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Philipp Meyer on "The Son"
In "The Son," Philipp Meyer's sprawling multigenerational saga about a powerful Texas family, the author harvests the state's sad, passionate, often violent history, from its origins as an embattled republic to its present-day condition as an arid...
Tags: Customs and Tradition, Texas Rangers, Brownsville, Newspaper and Magazine, The Wall Street Journal
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To sir, with 'huh?'
If a movie is ever made of Sidney Poitier's debut novel, "Montaro Caine" — a distinct possibility, one suspects, given the history and connections of its author — it won't be the sort of film with which the great American actor has been...Tags: Fishing, The Washington Post, The Da Vinci Code (movie), Authors, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Buffalo manager Marty Brown adds to long line of managerial YouTube moments
The Hog BlogBuffalo was without manager Marty Brown for Tuesday's game with the IronPigs, and will be without him tonight. Brown is serving a three-game suspension for holding a sit-down protest in the middle of the field Sunday at Norfolk when an umpire blew an... -
Tim Tebow not giving up on NFL yet, source says
Tim Tebow has not given up on landing a spot on another NFL team. The news comes the same day that ESPN labled Tebow "taboo" and quoted people in the player's camp as saying privately that his NFL run was likely over. Apparently in response to the...Tags: Tim Tebow, Sports, Florida Gators, ESPN (tv network), Canadian Football
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Colum McCann on 'TransAtlantic'
Over the past decade, Irish novelist Colum McCann has made a specialty of combining historical figures and situations with entirely fictional characters. In "Dancer (2003), McCann delivered an often stinging portrait of Rudolf Nureyev; in the National...Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, Republic of Ireland, New York City, Literature
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Smartphone Apps Make for Spot-On Parking Management
KickingTiresWhile it can be dangerous to use your smartphone when you drive, it's getting increasingly more convenient to use it when you park. That's because cities across the U.S. are turning to mobile apps to help make finding and paying......Tags: Computer Hardware, Google Inc., Washington, DC
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NSA, Verizon surveillance program: What you need to know
The government has secretly amassed an enormous database of telephone call records. Here are the answers to some questions about the program: Q: What information does the government have? A: It has collected the equivalent of phone logs showing...
Tags: Verizon Communications, Jeff Merkley, Saxby Chambliss, Crime, Law and Justice, Rand Paul
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No battery charge against Jags' Maurice Jones-Drew
STAFF WRITERJacksonville Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew is not facing battery charges and is only being investigated by the St. Augustine police regarding a Sunday incident, according to USA Today and ESPN. The paper spoke with Maurice Jones-Drew agent,...Tags: Maurice Jones-Drew, Sports, ESPN (tv network), National Football League, Football
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As FSU begins search for new AD, here's an early look at possible targets
Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE -- With Wednesday's news that Florida State athletics director Randy Spetman has been assigned to a new advisory role in the university's athletics department, school administrators will soon direct their attention to a national search for his...Tags: University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Atlantic Coast Conference, Southeastern Conference, Basketball, ESPN (tv network)
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For Joe Flacco, major contract brings major scrutiny
Joe Flacco got a taste this week of how it'll be all season long. Privacy? Gone. Flying under the national radar? Ha, forget it. Having every move you make on and off the field analyzed relentlessly until you just want to scream? Oh, yeah. There...
Tags: Joe Flacco, Sports, Brett Favre, Aaron Rodgers, John Harbaugh
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Flackery and hackery
Change of SubjectA reader asked for my take on this USA Today story: WASHINGTON — Over the past 10 years, Rep. Luis Gutierrez has paid a Chicago lobbyist more than $500,000 in taxpayer funds to work side-by-side with his congressional staff. Lobbyist...... -
Agent Joe Linta says he was trying to defend Joe Flacco, not bash Ravens
Agent Joe Linta reiterated last night that his recent comment about the Ravens being “dumb” for not signing Joe Flacco before last season was made more to defend his client amid accusations that the quarterback was greedy and responsible for...
Tags: Joe Flacco, Gino Gradkowski, Anquan Boldin, Antoine McClain, Sports
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| Chicago Tribune
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|Story| Baltimore Sun
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