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The incredible shrinking Barnes & Noble
Big box bookstores such as Barnes & Noble were once considered a major threat to the health of the book-selling industry, offering discounts, massive selections and lattes that independent bookstores could not. Now things have changed: Barnes & Noble is...
Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Barnes & Noble, Google+, Book, Media Industry
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What's happening to CalArts' literary journal Black Clock?
This post has been updated. Please see below for details. The California Institute of the Arts launched its literary journal Black Clock in 2004 with pieces by some of the best writers of the moment: David Foster Wallace, Jonathan Lethem, Aimee Bender...
Tags: Social Media, Newspaper and Magazine, Middlebury, Colleges and Universities, Education
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'Pride and Prejudice' still relevant 200 years later
Daily American Staff Writer"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife." This is the opening sentence of Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice," one of the most famous opening lines of any novel written. "Pride...Tags: Tom Hanks, Discrimination, Meg Ryan, Arts and Culture
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I wish I could meet ..., the literary edition
A quick perusal of the popular hashtag #IWishICouldMeet on Twitter led to a couple of conclusions. First, more than anything, people want to meet Justin Bieber, although Jesus is a close second. And a lot of people would like to be able to be another...Tags: Social Media, Google+, Truman Capote, Twitter, Inc., William Faulkner
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'Downton Abbey' recap: Ending on a (very) down note
Just wondering, is it possible for a show to make you clinically depressed? And if so, what are the chances I can submit my therapy bills directly to Julian Fellowes for reimbursement? “Downton Abbey” ends a season already defined by loss,...
Tags: Julian Fellowes, Downton Abbey (tv program), Pregnancy and Childbirth, Maggie Smith
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Visions of Mann's 'Venice' in Russo's 'Nate in Venice'
The title isn't the only similarity between Richard Russo's new e-short, "Nate in Venice," and Thomas Mann's novella, "Death in Venice." In both pieces, the main character obsesses over an unattainable adolescent. Gustav, protagonist of Mann's novel,...
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Depictions of violence in theater: Revelation, not nihilism
In one of the most infamous scenes in modern drama, a group of young men in a London park stone a baby to death in its carriage. What begins as roughhousing escalates to all-out sadism until a rock is thrown at point blank range, ending the child's...
Tags: Poetry, Minsk (Belarus), Mud (movie), Fine Artists, William Friedkin
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Orlando Shakes has dance party themed to 'Sense and Sensibility'
Best foot forward, theatergoers. This Saturday, Feb. 16, Orlando Shakespeare Theater will host "Shall We Dance? A Jane Austen Dance Party" in conjunction with its current production of Austen's "Sense and Sensibility," which opened this weekend. W....
Tags: Dance, Entertainment Events, Entertainment
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Would-be authors have chance at Pitchapalooza
Imagine standing in front of a panel of experts, trying your best to impress them – in 60 seconds. It may sound like American Idol, but it will play out Saturday in a Naperville book store, where some would-be authors will have one minute to pitch...Tags: Book, Authors, Satchel Paige
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Little, Brown names Reagan Arthur publisher
Reagan Arthur will become publisher of Little, Brown, the company announced Thursday. The move is scheduled to take place on April 1, when current publisher Michael Pietsch will become CEO. "Soon after Reagan Arthur arrived at Little, Brown, one of...
Tags: Social Media, Downton Abbey (tv program), Google+, Entertainment Events, Book
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Make it stop: Jane Austen via 'Downton Abbey' in new book
Jane Austen has been dead for close to 200 years, but it's hard to imagine she's gotten much rest in her grave in Westminster Abbey, what with all the rewrites, updates and zombifications of her work. We get it: her books are much beloved, and readers...Tags: Stephen Colbert, Downton Abbey (tv program), Google+, Religion and Belief, Scientology
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The operatic governor
TRENTON, N.J. -- Coyness is not part of Chris Christie's repertoire, which does not stress subtlety, delicacy and intimation. New Jersey's governor is more Mickey Spillane than Jane Austen and his persona, which sometimes is that of a bulldog who got up...
Tags: Executive Branch, Barack Obama, Republican Party, Government, Rand Paul
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