Those nimble proofreaders at Peachtree are taking all the fun out of the Bible. “Sour ancestors” is now “our ancestors.” There is no longer an end to “fractions,” but an end to “factions.” But that still doesn’t trump the ultimate typo from a 1631 King James edition: “Thou shalt commit adultery.”

NBC4Columbus: “Dan Brown said that when he wrote the best seller that dissects the origins of Jesus Christ and disputes long-held beliefs about Catholicism, he considered including material alleging that Jesus Christ survived the crucifixion.
While speaking at a benefit Tuesday for a New Hampshire writers’ group, Brown said the theory is backed by a number of ‘very credible sources,’ but that he ultimately decided it was too flimsy.”

W.W. Norton & Company will publish the September 11 commission’s report.

Jim Ritter examines Born to Rebel, the infamous Frank Sulloway book that suggested that firstborns are grat achievers and younger siblings that turn out to be the revolutionaries. Apparently, an attorney by the name of Frederic Townsend has taken Sulloway to task in his spare time. Poring through Sulloway’s contents, Townsend submitted a critique to the journal, Politics and the Life Sciences, which resulted in publication, a lawsuit, a retraction, misconduct charges, and volatile outbursts — in short, a shitstorm more stirring than L’Affaire Slater.

A new Hemingway movie is in the works — this time, with Patrick Hemingway, Papa’s sole surviving son. Hemingway is collaborating with DVD featurette director John Mulholland.