Joan Didion

Michael Cunningham on Joan Didion at the National Book Awards

The National Book Foundation has released videos from the National Book Awards (hosted by Fran Liebowitz!) Here's Fran introducing Hours novelist Michael Cunningham, who presents an award to Joan Didion after introducing her with a little speech. Afterwards you can go watch your Chris Crocker or Jacob Lodwick video or whatever. Merry stinkin' Christmas, ingrates!

The Most Popular Publicist in New York

Sloane and the city: The writer/publicist in <br />Union Square Park.
Joe Fornabaio
Sloane and the city: The writer/publicist in
Union Square Park.

Sloane Crosley, 29, has shilled for Joan Didion, Jonathan Lethem and—hairball!—Dave Eggers. Now she’s got her own book—and shiny hair that will make you weep!  read more »

The Times on Ralph Lauren on Madison

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Ralph likes Madison
The Times' critical shopper Alex Kuczynski waxes philosophical about Ralph Lauren's voracious appetite for that WASPy block of Madison between 71st and 72nd.

Who knew things had gotten so bad "in the last couple of years"? Who knew the Episcopalians were resisitng? Who knew Joan Didion cared?  read more »

- Max Abelson

Caitlin Flanagan to Housewives: Please Eat the Damn Daisies

“That’s Caitlin Flanagan,” a female journalist hissed to me at a party in Los Angeles, indicat  read more »

Caitlin Flanagan to Housewives: Please Eat the Damn Daisies

Caitlin Flanagan, self-proclaimed anti-feminist.
Seth Taras at The New Yorker
Caitlin Flanagan, self-proclaimed anti-feminist.

“That’s Caitlin Flanagan,” a female journalist hissed to me at a party in Los Ange  read more »

Lynn Nesbit

Chris Buck

“Obviously, the National Book Award was very gratifying,” Lynn Nesbit said, “but c  read more »

Woody Allen

“Bergman said the worst thing would be to die on a sunny day,” said Woody Allen on Dec.  read more »

Woody Allen


“Bergman said the worst thing would be to die on a sunny day,” said Woody Allen on Dec.  read more »

Lynn Nesbit

“Obviously, the National Book Award was very gratifying,” Lynn Nesbit said, “but can it possib  read more »

Didion's Annus Horribilis: How Grief Looks on the Page

We all saw the photo on the cover of The New York Times Magazine: a skeletal Joan Didion showing us  read more »

Didion’s Annus Horribilis: How Grief Looks on the Page

Joan Didion,
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Joan Didion,

We all saw the photo on the cover of The New York Times Magazine: a skeletal Joan Didion showing us  read more »

Didion for Governor! Brave, Cruel Recall Savages California

Where I Was From , by Joan Didion. Alfred A. Knopf, 226 pages, $23.  read more »

Didion for Governor! Brave, Cruel Recall Savages California

Where I Was From , by Joan Didion. Alfred A. Knopf, 226 pages, $23.  read more »

No Rest for the Brooding

Some nights, a person can't sleep.  read more »

How Much Did Mortimer Zuckerman Scratch Mayor Giuliani's Back to Win Crime Scene Access?

On April 22, Daily News owner Mortimer Zuckerman met secretly with Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and Police  read more »