Provides the latest RSS feeds for Books News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Argentina Star.com http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/cat/5c360008e1d53ede/ en-us Tue, 21 May 2013 07:02:32 -0400 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:02:32 -0400 30 In Am Too Absolutely Small for School by Lauren Child , too, focuses on Lola's fears and how she projects them onto her invisible friend Soren Lorensen as she gets ready for her first day at school.But there are ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214657638/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Tue, 21 May 2013 05:16:29 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214657638/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Outrage by some parents over what they deem derogatory statements about children who need gluten-free diets that were made on the Disney Channel show "Jessie" has led the company to pull the episode off the air. "To our viewers, we received your feedback about tonight's 'Jessie' episode which some of you accessed early on Video-on-Demand," Disney said in a ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214657479/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Tue, 21 May 2013 04:54:33 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214657479/scat/5c360008e1d53ede MOORE, Okla. A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against winds up to 200 mph Monday. At least 51 people were killed, including at least 20 children, and officials said the death toll was expected to rise. Some 236 people were ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214657480/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Tue, 21 May 2013 04:54:30 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214657480/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Business tycoon Sir Richard Branson has told how he was heavily influenced by the Dice Man books - which encouraged readers to hand over decisions to the throw of a ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214656574/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Tue, 21 May 2013 04:09:21 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214656574/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Like Billie Templar's War, the other book that I have read by Ellie Irving, For the Record has, at its core, a missing father. But in this story Luke's father has died and he and his mum are still missing him terribly. Do not be put off by this because the book is, essentially, a happy ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214656674/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Tue, 21 May 2013 04:08:33 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214656674/scat/5c360008e1d53ede A tweet from the Swedish Academy has unleashed a flood of speculation about the five writers they are considering - could it be Don Delillo's year, or perhaps it's Murakami's ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214656675/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Tue, 21 May 2013 04:08:32 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214656675/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Webcomics are a popular, diverse and increasingly widespread format that most people are blissfully unaware. To address this, an interview was conducted with the team behind the popular UK-based webcomic Exterminatus ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214655688/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Tue, 21 May 2013 03:03:50 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214655688/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Unless you're a 12-year-old girl, you might be surprised to learn that the world's most popular vampire novelist since Anne Rice is actually a 33-year-old Mormon mother of three who doesn't watch R-rated movies or read horror novels. ''I just know I'm too much of a wuss for Stephen King's books,'' admits Stephenie Meyer, sweet-voiced author ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214654929/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Tue, 21 May 2013 01:30:58 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214654929/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Beautiful Ruins opens less like a book than a Fellini-movie swoon: A gorgeous American starlet lands in a tiny ? village (really more of a rocky ? outcropping) on the ?Italian coast, circa 1962. What is she running from? And why is she sure that she's dying? The answer, spooled out over nearly 350 pages, brings readers to modern-day ?Hollywood, with its harried assistants, silk-pajamaed ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214654928/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Tue, 21 May 2013 01:30:58 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214654928/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Click here to listen In this week's edition:o Fury at corporate tax avoidance leads to call for a global response. Anger over the financial affairs of multinationals such as Google, Amazon and Starbucks is gathering momentum in Westminster. Now the UK is poised to lead the debate about international tax reform at next month's G8 summit. By Tracy ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214654067/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Tue, 21 May 2013 00:56:43 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214654067/scat/5c360008e1d53ede NEW YORK CBS has taken the scheduled season-ending episode of "Mike & Molly" off the air because its plot line revolved around a tornado threatening the couple. The network said it replaced the comedy with a rerun on Monday out of sensitivity to victims of ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214654065/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Tue, 21 May 2013 00:37:21 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214654065/scat/5c360008e1d53ede . Then the preteen moves to America, to ''Destroyed, Michigan,'' to live with her aunt Fostalina, a nursing care worker wedded to her treadmill. Darling has difficulty adapting -; to the snow, to technology, to shelves teeming with boxed food, and to curious, careless white faces everywhere marveling at her African roots. (''Tell me about it. Jesus, the rapes and all ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214653174/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 23:23:45 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214653174/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Storm spotter Ben McMillan described to Scott Pelley how the mile-wide tornado that tore through an Oklahoma City suburb formed over the city with almost no ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214652127/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 22:28:20 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214652127/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Barbara Garcia, a survivor of the massive tornado that struck an Oklahoma City suburb, found her dog buried alive under the rubble during her interview with CBS News' Anna ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214652129/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 22:28:19 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214652129/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Children are rescued by from Tower Plaza Elementary School in Moore, Okla., following a devastating tornado that destroyed the school and much of the area, May 20, 2013 A child is pulled from the rubble of the Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., and passed along to rescuers. The search for more survivors ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214652128/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 22:28:18 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214652128/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Youth librarians throughout the county are preparing for the annual Florida Youth Library Program Summer Reading promotion "Dig into Reading" for kids and "Beneath the Surface" for teens. The idea is to keep young people reading and learning through the summer break. This is a "home-grown" program; librarians around the state contribute ideas for the programs, ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214651316/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 21:52:45 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214651316/scat/5c360008e1d53ede (CBS News) CINCINNATI -- Few workers know the IRS Cincinnati office better than Bonnie Esrig, who worked there for 24 years. She retired from her job as a senior manager in ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214651149/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 21:23:02 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214651149/scat/5c360008e1d53ede OKLAHOMA CITY The Oklahoma City Medical Examiner said at least 51 people died, including children, when a powerful, 200-mph tornado ripped through the area Monday, and that they expect the death toll to climb. Two hospitals confirmed they were treating a total of 120 injured, including about 70 children. The Moore City Police Department said it was impossible to put a final number on fatalities ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214651150/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 21:22:55 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214651150/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Big changes for the 2012-2013 season! Watch the current week's episode for FREE up to a week after it airs or subscribe for access to all shows, classic episodes and ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214651152/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 21:22:55 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214651152/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Dean Reynolds speaks to Bonnie Esrig, a retired employee of the IRS office that's accused of political targeting. She says that in her 24 years in the office under two Democratic and two Republican presidents, she never heard anyone say, "The president wants this ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214651151/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 21:22:55 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214651151/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Several children have been pulled alive from the rubble of an elementary school south of Oklahoma City that was hit by a tornado estimated to be over a mile wide. Scott Pelley ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214651153/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 21:22:54 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214651153/scat/5c360008e1d53ede , Khaled Hosseini could have made a career of churning out the stories his audience expected: heartrending sagas that shed a humanizing light on Afghanistan. But with his third and most ambitious novel yet, Hosseini makes it clear that he's not ready to rest on his Big Name. Before it burgeons into an ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214651317/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 21:12:58 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214651317/scat/5c360008e1d53ede The complaint filed in Michigan federal court not only accuses the popular social network of lifting one of Eminem's songs for the April launch of a new application called "Facebook Home," but tells the story of how Facebook's advertising company attempted to use Eminem to attract the liking ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214650192/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 20:19:41 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214650192/scat/5c360008e1d53ede The National Weather Service issued an initial finding that the tornado was an EF-4 on the enhanced Fujita scale, the second most-powerful type of twister. The storm seemed to blow neighborhoods apart instantly, scattering shards of wood and pieces of insulation across the scarred landscape. The same suburb was hit hard by a tornado in 1999. That storm had the highest winds ever recorded near the ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214649974/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 20:17:33 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214649974/scat/5c360008e1d53ede The Pennsylvania mother who reappeared last month after running away eleven years ago, leaving behind her husband and two children, said she never intended not to return to her family. "I had asked for a raise at work and I didn't get that, and I got turned down for assistance housing and it was just too much," said Brenda Heist, in an emotional interview with television host Dr. ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214649975/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 20:17:32 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214649975/scat/5c360008e1d53ede OKLAHOMA CITY Oklahoma City officials confirmed there were fatalities after a powerful, 200-mph tornado ripped apart the area Monday. But they scrambled to determine the extent of the devastation in the chaos of debris and search for survivors. Hospitals confirmed they were treating nearly 60 injured, including more than a dozen children. The Moore city police department said it was impossible to ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214649976/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 20:17:31 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214649976/scat/5c360008e1d53ede AAPL ) of using what it called a "complex web of offshore entities" to dodge billions of dollars in U.S. income taxes.The technology giant, the world's second-largest company by market value, has used a range of offshore structures, transactions and other arrangements to shield its earnings from taxes, said the U.S. Senate permanent subcommittee on investigations in a report. Among ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214648896/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 19:02:29 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214648896/scat/5c360008e1d53ede OKLAHOMA CITY Neighborhoods are flattened and buildings are on fire after a mile-wide tornado moved through the Oklahoma City area. Television footage on Monday afternoon showed homes and buildings that had been reduced to rubble in Moore, Okla., south of Oklahoma City. Footage also showed vehicles littering roadways south and southwest of Oklahoma ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214643778/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 17:58:21 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214643778/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Ray Manzarek of The Doors performs at the Sunset Strip Music Festival launch party celebrating The Doors at the House of Blues in West Hollywood, Calif., on Aug. 16, ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214643779/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 17:58:20 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214643779/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Author Paul French has had to cancel his visit Friday to the St. Louis County Library.French is the author of "Midnight in Peking: How the Murder of a Young Englishwoman Haunted the Last Days of Old China." Earlier this month, the book won an Edgar Award for best true crime.A news release from the library said the event was canceled because of a death in the author's family. No ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214642691/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 17:21:10 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214642691/scat/5c360008e1d53ede ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. It could be an anxious wait of up to two months for people in a small Florida city to find out who won the highest Powerball jackpot in history: an estimated $590.5 million. The lucky ticket was bought sometime Saturday or earlier at a Publix supermarket in Zephyrhills, a city of about 13,000 people best known around the state for its brand of spring water with the same name. ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214642476/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 16:54:46 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214642476/scat/5c360008e1d53ede SHAWNEE, Okla. A "large and extremely dangerous" tornado touched down near Oklahoma City, the National Weather Service confirmed, bringing more dangerous weather that has already claimed the lives of two people since Sunday. The new twister is just one of several created by a storm system that swept through the nation's midsection Sunday and into Monday, with damage concentrated ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214642477/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 16:54:46 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214642477/scat/5c360008e1d53ede MONTPELIER, Vt. Vermont is now the fourth state in the country that allows physician assisted suicide. The law, which allows physicians to prescribe lethal medication to terminally ill patients, took effect Monday when it was signed by Gov. Peter ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214642720/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 16:54:42 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214642720/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Did you know that the bamboo lemur consumes enough cyanide daily to kill a human? ...that Paris green paint, which gets its colour from arsenic, was so toxic that it was used as a rat poison as well for painting masterpieces? ...that there is a lump of crystallised carbon (a diamond) that is 3,000 kilometers (1,865 miles) wide that weighs roughly 2.5 thousand trillion trillion tonnes in the core ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214641496/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 16:10:37 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214641496/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Amy Yoon, 3, plays with puppets at the Northbrook Public Library on May 15. In the library's revamped game-day program, she will learn to experiment with scientific projects using constructive toys that the library is ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214641497/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 15:51:21 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214641497/scat/5c360008e1d53ede SANDWICH, Mass. A priest on Cape Cod has been suspended for plagiarizing sermons. The Rev. John McGinn, 65, of St. John's Episcopal Church in Sandwich was placed on administrative leave earlier this month after the diocese learned he had allegedly been using other preachers' sermons since 2006, reports CBS ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214641273/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 15:51:13 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214641273/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Here's your chance to celebrate the Guthrie Theater's 50th anniversary, learn how to throw a Shakespearean insult and help the Stillwater Public Library. "All The World's A Stage: The Guthrie at 50" will be held at the Stillwater Public Library on Wednesday, May 22. The event, sponsored by the Stillwater Public Library Foundation, will feature Peg Guilfoyle, author of ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214641498/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 15:46:23 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214641498/scat/5c360008e1d53ede oA national atheist group says it will place its literature in cabins and lodges in Georgia's state parks after the governor's recent decision to allow Bibles in them.American Atheists President David Silverman says his group is just waiting for an answer from the state on what the best process is to donate several books, including one titled "Why I Am An Atheist."Georgia ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214640126/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 15:14:00 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214640126/scat/5c360008e1d53ede May 20--Mark Rothman left his native New York in his early 20s for Los Angeles and in rapid succession wrote for the Odd Couple and Happy Days television series, then co-created Laverne and Shirley, and would go on to write what he calls a "a handful of one-season wonders." He also has done a lot of other writing, including plays, screenplays, a novel, and a blog. On Thursday, he's ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214640127/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 15:06:55 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214640127/scat/5c360008e1d53ede The Great Gatsby 3D Production year: 2013 Country: Rest of the world Cert (UK): 12A Runtime: 143 mins Directors: Baz Luhrmann Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Callan McAuliffe, Carey Mulligan, Elizabeth Debicki, Isla Fisher, Jason Clarke, Joel Edgerton, Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214641191/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 15:06:16 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214641191/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Even though I hate waking up early, I've come to realize that I'm sharpest and most productive before 10 or 11 a.m. After reading Mason Currey's excellent new book, Daily Rituals: How Artists Work (Knopf), ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214640129/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 14:56:28 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214640129/scat/5c360008e1d53ede New and Noteworthy: This week's book releases all seem to take place on an international stage. Khaled Hosseini's latest, And the Mountains Echoed, follows the story of two motherless children living in ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214640128/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 14:56:27 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214640128/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Senate Judiciary Committee member Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) (C) reacts to a note from Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) during a markup session for the immigration reform legislation in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill May 20, 2013 in Washington, ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214639934/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 14:43:53 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214639934/scat/5c360008e1d53ede BRIDGEPORT, Conn. Connecticut commuters endured slow trips to work Monday following last week's train collision that injured 72 people and disrupted rail service into New York City. It took Gary Maddin of Milford an hour to make what is normally a 20 minute drive from his home to the Bridgeport train station. From there, he planned to board a shuttle bus to Stamford where he could catch a ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214639820/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 14:43:50 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214639820/scat/5c360008e1d53ede A man walks down the street collecting cans on October 20, 2011, in Reading, Pennsylvania. Reading, a city that once boasted numerous industries and the nation's largest railroad company, has recently been named America's poorest city with residents over 65,000. According to census data, 41.3 percent of people live below the poverty line in Reading. Reading has about 90,000 residents, ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214639819/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 14:43:49 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214639819/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Jodi Arias looks at her family May 8 after being found of guilty of first-degree murder in the 2008 killing her one-time boyfriend, Travis Alexander. The trial is entering its penalty phase, during which the same jury will decide whether Arias should be sentenced to ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214639818/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 14:43:48 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214639818/scat/5c360008e1d53ede ZOOM, ROCKET, ZOOM! doesn't actually tell a story as such: following the format of the previous book from this duo (DIG DIG DIGGING), it shows how things work - and in this case it's all about space and all sorts of spacecraft, machinery and people involved in all things ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214638760/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 13:50:18 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214638760/scat/5c360008e1d53ede For Angel, life as a vampire was a constant thrill. Power, danger, cool clothes (never getting old, also a plus.) But in the end, it was all about the kill - until he killed the wrong girl.Buffy the vampire slayer was Angel's first true love, but the relationship was doomed from the start -a moment of true happiness would cause Angel to lose his soul forever. So he left - Sunnydale, Buffy, ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214638762/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 13:50:17 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214638762/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mali 's desert, that says: "The ink of a scholar is more precious than the blood of a martyr."What Ahmed Baba, the 16th-century intellectual who said it, would make of recent developments is hard to imagine. At the multimillion-dollar Timbuktu institute bearing his name, fragments of ancient texts litter the corridors. The charred remains of not just scholarly ink, but the antique ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214638761/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 13:50:16 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214638761/scat/5c360008e1d53ede report , Fine died in Beverly Hills, California on Friday, May 17. He is reported to have succumbed to multiple atrophy syndrome. During the 1960s Fine published magazines for the Hearst Corporation. His magazines included Harper’s Bazaar, Cosmopolitan, and Town & Country. After leaving Hearst, Fine became the president of New York department store Bonwit ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214638763/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 13:32:40 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214638763/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fremont Public Library District's youth services librarian Connie Purcell estimates 1,000 local children will sign up for the library's summer reading club, "Have Book, Will ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214638764/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 13:30:34 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214638764/scat/5c360008e1d53ede NEW YORK Special K was once just a line of cereals. Today, it's a diet food empire. The brand first hit shelves in 1955 as a no-frills breakfast alternative but now caters to dieters who see its airy chips and pastries as a way to beat cravings and lose weight. And this summer, Kellogg Co. ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214638527/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 13:30:22 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214638527/scat/5c360008e1d53ede United Airlines is getting its 787s back in the air. The planes are flying again after being grounded for four months because of smoldering batteries on 787s owned by other airlines. The incidents included an emergency landing of one plane, and a fire on another. Federal authorities lifted the grounding order on April 19 but it has taken Boeing, which makes the plane, and the airlines a few more ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214638528/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 13:30:21 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214638528/scat/5c360008e1d53ede creationism law, the misnamed Louisiana Science Education Act (LSEA).The law allows non-science to be snuck into science classrooms by teachers who use supplemental materials to "critique" politically controversial (but not scientifically controversial) theories, ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214637381/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 12:44:04 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214637381/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Gillian: 'I would still have been dithering in the train while everyone else was racing out of the Tunnel'. Photograph: Denis Charlet/AFP/Getty ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214637380/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 12:44:03 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214637380/scat/5c360008e1d53ede James Franco's As I Lay Dying, Keanu Reeves' Man of Tai Chi, and Guillaume Canet's Blood Ties were the day's big talking-points; here are the pictures to prove ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214637379/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 12:44:02 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214637379/scat/5c360008e1d53ede James Franco are getting worn down, if not yet fully convinced, by his sheer energy and productivity. The actor, writer, director and artist has now come to Cannes with a bold and high-minded new project: a screen version ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214637378/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 12:44:01 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214637378/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Art of the new ...Jake and Dinos Chapman will fund their film of The Marriage of Reason and Squalor using art world sources. Photograph: Sarah Lee for the ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214637376/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 12:26:16 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214637376/scat/5c360008e1d53ede New research shows that men who had ADHD as children are twice as likely to be obese by the time they grow up than men who did not have the mental disorder as kids. Even when socioeconomic factors were taken into account, men who had ADHD when they were younger still were more likely to be obese as adults, according to a new 30-year study published May 20 ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214636866/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 12:23:41 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214636866/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Billboard Music Awards . The R&B singer was performing "Adorn" at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas when he attempted a jump-kick onstage and accidentally plopped on two fans, leaving one them a little ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214636868/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 12:23:41 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214636868/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Flowers are displayed during the Chelsea Flower Show in London, May 20, 2013. The Chelsea Flower Show, run by the Royal Horticultural Society, celebrates its 100th birthday this ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214636867/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 12:23:41 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214636867/scat/5c360008e1d53ede When 60 Minutes' Lara Logan and producer John Hamlin toured a secret warehouse where Michael Jackson's personal effects are stored, they found a surreal collection of statues, arcade games, and crystal-encrusted clothing-- but the most fascinating item they found was a simple handwritten note. "At the age of 21, he wrote a manifesto," explains Hamlin, "scribbled to ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214636869/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 12:23:39 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214636869/scat/5c360008e1d53ede DALLAS Dallas firefighters have recovered the body of a comrade who reported by radio being trapped while battling a condominium complex blaze. A U.S. flag covered the firefighter's body when it was removed from the rubble Monday morning. The firefighter's name wasn't immediately released. Dallas Fire-Rescue spokesman Jason Evans says two firefighters were transported to a hospital ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214635457/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 11:20:19 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214635457/scat/5c360008e1d53ede New Haven's Hillhouse High School class of 1943 never had a prom because of World War II. But finally, after a 70-year wait, classmates gathered to celebrate and ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214635458/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 11:20:18 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214635458/scat/5c360008e1d53ede 2012 video maligning the Democratic party, comparing the women's health organization to the Ku Klux Klan, and decrying what he cast as black voters' "slavish devotion to the Democrat party." Jackson, a black minister from the Chesapeake area, was selected from a crowded field at this weekend's state