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Biblioracle: Short and sweet, but no trend
Apparently, we're in them midst of a short story boomlet. I know this because The New York Times told me so in a recent article, "Good Fit for Today's Little Screens: Short Stories." I tend to put little trust in trend pieces. If I believed every...Tags: Authors, The New York Times, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Entertainment Events, Tina Fey
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Best books for a purple Super Bowl
The Baltimore SunWith the Baltimore Ravens preparing for Super Bowl, it's time to turn to all thing purple, including books. Buildings in the city already are bathed in purple lights and folks here are wearing purple sweaters, scarves and shirts. So why not books? Here is...Tags: Authors, Ray Lewis, Super Bowl XLVII, San Francisco 49ers, Ray Rice
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Now that's a wall of books
Circle City Books in Pittsboro, N.C., has just completed an eye-catching mural: a side of a building covered in books. Huge, oversize books, with titles that even this myopic passerby could read. What's on it? Forty-eight titles, some of which are...
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Nelson Algren Short Story Awards: A look back at a rich history
An honor like the Nelson Algren Short Story Award can be a boon to a writer. It can give him or her the confidence to slog through rejections and trudge forward with literary endeavors. When we asked former Nelson Algren Award recipients what winning...Tags: Judaism, Authors, Anglicanism, Table Tennis, NPR
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Rotary strengthens local communities
C hristmas is for kids. Well that's what my mother always said. Perhaps the vision of the savior of the world coming to us as a helpless child reminds all of us of the need to pay special attention to the vulnerable humans that cross our path. Whatever...Tags: Walmart, Holidays, Marine Toys for Tots Foundation, Toy Industry, The Salvation Army
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Holiday Guide 2012: Chris Jones' Top 10 shows for the season
Chicago has a plethora of holiday shows each and every year — and I’ll be reviewing enough of them over the next couple of weeks to put Rudolph in rehab. But based on many years of seasonal theater-going, here are 10 of our potential favorites...
Tags: How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (tv program), Entertainment, Entertainment Events, Ebenezer Scrooge (fictional character), Religion and Belief
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Ray Bradbury dead at 91
Ray Bradbury, the science fiction genius, has died at age 91. He wrote classics such as “The Martian Chronicles” and “Fahrenheit 451,” as well as dozens of fantastic short stories. My personal favorite was “Something Wicked...
Tags: Maryland State Fair, Lifetime (tv network), Obituaries, Fiction, Science
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Ray Bradbury dies at 91; author lifted fantasy to literary heights
Ray Bradbury, the writer whose expansive flights of fantasy and vividly rendered space-scapes have provided the world with one of the most enduring speculative blueprints for the future, has died. He was 91. Bradbury died Tuesday night, his daughter,...
Tags: Lifetime (tv network), Authors, Entertainment, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Pulitzer Prize Awards
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Caylee Anthony: How the victim won
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelVictims in high-profile criminal cases are often lost in the heavy media coverage. How often do you hear about the kidnapped Lindbergh baby or the murdered family in “In Cold Blood”? But Caylee Anthony is different. She drowned four years... -
Top 5 Christmas Comedies
Fox 5 San Diego StaffWhen producers asked me to compile a list of the best holiday films, I didn’t think that would be very fun. Everybody has seen Miracle on 34th Street and It’s a Wonderful Life a million times. I remember when I worked morning radio, we did a...Tags: Miles Davis, Entertainment, Entertainment Events, Natasha Richardson, Eddie Murphy
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White House transcript of award ceremony
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release April 24, 2012 REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT AT...Tags: Arne Duncan, Students, Teaching and Learning, Teachers, Facebook
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