their goal: "If you can finish one book while staying with us, we think this is more than an accomplishment [for] our team.The centerpiece of the hotel is "The LiB" a spacious, well lit library with views of the sea.If you still need more, the the pool is red and the beachfront restaurant is called The Page! Also sprinkled around the property are book themed sculptures like these: and where did the inspiration for this Disneyland for readers come from?From the Project...
Censored by Sarah Palin, Exchanged by Warren Neidich
Book Exchange, 2010. Powder Coated Steel and books | 2m x 1.9mRemember back in 2008 when Sarah Palin was trying to censor some books from the Wasilla, Alaska public library? (In case your memory is a bit fuzzy please see our post, The Wasilla 90: An Internet Legend is Born as well as the other links below)Luckily Warren Neidich does. For his 2010 piece Book Exchange Neidich "designed [a] rotating book shelf to hold all the books Sarah Palin supposedly wanted censored from her local library in Wasilla Alaska.Then he invited members of the community to come to the gallery bearing...
The Talented Mr. Kidd: Chip Kidd the Entertainer
There has been no greater influence on the field of book design in the last 50 years than the work of Chip Kidd but who knew how entertaining Mr Kidd could be. In his recent appearance at TedTalks, Kidd shows that he can move like Jagger and dress with the best of them. He also has a little Robin Williams in him. Here's what Ted has to say about his talk: "Chip Kidd doesn't judge books by their cover, he creates covers that embody the book -- and he does it with a wicked sense of humor. In one of the...
One more for the Oddest Book Title Hall of Fame
The Bookseller magazine has been handing out the Diagram Prize for Oddest Book Title since 1978. Year after year we continue to be amazed at how some of these titles ever see the light of day.In 1990 the winner was Lesbian Sadomasochism Safety Manual. Also published in 1990 and unfortunately passed over, was Unregulated Chicken Butts and other stories by Hungarian writer Illyas Hali which I humbly nominate for lifetime membership in this illustrious group.Of course, Unregulated Chicken Butts and other stories is not to be confused with the 1980 winner The Joy of Chickens by Dennis Nolan.Here's a list...