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How to Foil a Terrorist Plot in Seven Simple Steps BiographicalBiography.com offers a detailed look at Nora Ephron's life as an essayist, novelist, and screenwriter.http://www.biography.com/search/article.do?id=212142Ephron's most recent book, I Feel Bad about My Neck, is a collection of autobiographical essays. Read an excerpt from "What I Wish I'd Known" at BarnesandNoble.com. http://search.barnesandnoble.com/I-Feel-Bad-about-My-Neck/Nora-Ephron/e/9780307264558#EXCIn this CNN interview, Ephron discusses the aging process and I Feel Bad about My Neck with Soledad O'Brien. http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0608/04/ltm.03.htmlCulturalTerrorism is a serious threat around the globe, and governments continue to struggle to find successful ways to prevent it. Inept and vague responses to terror often invite critique from comedians and humorists. This "Duct and Cover Preparedness Guide" offers alternative interpretations of ambiguous signs on ready.gov. http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/blductandcover.htmThe popular mock-newspaper The Onion has also published a number of satirical pieces on fighting terrorism: "After 5 Years In U.S., Terrorist Cell Too Complacent To Carry Out Attack," "Terrorism Training Videos Yanked from YouTube," and "Anti-terrorism Measures." http://www.theonion.com/content/news/after_5_years_in_u_s_terrorist http://www.theonion.com/content/amvo/terrorism_training_videos_yanked http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x3116442 BibliographicalEphron is best known as a writer of romantic comedies, such as When Harry Met Sally and You've Got Mail. How Stuff Works lists and describes eleven of her movies. http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/11-movies-by-nora-ephron.htmNora Ephron is a regular blogger for the Huffington Post, where "How to Foil a Terrorist Plot in Seven Simple Steps" first appeared. Check out her posts on theater, politics, and food. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nora-ephron/To find out more about each of Ephron's books and read excerpts from them, visit Ephron's Random House page. http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=8144Do you read the book before seeing the movie it's based on? Read Ephron's humorous take on this, "No, but We Saw the Movie" in the New Yorker. http://www.newyorker.com/humor/2007/11/26/071126sh_shouts_ephron |