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Ernest Hemingway to F. Scott Fitzgerald: “Scott you prat”

So everyone knows Hemingway was a bruiser. Some of the best stories of his macho posturing involve fellow writers. There was, of course, that time he and Wallace Stevens slugged it out in Key West. I’ve been told Stevens asked for it, drunkenly telling Hemingway’s sister Ursula that her brother wrote like a little boy. I don’t know whose version of the story this comes from, but by all accounts, Hemingway knocked the bear of a poet down several times. The two made up soon after. Then there’s the story of Hemingway and James Joyce; the diminutive Irish writer apparently hid behind his pugnacious friend when trouble loomed.
There are many other such yarns, I’m sure, but one I’ve just learned of shows us a much more passive-aggressive side of Papa H. As the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library blog informs us, Hemingway once sent F. Scott Fitzgerald a typescript of A Farewell to Arms. Fitzgerald sent back ten pages of edits and comments, signing off with “A beautiful book it is!” You can see Hemingway’s first reaction above (signed EH). In later drafts, it seems, he took some of Fitzgerald’s advice to heart.
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Dylan Thomas Sketches a Caricature of a Drunken Dylan Thomas

Dylan Thomas’s drinking was legendary. Stories of the debauched and disheveled Welsh poet’s epic drinking binges have had a tendency to drown out serious discussion of his poetry.
It’s a legend that Thomas helped promote, as this pencil sketch he made of himself attests. The undated self-caricature was published in Donald Friedman’s 2007 book, The Writer’s Brush: Paintings, Drawings, and Sculpture by Writers.
It depicts a teetering, goggle-eyed figure with tumbler in hand, happily surrounded by bottles.
Thomas would sometimes tell his friends he had cirrhosis of the liver, but his autopsy eventually disproved this. As legend has it, the poet literally drank himself to death on his American tour in the fall of 1953, when he was 39 years old. In fact, it appears Thomas may have been a victim of medical malpractice. He went to his doctor complaining of difficulty breathing. The doctor was aware of the poet’s reputation as a drinker, and had been informed by Thomas’s companion of his now-famous statement from the night before: “I’ve had 18 straight whiskies. I think that’s the record.”
So the doctor treated Thomas for alcoholism and didn’t discover he was suffering from pneumonia. He gave Thomas three injections of morphine, which can slow respiration. Thomas’s face turned blue and he went into a coma. He died four days later. When Thomas’s friends investigated, they determined he had likely consumed, at most, eight whiskies. That’s still a large amount, but the poet’s exaggeration appears to have led his doctor astray. In a sense, then, Dylan Thomas was killed not by his drinking, but by the legend of his drinking.

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Jimi Hendrix’s Final Interview on September 11, 1970

There’s not much left to say about Jimi Hendrix’s last days. The endless stream of commentary surrounding his life and death threatens to bury the man and his music in music-press fetishization, urban legend, and fawning mythology. When I’m able to totally tune out the hype, Hendrix’s polished work stands the time-test, and some of the more raw releases—the bootlegs and demos that appear every few years—at least document musical roads not taken and preserve moments of stunning genius, if not fully-realized compositions.

And Hendrix’s intriguing persona—revealed in casual interviews and conversations—still captivates, with his offhand lyricism and fractal imagination, qualities on full display in his final press interview, to NME’s Keith Allston, on September 11, 1970, just seven days before the artist’s death. (Listen to the YouTube audio above, or Soundcloud below.) Hendrix is breezy, contemplative, a little evasive, revealing his own sense of being between things, not sure where he’s headed next. As all those late-Hendrix bootlegs and demos testify, he could have done anything and made it work with the right band and a bit more time…
But enough what-ifs. Nobody’s better on Hendrix than Hendrix, so listen to the interview. You can find a full transcript and much more Hendrix-on-Hendrix and music-press chatter in a recent (and quite inexpensive) Kindle publication called Jimi Hendrix: Interviews and Reviews 1967-71. Ultimate Classic Rock calls the final interview the “most interesting thing about the book from a historical standpoint,” and this may be true.
Finally, if you don’t make it all the way to the end of the audio, Hendrix leaves on this vivid and quite funny note:
ALTHAM: Do you feel personally that you have enough money to live comfortably without necessarily making more as a sort of professional entertainer?
HENDRIX: Ah, I don’t think so, not the way I’d like to live, because like I want to get up in the morning and just roll over in my bed into an indoor swimming pool and then swim to the breakfast table, come up for air and get maybe a drink of orange juice or something like that. Then just flop over from the chair into the swimming pool, swim into the bathroom and go on and shave and whatever.
ALTHAM: You don’t want to live just comfortably, you wanna live luxuriously?
HENDRIX: No! Is that luxurious? I was thinking about a tent, maybe, [laughs] overhanging … overhanging this … a mountain stream! [laughter].
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Eric Clapton to be a grandfather - report

