Kurt Vonnegut

"Don't be a fool! Close this book at once!"

That's the warning from the title page of "The Book of Bokonon," the sacred text from the made-up religion that is referred to and quoted in various places in the Kurt Vonnegut novel "Cat's Cradle." Th…

Who is Merv Griffin?

The inventor of "Jeopardy," this man died August 12, 2007. I tried to find a good clip from his old talk show. I'd love one of those great 1960s shows, especially with Richard Pryor as a guest. Or Minnie Pearl or To…

Kurt Vonnegut.

R.I.P. His novels — 14 in all — were alternate universes, filled with topsy-turvy images and populated by races of his own creation, like the Tralfamadorians and the Mercurian Harmoniums. He invented phenomena like chrono-synclas…

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