Walt is waiting for...

The Savage War, a new book by Murray Brewster. He's a Canadian journalist who reported regularly from Afghanistan, and now attempts to yank away the propaganda cover from the dirty little war which has just been reupped for another year or more.

His book is an attempt to set the record straight – straighter at least than we’ve seen up to now. So says the Globe and Mail's Lawrence Martin. Click here to read his recommendation.

The Rum Diary, a soon-to-be released movie starring Johnny Depp -- who else -- as Paul Kemp, the hero of Hunter S. Thompson's first novel. He (Kemp) is a journalist who travels to Puerto Rico to find work, and promptly crawls into a rather large bottle.

The books is not a little autobiographical, so the movie represents Depp's second crack at the virtually impossible task of bringing Dr. Gonzo to life on the silver screen. He starred in the film version of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, a disaster which even Depp's considerable talent couldn't salvage. Walt hopes The Rum Diary turns out better.

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