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Rhiannon12866

(206,072 posts) Wed Oct 4, 2017, 08:54 PM Oct 2017

Seth Meyers: Guest Salman Rushdie

Salman Rushdie Thought Trump Was Too Boring for His New Book

Salman Rushdie's new book, The Golden House, mentions Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders by name, but left President Trump's out entirely.

Salman Rushdie Thinks It's Cool Larry David Jokes about His Fatwa

Salman Rushdie tells Seth about why he appreciates Larry David joking about his fatwa.

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Seth Meyers: Guest Salman Rushdie (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Oct 2017 OP

During the 90s Rushdie would spend some of his days bathroommonkey76 Oct 2017 #1

Is he still obsessed with Padma Lakshmi? cyclonefence Oct 2017 #2

bathroommonkey76

(3,827 posts)

1. During the 90s Rushdie would spend some of his days

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Wed Oct 4, 2017, 10:14 PM

Oct 2017

hiding out at one of Bono's houses.

He wrote a book called "The Ground Beneath Her Feet" around that time- the poem from the book was turned into a song for Bono's movie "The Million Dollar Hotel".

Rushdie has lived a very strange life.

cyclonefence

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2. Is he still obsessed with Padma Lakshmi?

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Wed Oct 4, 2017, 10:55 PM

Oct 2017

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3488662/Salman-Rushdie-s-ex-wife-pens-deeply-unflattering-memoir-branding-cruel-vain-sex-mad.html

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