[Link] Fight Club author praises Chinese cut of film: ‘Super wonderful!’

Read: 27/1/2022 www.theguardian.com

The author of Fight Club has praised the “happy ending” afforded to David Fincher’s film of his book for a new Chinese cut of the movie. Chuck Palahniuk described the change, in which the police successfully foil an anarchist plot and the heroes are incarcerated, as “SUPER wonderful”.

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[Link] The art of the steal: ‘I have poached shamelessly from my enemies’

Read: 7/11/2021 www.theguardian.com

Down through history, writers have stolen material from those nearby. Family, lovers, friends – even writing group members.

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[Link] Sally Rooney novels pulled from Israeli bookstores after translation boycott

Read: 6/11/2021 www.theguardian.com

Books by will no longer be sold in two Israeli bookshop chains, after the acclaimed writer’s decision not to sell translation rights for her most recent novel to an Israeli publisher.

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[Link] The ‘Dune’ Screenplay Was Written in MS-DOS

Read: 26/10/2021 www.vice.com

In the brutal future of Frank Herbert’s Dune, computers are outlawed and high level computations are done by specially trained and bred humans called mentats. In Herbert’s world, there’s something elegant about old solutions to new problems.

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[Link] The Weird Strategy Dr. Seuss Used to Create His Greatest Work

Read: 8/8/2021 getpocket.com

Behind the bet that led to your favorite childhood book.

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