Annemarie Dooling
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Community Editor, Huffington Post. Writer, Gadling, Urlesque. Book club member. Traveler. Bulldog owner. Brooklyn native.

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What Do You Want To Do Before You Die?: Your Winner Is...

(14) Comments | Posted May 13, 2012 | 9:31 PM

Last month, The Huffington Post and The Buried Life asked you about that one amazing, life changing thing you want to do before you leave this earth. Your responses were nothing short of amazing. We were moved to tears by so many personal emails, opened dozens of videos...

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'The Night Circus' By Erin Morgenstern Is The Next HuffPost Book Club Pick

(39) Comments | Posted May 8, 2012 | 6:15 PM

Last week we asked you to vote for our next pick. With a slew of emails, comments, votes and tweets crying out for an engaging and fun novel to follow from "What It Is Like To Go To War", the final choice was clear.

40% of you...

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Vote: Which U.S. Destination Is The Ultimate Summer Vacation Spot?

(1) Comments | Posted May 7, 2012 | 8:05 AM

Last year you told us which worldly destination make up your bucket list, this year we're staying state side with an homage to all things Americana. So, throughout the month of May the editors of HuffPost Travel will be celebrating National Travel and Tourism Week by...

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HuffPost Book Club: Vote On The Next Book

(15) Comments | Posted May 2, 2012 | 2:20 PM

This weekend we'll wrap up coverage on "What It Is Like To Go To War," a discussion compiled through weeks worth of comments and tweets, a range of really fantastic community blogs and dozens of amazing personal emails. And now we're ready to move...

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Families And Flying: Should Airlines Offer Children-Only Seating Areas And Flights?

(235) Comments | Posted April 18, 2012 | 7:17 AM

Last week blogger Keli Goff relived her tale of angst in the sky, when she forced to share her flight with a particularly unaccomodating family. Her personal story electrified the comments of The Huffington Post, with both families and the childless weighing in on the base topic: Should...

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'What It Is Like To Go To War': War In Your Words

(4) Comments | Posted April 16, 2012 | 2:40 PM

This week the HuffPost Book Club is in Seattle with author Karl Marlantes. If you're in the area, join us at 7pm on Wednesday, April 18th at The Elliott Bay Book Company, a favorite local shop, for discussions both on his book 'What It Is Like To Go...

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Meet Revel: Does Atlantic City Need A New Resort?

(21) Comments | Posted April 9, 2012 | 2:45 PM

At the far end of the boardwalk, past a line of squat, peeling buildings, there's no missing it. The tall glass tower of Revel, Atlantic City's latest hotel-casino, reflects the sky and sea, and a steady stream of cars turn off Pacific Avenue to enter the parking garage....

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'What It Is Like To Go To War': The Discussion Has Begun

(1) Comments | Posted April 3, 2012 | 1:19 PM

This week we began reading the Karl Marlantes novel, 'What It Is Like To Go To War' and though Marlantes has just touched the surface of some very deep and serious issues, we've already got a few great talking points, and some fantastic blogs from our community.

What...

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Romeo and Juliet: The Most Overused Monologue Ever?

(4) Comments | Posted April 2, 2012 | 8:19 AM

The words of William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" might be some of the most frequently quoted monologues ever, but that doesn't stop them from being magnificent. Case in point: we've rounded up some of YouTube's best theatrical performers. They're passionate, they're endearing, and they're all performing...

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What Do You Want To Do Before You Die? (COMPETITION)

(177) Comments | Posted March 28, 2012 | 2:29 PM

UPDATE: Competition is now closed. The shortlist has been slightly delayed but will be announced soon! In the meantime, please read a few of the submissions here.

When we received a copy of "What Do You Want To Do Before You Die," by the four...

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What It Is Like To Go To War: Get Ready To Read

(1) Comments | Posted March 27, 2012 | 1:24 PM

Last week we announced our latest book club pick, Karl Marlantes' spiritual and psychological battle novel, "What It Is Like To Go To War," and since then, we've been completely inundated with amazing commentary from Book Club readers new and seasoned alike.

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Blood, Bones and Butter: Meet Gabrielle Hamilton

(0) Comments | Posted March 13, 2012 | 4:48 PM

We're nearing the end of our HuffPost Book Club reading of 'Blood, Bones and Butter," Gabrielle Hamilton's book about the coming of age of a reluctant chef and are floored by all of your intuitive commentary. We've set up a discussion page for those who have finished to dig-in to...

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Mexico: One Vacation, Four Ways

(18) Comments | Posted March 3, 2012 | 7:54 AM

No two people go on the same vacation. Depending on who you're speaking to, a trip to Mexico can be a relaxing beach getaway, or an adventurers hiking sojourn. And because different travelers view the same spots across the world with different eyes, we were elated to see these very...

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Blood, Bones and Butter: Cooking As Life

(4) Comments | Posted February 28, 2012 | 11:02 AM

When we first announced that we'd be reading Gabrielle Hamilton's 'Blood, Bones and Butter' as our second HuffPost Book Club pick, we received a lot of responses from you, and not all of them overwhelmingly positive. You voiced concerns over our pick of a "food book,"...

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Puppy Bowl 2012: A Happy Ending For One Fuzzy Player

(66) Comments | Posted February 2, 2012 | 2:41 PM

On Sunday, Feb. 5, the players will enter the stadium, line up, and prepare to ... catch a tiny plastic football. That's right, the 59 fuzzy MVPs of the sporting world's cutest event are gearing up for their shining moment: it's time for the 2012 Puppy Bowl.

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'The Tiger's Wife' And The Deathless Man

(1) Comments | Posted January 11, 2012 | 5:43 PM

Features a special challenge - see below!

When the Books editors all met a few months ago, we had very different thoughts on what constitutes a book club, but one item we all agreed on was that it should be all about the readers.

After all, reading a book...

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BookTalk: What Would You Gift Your Favorite Literary Character?

(8) Comments | Posted December 14, 2011 | 8:21 AM

As the holiday season rolls in, we're inundated with gift guides for book lovers, would-be book readers and literary fanatics, but what of the characters themselves? Last month you told us which famous authors and literary characters you'd love to sit down and enjoy Thanksgiving dinner with; this...

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1,000 Places To See Before You Die: Your Most Desired Vacation Destination

(374) Comments | Posted December 1, 2011 | 7:06 AM

Thousands of travel fans voted on our "1,000 Places To See Before You Die" bracket and we've reached the end of our challenge. With hundreds of comments and thousands of votes, you unanimously picked the ultimate destination you'd want to visit before you die...

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1000 Places To See Before You Die: Vote On The Ultimate Destination

(141) Comments | Posted November 28, 2011 | 12:24 PM

UPDATE 12/1: The polls are officially closed and we have reached a winner. Click to see your most desired vacation destination!

In the travelers anthology, "1000 Places To See Before You Die," by author Patricia Schultz, you could spend hours searching, scanning and leafing off pages...

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Which Lit Character Would You Have Over As A Thanksgiving Guest?

(99) Comments | Posted November 22, 2011 | 6:14 PM

The holiday season is a peculiar beast. You're systematically torn from your daily activities into a whirlwind of mistletoe and ribbons, and plunked down in the center of a table of your favorite relatives, as well as those you'd rather only see for this short time each year. But instead...

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