Below are simple links to other interesting stuff I've come across on the web in the last day or two; they may or may not concern literature or photography, or indeed the arts at all. You can click here to learn more about how I compile this list and what software I use, if you're interested.

LA Times: Frey's new novel "one of the worst books I've ever read"
Yow. Did you know, by the way, that Frey got paid a $1.5 million advance for this book? At least we now know why so many people try to pass off fake memoirs -- FOR 1.5 MILLION DOLLAR PAYCHECKS, that's why.

California gays now have right to be in miserable, loveless marriages too
And suddenly a million stand-up comedians just spooed their pants. "Just when you thought the 60-percent divorce rate in this country couldn't get any higher! And believe me, if you think STRAIGHT-girl bachelorette parties are incomprehensible..."

A growing consensus: US troops out of Iraq in five years?
Interesting -- this week, not only did McCain say he'd like to see most troops out of Iraq by 2013, but Obama said that withdrawal will likely take longer than the 16 months he originally proposed. A growing consensus on just how long the removal will take?

In Israeli Parliament speech, Bush compares anti-war liberals to Nazi appeasers
The f-cking balls on this guy, I'm telling you.

Major new 300-seat performance center to open in Lincoln Park
A group of investors have bought a historic building at Fullerton and Southport (in Chicago) and are turning it into a professional yet affordable 300-seat performance center, including balcony and orchestra pit, for rental to local theatre companies and dance troupes. Cool.