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John Gilbert, the silent era's talk of the town

John Gilbert was the golden boy at MGM during the final years of the silent era. He was the young studio's biggest male star, working with... More >>

William Friedkin takes a high-speech chase through his career

Filmmaker William Friedkin, who's best known for such landmark films as "The French Connection" and "The Exorcist" in the early '70s,... More >>

'Timmy Failure' feeds Stephan Pastis' success

The last time "Pearls Before Swine" cartoonist Stephan Pastis walked the halls of San Marino's K.L. Carver Elementary School, he was an 11-... More >>

Review: David Abrams' 'Fobbit' is an impressive Iraq war satire

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The Siren's Call: Step right up!

The novel "The Night Circus" (Doubleday: 387 pp., $26.95) is receiving a good deal of attention, and it's rightly... More >>

Kathryn Stockett and Janet Evanovich become Kindle million-sellers

Kathryn Stockett, author of "The Help," and Janet Evanovich, known for her popular mystery series, have both joined the Kindle million-... More >>

Book review: 'Chike and the River' by Chinua Achebe

Chinua Achebe's "Chike and the River" reads with the directness of a folk tale, even though it's set in the modern world. More >>

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