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Jeff Feuerzeig's New Documentary Unravels One of Literature's Biggest Scandals
In this episode of 'VICE Talks Film,' we sat down with the filmmaker to discuss his new documentary, 'Author: The JT LeRoy Story,' and the woman behind the scandal that shook the literary world.
Martellus Bennett is the Weirdest Dude in the NFL and Proud of it
Martellus Bennett is a children's book author, an inventor, a dreamer...and the new tight end for the New England Patriots.
'I Wanted to Be That Boy': The Long Con of JT LeRoy
The writer Laura Albert faded from the public eye after she was outed as the woman behind JT LeRoy, an imaginary gay prostitute from West Virginia who dazzled the literary world with his allegedly autobiographical fiction. Now, she's trying to stage a...
You Might Be Able to Buy Truman Capote's Ashes for Just $6,000
A carved box filled with the literary icon's ashes will go up for auction in Los Angeles next month.
The Bizarre Story of JT Leroy, the World Famous Author Who Didn't Exist
We spoke to Jeff Feuerzeig, director of a new documentary about literature's greatest hoax.
What It's Like to Grow Up in the Mafia
We sat down with Frank DiMatteo, author of new book 'The President Street Boys: Growing up Mafia,' to talk about what it was like being a part of the Gallo crime family.
A Guy Named Hemingway Won This Year's Ernest Hemingway Look-Alike Contest
Dave Hemingway—who has no relation to the author—beat out 139 fellow doppelgängers in the annual "Papa" Hemingway Look-Alike Contest this weekend.
Donald Trump Is Suing His Ghostwriter Because He Hurt His Feelings
"It's nuts and completely indicative of who he is."
Everything I Learned Researching the Female Orgasm
There's long been a societal (and scientific) bias against female sexuality. Fortunately, that is slowly changing with more women taking their pleasure into their own hands.
Joy Williams Explains How to Write a Short Story
We spoke with one of America's greatest fiction writers to talk about her new book of very short stories, 'Ninety-Nine Stories of God.'
Famous Authors' Iconic Works Become Illustrated Architectures
"Intelligence is an accident of evolution, and not necessarily an advantage." — Isaac Asimov
The YouTube Star That Helped Save a Football Club
John Green is a best-selling author and a FIFA-loving YouTube star. AFC Wimbledon is a football club in London that plays in the fourth tier of the English football league system.