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“Jersey Shore” Goes “Jaywalking” On “The Tonight Show” VIDEO

Leno’s first week back as host of The Tonight Show continued Wednesday, with the late-night comedian welcoming the cast of Jersey Shore to the stage for a Celebrity All-Stars edition of “Jaywalking.” Here’s a given: no one on TV’s most controversial reality hit is a Rhodes Scholar. Six cast members from the popular docusoap appeared [...]

J.D. Salinger Dead At 91

J.D. Salinger, who penned the Great Illustrated Classic The Catcher in the Rye, died at his home in New Hampshire early Thursday, The New York Times has learned. Considered to be one of the most prolific writers of our time, Salinger was also the author of Nine Stories and Franny and Zooey.
J.D. Salinger was 91.

Daniel Krotz: On The Collecting of Books

The single piece of advice I give to a prospective collector is that if a book makes you cry, collect it. I suppose that’s why I own nine copies of The Sun Also Rises.