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Posted 10/1/08 on 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.

Filed Under: books, controversy, salman rushdie, sherry jones, the jewel of medina

Posted 9/16/08 on 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!

Filed Under: amanda lepore, bar refaeli, brad pitt, cablevision, george takei, gossipmonger, graydon carter, irv gotti, ja rule, jay-z, kate hudson, la reid, leonardo dicaprio, lyor cohen, mariah carey, megan fox, michael phelps, ne-yo, pat o'brien, r. kelly, robert cavalli, russell simmons, salman rushdie, scott stringer, sean combs, tim gunn, veronica webb, wicked

Posted 9/9/08 on 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!

Filed Under: booker prize, books, john sutherland, man booker prize, ranters and ravers, salman rushdie

Posted 9/9/08 on Vulture
Kudos

Booker Prize Short List Announced!

And Joseph O'Neill and Salman Rushdie aren't on it!

Filed Under: amitav ghosh, aravind adiga, booker prize, books, joseph o'neill, linda grant, man booker prize, philip hensher, salman rushdie, sebastian barry, steve toltz

Posted 7/29/08 on Vulture
Kudos

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'?

Filed Under: books, child 44, cricket, joseph o'neill, kudos, man booker prize, netherland, salman rushdie, the enchantress of florence, tom rob smith

Posted 7/10/08 on Vulture
Kudos

Salman Rushdie Wins the Best of the Booker Award

The overwhelming favorite takes the prize.

Filed Under: awards, books, kudos, man booker prize, midnight's children, salman rushdie

Posted 6/9/08 on 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.'

Filed Under: a wolf at the table, augusten burroughs, books, chuck palahniuk, critics, david gates, hugo lindgren only listens to swedish electronica, lucy ellmann, new york times book review, ranters and ravers, salman rushdie, snuff, the enchantress of florence

Posted 5/5/08 on 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.

Filed Under: apropos of nothing, books, mario vargas llosa, muse, pen american center, pen world voices festival, salman rushdie, umberto eco

Posted 4/29/08 on Vulture
News Reel

Salman Rushdie, Aspiring Actor

Just how hard is Salman Rushdie trying to break into showbiz?

Filed Under: books, movies, news reel, salman rushdie, scarlett johansson, then she found me

Posted 4/29/08 on 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.

Filed Under: anywhere i lay my head, music, salman rushdie, scarlett johansson, tom waits, tube junkie, video

Posted 4/23/08 on Vulture
News Reel

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?

Filed Under: helen hunt, movies, news reel, salman rushdie, then she found me

Posted 4/14/08 on 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.