When you think of literacy, chances are the first name that comes to mind isn't Slash. But the notoriously bad-assed guitarist from rock legends Guns n' Roses has recently come out with an autobiography detailing his many, many encounters with sex, drugs, and rock n' roll. He was born in England but moved to LA in the early seventies, where he was surrounded by musical icons such as Joni Mitchell and David Geffen, and even......

- That lumpy lothario Neil Strauss (or, He Who Suggests That He Seduced Britney Spears) is in town to chat about his new book on picking up, at Chapters Festival Hall (or, the Chapters on Richmond and John) tonight. - Interesting ideas were bounced around a humid tent at the Word on the Street blogging panel yesterday. Daily Dose's Sam has put up a pic." - Kim Jong doesn't have a Canadian passport.......