GOP convention as the party set its top candidates for this ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214635459/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 11:20:18 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214635459/scat/5c360008e1d53ede BEIRUT In what may be a first for the Syrian civil war, numerous reports claim Hezbollah suffered heavy losses aggressively fighting alongside the Assad regime's forces in a major battle outside of their home country of Lebanon. It is no secret the Lebanese militant group -- labeled terrorists by many in the West -- has been a strong backer of President Bashar Assad, along with Iran. They ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214635461/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 11:20:17 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214635461/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Canadian jazz singer Alexis Normand forgot the words to America's "Star Spangled Banner" before a hockey match, after attempting to learn it earlier that ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214635460/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 11:20:16 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214635460/scat/5c360008e1d53ede The years' long trek will not end in the first European country they arrive in, as should be the 'host' country for asylem seekers, the trek will continue onto Britain which is noted for benefits for asylem seekers right off the boat/plane. Do-gooders at the docks/airports directing them to the welfare office and explaining their 'rights' how to stay in the country and ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214635462/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 11:20:15 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214635462/scat/5c360008e1d53ede View of the building of Unit 61398 of the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA), which is reportedly the home of a secretive unit of government-backed hackers, in Pudong, Shanghai, China, February, 20, ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214634214/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 10:16:35 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214634214/scat/5c360008e1d53ede acquiring Tumblr for $1.1 billion , handing investors in the blogging service a big pay-day."Per the agreement and our promise not to screw it up, Tumblr will be independently operated as a separate business," Yahoo said in an unusual pledge for a formal acquisition announcement. Tumbler founder and CEO David Karp will continue on in his role. Yahoo said the "service and brand will ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214634215/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 10:16:35 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214634215/scat/5c360008e1d53ede X Games 11 times but these days, the extreme athlete is applying his adventurous streak to scientific invention. Schultz -- who has earned a new nickname, the Mad Scientist, from his racing buddies -- was named one ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214634213/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 10:16:35 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214634213/scat/5c360008e1d53ede In this photo taken April 3, 2013, nutrition scholar Prof. Barry Popkin, head of the University of North Carolina Food Research Program, points to an ingredient label while discussing his study, what foods Americans are purchasing in stores and eating, in his office at UNC-Chapel Hill. Popkin is leading a massive project of researchers who are creating a gargantuan map, something he calls ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214634330/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 10:16:33 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214634330/scat/5c360008e1d53ede From left, contest Winner Shaniece Cole, Musician CeeLo Green and Milestone Award winner Justin Bieber onstage during the 2013 Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 19, 2013, in Las ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214634403/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 10:16:32 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214634403/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Israeli security and rescue forces gather following a bank robbery that escalated into a hostage situation in the Israeli city of Beersheba on May 20, 2013. Four people were killed and three others wounded in a botched bank heist in southern Israel which ended when a robber who had held a hostage shot himself dead, police ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214633060/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 09:13:51 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214633060/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Yahoo announced the acquisition of the blogging site Tumblr , after the Yahoo board approved the $1.1 billion purchase on Sunday. The Tumblr acquisition is said to be part of Yahoo CEO Marissa ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214633061/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 09:13:50 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214633061/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Isn't it funny how so many of the lottery winners are about to lose everything!! Buying lottery tickets is probably one of the reasons, along with the other foolish ways they spend money. I get sick of hearing ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214633062/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 09:13:49 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214633062/scat/5c360008e1d53ede "Star Trek Into Darkness" has warped its way to a $70.6 million domestic launch from Friday to Sunday, though it's not setting any light-speed records with a debut that's lower than the studio's expectations. The latest voyage of the starship Enterprise fell short of its predecessor, 2009's "Star Trek," which opened with $75.2 million. Since premiering ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214633214/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 09:13:48 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214633214/scat/5c360008e1d53ede The award-winning actor is to revive her epic performance of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's longest poem, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, for a US ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214632106/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 08:33:45 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214632106/scat/5c360008e1d53ede As Sotheby's prepares to auction first editions of books annotated by 50 top authors, curator and antiquarian book-dealer Rick Gekoski explains how he got all the greats to join in - and some of the secrets they ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214632107/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 08:33:43 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214632107/scat/5c360008e1d53ede May 20, 2013 /CNW/ - An awareness of the problems around us isn't enough. Understanding the issues - how they connect and affect and ripple out to the edges of our lives - is the only hope for a better tomorrow. Catalyst: A Collection of Commentaries to Get Us Talking is a tool to encourage conversation about subjects that are sometimes hard to talk ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214632108/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 08:26:35 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214632108/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Iraqi security forces and civilians inspect the scene of a car bomb attack in the Kamaliyah neighborhood, a predominantly Shiite area of eastern Baghdad, Iraq, May 20, ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214631894/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 08:14:28 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214631894/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Residents of Edmond, Okla., survey storm damage from a tornado that hit their neighborhood Sunday, May 19, 2013. A powerful storm system rumbled through the Plains and upper Midwest on Sunday, spawning tornadoes that damaged roofs and structures near Oklahoma City and kicked up debris in Wichita, Kan., and in Iowa. One person was killed near Shawnee, Okla., and 21 injuries were reported ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214631893/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 08:14:28 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214631893/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Nobel prize for literature have "gone beyond 'sickening'" and become "obscene and irreverent", Achebe's fellow Nigerian author - and 1986 Nobel laureate ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214631040/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 07:34:32 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214631040/scat/5c360008e1d53ede a charity auction on behalf of English PEN (at Sotheby's: 7:30 on the evening of May 21) which is called "First Editions, Second Thoughts" - or, though I generally hate acronyms: FEST.We asked major contemporary writers to annotate a first edition of one of their most famous (and valuable) books. In each case I chose the book, rather than asking which the author might want to ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214631041/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 07:34:30 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214631041/scat/5c360008e1d53ede London, England (CNN) -- It is a truth universally acknowledged -- or nearly so -- that Jane Austen, the author of "Pride and Prejudice," died of a rare illness called Addison's disease, which robs the body of the ability to make critical ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214631042/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 07:08:32 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214631042/scat/5c360008e1d53ede 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea Production year: 1954 Country: USA Cert (UK): U Runtime: 127 mins Directors: Richard Fleischer Cast: James Mason, Kirk Douglas, Paul Lukas, Peter ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214629605/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 06:38:27 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214629605/scat/5c360008e1d53ede "Politics and the English language" , I addressed the language of the internet, an issue that stubbornly refuses to go away. Perhaps now, more than ever, we need to consider afresh what's happening to English prose in cyberspace. To paraphrase Orwell, the English of the world wide web - loose, informal, and distressingly dyspeptic - is not really the kind people want to read in a ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214629606/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 06:38:26 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214629606/scat/5c360008e1d53ede A new report from Barna Group that examines the book buying and