Articles by Emily Colette Wilkinson
January 12, 2011
Rummy in the Clink 2
“What would happen if Donald Rumsfeld, former defense secretary and architect of the war on terror, was abducted at night from his Maryland home, held without charges in his own prison system, denied a trial, and kept in a place where no one could find him, beyond the reach of the law?” That’s the question [...]
January 10, 2011
Harry Potter V. Willy the Wizard 0
Lit crit becomes a legal matter: “The contrast between the total concept and feel of the works is so stark that any serious comparison of the two strains credulity,” wrote the English judge who has dismissed the case against J.K. Rowling brought by the estate of Willy the Wizard author Adrian Jacobs. Jacobs’ estate claimed [...]
January 9, 2011
Primary Colors for the Age of Obama 1
Anonymous strikes again: On January 25th, the entity that brought us 1996′s deliciously scandalous Primary Colors: A Novel of Politics, offers a roman à clef for the Obama age: O: A Presidential Novel. Then it was Joe Klein, but this Anon. is still Anon. Perhaps better than the insider gossip: The media-fueled whodunit the novel’s [...]
January 9, 2011
Signs of the Apocalypse: Jersey Shore, the Novel 0
For those who don’t believe in the decline of civilization, new evidence: Snooki has written a novel. Generously, The Wall Street Journal has read it so you don’t have to.
January 9, 2011
Book Decor 0
Will books in white wrappers become this year’s deer head? At The New York Times: Physical books find new life as design objects.
January 5, 2011
Jane Eyre, Again 0
Coming in March: Yet another screen adaption of Charlotte Bronte‘s Jane Eyre, directed by Cary Fukunaga. This one stars Mia Wasikowska as Jane and Michael Fassbender as Mr. Rochester. The trailer is here.
