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The superintendent of the Edison Local school district urged graduates from his high school to never give up in life.

Fairy-tale princesses have come a long way, says film critic David Edelstein, as seen in the latest take on Grimm's fable, "Snow White & the Huntsman." For this Memorial Day weekend moment of nature we leave you among the eaglets of the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge in upstate New York.

2."Wild," by Cheryl Strayed A woman-on-the-verge embarks on an 1,100-mile solo hike on the Pacific Crest Trail.

2. The last Olympian , Rick Riordan The long-awaited prophecy surrounding Percy Jackson's sixteenth birthday unfolds as he leads an army of young demigods to stop Kronos in his advance on New York City, while the Olympians struggle to contain the rampaging monster, Typhon.

I do not consider John Grisham to be a great writer. My literary Pantheon includes Dickens, Dostoevsky, John Irving, Arturo Perez-Reverte and a handful of others; it is a tough major league to break into.

Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West , by Blaine Harden Explaining why socialism failed to gain traction in the United States, German academic Werner Sombart famously noted: 'All socialist utopias came to nothing on roast beef and apple pie.' Fat and happy aren't the ingredients for a socialist ... (more)

Forty Thousand Moms, I think of the racist characters in The Help . Yes, I read that shit.

Culver City's Sony Corp. has hired Academy Award winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin to adapt Walter Isaacson's biography of Steve Jobs for the big screen.

London, May 26: After playing boy wizard Harry Potter in movies based on J.K. Rowling's bestsellers, actor Daniel Radcliffe is keen to play his favourite comic book character from "The Flash". The actor says he would love to don the red and yellow lycra suit sported by the superhero in "The Flash". He feels a movie like that could rival "The ... (more)

Last night I went to my first Back Fence PDX - Portland's version of the Moth , jam-packed with witty, captivating stories told without notes by local storytellers - and absolutely loved it.

ActressA Ahna O'Reilly, most known for her role in The Help , will star opposite Kutcher as Chris-Ann Brennan,A the love interest of Steve Jobs.

Ada Craniford of Kitchener is an author and executive director of the Eugenia Educational Foundation which produces audio books.

Girl Walks into a Bar Comedy Calamities, Dating Disasters, and a Midlife Miracle By Rachel Dratch, Gotham, 246 pages, $27.50 Let's Pretend This Never Happened A Mostly True Memoir By Jenny Lawson , Amy Einhorn/Putnam, 316 pages, $27.50 Kasher in the Rye The True Tale of a White Boy From Oakland Who Became a Drug Addict, Criminal, Mental Patient, ... (more)

It's a great time to be a Harry Potter fan with a Kindle , now that Amazon has announced that all seven Harry Potter books will be available for free through the Kindle Lending Library via its Prime service .

The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida and an anti-censorship group sent the Brevard County Commission a letter urging the officials to put a controversial erotic novel back on its library shelves.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida and an anti-censorship group sent the Brevard County Commission a letter urging the officials to put a controversial erotic novel back on its library shelves.

The Millburn High School English Department announced Millburn's Big Read on Wednesday, May 23.

Unfortunately our four short weeks together are coming to a close. But before we say goodbye, let's indulge in a whirlwind discussion of Parts 4 and 5 of The Night Circus.

Like a dying star or an exhausted Biggest Loser contestant, the universe is officially collapsing in on itself.

Wayne Kusy's Titanic replica, made from 75,000 toothpicks, is feature in 'Ship to Shore.' / Lindsay Downey, special to Coastal Life What: 'Ship to Shore' exhibit When: Through June 30 Where: Naples Museum of Art, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd., Naples Info: 597-1900; thephil.org; waynekusy.com A gallon of Elmer's glue, 75,000 toothpicks and a year and a ... (more)