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Film reignites literary debate over Alexandre Dumas's ghostwriter
He spent his life in the shadow of one of France's most celebrated authors and in death has become a mere footnote in literary history.
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Hugo Weaving talks about his return as Elrond in 'The Hobbit'
One of the pleasures of participating in this weekend's press day for "The Wolfman" was finally chatting with Hugo Weaving, an actor whose work I've admired for many years.
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Sinatra, Martin to receive stars in Las Vegas
Las Vegas Walk of Stars spokesman Pablo Castro Zavala said stars for the crooners would be unveiled Feb.
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Katherine Heigl Counts One for the Money
Katherine Heigl plus a best-selling book series plus a character who is a lingerie buyer/bounty hunter adds up to a very promising prospect for Columbia Pictures and Lakeshore Entertainment.A According to Variety , the Grey's Anatomy star is attached to play the role of Stephanie Plum in the adaptation of Janet Evanovich's One for the Money .A The ...
21 hrs ago | Piaw's Blog
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British Library to offer 19th Century first editions for free download on Amazon Kindle
The British Library is to make more than 65,000 rare first editions of 19th Century fiction available for the public to download for free from the spring.
Marilyn Monroe - Monroe Photos to Sell at Auction
Caption: Marilyn Monroe & Charlie Chaplin look-alikes Tom Bergeron playing celebrity twister on Hollywood celebrity handprints, footprints outside the Grauman's Chinese Theatre for a segment of 'America's Funniest Home Videos'. Tom is also the host for the ABC reality series 'Dancing with the Stars'. Los Angeles, California .... Never-before-seen ...
Free vs. Paid, Murdoch vs. Rusbridger
Welcome to the liveliest fight on Fleet Street. In the blue corner, we have Rupert Murdoch, chief executive of News Corp.
Don DeLillo, a Writer by Accident Whose Course Is Deliberate
Don DeLillo , whose new novel, "Point Omega," came out on Tuesday, is not exactly a Pynchonesque recluse.
Monroe-inspired shoes made of pans
Giant shoes inspired by the ones worn by Marilyn Monroe in the clip from The Seven Year Itch when she famously stood on an air vent go under the hammer later this week.
Theater troupes stage murder thriller, interactive mystery
Audience members are likely to feel like they're on the party guest list when they take their seats at Barefoot Productions' upcoming production of Rope.
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Get comfy this winter with a 'cozy' book
Winter is the perfect time to get comfy with a cup of cocoa and work through the madness and tension of a whodunit.
There may exist, on this planet, a sex tape featuring Jennifer Lopez and her ex-bf Sean "Diddy" Combs .
'Not in my country': Author's fury over 'war criminal' Tony Blair's...
Best-selling author Paulo Coelho has branded Tony Blair a 'war criminal' in a stinging attack on his appointment as an adviser to the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
Author remembered 50 years after death
As Ariena B. Lee sat in the audience during a program at Sarah's Memorial Gardens on Jan.
Hannibal, Mo., gets ready to celebrate the Year of Mark Twain
The hubbub could be right out of a Mark Twain tale. Although researchers say the new paint job on the outside of Becky Thatcher 's house matches the original color, not all of the comments have been favorable.
Annual Dickens Festival Held in Downtown Riverside
Downtown Riverside will be transformed into a Victorian-era London marketplace today and tomorrow for the 17th annual Dickens Festival, a tribute to the life and times of the famed author.
In Visit to Fox News, Jon Stewart Faults Fox News
Jon Stewart , who already had a reputation for lobbing word grenades at media personalities and outlets that displease him, this week delivered one of the most sustained criticisms of Fox News ever heard on Fox News.
Sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson are the creative spark behind Heart, a hard rock group who initially found success in the mid-'70s, only to reach greater heights after engineering a major comeback a decade later.
US confirms Barack Obama will meet Dalai Lama
US President Barack Obama will meet the Dalai Lama in Washington later this month, US officials have confirmed, despite warnings from China that the meeting would further inflamed already strained diplomatic relations.
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