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Running a word-count program on the transcript of last night's GOP presidential primary debate I get: Mitt Romney -- 4,649 (34%) Newt Gingrich -- 4,118 (30%) Rick Santorum --2,898 ( 21%) Ron Paul -- 2,095 (15%) This does not include......

Wednesday's book news includes backlash over Elsevier's journals, and anti-evolution voice app Iris that has financial ties to Jeff Bezos...

Here a few cookbooks that nicely showcase Irish cuisine: The Country Cooking of Ireland by Colman Andrews (Chronicle Books) Known for its scenic landscape rather than its gastronomic prowess, Ireland has never been considered a major force on the world'...

Variety, Hollywood's oldest and most iconic entertainment industry trade publication, has been put up for sale....

Last Saturday, for the first time in years, the New Canaan police had to pull up the statute on holding a public picket. That's because two busloads of protesters descended upon General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt's mansion off Ponus Ridge Road. The...

1. Omelet for supper a quick, filling treat An omelet for supper is a perfect end-of-week meal when the refrigerator is bare. All you need are a few eggs and some leftovers. And though puffy French omelets are impressive, and those incredible...

Amazon Kindle textbook rental rReader: Amazon.com launched Kindle textbook rentals, promising "tens of thousands of textbooks" at discounts of as much as 80% less than purchase price on Monday. Students can rent a textbook for as little as 30 or up to 360...

Whether fluffy, furry or feathered, pet lovers don't discriminate. They all have a soft spot for their pets. Here are some suggestions for pet lovers of all ages that are fun, clever and practical. They will love you unconditionally for it. Pet...

Despite a worldwide campaign for circumcision to slow the spread of AIDS, the rate of circumcision among U.S. baby boys appears to be declining. A little-noted presentation by a federal health researcher last month at the International AIDS Conference in...

Leo Wolinsky, a former top editor at the Los Angeles Times, has been named editor of Daily Variety.Before leaving the paper last year following a disagreement with editor Russ Stanton, Wolinsky worked at the Times for 31 years in a......

The sense many people have that they've lost control of their personal information dates back to long before the advent of Facebook and its serial invasions of its users' privacy. As my Sunday column reports, the first technological assault on......

Book publishers win key legal victory against RapidShare, a file-hosting website....