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A Dozen of Literature's Greatest Jerks

The other day, while listening to LCD Soundsystem’s “Dance Yrself Clean” the line, “Talking like a jerk / Except you are an actual jerk / And living proof that sometimes friends are mean” started knocking around in our heads, and it got us to thinking about all the jerks we’ve met in our lifetimes. From there, we started thinking about all the jerks we’ve read about in our lifetimes—there are plenty of literary characters we’ve encountered that almost make the real-life jerks seem tolerable. Below are a dozen that particularly stand out....  read more

Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder: 25 Notable Recluses

Many a celebrity has sought a life of obscurity after realizing the toll of the persistent gaze of the public eye. Ironically, that often serves to make them even more interesting to fans and journalists alike. Poor health, mental illness, sordid secrets and a simple desire for privacy can all turn a famous person into a recluse, and all of them have. From Salinger to Chappelle, here are 25 recluses and what made them shun the limelight:...  read more

The Booky Man: Private Thoughts on J.D. Salinger

The most famous anonymous citizen of Cornish, New Hampshire, in a desperate move for more privacy, recently relocated at age 91 to Writer’s Heaven....  read more

J.D. Salinger: 1919-2010

J.D. Salinger, whose Holden Caulfield gave voice to generations of malcontent adolescents via Catcher in the Rye, died of natural causes on Wednesday, according to the New York Times. The author died in his home in Cornish, N.H., where he famously avoided the outside world for decades. He was 91....  read more