10/09/2008 -
New novel takes Philip Roth back to college
Philip Roth excavates and reimagines his life the way Balzac channeled Paris, Dickens reproduced London, and, perhaps most aptly, Heinrich Schliemann dug up Troy - as if his now 75 years constituted a buried city of vast undepletable import and depth.
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The Kansas City Star
http://www.kansascity.com/402/story/832310.html
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10/10/2008 -
The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) | Entertainment | Husshhhh!
Salman Rushdie recently admitted to his mother?s gossip being an inspiration behind his literary career. Women around him chattered idly, setting off little sparks that became fireworks and led to the birth of Midnight's Children one day. There are many uses of gossip.
Source:
The Telegraph
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1081011/jsp/entertainment/story_9952723.jsp
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10/10/2008 -
In Tomorrow's Paper
Check out Yukon Jack's Big Yap, where the local radio personality speaks his mind. Find his previous columns here.
Source:
EdmontonSun.com
http://www.edmontonsun.com/Sports/OtherSports/2008/10/10/7038546-sun.html
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10/09/2008 -
North Coastal FYI
Early morning mystery walk led by naturalist Kathleen Flanagan. Meet at 6:30 a.m. tomorrow at Daley Ranch, 3024 La Honda Drive, Escondido. She will select a trail for a fast-paced, strenuous walk of about seven miles. Free. (760) 839-4680.
Source:
San Diego Union-Tribune
http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20081009/news_lz1mc9fyi.html
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10/08/2008 -
Milwaukee's best decor, 2008: Roots
Roots' method of design replicates its approach to food: sustainable, earthy and comfortable. Simple glass cylinder vases filled with single wild flowers rest on curved edge wooden tables. The large eastern facing windows add a natural element of reflective light, painting interior walls with glistening sunlight.
Source:
OnMilwaukee.com
http://onmilwaukee.com/dining/articles/bestdecorroots.html
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10/07/2008 -
Coffee Futures Gain Most in a Week in N.Y. as Dollar Declines
Oct. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Coffee rose the most in more than a week and halted a four-session slump as the dollar's drop made commodities cheaper for buyers holding other currencies.
Source:
Bloomberg
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601012&sid=aUZTeVZseSr0
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10/05/2008 -
A modern view of Puritans
THE WORDY SHIPMATES. Sarah Vowell. Riverhead. 272 pages. $25.95. The Wordy Shipmates is the latest leg of Sarah Vowell's idiosyncratic tour of U.S. history. Part scholar, part standup comic, Vowell had enlivened such dour subjects as presidential assassinations and the mistreatment of Native Americans with a mix of wisecracks, pop culture references, and self-deprecating anecdotes.
Source:
Miami Herald
http://www.miamiherald.com/living/story/711926.html
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10/05/2008 -
Want to Know Where to Go?
Looking for some good ways to show off your home town to visiting friends and relatives? Or, perhaps you?re planning a romantic evening? After 22 years as the concierge at The Pfister hotel, 424 E. Wisconsin Ave.,
Source:
Greater Milwaukee Today
http://www.gmtoday.com/content/m_magazine/2008/August/m_0808_p18.asp
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10/04/2008 -
Lion City?s Historic Roar!
The deafening sounds from the powerful engines of Formula One cars were heard all over the city, thrilling both locals and tourists, but it was the bright lights of the city itself that captured the world?s attention as Singapore made F1 history as the place for the sport?s very first night race.
Source:
Manila Bulletin
http://www.mb.com.ph/SP_TOUR20081005.html
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