Music legend Eric Clapton is set to be a grandfather for the first time - his daughter Ruth is expecting her first child, according to a U.K. report.
The Layla hit maker's eldest child is due later this month (May13) and the rocker is looking forward to his new role.
A source tells Britain's Daily Mail, "The baby is due any day and Eric is ecstatic."
Clapton was married to his first wife Pattie Boyd when he embarked on an affair with Ruth's mother, Yvonne Kelly. Ruth was born in 1985 but was not publicly revealed as his daughter until 1991.
She tied the knot with her architect partner Dean Bartlett in 2011 and her father performed at their wedding, which was held at his Surrey, England mansion.
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The Morning Roundup: Kelly Rowland Jealous Of Beyonce's Success, Miley Cyrus Still Engaged

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Former Destiny's Child singer Kelly Rowland reveals that she's jealous of former bandmate Beyonce's mega-success and that she was abused on new single "Dirty Laundry." She says she's happy for Beyonce, but also questioned the significance of her own career while her friend was becoming a superstar. Kelly also says in the lyrics that she was physically and mentally abused by a past lover. (story)
James Franco has attempted to adapt and film the "unfilmable" William Falkner novel "As I Lay Dying." It's taken 80 years for the story to hit the screen. (story)
Carrie Underwood predicted her own future while in high school. The 30-year-old country singer is featured in the June Marie Claire magazine, and she said that she wrote that she would be "rich, famous, and married to a hot guy" within 10 years of graduating. Two-out-of-three ain't bad. (story)
Rod Stewart once tried seducing a transvestite while on tour in Australia. It was during the 1970s when he saw an attractive woman sitting at a bar. After the singer got they young lady back to his hotel room he found a big surprise in "her" pants. (story)
Now that Angelina Jolie has shared her double mastectomy story with the world, once the press dies down will there be wedding bells? Brad Pitt has hinted that this is the year, and with few projects in the works for each, it's a good bet they'll be staying in the press for a while. (story)
Kanye West got his $750,000 Lamborghini caught in a closing gate at Kim Kardashian's house. It hasn't been a great week for the rapper, he slammed his head on a sign post and it was caught on film by the paparazzi, too. (story)
Shakira is leaving the red judge's chair on The Voice to focus on raising her 4-month-old son, Milan, leaving the door open for Christina Aguilera's return. Aguilera signed a $12 million deal to return to her old post in September. (story)
Only one week left until the winner of the latest season of "Dancing With The Stars" is crowned. Who will it be? The final four were revealed on the show's 300th episode this week. Can favorit Zendaya pull off the win and grab the Mirror Ball Trophy? (story)
It's not the best one and it's not the worst one, but "Star Trek Into Darkness" packs plenty of flash and even has a few surprises. But the plot is "unoriginal" and "lacked [the] complexities of other films in the franchise," according to our review team. (story)
Miley Cyrus was spotted wearing her engagement ring at Maxim Magazine's 2013 Hot 100 Party -- but fiance Liam Hemsworth was nowhere to be seen (as usual). Check out photos from the party, including Kellie Pickler and Kendra Wilkinson. (story)
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Beyonce Apologizes To Belgian Fans For Postponing Concert

International superstar Beyonce has written a handwritten note apologizing to fans for scrapping a performance in Belgium on Tuesday.
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singer was advised to cancel the show in Antwerp on doctor's orders after suffering from dehydration and exhaustion, fuelling ongoing rumors she is expecting her second child with husband Jay-Z.
Now, Beyonce has uploaded a note to revelers left disappointed by the postponed show, and vowed to be back on stage at the Sportpaleis arena in Antwerp on Wednesday night.
A picture of the letter was posted on Facebook
, and reads, "To my dearest fans in Antwerp. I've never postponed a show in my life. It was very hard for me. I promise I will make it up for you soon. I'm sorry if I disappointed you."
"Thank you for your concern. I am feeling much better now and am ready to give you a great show. See you tonight."
The axed show will be rescheduled at a later date.


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'New Girl' Season 2 Finale Recap: 'Elaine's Big Day'

Are you old enough to remember "that girl"?

