Author J.D. Salinger, whose novel “The Catcher in the Rye” has sold over 61 million copies worldwide, died yesterday in his Cornish, NH, home at the age of 91.
Published in 1951, “The Catcher in the Rye” became Mr. Salinger’s most famous work with its depiction of its angry, teenage protagonist, Holden Caulfield. For several generations of American high school students Salinger’s novel has been the seminal coming-of-age work assigned in English classes.
Salinger, who had not published a new work since 1965, lived in near-total isolation, having refused the attention of the literary world and the news media for decades. Read more about the life of JD Salinger…
Australian Ben McPhee has set a world record for the most yo-yos spinning at the same time – managing to hang 16 yo-yos off his fingers, hooks, and even his ears and mouth. The previous record was nine simultaneous spinning yo-yos. The new record was broken at the London Toy Fair but has yet to be ratified by Guinness World Records. McPhee, publicizing the UK launch of American toy brand YoYo Factory, said: “It looks like it’s going to be the year of the yo-yo in the UK so it seemed like a good idea to start with a real yo-yo challenge.” Read the full story at 
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