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Literature meets television in Slaughterhouse 90210

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 21:12:00 +0000

If you're a) a literature nerd and b) a pop culture junkie and haven't yet discovered Slaughterhouse 90210, go check it out right now. It's a Tumblr founded in 2008 by Maris Kreizman, editorial director of digital content at Barnes and Noble, that, as its name suggests, pairs poignant passages from literature with popular moments on TV -- and the result is hilarious.

Kreizman told Salon via email:

"Slaughterhouse 90210 is a celebration of books and TV and they ways they intersect, blending high and low culture to create something entirely new. I've been an avid reader all my life, and I love TV too--I don't think the two have to be mutually exclusive. I love discovering new writers and raving about their books, and if pairing their quotes with photos from Mad Men or Girls or Jersey Shore exposes these authors to new audiences, all the better."

Anti-virus mogul and fugitive John McAfee launches blog

Tue, 20 Nov 2012 16:41:00 +0000

John McAfee, the eccentric tech millionaire and "person of interest" in a Belize murder case, has now launched a blog that is meant to reflect upon "the recent detour" his life has taken. "How did I end up as a murder suspect on the lam?" McAfee asks in his first post on the site. "The world press certainly has not helped. Autonomous and self-serving, the press does what it does best – sensationalize. And my character and the recent events of my life have been sensationalized to the max."

McAfee, currently in hiding, maintains his innocence in the murder of American expat and Belize neighbor Gregory Faull, and believes that the Belize government is targeting him. “I think I am an innocent person who was violated by the Belize Government,” he wrote. “This was the beginning of my antagonism with the Prime Minister and a few of his powerful associates." Yesterday, McAfee announced on NBC that he will pay $25,000 to anyone who will "capture [the] person or persons responsible for Mr. Faul’s [sic] murder."

Dan Savage launches blog thanking straight gay-marriage supporters

Tue, 13 Nov 2012 21:20:00 +0000

Sex columnist and gay rights advocate Dan Savage has launched a blog called Straight Up Thanks, honoring straight men, women and children who helped "win marriage equality in Maine, Maryland, and Washington state, and who helped us defeat an anti-gay marriage amendment in Minnesota." The blog invites members of the LGBT community to publicly thank their straight friends who "worked phone banks, knocked on doors, spoke out, gave money" by submitting pictures of them to the site.

Those who didn't support marriage equality can watch this instead.