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The view from there: Wrap-ups of Book Expo America
Jacket CopyA roundup, from afar, of roundups of publishing's big annual conference, Book Expo America.... -
What it takes to get writers writing
Jacket CopyWhen it comes to writing, authors can be pretty superstitious.... -
Levon Helm dies at 71; drummer and singer with the Band
Levon Helm is most widely known for the songs he sang that found their way onto the pop charts during his long tenure as drummer and singer for the Band: "Up On Cripple Creek," "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" and "Don't Do It," earthy and infectious...
Tags: Vietnam War (1955-1975), Van Morrison, Woody Guthrie, Cream (music group), Entertainment
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The Bad Sex in Fiction Award goes to David Guterson's "Ed King"
Tribune NewspapersDavid Guterson has won 2011's Bad Sex in Fiction Award. The tongue-in-cheek prize was presented at a ceremony in London on Tuesday. As in years past, the award-winning author was not in attendance. Guterson was awarded the prize for writing a marathon...Tags: Haruki Murakami, James Frey, Bible, Stephen King, Religious Texts
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The Bad Sex in Fiction Award goes to David Guterson
Jacket Copy2011's Bad Sex in Fiction award went to David Guterson's "Ed King," a modern retelling of the Oedpius story.... -
Robert Noyce, superstar of Silicon Valley, gets a Google Doodle
Nation NowRobert Noyce: Google Doodle honors Robert Noyce, the co-inventor of the microchip. Robert Noyce. The microchip was small in size, enormous in impact.... -
Daum: Don't 'drink the Kool-Aid'
Drunk any Kool-Aid lately? Or maybe you accused someone else of doing it? If so, congratulations, you're right in step with one of the nation's most popular idiomatic trends. A snappy, fruit-flavored way of referring to someone who unquestioningly...Tags: Jim Jones, Occupy Wall Street, Valium (drug), Kim Kardashian, Ken Kesey
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MOCA's 'Art in the Streets' gets the big picture wrong
Is graffiti the most influential art movement since Pop burst on the scene in 1962?
That's the head-turning claim made by "Art in the Streets," a controversial exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art. The show has been drawing the ire of social...Tags: Vietnam War (1955-1975), Culture, Entertainment, Arts and Culture, Banksy
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Signed 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' book sells for $9,000
Jacket CopyA signed first edition of Ken Kesey's 1962 novel "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" has set one collector back $9,000.... -
Virgin Galactic hires pilot to fly passengers to space
TechnologyAfter combing through a long list of astronauts, fighter pilots, and space geeks, British billionaire Richard Branson settled on a new astronaut pilot to join his start-up space venture that aims to lift paying passenger’s into space.... -
Carmageddon reading list: 19 books about the joys and terrors of transportation
Jacket CopyCarmaggedon: your 19-book reading list. Hope it's enough to keep you busy while stuck in traffic.... -
Filmmakers behind George Plimpton documentary seek final funds in Kickstarter campaign
Jacket CopyA documentary about writer/editor George Plimpton, founder of the Paris Review and first-generation immersive journalist, is raising funds on Kickstarter....
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