no, well in the 60's there was a tv show called that . If you are a fan of the "new girl"you might check out "that girl"I bet there are even the same storylines!!
New Girl” season finale, CeCe’s big day turned out to be an even bigger day for someone else. That, along with a few pranks, a frisky badger and the rise of a new love triangle, made for a satisfying end to a hilarious and upbeat sophomore season.
In the “The day of CeCe’s wedding found Nick and Jess in a happy and joyous mood. The two spent much of their time flirting with one another, to the disproval of Jess’ dad (Rob Reiner) and the annoyance of the other roommates. Winston and Schmidt were particularly annoyed when a more grown-up Nick refused to take part in their silly hijinks, which Schmidt coerced Winston into doing with him in an attempt to stop the wedding. Why would Schmidt even do such a thing, you ask?
Via “eye conversation” Schmidt was able to understand CeCe’s hesitation in marrying Shivrang, and he threw all caution to the wind with his funny—if not dangerous—pranks. It should be noted that any danger that came from the pranks was all Winston’s doing. A self-proclaimed horrible prankster, Winston had all but given up on physical jokes as he was just not good at them. But ever the loyal roommate, Winston joined in Schmidt’s shenanigans until he took it one step too far. This led the Winston, Nick and a badger being trapped in the air condition vents as they attempted to drop the badger on the priest. (Winston has a weird and twister sense of humor.)
Nick’s initial refusal to join Schmidt and Winston in their childish games lasted only two pranks, and even then he remained hesitant and unfocused. Jess had wrongly accused Nick of trying to ruin her best friend’s wedding day, pointing out and agreeing with all the flaws her father saw in Nick after mistaking one of Winston’s horrible jokes as Nick’s doing. The two ultimately made amends while trapped with Winston and the badger in the vents, and they even shared a sweet, tender moment, only to come crashing—literally—back to reality.
Jess, Nick and the badger ruined the wedding ceremony, but it was never meant to be. The crash served as a wake-up call for CeCe, who admitted that she was unable to wed Shivrang as she was in love with someone else. Shivrang, surprisingly, didn’t seem to cut up about it. In fact, he proudly professed his love for another woman—Elaine, played by guest star Taylor Swift. After a brief monologue about her love for “Shivy,” Elaine jumped into Shivrang’s arms and he happily whisked her out of the venue.
With Shivrang finally out of the picture, CeCe was able to admit her true feelings for Schmidt, whose “eye conversation” abilities were stronger than what others gave him credit for. Unfortunately for CeCe, Schmidt is still dating Elizabeth—at least for now. When CeCe and Elizabeth ganged up on Schmidt and demanded an answer and an end to this newly formed love triangle, Schmidt foolishly sprinted away.
As this drama unfolded for CeCe, Nick and Jess decided to call off their sort-of relationship. A tearful Jess indicated her true feelings, while a stubborn Nick turned to alcohol to swallow his. It took Winston, finally free from the air vent hell he was seemingly trapped in for hours, to make Nick realize the need to create something with Jess—whatever it may be.
After a passionate kiss and quick reconciliation, Nick and Jess drove down the empty streets of Los Angeles together, not quite in a relationship but not quite out of one either.
What did you think of the episode? Do you think Nick and Jess will make it official? Will Schmidt choose CeCe or Elizabeth?

Celebrity Birthdays - May 16, 2013

Happy Birthday to:

Actress/model Megan Fox (1986)
Actor Miles Heizer (1994)
Actor Thomas Sangster (1990)
Actor Jim Sturgess (1981)
Actress Jessica Morris (1979)
Actress Melanie Lynskey (1977)
Singer Laura Pausini (1974)
Actor Adam Richman (1974)
Actress Tori Spelling (1973)
Actor David Boreanaz (1971)
Aussie singer/actress Danielle Spencer (1978)
Actor Derek Mears (1972)
Pop icon Janet Jackson (1966)
Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic (1965)
Dave Matthews Band violinist Boyd Tinsley (1964)
Actor Kevin McDonald (1961)
Actress Mare Winningham (1959)
Actress Debra Winger (1955)
Actor Pierce Brosnan (1953)
Actor Bill Smitrovich (1947)
Actor Danny Trejo (1944)
Actress Yvonne Craig (1937)
Actor Harry Carey Jr. (1921)
Flamboyant pianist Liberace (1919; d. 1987)
Screen legend Henry Fonda (1905; d. 1982)
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Maxim's 2013 Hot 100 Party Pics: Miley Cyrus, Kellie Pickler & More!

Miley Cyrus, who snagged the top spot on the Maxim Hot 100 list, attended the magazine's Hot 100 party at The Vanguard in Hollywood, Calif., on Wednesday night with a slew of other sexy stars.
The singer/actress wore a cute black and white jumpsuit with a giant bow on the back, revealing several of her tattoos. Cyrus slicked back her short blondish/brown hair and wore bright red lipstick. She also wore her engagement ring after months of speculation that she and fiance Liam Hemsworth split up.
The former "Hannah Montana" star was so excited about the Hot 100 designation that she broke the news on Instagram earlier this month before Maxim made the official announcement.
Some were surprised that Cyrus was the winner, but Maxim executive editor Patrick Carone explained that online voters overwhelmingly favored her over other contenders.
Stars including Selena Gomez, Rihanna, Mila Kunis and Jennifer Lawrence also came in at the top of the pack.