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Telluride taps Geoff Dyer as guest director
24 FramesTelluride Film Festival has chosen Geoff Dyer as its guest director for 2012.... -
Unclassified Info: Thanks for taking part in the debate
What do I have in common with a growing list of authors that include Salman Rushdie, Lemony Snicket, Gloria Steinem and Alice Walker? If you said we’re regulars at Mario’s deli, you’d be wrong. Except in my case, where you would have...Tags: Alice Walker, Libraries, Occupy Wall Street, Arts and Culture, Gloria Steinem
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The New Yorker reboots online books coverage
Jacket CopyThe New Yorker has renamed its book blog, rebranded its Twitter feed and focused its online books coverage.... -
Don't make light of religion
The offensive and insensitive cartoons that appeared in the American News Feb. 17 and 19 have prompted this letter. To make light of the religious beliefs of one religion in such a pejorative manner is totally beyond any measure of decency. Jimmy...Tags: Birth Control, Roman Catholicism, Christianity, Health, Religion and Belief
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The Oscar menu: Puck plans a small-plates party for the Governors Ball
After the Oscars, dessert will be served in 3-D at the Governors Ball this year. Spago pastry chef Sherry Yard has created an Austrian chocolate cake that resembles a staircase leading to a giant edible Oscar statuette that is iced in a way that makes...Tags: Justin Bieber, Dining and Drinking, Politics, Music Industry, Warren Beatty
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Remarkable Woman: Christine Sneed
Christine Sneed has spent much of her life writing—short stories, mostly, and poetry. And for nearly 20 years, her rewards were small. Some were published in prestigious literary journals, but many more didn't make it.
One short story, "Quality...Tags: The Happiest News!, Colleges and Universities, Newspaper and Magazine, French Movies, Family
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Tales from the gift closet
L.A. at HomeThe gift closet: On Christmas Eve, as gift-shopping procrastinators grow ever more desperate, perhaps someone in your home will be madly searching for something — anything! — that might do the trick.... -
Looking back at 2011's literary resolutions
Jacket CopyLiterary resolutions for 2011, and how they turned out.... -
On Christopher Hitchens: August Brown considers
Jacket CopyAugust Brown writes: For me, his greatest influence was on the page. His style was defined by a refusal to resort to stock images and analysis -- or to accept them from others.... -
25 literary resolutions for 2012. What's yours?
Jacket Copy25 authors and editors share their literary resolutions for 2012. What's yours?... -
Author Salman Rushdie hardly alone in raising government concerns
World NowSecurity concerns most recently have Indian officials warning that author Salman Rushdie shouldn’t appear at a literary festival that begins Friday in the city of Jaipur. Many artists and writers have raised concerns and encountered government... -
Rushdie's invitation to Indian literary festival stirs controversy
World NowSalman Rushdie to be their keynote speaker. They may have gotten more than they bargained for. Salman Rushdie's plans to attend this weekend's Jaipur Literature Festival in India has brought pressure down on organizers, with state officials urging them to...
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