Mike Martindale The Detroit News Published 11:57 PM EDT Oct 15, 2018 Pontiac — It reads like a subplot to one of the late Elmore Leonard's own best-selling crime novels. The author's ex-wife is suing his company, trust and her former stepson, claiming all three engaged in a secretive plan to sell off his archives after his death and cheat her out of a share of more than $1.1 million in proceeds. The Bloomfield Hills couple’s 18-year marriage ended in a December 2012 divorce, and Leonard died in August 2013 at the age of 87. Leonard’s net worth, derived from dozens of published works, several which have been made into films and TV series over the past half-century, is estimated in the millions. At issue, according to Christine Leonard’s complaint, are 150 banker’s boxes of manuscripts, unpublished stories and other Elmore Leonard materials, which she alleges were sold to the University of South Carolina for $1.15 million in … [Read more...] about Elmore Leonard’s ex-wife sues over archive sale
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Pope OKs study of Vatican archives into McCarrick scandal
Updated 8:49 am CDT, Saturday, October 6, 2018 Pope Francis prays in front of an icon of the Virgin and baby Jesus during an audience with pilgrims from Slovakia in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018. Pope Francis prays in front of an icon of the Virgin and baby Jesus during an audience with pilgrims from Slovakia in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018. Photo: Gregorio Borgia, AP Pope Francis adjusts his skull cap during an audience with pilgrims from Slovakia in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018. Pope Francis adjusts his skull cap during an audience with pilgrims from Slovakia in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018. Photo: Gregorio Borgia, AP Pope Francis walks past an icon of the Virgin and baby Jesus during an audience with pilgrims from Slovakia in the Paul … [Read more...] about Pope OKs study of Vatican archives into McCarrick scandal
The Internet Archive wants to help you play your favorite Commodore 64 games
The Internet Archive is letting people of a certain age relive their childhoods. You know, the good old days before the internet was accessible in the palm of your hand, and if you wanted to kill all the pioneers making their way along the Oregon Trail, you had to either do it in real life or spend some serious time locked in your bedroom. The nonprofit digital library said it is in the process of adding in-browser emulation support for Commodore 64, a.k.a. the best-selling computer in history. The busy bees over at the Internet Archive have already tested over 10,500 programs and are adding more. This isn’t the first time that the Internet Archive has taken people on an internet trip down memory lane. In the past, it put together similar projects for MS-DOS and first-generation Macintosh programs. You can check out the entire C64 software library here, but we know you just want to play Oregon Trail. … [Read more...] about The Internet Archive wants to help you play your favorite Commodore 64 games
Read Mark Judge’s “Wasted” gen X book, courtesy of the Internet Archive
Copies of Mark Judge’s out-of-print memoir, Wasted: Tales of a Gen-X Drunk, are listed on Amazon for $150 and more, but the book by Brett Kavanaugh’s high school friend is now available on the Internet Archive. The book, which includes a mention of someone named “Bart O’Kavanaugh” vomiting, appears to have been uploaded Wednesday, according to a date stamp in the filename. The Internet Archive didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. The book is available for online browsing and searching and in a variety of downloadable formats, including searchable PDF. If you’re not interested in reading the book cover to cover, you can check out a summary published by The Intercept last month, when the book was still described as “extremely hard to find.” Judge, who Christine Blasey Ford has said was present in the room when Kavanaugh allegedly sexually assaulted her at a high school party, has reportedly spoken to the … [Read more...] about Read Mark Judge’s “Wasted” gen X book, courtesy of the Internet Archive
What’s hiding in the State Fair of Texas archives? Curious Texas investigates
"We'd love to put it on display one day," said fair spokeswoman Karissa Condoianis. "We don't have any specific plans right now."Some of the collection is available for viewing in the main floor of the administration building next to the Cotton Bowl. You can view oil tycoon H.L. Hunt's felt hat from the Centennial Exposition, and a locket made with pearls and diamonds from the Greater Texas & Pan-American Exposition in 1937.To see the bulk of the collection, however, you have to get approval from the State Fair for research in the basement archives room. Recently, Curious Texas visited the archives to take a look at some of the quirky and memorable pieces in the State Fair's Kavanaugh collection and the other archives from Fair Park's past. Here are some of the highlights: H.L. Hunt's felt hat … [Read more...] about What’s hiding in the State Fair of Texas archives? Curious Texas investigates