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A Lost And Found 'Wonder': Pearl S. Buck's Final Novel

npr.org 4 hours ago

Before her death in 1973, Pearl S. Buck wrote one final novel. But The Eternal Wonder languished in a Texas storage unit for decades until its discovery last fall.

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Gnomes Crash Distinguished Garden Show In England

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The contentious little creatures were allowed in the Chelsea Flower Show for the first time in its 100-year history...

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Wayne Miller, Photographer of War and Peace, Dies at 94

nytimes.com 2 hours ago

Mr. Miller’s images, whether taken of the front lines, the streets of Chicago or the birth of his own son, intimately chronicled a world remaking itself.

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Vivid Sydney timelapse: a spectacular canvas of light covers city landmarks - video

guardian.co.uk 10 hours ago

Some of Sydney's famous landmarks are transformed into a spectacular canvas of light as Vivid Sydney takes over the city after dark

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Fox News' Andrea Tantaros Tells Listeners to Punch Obama Voters In the Face

seattlepi.com 1 hour ago

Fox News radio host Andrea Tantaros asked her listeners for a favor on Thursday: punch people who voted for Barack Obama in the face...

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Fake Psy Party Crashes in Cannes

voanews.com 52 mins ago

A man pretending to be South Korean rapper Psy talked his way into glitzy parties at the Cannes film festival and posed with fans until he was spotted drinking champagne by the real Psy's manager...

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Museum starts night tours of signs from Vegas past

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LAS VEGAS (AP) — For years, the junked signs that advertised old Las Vegas have gathered dust in a neon boneyard a few miles from the sleek mega-casinos on the Strip.

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Saving Holly: Destined for dinner tables, Star joins race to rescue drug-filled mare from slaughter

thestar.com 15 hours ago

Star investigation: When the Star learned the striking paint mare with one blue eye had entered Canada’s food-slaughter pipeline even though prohibited drugs linked to cancer and bone-marrow disease...

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Oxford Town, Red Hook, and Every Other Place Bob Dylan’s Ever Sung About, Mapped

slate.com 24 May

Bob Dylan’s music, it’s often said, happens in a world of its own—where the highway is for gamblers and you’re always 1,000 miles from home...

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Rob Ford video scandal: Ford family faces fresh drug-related allegations in published report

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Doug Ford said there is no truth to new allegations the Ford family has a history with drugs and he was involved in selling hashish.

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Henry Diltz: caught in the Canyon

guardian.co.uk 2 hours ago

He photographed the most enduring images of the 60s folk-rock stars who lived in LA's Laurel Canyon. Now Henry Diltz has directed a documentary about the period...

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Two Songs That Led Keith Carradine From Screen To Broadway

npr.org 4 hours ago

One of Keith Carradine's most famous roles in recent years was as Wild Bill Hickok on the HBO TV show, Deadwood...

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Yoko Ono at 80: 'I feel that I am starting a new life, a second life'

guardian.co.uk 2 hours ago

In her New York home, the curator of Meltdown 2013 discusses art, John Lennon and a life of political activism with Sean O'Hagan

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Meet London's Master Architects In Jell-0

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London duo Sam Bompas and Harry Parr have made names for themselves with their wild, experimental food installations...

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Obama to Console Oklahoma Tornado Victims

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U.S. President Barack Obama makes a poignant visit Sunday to the city of Moore, Oklahoma which is just starting to recover from last week's deadly tornado.Mr. Obama will meet with and consol...

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'Black Widow' Suicide Bomber Wounds 18 in Russia

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A woman suicide bomber blew herself up in southern Russia's Dagestan Saturday, wounding at least 18 people, including children and several police officers. Police say the bomber detonate...

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Equity At 100: More Than Just A Broadway Baby

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The union of actors and stage managers, who banded together to improve working conditions in the early 1900s, marks its centennial this year...

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French soldier stabbed in throat, link to London attack unconfirmed

thestar.com 6 hours ago

President François Hollande said the identity of the attacker was unknown and cautioned against jumping to conclusions about the assault.

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'Black Widow' Suicide Bomber Wounds 12 in Russia

voanews.com 2 hours ago

A woman suicide bomber blew herself up in southern Russia's Dagestan Saturday, wounding at least 18 people, including children and several police officers. Police say the bomber detonated he...

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Thousands run and walk final mile of Boston Marathon

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About 3,000 athletes join victims of April 15 bombings to cross Boylston St. finish line, encouraged by a cheering crowd.

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Hockey Canada bans bodychecking at peewee level

thestar.com 7 hours ago

Saskatchewan lone opponent to checking ban for ages 11 and 12.

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British Police Arrest 3 New Suspects in Soldier's Killing

voanews.com 2 hours ago

British police have arrested three new suspects in connection with Wednesday's murder of a British soldier in London. Scotland Yard issued a statement saying three men in their 20's wer...

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In Hong Kong, Beef Over Sammy Kitchen's 3D Cow

voanews.com 2 hours ago

There are no chopsticks on the table at Sammy's Kitchen in Hong Kong. And that is not the only way this restaurant stands out in a neighborhood clustered with Cantonese fare. Sammy'...

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Cambodian Documentary Wins Cannes Prize for Innovative Cinema

voanews.com 1 hour ago

A documentary using small clay figurines to tell the story of how Cambodian filmmaker Rithy Panh's family perished under the Khmer Rouge regime won the top prize in the second most importan...

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A Literary Tale of Chechnya, The Horror and Whimsy

npr.org 4 hours ago

In his debut novel, A Constellation of Vital Phenomena, author Anthony Marra takes readers to Chechnya...

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Russia Cracks Down on Gay Activism as Ukraine Gays Hold First Rally

voanews.com 5 hours ago

Russian police arrested at least 30 gay rights activists and their opponents in the capital, Moscow, Saturday, enforcing the city's ban on gay rights demonstrations.The arrests coincided with...

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Art Basel Hong Kong- in pictures

guardian.co.uk 8 hours ago

The four-day annual show has until now only been held in Switzerland and the United States and has made a dazzling debut in Hong Kong

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Art review: Romare Bearden’s ‘Black Odyssey’ at the Amon Carter Museum

dallasnews.com 7 hours ago

In both collage and watercolor, characters from Homer’s epic are presented as questing African-Americans.

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Three-Minute Fiction: Geometry

npr.org 14 hours ago

I found your journal in my car. A slim, Moleskin, six by ten centimeters, soft cover, blue, curving upwards at the edges like an incredibly shallow bowl, or a key dish...

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Portfolio: Robert Ormerod

independent.co.uk 2 hours ago

"Oh, I don't like doing this," Philip Le Mansois-Field (above) announced as Robert Ormerod asked him to pose still for a static portrait. “Why am I just standing here?” he asked...

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