Author Salman Rushdie, who was stabbed 15 times in a 2022 attack, has addressed the attempt on his life by writing about it in his book, "Knife," published in April 2024. Rushdie, who spent years in hiding after Iran's leader called for his assassination, read excerpts from "Knife" for 60 Minutes, according to CBS News. The attack occurred at a literary event in Chautauqua, New York, where Rushdie lost his right eye.
Rushdie's book details his experience and recovery following the attack. He had previously lived in the United States after coming out of hiding, where he felt safe. The author's novel, "The Satanic Verses," published in 1988, was deemed blasphemous by Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini, leading to the fatwa calling for his death in 1989. Rushdie's response to the violence, as he stated, was to "answer violence with art," according to CBS News.
In other news, Republican Rep. Mike Lawler criticized a post from former President Donald Trump that included a racist animation of Barack and Michelle Obama depicted as apes. Lawler, speaking to ABC News, stated, "We should all just be able to acknowledge that and move forward." He added that he was taking the White House at its word that the post was a "mistake" made by a staffer, according to ABC News.
Meanwhile, in Texas, Democrats faced criticism for their "circular-firing squad behavior" in the state's Democratic Senate primary, according to an article in The Atlantic, as reported by Fox News. The article highlighted the endorsement of Jasmine Crockett by Colin Allred, who had previously dropped out of the Senate race.
In other news, New England Patriots wide receiver Mack Hollins made a striking entrance to the Super Bowl LX, arriving barefoot with a facemask and handcuffs, according to Fox News. Hollins' attire included a facemask that appeared to be a nod to Hannibal Lecter, along with handcuffs around his wrists and shackles on his feet.
Finally, author Margaret Atwood's research process for her novels, including "The Handmaid's Tale," was highlighted in a CBS News report. Atwood, who writes by a strict rule that if something didn't happen somewhere, at some time, it doesn't make it into her stories, showed research materials from the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library in Toronto, Canada. She cited a news clipping about women being forced to have babies as inspiration for her dystopian fiction.
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