Zuckerberg the Bad Tipper?; Burned Birkin May Have Been a Fake
Today: Mark Zuckerberg may be a light tipper, Matthew Fox may be a lady beater, and Joshua Jackson may not be putting a ring on Diane Krueger anytime soon.
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Today in books and publishing: A former employee reveals some juicy Facebook secrets; a book from Amy Winehouse's dad; read to get out of jail; Dear Abby takes on book clubs.
Today: Mark Zuckerberg may be a light tipper, Matthew Fox may be a lady beater, and Joshua Jackson may not be putting a ring on Diane Krueger anytime soon.
Of all the famous people who died this year -- a titan of the tech industry, a leader of a massive terrorist organization, a quixotic dictator, a troubled but talented young singer -- the person who sent the most people searching for information on Google was ... Jackass's Ryan Dunn.
The coroner for Amy Winehouse has released her official word on the British singer-songwriter's cause of death: "death by misadventure," meaning that she "died as the unintended consequence of drinking too much alcohol," the AP, along with Reuters, are reporting.
Julian Barnes is the favorite to win the Man Booker Prize, the Vladimir Putin biography that had the Frankfurt Book Fair buzzing, and the "safety precaution" that led to the National Book Award nomination mix-up.
Today would have been Winehouse's 28th birthday
Plus: Ratner passed on Jerry Seinfeld as Oscar Host for Eddie Murphy
Though "alcohol was present" in her system says the family
Plus: Amy Winehouse's jailbird ex-husband might be writing a tell-all
Also: Weiner puts his home on the market and news on Winehouse's last recording
Plus: Amy Winehouse was planning to adopt
Plus: Tim Robbins has a fan
After the singer's death, questionable comments have brought about quick apologies
After an inconclusive autopsy, the cause of the singer's death remains unexplained
Plus: Prince William gives Kate Middleton his mother's "most prized set of jewels."
British papers attempt to reconstruct her final appearances and addiction
Police are still treating the death as unexplained
Plus: What happens to Anthony Weiner's staff after their boss quits?
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