9 h. ago Lost chapter of beat writer Jack Kerouac's cult classic On the Road discovered in Mafia boss's files 

The two-page manuscript, which is signed by author Jack Kerouc in his trademark green ink and dated April 15, 1957, came into the hands of American mobster Paul Castellano - but how is a mystery.

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22 h. ago ‘I’m going to write about all of it’: author Chris Kraus on success, drugs and I Love Dick

A decade after her debut became a cult hit, the US author talks about the true crime that inspired her latest novel, #MeToo overreach and being married to an addictChris Kraus regards the late success of her first book, I Love Dick, with ambivalence. A work of autofiction, first published in 1997, it chronicles Kraus’s infatuation with a cultural theorist named Dick, a doomed, one-sided love affair that nonetheless pulls Kraus, a depressed, 39-year-old failing film-maker languishing in a sexless marriage, out of her personal and artistic rut. After a slow start, the book became a cult classic and in 2016 it was made into an Amazon Prime Video TV series, with Kraus played by Kathryn Hahn. “To me, success would have been like a long review in the New York Review of Books, not being a character on a sitcom,” Kraus says now. Her commercial success was a financial boon, of course. “But who can stand by a book they wrote 20 years ago? It was massively embarrassing to go out and support th...

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36 h. ago Lost chapter of Jack Kerouac's On The Road discovered in estate of New York Mafia boss

A manuscript written by iconic Beat Generation author Jack Kerouac as part of his On The Road saga had been languishing in the files of murdered Mafia boss Paul Castellano for 40 years

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42 h. ago ‘Very significant’ Jack Kerouac story discovered after mafia boss auction

Exclusive: Two-page 1957 manuscript signed by author linked to his classic of beat literature, On the RoadA “very significant” unpublished story by Jack Kerouac described as “a lost chapter of the On the Road saga” has been discovered after languishing in the files of an assassinated Mafia crime boss for at least 40 years.The two-page typewritten manuscript signed by Kerouac in green ink is titled The Holy, Beat, and Crazy Next Thing and is dated 15 April 1957, five months before his classic of beat literature, On the Road, was published. Continue reading...

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55 h. ago Cult Classic Halloween Screening | Deptford Lounge | Things to do in London

Cult Classic Halloween Screening | Deptford Lounge | Things to do in London  Time Out Worldwide

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66 h. ago Peter Doig is bringing a cult classic London pub back to life—here's why it matters

Peter Doig is bringing a cult classic London pub back to life—here's why it matters  The Art Newspaper

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68 h. ago Kerouac’s Road: The Beat of a Nation review – revisiting the legacy of a counterculture classic

Wild-spirited but laced with dim views on race and women, On the Road is due a reckoning. This elegant talking-head doc works best when its unpicking is most forensicThis is a generous-spirited and elegantly made, but not entirely persuasive, documentary that wants to open up the legacy of Jack Kerouac’s On the Road by making it relevant for younger generations, while still acknowledging how problematic and dated it is. In a way, that self-cancelling, internal contradiction is true to the spirit of the 1957 book itself: a work that alternates between passages of beauty and purple pulp, profound insight and dim-witted idiocy tied to the times in which it was written, especially when it comes to race and women.Director Ebs Burnough and his starry lineup of interviewees valiantly try to outline those complexities with honesty, and the film is at its best when it homes in on the literary criticism – bringing in articulate readers of the text such as novelist Jay McInerney, who details t...

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3 d. ago Schoolboy suffers horror assault on Scots street after being ambushed by gang of yobs

A SCHOOLBOY has been rushed to hospital after being found seriously injured in a Scottish town. Police have launched a probe after a 14-year-old lad was discovered hurt in the Hamilton Road area of Cambuslang this evening. Cops raced to the street in the Lanarkshire town at around 5pm after the alarm was raised. Officers...

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3 d. ago Epic adventures: follow in the footsteps of history’s most intrepid explorers

From the Silk Road to South America, discover itineraries that have been chronicled by some of the world’s greatest travellers

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7 d. ago Jim Mitchum dead: Robert Mitchum's actor son dies at 84 after long mystery illness

The son of screen legend Robert Mitchum has passed away at the age of 84. He first gained attention in the 1958 cult classic Thunder Road, a role originally intended for Elvis Presley.

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1 week ago I spent the night in one of the UK’s best museums with private tours, film screenings and even comedy shows

IF you thought spending a night at the museum only happened in the movies, think again. The Natural History Museum has brought all the magic of the cult classic film to life. Dino Snores For Grown Ups is a unique adult sleepover at the world- famous museum. Those who get their hands on a coveted...

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2 w. ago Sane Inside Insanity: The Phenomenon of Rocky Horror review – joyous fan history of the cult classic

As Richard O’Brien’s time-warping, pelvic-thrusting camp extravaganza turns 50, this unofficial doc explores the ‘accidental’ success and what it still means todayThis warts-and-all history of Richard O’Brien’s beloved cult classic opens with a card briefly explaining the origins of it all, and a short quote familiar to the many fans of the musical: “It was great when it all began.” And wasn’t it just? Sane Inside Insanity goes deep into the early days of Rocky, upstairs at the Royal Court theatre, and goes on to detail the evolution of the cult, and how the film came to be, including various pieces of sharp practice and incompetent dealing on the parts of a few different people.Constructed from recordings of stage shows, old photographs, archival footage and talking heads, this unofficial documentary is competing with an official version produced by O’Brien’s son (Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror), with both being released to celebrate the film adaptation’s 50th anniversa...

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2 w. ago 'Cult classic' horror revenge flick by Stephen King is on TV tonight

The 1976 American supernatural horror film starred Sissy Spacek in the leading role

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3 w. ago Actor Dave Bautista says filming in Scotland was a must ahead of Highlander reboot

The Marvel actor will play the film’s iconic bad guy, The Kurgan, in the remake of the 80s cult classic alongside Superman star Henry Cavill.

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3 w. ago 6 Hollywood movies being filmed in the UK as shooting takes place in Manchester

From superhero epics to a cult classic reboot, Hollywood is looking to the UK to shoot upcoming blockbusters.

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3 w. ago 'Genius' thriller that 'plays with your mind' now streaming for free

The cult classic was directed by Christopher Nolan

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3 w. ago 'Empowering' noughties film that 'stands the test of time' is available to stream for free

The film has since become a cult classic over the years and it a fan-favourite for millennials

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3 w. ago 'Endlessly rewatchable' noughties drama hailed a 'cult classic' is streaming free

The film was released in 2000 and was a box office success.

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4 w. ago Army called in after hand grenade found in unsuspecting Coventry homeowner's garden

Officers responded to reports of a hand grenade in a garden on Beake Avenue. Traffic was diverted as a major cordon was erected near Chesholme Road in Radford after the discovery

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4 w. ago Jo Malone fans can snap up four cult classic scents for under £100 in new set

'My husband brought me this after we did the fragrance experience in store for our wedding. I love it so much and wear it almost everyday. It's so sweet but light and lasts all day.'

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