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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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CJR: Numbers Game »
Posted by: 8 months, 4 weeks ago in News
The purchase of a lottery ticket in America is an act of either supreme optimism or profound delusion, depending on your willingness to really consider ...
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Traffic stop cut life short, man says »
Posted by: 8 months, 4 weeks ago in News
Wayne Ables knew his car tag had expired at the end of February.
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That wasn't a priority in the early morning hours of March ...Read (47) | Share | Discuss (1) | Read Full Story at commercialappeal.com
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At a Prep School, the Gloves Are Off »
Posted by: 8 months, 4 weeks ago in Humor
BY all accounts, Tatum T. Bass seemed like the quintessential Miss Porter’s girl. She was pretty, popular and athletic, running track for the school ...
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Guerrilla artist hangs nude paintings of Irish leader »
Posted by: 8 months, 4 weeks ago in News
Politicians are notoriously prickly when it comes to full disclosure, but Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen now has more reason than most to fear the ...
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Rare hand transplant performed on U.S. soldier »
Posted by: 9 months ago in News
Surgeons have transplanted a hand onto a Marine who was hurt in a training accident, and he has some movement in his fingers, according to ...
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Man Survives "Killer Bee" Attack, Stung Two Thousand Times »
Posted by: 9 months ago in News
A 53-year-old man remained hospitalized Monday, two days after being stung "a couple thousand times" in what authorities are calling the worst bee attack around ...
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Belfast zoo hunts "elephant angel" »
Posted by: 9 months ago in News
On Monday, a zoo in Belfast, Ireland, launched a search for a mystery woman who sheltered a baby elephant named Sheila during World War II ...
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Will Penthouse Be the Next Publication to Go? »
Posted by: 9 months ago in News
In early March, as the media industry reeled from the deaths of the Rocky Mountain News and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, rumors circulated that an even ...
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Florida woman charged with stabbing husband with fork »
Posted by: 9 months ago in News
A 40-year-old Florida woman accused of stabbing her husband with a fork during an argument about finances is facing a charge of felony aggravated battery ...
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Air steward who raps safety announcement becomes YouTube hit »
Posted by: 9 months ago in News
An air steward has become a YouTube hit after he was filmed rapping the safety demonstration to passengers on his budget airline.
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David Holmes made ...Read (314) | Share | Discuss (5) | Read Full Story at telegraph.co.uk
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Propeller Week In Review: March 20, 2009 »
Posted by: 9 months ago in News
A conversation about the nature of Islam got pretty heated this week at Propeller. But there were also lively exchanges about executive bonuses at AIG ...
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No Gas Shortage on Florida School Bus »
Posted by: 9 months ago in News
This whole situation stinks for Jonathan Locke Jr. The eighth-grader at the Bill Duncan Excel Center in South Lakeland, Locke, 15, has been suspended from ...
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FDA backs new, "quieter" female condom »
Posted by: 9 months ago in News
A potentially less-costly version of Female Health Co.'s condom for women has won unanimous backing from a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel.
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A ...Read (116) | Share | Discuss (0) | Read Full Story at msnbc.msn.com
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Penniless City Uses Stimulus Money to Build Skateboard Park »
Posted by: 9 months ago in News
PAWTUCKET -- In this city burdened with one of Rhode Island's highest home foreclosure rates and a $10-million current-year budget deficit, $550,000 in federal ...
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CJR: MySpace Odyssey »
Posted by: 9 months ago in News
With its eye-popping graphics and teen-friendly vibe, MySpace was hardly the first site to capitalize on the Web's potential for personal connectivity. But its ...
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