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Comic Book & Graphic Novel Round-Up (10/19/11)

Each week, Paste reviews the most intriguing comic books, graphic novels, graphic memoirs and other illustrated books....  read more

Valentine's Day Special: Hal Holbrook Remembers Dixie Carter

Hal Holbrook recently spoke with Paste about Mark Twain when we named the great American author our 2010 Man of the Year in Nonfiction. Holbrook, of course, has portayed Twain in the one man show Mark Twain Tonight! for over half a century, and currently, That Evening Sun director Scott Teems is in production on a documentary, Holbrook/Twain, that explores the cultural touchstone. At one point, the conversation turned to Holbrook’s late wife, actress Dixie Carter. His reminiscences were so sweet that we pulled them out for a short Valentine’s Day special....  read more

2010 Person of the Year in Nonfiction: Mark Twain

Since the quintessential American author was not himself available for interview, we decided to do the next best thing and talk to Hal Holbrook, the man who's spent as much time as anyone getting inside the author's head.  read more

I Write Like Compares Big Boi, Sleigh Bells to Stephen King, Dan Brown

Sure, we writerly types would all like to think we’re the next Nabokov or Hemingway. Luckily, I Write Like is here to fulfill all our unreasonable delusions! The website invites you to put in your finest literary work and, through a presumably-algorithmic analysis tool, tells you what great writer your work resembles. Of course, the Tumblr community promptly went and destroyed our precious egos by informing us that, according to I Write Like, Mel Gibson’s rants had airs of Chuck Palahniuk, LFO’s “Summer Girls” echoed Vonnegut and Justin Bieber’s “Baby” was in the tradition of James Joyce. With that in...  read more

Ten More of the Creepiest Kids' Movies of all Time

A list of kiddie films so terrifying I'd repressed any memory of them...  read more

Paste's Holiday Gift Guide for Book Worms

It’s difficult to buy gifts for book lovers—you never know what books they already have or if they’ll approve of your selection. Here are some reading-related gift ideas for the book worms in your life: ...  read more

Green-Collar Rock: Great Nature Songs Vol. 1 (Water)

With this week's inauguration of new President Barack Obama, there's been a lot of talk about green-collar jobs and making long-term investments by implementing environmentally sound policies now. It got me thinking about what we're protecting by doing this—first and foremost, the health and well-being of ourselves and future generations. But it's also about preserving this beautiful natural world we inhabit. There is no shortage of amazing songs that celebrate or draw from this beauty. Classics like John Denver's "Rocky Mountain High" and The Beatles' "Blackbird" come immediately to mind, but there are so many more. Here are a few favorites,...  read more

ALA launches 27th Banned Books Week

It seems fitting that this year's Banned Books Week began on the heels of Saturday's National Book Festival, hosted by Laura Bush in Washington, D.C. The freedom to read will be celebrated all over the country with events that typically include wine-and-cheese soirees at indie book stores, readings at metropolitan libraries and challenged-books displays behind glass cases in elementary schools. But there's an even simpler way to show your support your right to read what you want: pick up a banned book....  read more

Mark Twain House, nearly bankrupt, holds fundraiser

As the mortgage crisis occupies a daily space on the front page, it's somehow even more demoralizing to discover that the panic isn't limited to the cul-de-sac....  read more