Banjo Paterson’s poem Clancy of the Overflow has captivated esteemed Aussie author Jackie French for decades. Now, she dubs her novel of the same name a tribute to Australia in a story told in the lives of the women Clancy loved.
Gen X literary icon Elizabeth Wurtzel, the author of acclaimed ‘90s memoir ‘Prozac Nation’, has passed away in Manhattan.
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THINK Kim’s the only girl in the family who can make headlines with her booty? Wrong. Khloe Kardashian flaunts her fabulous body in Complex magazine.
THIS is a line-up like we’ve never seen before. Thirty-five women have bravely come forward to tell their stories of alleged sex abuse by Bill Cosby.
WHEN Sarah Hepola came back to reality in the middle of having a sex with a stranger, she resolved to give up alcohol. The next day, she had a drink.
THE 10-hour operation is called ‘the mother of all surgeries’. It saved Richard Bandy’s body, but he woke up a completely different person.
IT was the most audacious heist in US history, recreated in the movie GoodFellas. Now a book reveals how mafia boss John Gotti turned on his own mobsters.
THIS Australian book publisher thought the offer of a giant free back inking was a win-win for everyone. Wrong.
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HE MAY be a comedy legend, but Jerry Seinfeld hasn’t always killed it on stage — in fact, his first performance was kind of a disaster.
MARK Peterson felt a huge tug on his fishing net, but what he reeled in was no monster. It was the body of a man tied to a metal cross.
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