reading habits of pastors says most pastors still prefer to read hard copies of books despite an increase in the use of digital reading devices in recent years.Nearly half of pastors now use a device that serves as an e-reader, an article containing highlights from the more than 80-page report states, and that number has nearly ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214629607/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 06:35:36 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214629607/scat/5c360008e1d53ede South Korean soldiers look through binoculars at the North from a military check point in Paju, South Korea, near the border village of Panmunjom, May 19, ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214629608/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 06:20:03 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214629608/scat/5c360008e1d53ede What and when administration officials knew about the Internal Revenue Service targeting conservative groups for excessive, often burdensome, scrutiny will monopolize the hot seat this week at two more congressional hearings where lawmakers hope to determine whether the scandal extended beyond the agency's Cincinnati branch. On Tuesday, the Senate Finance Committee will hear testimony from ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214629236/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 06:20:02 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214629236/scat/5c360008e1d53ede SHAWNEE, Okla. Tornadoes ravaged portions of central Oklahoma on Sunday, reducing portions of a mobile home park to rubble and killing a 79-year-old man whose body was found out in the open. "You can see where there's absolutely nothing, then there are places where you have mobile home frames on top of each other, debris piled up," Pottawatomie County Sheriff Mike Booth said after ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214629237/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 06:20:02 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214629237/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Martin Bjergegaard with his daughter Mynte, when she was younger. 'I wanted to show my dad that being successful didn't mean you couldn't have a good life ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627012/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:46:56 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627012/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Grace and Ellie are sisters. They have a mum, they have a dad. But he's not really a dad, he's more like an evil monster. He hits his daughters. He beats up his wife. He even throws cup of boiling tea at Ellie. The three girls have to get away. They've put up with it for too long. So for the ten minutes they've got after school while dad is at work, they pack their bags of ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627011/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:46:54 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627011/scat/5c360008e1d53ede MOSCOW The U.S. Embassy employee accused of spying in Moscow flew out of Russia on Sunday, five days after he was ordered to leave the country, NTV television reported. The Kremlin-loyal TV station broadcast video Sunday evening showing Ryan Fogle going through passport control and security at Sheremetyevo International Airport. He also was pictured in the company of embassy staff as he wheeled a ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214626806/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:28:35 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214626806/scat/5c360008e1d53ede (CNN) -- Actress Alison Arngrim is most famous for playing the wicked Nellie Oleson on "Little House on the Prairie." Nellie -- one of the ultimate TV villains of all-time -- did things like imitate a stuttering child and persuade a classmate to steal the answers to a test among many other ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627013/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:28 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627013/scat/5c360008e1d53ede This look at Batman's past, present and future has been brought about by Grant Morrison, the Scottish writer and playwright behind the award-winning "All-Star Superman." Morrison has masterminded a new direction for the character and returns to the 70-year-old "Batman" comic book series with its 700th issue ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627015/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:27 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627015/scat/5c360008e1d53ede And there are some comics that make the transition to the big screen really well with the help of great writers, directors and actors, like "Batman ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627014/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:27 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627014/scat/5c360008e1d53ede New York (CNN) -- Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, appeared at a book convention in New York City on Wednesday, undeterred by a scandal that she allegedly offered to sell access to her former husband, Britain's Prince ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627017/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:26 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627017/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Editor's Note: This post does *not* contain spoilers for "Serenity: Float Out" but does contain a big one for the movie "Serenity" and series "Firefly." So go watch them both -- ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627016/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:26 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627016/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Jules Feiffer rose to fame as cartoonist for focusing on politics, urban neurosis "It was an accident of timing," he says, but strip was influential, leading to Doonesbury, others Mother and religion became themes in new memoir despite himself Though comics have taken hit, Feiffer optimistic on form: "May well be one of the golden ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627018/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:25 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627018/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Jessica Seinfeld was subject of copyright infringement case Jerry Seinfeld's wife had written cookbook, "Deceptively Delicious" Tips were similar to those from Missy Chase Lapine in "The Sneaky Chef" Court said ideas for slipping vegetables into children's food can't be ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627020/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:24 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627020/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Celebrity biographers say unauthorized biographies are more revealing than authorized Writers are vetted thoroughly by publishers, literary agent said They use corroboration and meticulous documentation to keep facts straight Writers say they focus on high-profile because public deserves to know ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627019/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:24 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627019/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Stieg Larsson wrote "Nordic Noir" trilogy just before sudden death Colleague recalls a private man who lived a dangerous life Biographer reveals what inspired Larsson Former Larsson colleague: Author would be "astonished" by his ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627023/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:23 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627023/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Openly gay Kevin Keller joins Archie and the Gang in comic book's September edition When Kevin beats Jughead in a burger-eating contest, Veronica falls for him "Riverdale has always been a safe world for everyone," says Archie Comics ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627022/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:23 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627022/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Author of new "Contested Will" wrote book to go through -- and debunk -- anti-Stratford theories Because of holes in record, much not known about William Shakespeare the person Some question the Bard's authorship of plays, poems; "so much is at ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627021/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:23 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627021/scat/5c360008e1d53ede (The Frisky) -- J.K. Rowling celebrated Easter at the White House, reading to some kids and answering questions about the future of "Harry Potter". According to the The Washington Post, Rowling said she doesn't have explicit plans to write another "Harry Potter" tome, but she certainly hasn't ruled out the idea. "Maybe 10 years from now," she said. Eee! ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627024/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:21 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627024/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Pamela Anderson and Lauren Conrad turned their real lives into fiction Julianne Moore's children's book teaches kids to love who they are Steve Martin starred in the movie version of his novella, ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627025/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:19 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627025/scat/5c360008e1d53ede (CNN) -- When U.S. President John F. Kennedy was assassinated nearly 50 years ago, he left behind a nation stunned by grief and brimming with ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627029/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:18 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627029/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Collins has been titillating fans with plotlines featuring a heavy dose of sex since she was first published in 1968, and her work was even banned early on in a few U.S. ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627030/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:18 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627030/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Author Margaret Atwood's latest book, "The Year of the Flood," about dying of humanity Atwood writes books as warnings, speculation as to where current path is leading However, Canadian writer also works black humor into plot, pictures of ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627028/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:17 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627028/scat/5c360008e1d53ede (CNN) -- J.D. Salinger, the famously reclusive author whose 1951 novel, "The Catcher in the Rye," became a touchstone for generations of readers, has died. He was ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627027/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:17 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627027/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Grayer X is the overindulged and woefully neglected charge of Nanny in their 2002 blockbuster novel "The Nanny Diaries." The authors revisit those characters' lives in their recently released sequel "Nanny ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627026/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:16 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627026/scat/5c360008e1d53ede (CNN) -- In his prime, Warren Beatty may have been known as one of Hollywood's most famous Casanovas. But did he really sleep with more than 12,000 women, as an upcoming biography ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627032/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:16 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627032/scat/5c360008e1d53ede 1. "The Sweet Life" by Mia King. The bulk of this charming novel takes place on Hawaii's Big Island, where Manhattan wife and mom Marissa has been unexpectedly relocated. Though her tale is punctuated with sunsets, tropical flowers and charming local customs, the sweetest thing about the book -- aside from the list of Hawaiian recipes in the back -- is the lesson she learns about ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627031/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:16 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627031/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Day's latest book, "How To Rule The World From Your Couch," is aimed at people who don't have five figures a month to learn what they supposedly already know. I asked Day whether her celebrity clients were interested in developing their own intuitive skills, as she describes in the ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627035/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:15 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627035/scat/5c360008e1d53ede (The Frisky) -- What are you doing this Sunday? If you know what's cool, you'll be rediscovering American history during The History Channel's premiere of the documentary "The People Speak" based on Howard Zinn's book, "A People's History of the United ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627034/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:15 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627034/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Ward is the New York Times best-selling author of the popular erotic romance series "Black Dagger Brotherhood," which follows the sexy adventures of a group of male ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627033/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:15 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627033/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Margaret Atwood: Rules of fair dealing were violated in the growth of debt We have to restore trust so people are willing to put their money in banks, she says Atwood: Debt is like air; we don't notice it until it disappears In heaven, there are no debts, while hell is nothing but debts, Atwood ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627038/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:14 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627038/scat/5c360008e1d53ede "Dracula the Un-Dead," released this month in the United States, is a sequel to Bram Stoker's 1897 classic written by Dacre Stoker, the original author's ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627037/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:14 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627037/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Antony Beevor, author of new book on D-Day, not a fan of "Saving Private Ryan" Beevor admires the opening, but calls the rest "ghastly" Beevor's pick for best Hollywood D-Day work: "Band of ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627036/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:14 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627036/scat/5c360008e1d53ede EW: Dan Brown's new novel, "The Lost Symbol," doesn't equal "Da Vinci Code" Book concerns the death of a Freemason that puts Robert Langdon back in action Brown offers plenty of minutiae, but not all of it's ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627039/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:13 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627039/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Cookbook writer alleged that Jessica Seinfeld plagiarized All claims against Jessica Seinfeld dismissed by federal judge, lawyer says Judge leaves open claims of defamation against Seinfeld's husband, Jerry Defamation claims relate to comments Jerry Seinfeld made about ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627042/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:12 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627042/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Author Dan Brown's new novel, "The Lost Symbol," hits stores Tuesday The anticipation is causing some to call the arrival date "D-day" Publishers and booksellers are hoping "Symbol" turns around dismal book sales Brown still considers himself "just a guy who tells stories" despite his ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627041/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:12 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627041/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Nancy Grace's debut novel, "The Eleventh Victim" has a story similar to hers Grace says main character "is a much better person than I am" The thriller was almost a decade in the making Book first of two planned about prosecutor-turned-therapist Hailey ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627043/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:11 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627043/scat/5c360008e1d53ede New biography of Flannery O'Connor offers insights on Southern author Biographer Brad Gooch: O'Connor's discipline was "inspiring" Author suffered from lupus, was dead by 39, but left brilliant body of ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627040/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:11 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627040/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Ntozake Shange wrote "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide ..." Work, a "choreopoem," consists of unnamed characters addressing issues Shange was inspired by a rainbow, to "unearth unspeakable ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627046/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:10 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627046/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Pioneering author broke taboos in the black community Harris created a new genre in black literature Private struggles led to literary success Author: 'He helped us all breathe a little ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627044/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:10 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627044/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Lawsuit seeks halt to "60 Years Later: Coming Through the Rye" J.D. Salinger says "sequel" infringes on copyright of his classic novel New author says he's former gravedigger, discovered "Catcher" in Cambodia Court hearing scheduled for Monday in New ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627047/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:09 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627047/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Publisher Simon & Shuster says the Pulitzer Prize-winning author has dead McCourt left the literary world riveted with his novel of growing up in poverty in Ireland Before literary fame, he taught creative writing to high school students in New York Despite upbringing in Ireland, he said he felt like a New ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627045/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:09 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627045/scat/5c360008e1d53ede At age 37, Larry King had $42 to his name, no job and a daughter to support He became reclusive but decided it would be "good therapy" to go out with a friend They went to the track, and Larry bet on a female horse whom the odds were against Larry won a much-needed $8,000 that ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627050/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:08 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627050/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Larry was 9 years old when his father died of a heart attack in 1943 Larry says he has blocked much of that day from his memory He recalls a police officer broke the news, then took him to see a movie Larry refused to attend funeral though he and his father were extremely ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627049/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:08 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627049/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Comic book character Archie Andrews finally chooses between Betty and Veronica The fictional marriage marks the comic book's milestone 600th issue Is Archie in over his head? Fans must wait until August to find ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627048/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:08 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627048/scat/5c360008e1d53ede "As They See 'Em" is in-depth look at baseball umpires "The Complete Game," by Mets broadcaster Ron Darling, gets inside pitcher's head Two positions have similarities: necessary command, some ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627052/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:07 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627052/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Photo of revolutionary Che Guevara is the most reproduced image in history Michael Casey examines how photo became "quintessential post-modern icon" The picture was taken on March 5, 1960 by Cuban photographer Alberto Korda The image is now seen around the world, on everything from t-shirts to ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627051/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:07 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627051/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Author Ted Dekker grew up as missionaries' son in Indonesian jungle Dekker's new book is "BoneMan's Daughters," about grisly serial killer He says he writes "about ordinary people going through extraordinary circumstances" One editor describes Dekker's style as " 'CSI' meets God and ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627054/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:06 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627054/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Marlee