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Bookmarks - Tom Stoppard is tone-deaf, Rob Allen was a traitor, Martin Amis is a racist, Dick Pound is manly, and more

Some book-related links:

  • Tom Stoppard, author of Rock ‘n’ Roll, admits he doesn’t really “get” rock ‘n’ roll (Vanity Fair)
  • Stephen Henighan eulogizes poet, editor, and professor Rob Allen somewhat… Henighanistically (Geist)
  • Dick Pound (hey, he’s an author, too) named the man with the second-most manly name in the world (Cracked)
  • Finally: James Wood on Philip Roth’s newest (New Yorker)
  • Amis père and fils racist, says literary critic Terry Eagleton (The Independent)

3 Responses to “Bookmarks - Tom Stoppard is tone-deaf, Rob Allen was a traitor, Martin Amis is a racist, Dick Pound is manly, and more”

  1. Lydia says:

    oops! Incorrect link for the James Wood piece

  2. Nathan Whitlock says:

    Link fixed. Thanks.

  3. Gerry says:

    In my opinion Stoppard is more stone-deaf than tone-deaf…

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