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...author has popped his head out recently, albeit in some quirky ways. Two years ago, he made a couple of cameo "appearances" on The Simpsons -playing himself with a paper bag over his head and poking fun at both his propensity for privacy and his previous works. "It's absolutely his voice," recalls Simpsons writer-producer Al Jean, who personally coached each recording session in New York. "When we did the first one, he half-joked that if he did two he could join...
...Last July, an Amazon.com page announcing the new novel appeared with a description written by the author. After blogs started buzzing, the notice quickly disappeared. Was it viral marketing? A hoax? No one is saying...
...Some bookstores around the country are holding "Pynchon Nights" and others may schedule special events around the new book's release. But Penguin is deliberately keeping hands off such hoopla. "We're respecting the author's choice for us to stay apart from these things," says the Penguin rep. "Oh my god, that book will sell itself - there's a built-in audience of his fans," says Charles Day, marketing manager at the popular West Hollywood, California retailer Book Soup. Day expects to trumpet the release with large window displays, staff recommendations, and prominent placement of the hefty volumes near...
...presented Friday at a health economics conference in Cambridge, Mass., is constructed from an analysis of reported autism cases, cable TV subscription data and weather reports. Yes, weather reports. And yet, it all makes some kind of sense in the realm of statistics. And it makes sense to author Gregg Easterbrook, who stirred the blogosphere this week with an article about the study on Slate, provocatively (and perhaps irresponsibly) titled "TV Really Might Cause Autism...
...This is your speed limit for your MP3 player,” said Cory Portnuff, a co-author of the study who is a doctoral candidate at the University of Colorado. “Every time you increase that level, you increase your risk of developing hearing loss even more...