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25 min ago | Daily Star

Writer Dan Brown fans jet to Italy

A MAN appeared at the Old Bailey yesterday charged with the murders of four British solders in the 1982 Hyde Park IRA bomb blast.

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Related Topix: Celebrities, Travel, Dan Brown, Authors, Europe Travel, Italy Travel, Vocal, Florence, Italy Travel

Sat May 25, 2013

The Star Online

Lost, then found

'... WE are poor little lambs who have lost our way / Baa, baa, baa!' In those lines from the opening sequence of the old TV series Baa Baa Black Sheep , one feels all that's heroic, heartwarming, harrowing and horrific in World War II.

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Related Topix: Entertainment, Drama, Television, Boston University, Lost in Shangri-la, Air Accidents, Weather

South China Morning Post

Big Bang image inspires scientists in quest to solve the mystery of creation

Forty years after his death, two of Bruce Lee's siblings reminisce about their famous brother's life and a legacy that is inspiring a whole new generation of fighters.

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Related Topix: A Universe from Nothing, Physics, Science

Christian Science Monitor

Reader recommendation: White Dog Fell from the Sky

I thoroughly enjoyed Elizabeth Morse's novel White Dog Fell from the Sky , published this year.

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Feministing

Quick Hit: Guernica interviews Ayana Mathis

Guernica has just published a great interview with Ayana Mathis, who has just published her first novel, The Twelve Tribes of Hattie , to great popular and critical success.

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Related Topix: The Twelve Tribes of Hattie, US News, Liberal Political News

Ashbourne News Telegraph

Staffordshire Libraries gear up for the hottest new novel

Dan Brown, author of the best-selling "The Da Vinci Code" and "The Lost Symbol" books, has just released his latest title, and Staffordshire libraries are busy stocking book shelves for the predicted rush by borrowers.

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Related Topix: Libraries, Celebrities, Dan Brown, Authors, Vocal

AppleInsider

Steve Jobs's family has been giving money away anonymously for more than 2 decades

While late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs never brought public attention to his philanthropic efforts, he and his family have been giving money away anonymously for more than 20 years.

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Related Topix: Steve Jobs, Apple, Startups, Immigration Reform

Fri May 24, 2013

Silicon Alley Insider

An Apple 1 computer, the low-powered PC that started it all for the late Apple CEO Steve Jobs , co-founder Steve Wozniak and the then very new Apple Computers, is up for grabs on May 25.

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Related Topix: Computers, Apple, Startups, Jobs, Steve Jobs, PC

International Business Times

Henry Cavill or David Gandy as Gideon Cross? Lionsgate Options...

Henry Cavill or David Gandy as Gideon Cross? Lionsgate Options 'Bared to You' with the Rest of Sylvia Day's 'Crossfire' Series [PHOTOS] Gideon Cross will eventually be seen in television via serial programming, or the big screen in a film trilogy.

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Related Topix: Bared to You

Worcester Telegram & Gazette

President honors Carole King at Gershwin Prize concert

President Barack Obama, saluting Carole King's five decades as an award-winning singer-songwriter, said Wednesday that music often is a place where people seek comfort and inspiration during trying times.

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Related Topix: A Natural Woman, Pop/Rock, Carole King, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama

New Yorker

Book News: Chinua Achebe's Funeral, Kindle Worlds

A judge has ruled against three Borders gift-card holders who wanted to file a class-action lawsuit over unredeemed balances, which have a combined worth of over two hundred and ten million dollars across nearly eighteen million cards.

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Related Topix: Behind the Beautiful Forevers

Florida Today

Scott Tilley: Keep tech on your mind, summer reading list

It's Memorial Day weekend, which means it's time to plan your summer reading. Here are three technology-related books that I recommend.

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Related Topix: Steve Jobs, Simon & Schuster, Media, Apple, Startups, Pixar

SFGate

Three Stories About Steve Jobs, Einstein, And Ben Franklin Prove That Creative Beats Smart

One is Steve Jobs' 2005 address to Stanford's graduating class, where he famously used three stories to memorably define his life.

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Related Topix: Steve Jobs, Pomona College, Physics, Science

Thu May 23, 2013

Sunherald.com

Brown hounded for calling Manila 'gates of hell'

In this April 23, 2006 file photo, author Dan Brown talks about his court dealings surrounding his book "The Da Vinci Code" in Portsmouth, N.H. Dan Brown's description of Manila as "the gates of hell" in the American novelist's latest book has not gone down well with officials in the Philippine capital.

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Related Topix: Celebrities, Dan Brown, Authors, Vocal, Portsmouth, NH, Travel, Philippines Travel, Asia Travel

The Washington Post

Anthony Bourdain feels free to move away from food with CNN

Though he has built a career on his steely, iconoclastic worldview, Anthony Bourdain always follows one rule wherever he travels: Never reject a host's hospitality.

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Related Topix: Kitchen Confidential, Anthony Bourdain, Life, Food, Chefs, World News, Africa, Libya, Travel

KKLA-FM Glendale

Magic in Media

This is because the Bible has strictly commanded the Church to reject all forms of witchcraft and many Christians feel this should include the entire fantasy genre, from major movies down to the smallest fairy tale.

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Related Topix: J.K. Rowling, Authors, C. S. Lewis, Vocal

RTE.ie

Twilight leads Teen Choice Awards

The final instalment of the hugely popular vampire franchise, based on Stephenie Meyer's novels, received a total of seven nominations for the ceremony, including Choice Romance Movie, Choice Sci-Fi/Fantasy Movie, Choice Movie Actor: Sci-Fi/Fantasy for Robert Pattinson and Taylor Stewart and Choice Movie Actress: Sci-Fi/Fantasy for Kristen Stewart.

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Related Topix: Crime Movies, Vampire News, Drama Movies, Thriller, Mystery Movies, Entertainment, Twilight, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2, Celebrities, Authors, Stephenie Meyer, Robert Pattinson, Iron Man 3

KRCR

Proof of heaven popular, except with the church

Eben Alexander shouted and flailed as hospital orderlies tried to hold him in place.

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Related Topix: Proof of Heaven, Grove City College

The Charlotte Observer

Jerry Lewis repeats his distaste for female comics

Comedian Jerry Lewis poses for photographers during a photo call for the film Max Rose at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Thursday, May 23, 2013.

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Related Topix: Movies, Entertainment, Bossypants

Slate Magazine

Pottermania

On a recent trip to London, my 9-year-old, Violet, wanted to visit the places that composed what she referred to as "the real Harry Potter." It turns out there is a whole industry - bus tours , cab tours, boat tours - of visiting hallowed spots in London that are featured in the books and movies and devoted to pilgrims like her, and these pilgrims ... (more)

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Related Topix: Kids, Family, J.K. Rowling, Authors