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Monday, October 08, 2012
Three Books...
Disaster Strikes! Three Books Where Things Go Awry
October 8, 2012 A book without suffering or struggle can only be described as one thing: boring. For Three Books, author Will Wiles writes about his favorite literary misadventures. Do you have a favorite book about everything going wrong? Tell us in the comments.
Watch This: Native American Author Sherman Alexie
October 8, 2012 The author and poet is known for his perspective on being a Native American in contemporary culture. Alexie shares his recommendations for YouTube videos, movies and TV shows, including iconic Olympic moments, raunchy British teens and an Eastwood Western.
Sunday, October 07, 2012
Games & Humor
Three-Minute Fiction: 'No Down Time'
October 7, 2012 The president laughed and stuck the pea in his nose again. The first time he had done it, he had gotten such a big laugh that he simply had to do it again. After all, it was Christmas Eve! No war, no unemployment. Just a little dinnertime fun for the leader of the free world and his family.
Movies I've Seen A Million Times
The Movie Queen Latifah Has 'Seen A Million Times'
October 7, 2012 Actress Queen Latifah could watch Steel Magnolias a million times. "I was around 19 years old when it came out, and I was sort of into those emotional types of movies," she says.
Author Interviews
The Wild Adventure Continues In 'Under Wildwood'
October 7, 2012 Colin Meloy, best known as the Decemberists' front man, is also a novelist. His newest book is the second in a series for young readers, called Wildwood Chronicles. The book catches up with its precocious protagonist, Prue, who leaves the seventh grade to return to the magical world of Wildwood.
The Picture Show
Catching The 'Shadow' Of A Lost World
October 7, 2012 Photographer Edward Curtis decided to chronicle the experience of the vanishing Native American tribes at the end of the 19th century. It was an unbelievably ambitious project that would define Curtis, his work and his legacy.
Author Interviews
'Wooden Floors' Pack Hidden Thrill In Author's Debut
October 7, 2012 When an aspiring writer agrees to look after his old friend's flat, enduring an absent homeowner's passive-aggressive notes isn't the worst that will happen. In his first novel, Care of Wooden Floors, Will Wiles follows a housesitting job gone terribly, terribly wrong.
Television
TV's Britton Fights To Stay In Nashville's Lights
October 7, 2012 Best known for her role in the TV series Friday Night Lights, Connie Britton plays a veteran country megastar whose cooling career is threatened by a new rising singer. Britton stars in the new TV series Nashville, which premieres this Wednesday on ABC.
Sunday Puzzle
Frog Stuck In Your C-R-O-A-T?
October 7, 2012 You'll be given a category, and you name something in the category starting with each of the letters in the word "Croat." For example, if the category were "boy's names," you might say Chris, Roger, Otto, Adam and Terry.
Saturday, October 06, 2012
Television
YouTube Introduces Teens To Carol Burnett's Show
October 6, 2012 Saturday night on CBS in 1973: All In The Family, M*A*S*H, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Bob Newhart Show and The Carol Burnett Show. The pioneering comedienne was a capstone of American television for more than a decade. Now, a new DVD collection compiles 16 of Carol Burnett's favorite episodes.
Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!
Musician Ben Folds Plays Not My Job
October 6, 2012 Years ago, musician Ben Folds started a band with his two friends and called it the Ben Folds Five. Ben Folds went on to have a solo career, but he's gotten the band back together and their new album is The Sound of the Life of the Mind. Folds plays a game called "I'll Be Back!"
