The NY Times details the drama better than I can, (“British Memoirist Is Denied U.S. Entry”) but what should have been Sebastian’s grand arrival in the United States turned out to be a trying debacle that has left us perplexed and a little bleary-eyed. Author of the memoir Dandy in the Underworld, Sebastian Horsley was detained, questioned, and after churning in limbo for eight hours, sent back to the United Kingdom by US Customs at Newark International Airport on the grounds of “moral turpitude.” (“Turpitude: noun, 1) vile, shameful, or base character; depravity. 2) a vile or depraved act.”) They may also have been wary of the contents of his top hat. Anyway, his party was last night at Housing Works and even without our star, through good will, good publicity, and sheer momentum we celebrated his book in a manner that would have no doubt delighted Mr. Horsley.
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GalleyCat: go here for videos from the party!
The New York Observer: this is the piece to read. Booyah!
