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James Marcus is a writer, translator, critic, and editor. He is the author of Amazonia: Five Years at the Epicenter of the Dot-Com Juggernaut and five translations from the Italian (the most recent being Dino: The Life and Films of Dino De Laurentiis and Collusion: International Espionage and the War on Terror). He has contributed to the Los Angeles Times Book Review, Newsday, the Atlantic Monthly, the New York Times Book Review, Lingua Franca, the Nation, the Philadelphia Inquirer, and many other publications. He also written about jazz, pop, and classical music for Salon, The Oregonian, and WBUR Online Arts, and is currently editor-at-large at The Columbia Journalism Review. He blogs at www.housemirth.blogspot.com.
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Harry Potter's Quidditch comes to Welsh school »
Posted by: 9 months ago in News
Harry Potter's favourite sport of Quidditch has become a reality for pupils at a secondary school after they devised their own "muggle" version of ...
(read more)Read (61) | Share | Discuss (0) | Read Full Story at telegraph.co.uk
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The Beatles finally go digital! »
Posted by: 9 months ago in Arts & Entertainment
After years of grumbling and repeated false alarms, EMI has finally announced that the full Beatles catalog will be released in spanking-new, digitally remastered versions ...
(read more)Read (245) | Share | Discuss (12) | Read Full Story at housemirth.blogspot.com
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For Sale: Famous Prison With Beachfront Footage »
Posted by: 9 months ago in News
A California state senator is calling for San Quentin State Prison to be closed and the land auctioned to private developers.
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State Sen. Jeff Denham ...Read (76) | Share | Discuss (0) | Read Full Story at upi.com
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GM and Segway unveil new two-wheeled urban vehicle »
Posted by: 9 months ago in News
A solution to the world's urban transportation problems could lie in two wheels not four, according to executives for General Motors Corp. and Segway ...
(read more)Read (36) | Share | Discuss (0) | Read Full Story at news.yahoo.com
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Propeller Week In Review: April 3, 2009 »
Posted by: 9 months ago in News
A story about GOP spitfire Michele Bachmann got the conversation going this week, as did another about the Franken-Coleman smackdown in Minnesota. Meanwhile, the Propeller ...
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Prison Escapee Just Wanted to See Pen Pal »
Posted by: 9 months ago in News
Michael Howarth says he didn't mean to escape from his Florida prison.
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He just wanted to sneak away from his job at Lake Correctional ...Read (111) | Share | Discuss (1) | Read Full Story at orlandosentinel.com
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Film of Taliban Flogging a Girl Circulates on Web »
Posted by: 9 months ago in News
A video showing suspected members of the Taleban flogging a teenage girl is being circulated in Pakistan.
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The recording strengthens fears that the provincial government ...Read (62) | Share | Discuss (0) | Read Full Story at news.bbc.co.uk
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"Twitter Celebrity" Gets Million Dollar Book Deal »
Posted by: 9 months ago in Arts & Entertainment
HarperStudio has signed a seven-figure, 10-book deal with Gary Vaynerchuk, a Belarusian-born wine retailer from New Jersey whose main claim to fame is his status ...
(read more)Read (174) | Share | Discuss (0) | Read Full Story at online.wsj.com
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CDC: Rocket fuel chemical found in baby formula »
Posted by: 9 months ago in News
Traces of a chemical used in rocket fuel were found in samples of powdered baby formula, and could exceed what's considered a safe dose ...
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Obama's aunt gets reprieve in asylum case »
Posted by: 9 months, 1 week ago in News
A federal immigration judge says President Obama's aunt, who has stayed in the United States illegally for years, will be allowed to remain in ...
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Italy: Fascism's shadow »
Posted by: 9 months, 1 week ago in News
Silvio Berlusconi 's central objective as Italian prime minister has long appeared to be dazzlingly and shamelessly obvious. Ever since he strode into the political ...
(read more)Read (75) | Share | Discuss (0) | Read Full Story at guardian.co.uk
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Twitter switch for Guardian, after 188 years of ink »
Posted by: 9 months, 1 week ago in News
Consolidating its position at the cutting edge of new media technology, the Guardian today announces that it will become the first newspaper in the world ...
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Police investigate whether man's legs severed to fit in coffin »
Posted by: 9 months, 1 week ago in News
Police in Allendale, South Carolina, are investigating whether a funeral home fit a 6-foot, 5-inch man into his coffin by severing his legs.
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The wife ...Read (31) | Share | Discuss (0) | Read Full Story at edition.cnn.com
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Miss Universe: Guantanamo Was "Fun" »
Posted by: 9 months, 1 week ago in News
Life may be tough for its full-time residents, but for Miss Universe a day out at the US prison camp at Guantanamo Bay was simply ...
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US marshals seize Madoff's yacht »
Posted by: 9 months, 1 week ago in News
Marshals in Florida have seized a luxury yacht and a smaller boat belonging to disgraced US financier Bernard Madoff.
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The 55-foot yacht, named "Bull," and ...Read (38) | Share | Discuss (0) | Read Full Story at news.bbc.co.uk