Here's what Adam "MCA" Yauch of the Beastie Boys wrote to the New York Times after they gave one of the group's music videos a negative review.

Letters of Note found a rejection letter sent by "SNL" creator Lorne Michaels back in 1976, during the show's first season.

So here's a fun letter of note to share on the slow Friday following a holiday.

For the purposes of this post let's assume they're reading said letter.

Since the wrap on production for Back to the Future III actor/comedian Tom Wilson has been answering questions about Back to the Future.

I have extolled the virtues of the wonderful blog Letters of Note -- an online collection of old and interesting letters -- before around these parts.

There's a retail chain for educational toys in the UK called "The Early Learning Centre" which I pronounce "sent-ray" while drinking Earl Gray with my pinky out because I'm fancy/illiterate.

This past summer, the wonderful blog Letters of Note posted a handwritten letter legendary fantasy writer J.

This will probably be hard for some of you to imagine, but at one time -- back when New Kids on the Block were causing teenage girl panties to cream and Michael Keaton was Batman -- The Simpsons was considered edgy and controversial.