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January 9, 2012

McWhinnie Gone

from The Wall Street Journal
John McWhinnie, Rare Book Dealer, Dies
At a friend's wedding in 2005, John McWhinnie once distilled some love letters that Orson Welles had written to Rita Hayworth in the 1940s  and read the short passage to the assembled guests.
McWhinnie, a New York dealer, scholar and collector of rare 20th century books, letters [...]
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Published on January 09, 2012 08:35

January 7, 2012

Stuffed Veal Rolls With Mushrooms and Onions

from The Arizona Republic

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Published on January 07, 2012 18:03

January 5, 2012

Police Say She Was Drunk

from NBC Los Angeles
Woman Scratches, Rubs Butt Over $30M Painting
Police say she was drunk
by Greg Wilson

AP
This work by Clyfford Still, titled "D No. 1," was not damaged by a drunken woman.
A Colorado woman dropped her pants at a museum and rubbed her rear end all over a painting valued at $30 million, according to police.
Carmen Tisch, [...]
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Published on January 05, 2012 17:25

January 3, 2012

James Frey's Winter Reading List

from Refinery 29
James Frey's Reading List: 6 Books You Need This Winter
By Kristian Laliberte

Even if one of your New Year's resolutions wasn't to read more, we think we could all benefit from less Bachelor-watching and more Bovary. PS, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo was a book first. Jersey Shorewasn't.
To help you get your literature on during the long, dark winter nights, we turned to author James [...]
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Published on January 03, 2012 16:41

January 1, 2012

People Are Awesome

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Published on January 01, 2012 17:23

December 31, 2011

Happy New Apocalypto

2012
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Published on December 31, 2011 22:46

December 29, 2011

Have A Holly, Jolly Download

from MediaBistro's eBOOKNEWSER
HarperCollins Saw 100 Thousand eBook Downloads on Christmas Day
By Nate Hoffelder on December 29, 2011 4:02 PM
It looks like everyone had a record number of eBook downloads on Christmas day. HarperCollins reported yesterday that their servers are just beginning to recover from the many new customers who downloaded eBooks this weekend.
Over 100,000 eBooks [...]
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Published on December 29, 2011 08:41

December 28, 2011

TY-LöR BORING: "Jesus as a hunky construction worker in the modern day Bronx. I couldn't put this book down for 2 days."

from OUT Magazine


Looking Back At 2011 With Ty-Lör Boring
12.28.2011
BY OUT.COM EDITORS
The 'Top Chef' star shares his 2011 favorites
While the ferocious competition and mysterious appeal of Tom Colicchio are usually reason enough for us to tune into Top Chef, there has been something else keeping us enraptured this season: Ty-Lör Boring.
The super cute and openly gay chef, [...]
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Published on December 28, 2011 22:50

December 27, 2011

Frankenthaler Gone

from NPR
Abstract Artist Helen Frankenthaler Dies Age 83
by JOEL ROSE

Gordon Parks / Time Life Pictures/Getty Images
At a time when the art world was still dominated by men, Helen Frankenthaler's abstract canvasses earned the respect of critics and influenced generations of artists. One of the major abstract expressionist painters of the 20th century, Frankenthaler died Tuesday at [...]
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Published on December 27, 2011 22:59

December 25, 2011

Greece Still Raking In The Dough

from The Financial Times
Greek coin lot set to fetch millions
By Susan Moore

While investors across the globe are preoccupied by the fate of Greece's currency, a British collection of just a few hundred Greek coins is predicted to fetch millions of dollars when auctioned next month in New York.
Described by Paul Hill of Baldwin's, the London [...]
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Published on December 25, 2011 23:15

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