Of Two Minds About Books
September 1, 2010
New York Times / By MATT RICHTEL and CLAIRE CAIN MILLER
Alexandra Ringe, right, an editor, and her husband, Jim Hanas, a fiction writer, both 41, fell in love over books.
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'Black Swan' premiere: The ballet film opens the Venice Film Festival
September 2, 2010
L.A. Times - Entertainment News
Things got glamorous in Italy on Wednesday, with Natalie Portman attending the world premiere of "Black Swan" and Jessica Alba walking the red carpet for "Machete."
A syllabus and book list for novice students of science fiction literature [Scifi101]
September 1, 2010
io9: top / Annalee Newitz
Want to start reading some science fiction, but aren't sure where to begin? We've put together an introductory scifi lit syllabus just for you.
Wiesenthal Worked for Israeli Spy Agency, Book Alleges
September 2, 2010
New York Times / By ETHAN BRONNER
Simon Wiesenthal in 1999.
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Judge: Paris Hilton may owe investors $160K in lawsuit over promotion of movie
September 2, 2010
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Novartis and collaborators discover novel antimalarial drug candidate
September 2, 2010
Science Blog - Send lawyers, guns and money / bjs
Singapore, September 3, 2010 -- Novartis announced today that scientists at the Novartis Institute for Tropical Diseases (NITD), in collaboration with researchers from the Genomics Institute of the..
African art at the cloister
September 2, 2010
ParisDailyPhoto / Eric Tenin (eric@parisdailyphoto.com)
Xbox 360 anime-art sticker mod
September 2, 2010
MAKE Magazine / Gareth Branwyn
This Japanese gamer, Itabeya-san, made these lovely Xbox 360 "Ita" (meaning 2D anime girls) console and controller stickers, using Sora Nobiru sticky/stretchable printer labels.
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Excitable Liberals Still Attempting To Paint Discovery Channel Wacko As On The Right
September 1, 2010
Pirate's Cove / William Teach
I was going to ignore this story, since everyone else has been on it (plus, super slammed today, little time for news), but, here we go with Force 10 Moonbattery Conservatives are working overtime to ...
Arts & Leisure Preview: The Unfinished Tale of an Unlikely Hero
September 1, 2010
New York Times / By DAVE ITZKOFF
Harvey Pekar, the obsessive chronicler of everyday lives, was collaborating at the end of his life on a Web project whose fate in print remains uncertain.
Books of The Times: At the Center of the Storm, but Still a Mystery
September 1, 2010
New York Times / By MICHIKO KAKUTANI
Tony Blair’s memoir, “A Journey,” sheds little light on his political vision or on why he took Britain to war against Iraq.
At Lincoln Center, Information Is Architecture
September 1, 2010
New York Times / By ROBIN POGREBIN
The architects behind the redesign say the media installations are an expression of an attempt to make the complex more inviting and immediate.
The Antiques Roadshow's Five Most Valuable Finds
September 1, 2010
DailyFinance / Jonathan Berr
While few people strike it rich on PBS's Antiques Roadshow, there are some who turn out to have a true treasure on their hands.
2010 Fun Fun Fun Fest Update [November / Waterloo Park]
September 2, 2010
Austinist / adi anand
Image courtesy of Fun Fun Fun Fest Fun Fun Fun Fest 2010November 5-7Waterloo Park (403 E.
Twitter for the iPad Says Hello!
September 2, 2010
BoomTown / Kara Swisher
BoomTown does not plan to get into the endless so-and-so launches an Apple iPad app news cycle, because it is not really news, except to the more breathless fanboy tech bloggers.
'Locke' Locks In Series Commitment At Fox
September 1, 2010
Deadline.com / NELLIE ANDREEVA
Fox has handed a series commitment to the Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci-produced adaptation of the graphic novel Locke & Key, which is eyed for a potential summer run.
Though Condemned, German Author Opens Debate
September 2, 2010
International Herald Tribune - World News, Analysis, and Global Opinions / By MICHAEL SLACKMAN
Thilo Sarrazin during a television appearance on Tuesday.
The art of vengeance
September 2, 2010
The Age Sport Headlines
An ongoing war of hilarious pranks between his dad and his dad's best mate has inspired Charlie Pickering's first book, writes Karl Quinn.
Author disowns gunman's interpretation of provocative novel
September 2, 2010
Washington Post / Peter Whoriskey
The gunman who took hostages at Discovery Communications' headquarters in Silver Spring was apparently inspired by the author of a popular series about a telepathic ape who tries to save humankind ...
Conan O'Brien Unveils the Name of His TBS Series
September 1, 2010
New York Times / By DAVE ITZKOFF
We could give you the name here, but then why would you look at this post?
Boston Civic Symphony season announced
September 1, 2010
HubArts.com / Joel Brown
"A Season of Prize Winners" is the theme of the Boston Civic Symphony’s 2010-2011 season, which will feature 12-year-old piano prodigy Kadar Qian, winner of the 2010 James R.
'Portrait Of A Girl' LOST By Drunk Man: $1.3 Million Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot Painting Lost By James Carl Haggerty
September 1, 2010
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed / The Huffington Post News Editors
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Shocker! Google's Android logo boosted from Atari Lynx title 'Gauntlet: The Third Encounter'
September 2, 2010
Engadget / Joshua Topolsky
Back in the early 90's whilst playing our Atari Lynx -- friendless and alone, of course -- we couldn't have imagined that a second-rate spinoff of the popular Gauntlet franchise would unlock the ...
Jennie Nash: The Making of a Novel: Giving it Away for Free
September 2, 2010
The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed / Jennie Nash
In the last week, I have been asked three times to give away significant amounts of my time and expertise to people who are putting...
Video: Beach-Goers Go Black Tie
September 2, 2010
Gothamist / Jen Carlson
Last month the Improv Everywhere troupe made a Coney Island beach trip a black tie affair—at the time we posted a bunch of photos, but now there's video to go along with it.
Art Institute students to test aircraft in Flugtag competition
September 2, 2010
Today's Tribune-Review
Art Institute of Pittsburgh students have applied their skills in industrial design to build their own aircraft. Its first test flight comes on Saturday, when they compete in Philadelphia.
Kamen Rider: Climax Heroes - art, screens
September 2, 2010
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Your Number Is Up
September 2, 2010
BloggingPoet.com / Billy
Nothing to do but wait. Hurry, don't hesitate.
Scientists 'listen' to paint pigments
September 2, 2010
Security & Terrorism - UPI.com
MONTREAL, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- A new technique that can "hear" the sound of colors may help art restorers identify the pigments in centuries-old paintings, researchers say.
Art Review: Antics Aside, a Dalí of Constant Ambition
September 2, 2010
Culture - International Herald Tribune / By ROBERTA SMITH
“The Maximum Speed of Raphael’s Madonna” (1954) is one of the paintings included in the exhibition “Dalí: The Late Work,” at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta.
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