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Summer reading: Current events
Allah, Liberty and Love
The Courage to Reconcile Faith and Freedom
Irshad Manji
Simon & Schuster: $25
The author looks at the contentious world views sometimes dividing Muslims and non-Muslims and suggests solutions to transcend those differences....Tags: John McEnroe, Mark Twain, Crimes, Murder, Georgia O'Keeffe
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Culture Watch: What to listen to, read and watch
Culture MonsterCDs: The yearâs best Christmas music âPuer Natus Est: Tudor Music for Advent & Christmasâ (Harmonia Mundi). Stile Antico â an ensemble of young British singers, pure of voice, their texture thick and sweet as pudding â here make Thomas...... -
Obama closes in on naming a new top economic aide
Money & CompanyPresident Obama could name a replacement for top economic advisor Larry Summers within days, and is considering candidates with ties to the financial industry as he tries to fill a key position that now sits vacant. Summers' last day as...... -
Business students find $350 million in energy savings at major companies
GreenspaceTo come to grips with their massive use of energy, major companies have brought on professional consultants, joined green organizations, even hired on-staff sustainability executives. But this summer, firms such as eBay Inc., McDonald's Corp., PepsiCo,... -
Culture Watch: What's new in books and on the web
Culture MonsterBooks âCollector Without Walls: Norton Simon and His Hunt for the Best,â (Norton Simon Art Foundation / Yale University Press ). Longtime Simon Museum curator Sara Campbell pens a sumptuous, illustrated history of the late 20th centuryâs greatest... -
Sperling to replace Summers as top White House economic aide
Money & CompanyTreasury official Gene Sperling will become President Obama's top economic aide, replacing Larry Summers, a White House official said Thursday. President Obama will make the announcement Friday when he discusses the economy at a Maryland window... -
Scientists hold out hope that Galapagos tortoise Lonesome George will reproduce
L.A. UnleashedWill Lonesome George ever become a dad? Scientists are still hoping to mate the near century-old giant tortoise from the Galapagos -- even though efforts over the last two decades have failed. The Galapagos National Park said in a statement...... -
Benoit Mandelbrot dies at 85; mathematician known as the father of fractals
What do coastlines, clouds, cauliflower and the stock market have in common?
Mathematician Benoit Mandelbrot may not have conceived the question, but he provided an answer — one that was compelling in its originality and startling in its usefulness...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Health, Lungs and Airways, Arthur C. Clarke, Colleges and Universities
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10/10/10: The 10 best 'Best of' books of 2010
Jacket CopyAt the end of the calendar year, bookstores are swamped with anthologies proclaiming the "best of" writing of the year. There is, apparently, a lot of really good writing: above is just a sample of the galleys and paperbacks that...... -
George Hickenlooper dies at 47; Emmy-winning director
Director George Hickenlooper, who won an Emmy Award for the documentary "Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse," has died. He was 47.
Hickenlooper was found dead Saturday morning, Denver police told the Associated Press. Denver Mayor John...Tags: Democratic National Conventions, Elections, Denver, Entertainment, Regional Authority
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'30 Rock': East Coast vs. West Coast
Show TrackerThursday night, the cast and crew of "30 Rock" staged a live episode not once but twice â one version for each coast (sorry, Mountain Time!). The broadcasts were mostly the same, but there were a few noticeable difference between...... -
PASSINGS: Roger Gimbel, John Cossette, W. Barclay Kamb
Roger Gimbel
Producer of made-for-TV movies
Roger Gimbel, 86, an Emmy Award-winning television producer who specialized in made-for-TV movies and was known for his high-quality productions that often dealt with serious subject matter, died of...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Health, Music Theater
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