Matlin's memoir "I'll Scream Later" says plenty about William Hurt Book more muddied when it comes to why she wants to scream For a ramble, it isn't bad, but EW gives it a ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627053/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:06 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627053/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Prince signs up for book and movie deal highlighting environmental concerns Charles: We are a part of, rather than apart from nature 'Harmony' will be released in 2010 with children's version in 2011 Prince committed to organic farming; has history supporting environmental ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627059/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:05 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627059/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged" has sold hundreds of thousands in last 18 months Book's sales have been sparked by financial crisis Rand's free-market philosophies still a hot-button ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627055/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:05 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627055/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez gave President Obama a book on Friday Title: "Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent" In just hours, Eduardo Galeano's work was a bestseller on Amazon.com Obama jokes he thought book was Chavez's: "I was going to give him one of ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627061/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:04 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627061/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Celebrated author J.G. Ballard dies at age of 78 from cancer Ballard began writing science fiction in 1950s His semi-autobiographical novel "Empire of the Sun" was made into ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627060/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:04 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627060/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Debbie Phelps says she doesn't get caught up in gossip involving son, Michael Michael Phelps reportedly seen partying at NY bar Phelps apologized in January after photo shows him smoking from ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627062/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:03 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627062/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Writer Walter Mosley is best known for his Easy Rawlins mystery series His new book, "The Long Fall," introduces the character of Leonid McGill Unlike past books, the new novel is set in modern-day New York Mosley says he enjoyed first time writing a "hard-boiled detective" ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627058/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:03 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627058/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Parents often read to their children what was read to them when they were young Children's books can reinforce good parenting Professor describes "home, away, home" pattern among books "Dr. Seuss is in a world of his own," professor says of story ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627063/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:02 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627063/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Son of Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath commits suicide, his sister says Nicholas Hughes, whose mother gassed herself, hanged himself in Alaska Hughes, 47, was unmarried with no children of his own and was marine ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627057/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:02 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627057/scat/5c360008e1d53ede More than 70 years ago, the very first superheroes debuted in the dire times of the Great Depression and the early years of World War II. Their names became legend -- Superman, Batman (or, as he was then known, the Bat-Man), Wonder Woman, Captain America -- and they're still with us ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627056/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:02 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627056/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Horton Foote wrote screenplay for Harper Lee novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" Foote won Oscar for that work; also won Oscar for "Tender Mercies" script Renowned playwright won Pulitzer for "The Man From Atlanta" Texas-born Foote was ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627065/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:00 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627065/scat/5c360008e1d53ede The soft-cover "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" is one of 200 copies The 223-page book includes an autograph from author J.K. Rowling The winning bid of $19,120 bypassed auctioneers' ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627064/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:00 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627064/scat/5c360008e1d53ede China now has the most Internet users in the world Publishing houses increasingly patrol Web sites for writing talent, observer says One of China's biggest literary portals reports 200 million page views a ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627068/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:59 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627068/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Critics say Farmer, who was born in Indiana but spent the rest of his life in Peoria, Illinois, was the first author to address adult sexual themes in science-fiction ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627067/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:59 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627067/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Action Comics No. 1 may fetch $400,000, expert says Comic book features debut of Superman, Lois Lane "There was no such thing as a superhero before Superman," expert ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627066/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:59 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627066/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Ronald C. White Jr. is author of new Lincoln biography, "A. Lincoln" Lincoln "embodies the best of America," White says Historian sees some comparisons with President Obama: demeanor, writing ability Lincoln's character, moral vision still pertinent, White ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627069/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:58 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627069/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Popular "Stuff White People Like" blog now a book Blog and book have its fans and detractors Author says, "It's playing off ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627072/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:57 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627072/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Former Yankee skipper Joe Torre defends comments made in new book Torre criticizes Alex Rodriguez, George Steinbrenner in "The Yankee Years" Torre says he never saw steroid use in ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627071/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:57 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627071/scat/5c360008e1d53ede "Street Gang" is a new book that chronicles the history of "Sesame Street" Show was unique when it went on air in 1969, using TV techniques for education Much behind-the-scenes activities, but show has stayed true to goals Author Michael Davis has heard countless stories about "Street's" ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627070/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:57 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627070/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Elizabeth Alexander will be fourth poet to read at an inauguration Alexander: Poetry can provide a fresh way of looking at problems She says poetry is quirky and no one can predict how people will react to ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627074/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:56 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627074/scat/5c360008e1d53ede John Updike, author of "Rabbit" books and "The Witches of Eastwick," dies Updike, 76, had been suffering from lung cancer Pulitzer Prize winner was titan of American ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627073/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:56 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627073/scat/5c360008e1d53ede James M. McPherson's new book: "Tried by War" Historian shows how Abraham Lincoln handled war, made much up along the way McPherson: Fighting war has political consequences, Obama should heed ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627076/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:55 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627076/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Deborah Lipstadt: People raised questions about Holocaust love story She says backers of the story rejected the doubts Lipstadt says such tales give ammunition to Holocaust deniers She also says the fake story insults the memory of the ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627075/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:55 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627075/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Patricia Cornwell releases 16th book about Kay Scarpetta called "Scarpetta" Scarpetta leaves South Carolina for new case in New York Cornwell enjoys exploring her characters' minds and criminal psychology Author still spends time researching forensic ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627078/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:54 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627078/scat/5c360008e1d53ede President Andrew Jackson subject of new biography, "American Lion" Seventh president a man of contradictions, also modern in many ways Author Jon Meacham finds much to admire in Jackson's ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627077/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:54 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627077/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Kenneth Cole highlights public-spirited people in "Awearness" Fashion designer Cole admires use of humor to leaven passion Cole: Fashion is relevant, even in tough ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627082/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:53 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627082/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Critics