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John Cuneo Breaking Into Baseball’s Ultimate Boys’ Club
Jessica Mendoza, a former athlete and MLB’s first female TV analyst, brings a player’s sensibility to her job. But she’s still subject to the routine abuse directed at women in sports journalism.
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The Data-Driven, 21st-Century 'Choose Your Own Adventure'
A publishing startup is dramatically rethinking the relationship between writers and readers.
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Has Kindle Killed the Book Cover?
How designers are responding to e-readers
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'Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie' Delights in Discomfort
The comedy duo's feature film will make you squirm in your seat. That's the point.
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An Annie Leibovitz Exhibit With Shots of Niagara Falls, Not Demi Moore
For "Pilgrimage," the photographer turned her camera away from celebrities and toward important places in our cultural history.
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Did Purell Pay to Appear in the 'Dragon Tattoo' Torture Scene?
Not all appearances of name-brand items in movies result from product placement.
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When Does a Writer Become a Writer?
Before they became celebrated authors, most literary figures had day jobs. When did they start thinking of themselves as "writers"?
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'Woody Allen: A Documentary': A Legend's Rare Turn as Film Subject
The PBS feature that premieres this weekend hits the highlights of the director's career
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Sunday in the Park With Khoi Vinh
What makes the hot designer of the new iPad app Mixel tick?
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In 'Being Elmo,' Meet the Man Behind Sesame Street's Red Monster
A new documentary traces the history of Elmo and reveals the performer who animates one of the world's most famous
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Welcome to the Storyverse: A Catalog of the Implicit Links Inside Books
Small Demons, a new startup, is trying to reveal the connections between books
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A Bastion of All-Male Education Goes Co-Ed
The "cowboy scholars" of elite Deep Springs College have voted to end single-gender admissions. Is it time for Smith and Bryn Mawr to do the same?
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'Big Hair Alaska': Can Sarah Palin's Beauty Parlor Make For Good TV?
The Wasilla salon where the former vice presidential candidate gets her hair done is the subject of TLC's latest series, premiering tonight
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Dr. Seuss vs. Madonna: Can Celebrities Write Good Children's Books?
Everyone from Tyra Banks to Dolly Parton to Terrell Owens has published a kid's book. How do they compare to the true classics of the genre?
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Books With Soundtracks: The Future of Reading?
The new website Booktrack is one of many recent attempts to combine music and literature
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R. Crumb and the Power of Bad Press
Does a negative review hamper artistic expression or encourage it?
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The Neverending Campaign to Ban 'Slaughterhouse Five'
It's as if the novel's theme of history repeating itself manifests in the controversies the Kurt Vonnegut book has caused over the years
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The Science of 'Planet of the Apes': Could Simians Get Scary Smart?
Is the film plausible? Kinda sorta, say experts.
