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Basquiat book in the works to feature unseen archives, art
Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat is back -- despite dying in 1988 at age 27. On the first day it was open, more than 4,000 people turned out to see a show of his work at Gagosian Gallery in New York in February. His notebooks will be exhibited at Paris'...
Tags: Arts, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Arts and Culture, Stephen Colbert, Entertainment Events
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Obama returns to arms control -- just in time
President Barack Obama's call during the State of the Union address to reduce the threat of nuclear war could not have been more timely. The day before the president spoke, North Korea tested a primitive nuclear device, and the following day reports...Tags: Politics, Human Mishaps, Nuclear Policy, North Korea, Iran
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Hopkins researcher receives new award to spotlight scientists
Many people have heard of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg or Google co-founder Sergey Brin. But few know about Bert Vogelstein, a Johns Hopkins scientist who helped map the cancer genome and created gene and stool tests to detect colon cancer. A new,...
Tags: Google Inc., Diseases and Illnesses, Colleges and Universities, Shinya Yamanaka, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Letters: Obama the peacemaker
Re "Obama scores a coup in Israel," March 23, and "Obama pitches peace to Israel," March 22 Kol hakavod (all the respect) to President Obama for his speech to students in Jerusalem last week. This is why he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize four years...Tags: Entertainment Events, Jerusalem (Israel), Israel, Barack Obama
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Stephen Colbert awards Junot Diaz the Nobel Prize?
Stephen Colbert had author Junot Diaz on his show Monday night to talk about immigration. He introduced Diaz by saying, "My guest tonight won a Nobel Prize and a MacArthur Genius grant." Sure, Diaz has been racking up awards like nobody's business. He...
Tags: Politics, Colleges and Universities, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Illegal Immigrants, Labor Legislation
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Chinua Achebe dies at 82; Nigerian writer
JOHNANNESBURG, South Africa — When Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe was in college, a European professor assigned "Mister Johnson," which portrayed Africa as a land of grinning, shrieking savages. Time magazine called it "the best novel ever written...
Tags: Customs and Tradition, Goodluck Jonathan, Politics, Arts and Culture, Government
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Remembering Chinua Achebe, a writer who connected us to the world
When I think about Chinua Achebe, who died Thursday in Boston at age 82, I remember an event, five years ago, at Manhattan’s Town Hall. The occasion was a commemoration, sponsored by PEN American Center, of the 50th anniversary of Achebe’s...
Tags: Literature, Obituaries, Fiction, Arts and Culture, Edwidge Danticat
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Kentucky Fiction: Berry fashioned a world of his own called Port William
Contributing WriterEditor’s note: “Fidelity,” 1992, by Wendell Berry, is the eighth in a series of book reviews about works of Kentucky fiction. Prolific novelists typically place their stories in a diversity of settings. A select few, however, create a...Tags: William Faulkner, Entertainment Events, Authors, Murder, Book
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10 Things to Know for Today
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. DEADLY SHOOTING AT QUANTICO Three Marines, including the suspected gunman who was believed to be a staff member at the officer candidate school,...Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, Amy Winehouse, Entertainment Events, The Holocaust (1934-1945), Israel
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Universe ages 80M years; Big Bang gets clearer
PARIS (AP) — New results from looking at the split-second after the Big Bang indicate the universe is 80 million years older than previously thought and provide ancient evidence supporting core concepts about the cosmos — how it began, what...
Tags: Astronomy, University of Cambridge, Science and Technology, Inflation and Deflation, Columbia University
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Dance Moms Season 3 episode 12 recap: Everything’s Coming Up Rosa
Channel Guide MagazineAnd it's another two-hour marathon, Dance Moms nation. Everybody strapped in for the ride? As we begin, Abby says she’s trying to figure out what they need to do to regain their former first-place mojo. Easy, Abby. Stop cosponsoring the... -
According to Studies, Kids Are the Worst
NY Magazine has a new article titled, “All Joy and No Fun: Why Parents Hate Parenting.” The headline caught my attention because A) it’s incredibly sensationalistic, and B) I was unaware that so many parents had such contempt for their...
Tags: Wake Forest University, Entertainment Events, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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