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Rethinking the 'Bounds'
When Amber Lehman transferred schools to join her boyfriend, everyone knew something about him that she didn't. He was gay. Lehman, then 16, recalled a sense of bewilderment about her former beau, who exuded a "tough guy" vibe. "I was surprised...
Tags: Authors, Gays and Lesbians, Arts and Culture, Literature
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Geza Vermes dies at 88; scholar wrote about Dead Sea Scrolls
Geza Vermes was a graduate student in Belgium in the late 1940s when he was captivated by news sweeping the globe about a remarkable discovery in the desert east of Jerusalem. He quickly switched gears, penning his doctoral thesis on the Dead Sea Scrolls,...
Tags: Anglicanism, Christianity, Teaching and Learning, Roman Catholicism, Colleges and Universities
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Chris P. Bacon grows into celeb with big-pig wheelchair
Chris P. Bacon is hogging the spotlight. Since becoming an Internet sensation this year, the disabled pig from Clermont that uses a wheelchair to get around has appeared on national television and at several Orlando-area charity events. He has a new...
Tags: The Salvation Army, Fiction, Tampa, New York City
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Guy Fieri's new 'Diners' book features Sip and Bite
The Baltimore SunBaltimore's Sip & Bite restaurant is one of the restaurants featured in Guy Fieri's new book, "Diners, Drive-ins and Dives: The Funky Finds in Flavortown," in which Fieri takes readers back to some of his favorite finds from recent seasons of his long-...Tags: Leeks, Food Network (tv network), Shallots, Feta Cheese
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E-book sales almost doubled in 2012, rising to $3.04 billion
The total revenue generated by e-book sales in the U.S. in 2012 was $3.04 billion, a 44.2% increase over the year before. That gain was announced in the preliminary year-end report released Wednesday by BookStats, a joint statistics project between the...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Harry Potter (fictional character), Fashion Shows, Microsoft Corporation, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania)
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Author Christopher Buckley To Speak At Hotchkiss
The Hartford CourantChristopher Buckley, the Forbes editor, journalist and author whose books tackle political and cultural sacred cows with a satirical twist, will give a free talk Wednesday, May 22, at 7 p.m. at The Hotchkiss School, 11 Interlaken Road., Lakeville. Son...Tags: Poetry, Colleges and Universities, Education, Southern Connecticut State University, Kensington
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Belle & Sebastian's Stuart David to write a book about the band
Stuart David, a founding member of Belle & Sebastian and its original bass player, will write a memoir about his time in the seminal indie pop band. The book, "In the All-Night Cafe," will be published by Little, Brown's Abacus imprint in the U.K. in...
Tags: Authors, Google+
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Phil Jackson's new book focuses a lot on (who else?) Kobe Bryant
Phil Jackson was just messing with us, once again. The wily former coach of the Lakers and Chicago Bulls wrote a book in 2004 that was called "The Last Season." It seemed true at the time, but the legendary leader came back for a six-year run with the...
Tags: Fiction, Phil Jackson, Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Chicago Bulls
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In the Pipeline: Tired of AQMD's non-responsive behavior
People keep asking me whether I think the South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) will vote June 7 to ban beach bonfires in much of Southern California. I've been invited to speak before several groups in the last few weeks, and the...Tags: Authors, Local Government, Vietnam War (1955-1975)
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A Carlos Fuentes boom on the anniversary of his death
The Mexican writer Carlos Fuentes is the subject of a small, literary boom on the anniversary of his death. Fuentes died one year ago, May 15, 2012, at the age of 83. This week his North American publisher, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, released more...
Tags: Authors, Mexico, Arts and Culture, Mexico City, Literature
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Court fight has happy ending
After settling a lawsuit against Abercrombie & Fitch and Hollister Co., Robb Havassy ended up with 365 surfboards. Ever since then, he's set out to diminish that number. On Thursday, he'll be raffling off 150 of the boards in Huntington Beach. Sixteen...
Tags: Surfing, Ralph Lauren, Museums, Christian Dior, Arts and Culture
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James Murdoch sells $25 million in News Corp. stock
News Corp. Deputy Chief Operating Officer James Murdoch has sold $25 million worth of News Corp. non-voting shares as the company's stock has soared in value. Murdoch, the youngest son of media baron and News Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Rupert...
Tags: Lobbying, Elections, News Corp., U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, James Murdoch
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