Celebrity, Shakespeare, and all that Jazz

Another brilliant article by Stephen Marche about our obsession with coming -of-age-celebrities, their very public meltdowns, and the blurry line between adolescence and adulthood. [Esquire]
Japanese author Haruki Murakami on Billie Holiday et al in the latest issue of The Believer. Murakami’s memoir What I Talk About When I Talk About Running was published last month. [The Believer]
A quick review of William Shakespeare and modern culture. More Kenneth Branagh than Hamlet 2 — both equally smart. [LA Times]
How long can you go without having sex? A couple falls into an unintentional love-making marathon. I smell a book deal. [Nerve]