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A German mouthful bites the dust
BERLIN -- Some German words, as Mark Twain observed in despair, seem not to be words at all but "alphabetical processions." He would have been delighted to hear that Germany’s longest official word has just become obsolete, ironically, at the stroke...
Tags: Germany, China, European Union, Crime, Law and Justice
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Review: 'Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic' a keen look at gifted comic
Richard Pryor died in 2005 at the age of 65 from a heart attack related to multiple sclerosis. The unexpected thing, given his life and habits and health, was not that he died so young but that he lived so long. Marina Zenovich's enlightening...
Tags: Robin Williams, Human Accomplishments, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., Jesse Jackson, Whoopi Goldberg
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The Big Read announces $1 million in grants for 2013-14
The National Endowment for the Arts announced $1 million in grants for the Big Read projects taking place across the U.S. in 2013-14. The Big Read was launched in 2005 to help create one-city-one-book-style projects; for each title on its list, it...
Tags: Physiology, Jhumpa Lahiri, Ray Bradbury
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7 states need 'innovative thinking' in Colorado River drought
As everyone knows, Mark Twain said: In the West, whiskey is for drinking, water is for fighting. But with drought strangling the Colorado River, the seven states that depend on the river need to cooperate as never before in sharing and conserving this...
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'Newlywed Game' with Sherri Shepherd heads to Bounce TV
"The Newlywed Game" is renewing its TV vows. Episodes of the veteran game show that pits newly married couples against each other are being revived on Bounce TV, which is geared toward African Americans. The series, which first premiered on ABC in 1965,...
Tags: ABC (tv network), Game Shows, Mel Brooks, The View (tv program), Sherri Shepherd
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Carol Burnett to receive Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
Carol Burnett, the trailblazing comedienne whose variety show was a top draw on CBS for over a decade, was named the winner of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on Tuesday. Burnett, 80, will receive the award in an Oct. 20 in a ceremony to be...
Tags: Sarah Palin, Kennedy Center Honors, Television Industry, PBS (tv network), Noise (movie)
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Kirk Douglas to pay tribute to his late friend Burt Lancaster
Kirk Douglas will be paying tribute to his old friend and frequent co-star Burt Lancaster at the UCLA Film & Television Archive's June 7 screening of their classic 1957 western, “Gunfight at the O.K. Corral” at the Billy Wilder Theater in...
Tags: Armed Conflicts, John Sturges, Tuberculosis, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Rhonda Fleming
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Letters: Mahony just won't go away
Re "Rebuked Mahony taking a higher profile," May 10 Cardinal Roger Mahony is back? Haven't we had enough? Mahony had his final swan song in Rome by participating in the March papal conclave at the Vatican. His resumption of presiding over...Tags: Religion and Belief, Papal Conclave (2013), Abusive Behavior, Christianity, Joe Paterno
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Mark Twain Prize to go to Carol Burnett
The 2013 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor will be awarded to actress, comedian and bestselling author Carol Burnett, the Kennedy Center announced Tuesday. Burnett, of course, was the star of "The Carol Burnett Show," which won 25 Emmy Awards during...
Tags: Primetime Emmy Awards, Ellen DeGeneres, Will Ferrell, Tina Fey
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Hawaii: Volcano House is back in business
Volcano House, uniquely located on the edge of the active Kilauea volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii, has reopened after a multimillion-dollar restoration by its new owners. The hotel sits within the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. It is located just...
Tags: Landforms, Volcanoes
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Robin Roberts of 'Good Morning America' to publish memoir
Popular "Good Morning America" co-anchor Robin Roberts will publish a memoir in 2014 with Grand Central, the publisher announced Wednesday. The book, which is not yet titled, will include Roberts' story of her battle with MDS. "I am humbled that many...
Tags: ESPN (tv network), Robin Roberts, Good Morning America (tv program)
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Amazon launches project to monetize fan fiction: Kindle Worlds
Amazon has a plan to monetize fan fiction: It's called Kindle Worlds. On Wednesday, Amazon announced a new scheme in which writers of fan fiction can self-publish and sell that writing with the sanction of the original copyright holder. The idea is that...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Authors, Literature, Amazon Kindle, The Vampire Diaries (tv program)
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