offering mega-lists of albums, films, other things to know about Critic Tom Moon on his "1,000 Recordings": "It's someone saying, 'This is cool' " Moon says he's not providing be-all and end-all: "These are starting ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627079/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:53 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627079/scat/5c360008e1d53ede John Hodgman's latest book of made-up trivia: "More Information Than You Require" Hodgman best known as "PC" from Apple ads Hodgman says fame brought by ads, "Daily Show" caught him by ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627083/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:52 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627083/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Malcolm Gladwell's new book, "Outliers," studies reasons for success Successful people aren't just smart; they've had timing, contacts in their favor Book also touches on role of culture in creating (or blocking) ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627081/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:52 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627081/scat/5c360008e1d53ede New Anti-Obama Books... Swift Boat Redux? WASHINGTON - August 5 - The release this month of two books attacking Sen. Barack Obama -- both of which have links to the 2004 smear ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627080/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:52 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627080/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Tim Reid, Tom Dreesen were interracial comedy team in late 60s, early '70s Their book is called "Tim & Tom: An American Comedy in Black and White" Two faced challenges breaking through, finally went separate ways Reid best known for "WKRP," other shows; Dreesen longtime standup ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627084/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:51 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627084/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Guinness World Records Day efforts range from the ridiculous to the absurd Largest Dog Wedding, Most Apples Cut in the Air with a Sword among categories Record book's editor praises pursuit of goals in spite of economic ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627085/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:51 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627085/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Michael Crichton wrote several best-sellers, including "Jurassic Park" Crichton, a physician, also helped create hit TV show "ER" Crichton died after "courageous and private battle against cancer," release ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627088/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:50 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627088/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Ted Turner says he's "encouraged" by election of Barack Obama as president The CNN founder expects tough economic times ahead Turner: Reconciliation with ex-wife Jane Fonda unlikely, "but you never know" Time Warner didn't do enough "due diligence" before merging with AOL, Turner ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627086/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:50 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627086/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Terkel won Pulitzer Prize in 1985 for book about World War II, "The Good War" Son: "My dad led a long, full, eventful -- sometimes tempestuous -- satisfying life" Terkel once said death "makes the value of life all the more precious" Author believed elderly, those "who've borne witness" to life are best ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627089/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:49 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627089/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Gregory Maguire's new book, "A Lion Among Men," is about the Cowardly Lion Maguire wrote children's books for 14 years before writing "Wicked" "Wicked" has sold more than 2.5 million copies New novel is about "taking control of the destiny of your own character," Maguire ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627087/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:49 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627087/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Candace Bushnell has a new book, "One Fifth Avenue" It's story of the scramble for a penthouse apartment owned by a high-society queen Bushnell says she often knows her characters better than any real person Books "have to say something about contemporary life," she ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627090/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:48 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627090/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Frank was in Atlanta to talk about "The Wrecking Crew: How Conservatives Govern" (Metropolitan/Henry Holt), and the left-leaning cultural historian had plenty to reflect ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627095/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:47 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627095/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Web site operator wants to publish encyclopedia about Harry Potter novels Judge awards "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling and publisher $6,750 in damages Rowling says she has long planned to publish her own ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627091/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:47 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627091/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Author James Moore has released several books critical of President Bush Those on list provide additional information before getting a boarding pass FBI spokesperson: No suggestion anyone on list is there because of politics Congresswoman asks for investigation of people on list for political ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627093/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:46 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627093/scat/5c360008e1d53ede The cartoonist, who died at age 81 in 2003, had a storied career that included two Pulitzers -- including one for "Willie & Joe" -- several best-selling books and renown from veterans. But he never let his abiding concern for the regular guy stray far from his ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627094/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:46 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627094/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Wacky Packages, a product parody card series, were a huge fad in 1970s Some gags were created by Art "Maus" Spiegelman "This was before satire became a national industry," says writer Jay Lynch Cards would recast Crest as "Crust" and Dial soap as "Vile" ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627092/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:45 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214627092/scat/5c360008e1d53ede FILE - Jodi Arias cries as Steven Alexander, brother of murder victim Travis Alexander, makes his "victim impact statement" to the jury in this Thursday, May 16, 2013 file photo, during the penalty phase of the Jodi Arias trial at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix. Arias returns to court Monday May 20, 2013 for the continuation of her trial after being convicted of murder in her ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214626281/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 03:55:33 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214626281/scat/5c360008e1d53ede new atheism " is that it sometimes fails to understand the lived experience of quiet, happy faith. It is also baffled by the fact that intelligent people, with scientific and scholarly interests, have lived their life without religious doubts, content with what they were taught. The 17th-century writer and ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214626150/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 03:53:02 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214626150/scat/5c360008e1d53ede From its opening lines, Claire Messud's new novel, The Woman Upstairs , grips like a choke hold. The most unlikely hero, Nora Eldridge, is ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214626151/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 03:28:43 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214626151/scat/5c360008e1d53ede her mother. Anyway, it doesn't really matter. It turns out Jennifer's not really part of the story - her role is more to provide (the already haunted) Jackson with haunting flashbacks, and to introduce the theme of lost girls. Lost, abandoned and lonely.Right, to Edinburgh then, and there are plenty of them - lost girls. Jackson's client, Hope, for a start, taken to Australia by ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214625181/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 02:59:19 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214625181/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Lions are one of the most well-known animals on earth, but not everyone knows about sub-sect of the species called the white lion. These large felines are mostly identical to their brown family members, with the main distinction being the color of their coat. They are even in the same species category of Panthera Leo. A white lion is not an albino member of the species, as they do have some ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214624998/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 01:49:44 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214624998/scat/5c360008e1d53ede To say that Ernest Cline's new novel is the literary-fiction equivalent of VH1's I Love the 80's series may not sound like a compliment, ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214624564/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 01:42:44 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214624564/scat/5c360008e1d53ede In "Maid in Manhattan," Jennifer Lopez trots out her polished routine of a Bronx girl done good. Her character is a hardworking single mother ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214624565/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 01:42:43 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214624565/scat/5c360008e1d53ede The satisfying conclusion to Gardam’s ';Old Filth'; trilogy opens with the deaths of the rivals who dominated the previous novels—Sir Edward Feathers and Sir Terence Veneering. The narrative then alternates between the ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214623356/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Mon, 20 May 2013 00:27:23 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214623356/scat/5c360008e1d53ede