Penguin classics prove too risque for Australia Post Oct 15, 2009
The History of Sexuality, The Delta of Venus and Lolita were delivered to some of the 4500 Australia Post stores nationwide but all have been sent back. Most did not make it as far as the shelves. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Simon Miller to Guest Star in Two Episodes of 'Gossip Girl' Sep 17, 2009
The 25-year old actor has appeared in a number of independently produced films, including "Elah & the Moon," "Between Love & Goodbye," "Pickman's Model," "Truth Project" and "History of Sexuality.". He is also a successful fashion photographer whose work appears in Vogue, GQ, The New York Times Magazine, etc. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Amazon book rankings restored following 'glitch' Apr 15, 2009
Affected books include the scholarly (Michel Foucault's The History of Sexuality, Volume 1), the obscure (V.K. Powell's Suspect Passions) and the famous. The sales rank has been missing for Ms. Proulx's book, the basis for the acclaimed movie which starred Heath Ledger, and for Paul Monette's Becoming a Man, winner of a National Book Award in 1992. (Globe and Mail)
Who Moved My Rank? Sales Rank Purged From Amazon Apr 14, 2009
Affected books include the scholarly (Michel Foucault's "The History of Sexuality, Volume 1"), the obscure (V.K. Powell's "Suspect Passions") and the famous. The sales rank has been missing for E. Annie Proulx's "Brokeback Mountain," the basis for the acclaimed movie which starred Heath Ledger, and for Paul Monette's "Becoming a Man," winner of a National Book Award in 1992. (Click2Houston, TX)
Roaring Twenties Feminism Feb 27, 2009
John D Emillio and Estelle B. Freedman, Intimate Matters: A History of Sexuality in America (New York: Harper & Row, 1988) p 234ff. Robert Goldston, The Road Between the Wars: 1918-1941 (New York: Fawcett Crest, 1978). (Suite101.com)
