Biographer and psychologist William Todd Schultz argues on an Oxford University Press blog that Truman Capote lied about his past because he needed to be telling a story about himself. (If I understand correctly.) Schultz comments: Aren’t psychobiographers supposed to care about the facts? Yes, facts are crucial. Facts are the instruments of revelation. IContinue reading “Faction: Why Truman Capote lied about himself”
Monthly Archives: October 2012
Butch Cassidy’s last chance goes for 175k
The auction covered here last Sunday really was fascinating, for all sorts of reasons. Who knew that Butch Cassidy thought he had a chance at a peaceful, law-abiding life, even after becoming infamous for robbery? Different time, different place. (Here's the basics, plus some of the backstory, for the curious.) And here's a pic fromContinue reading “Butch Cassidy’s last chance goes for 175k”
Independent voters want warming action taken, polls show
From a good, broad-based story in Bloomberg: Among likely voters, 78 percent of Democrats and 56 percent of independents believe humans are warming the earth, according to a Bloomberg National Poll. That finding is consistent with other polls that show undecided voters, and majorities in contested states such as Ohio and Virginia are in lineContinue reading “Independent voters want warming action taken, polls show”
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