Daniel Woodrell, ‘Winter’s Bone’ author who coined ‘country noir’ genre, dead at 72

Daniel Woodrell, ‘Winter’s Bone’ author who coined ‘country noir’ genre, dead at 72

Daniel Woodrell, the acclaimed author of “Winter’s Bone” and other American novels that captured the essence of the Missouri Ozarks he called home, died Friday. The 72-year-old’s wife, Katie Estill-Woodrell, told the New York Times that he died at their home in West Plains, Missouri, after a battle against pancreatic cancer. He previously beat colon … Read more

Andrew McCarthy finally confronts writer who coined ‘The Brat Pack’ label he despised — here’s what happened

Andrew McCarthy finally confronts writer who coined ‘The Brat Pack’ label he despised — here’s what happened

The brats are striking back. In the new Brat Pack documentary on Hulu, Andrew McCarthy, 61, confronted writer David Blum, 68, about how he coined the now-iconic group title in a notorious New York Magazine cover story from 1985. At the time, Blum was doing a piece on Emilio Estevez and joined him on a … Read more