Director Deepa Mehta on ‘Heaven on Earth,’ Adapting Rushdie’s ‘Midnight’s Children,’ and the X-Men
Mehta spoke to Vulture from Toronto about Bollywood, Hollywood, magical realism, and the X-Men.
Salman Rushdie Calls John Sutherland ‘Chickenshit’ for Not Eating His Book
For what it's worth, we agree completely.
Posted 10/01/08 in Vulture
Controversy
Salman Rushdie on Team ‘Medina’
Sherry Jones's publisher was firebombed over her new novel; Salman Rushdie has some idea how this must feel.
Posted 09/16/08 in Daily Intel
Gossipmonger
Diddy Will Taxi, But Mariah Won’t Scoop
He's much more mature than Mariah, who left her dog poop in front of Cavalli. Learn which other celebs can act like grown-ups in today's gossip roundup!
Posted 09/09/08 in Vulture
Ranters and Ravers
John Sutherland Chickens Out, Will Not Eat His Copy of ‘The Enchantress of Florence’!
Sutherland vowed to eat his copy of Rushdie's novel if it didn't win the Booker — and now he's backing out!
Booker Prize Long List Announced; Can Anything Beat ‘Netherland’?
Can anything beat the novel James Wood called 'one of the most remarkable postcolonial books I have ever read'?
Posted 06/09/08 in Vulture
Ranters and Ravers
Rushdie, Burroughs, Palahniuk: Whose ‘TBR’ Review Was the Worst?
It was a busy week, apparently, for whichever intern is in charge of hatchet-sharpening duties at the 'Times Book Review.'
Posted 05/05/08 in Vulture
Apropos of Nothing
The Three Musketeers Cut Up at PEN World Voices Fest
On Friday, Salman Rushdie, Umberto Eco, and Mario Vargas Llosa read from their work and argued over which one is Aramis.
Posted 04/29/08 in Vulture
Tube Junkie
Scarlett Johansson's Music Video Confirms: Her Album Is Good
The video to "Falling Down" might as well be the sequel to 'Lost in Translation' — and we like it.
How Helen Hunt Got Salman Rushdie to Give Her a Sonogram
So how did the author of 'The Satanic Verses' win the part of Hunt's obstetrician in her new movie?
Posted 04/14/08 in Daily Intel
Gossipmonger
Salman Rushdie Is on the Prowl in Midtown
Also, Barry Diller gets sued, Michelle Trachtenberg shows off her carb-eating skills, and Jade Jagger gets picky for Belvedere in our daily gossip roundup.
Posted 01/14/08 in Vulture
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