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'You, Nero': Pay What You Will Toga Party At Arena Stage

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.21.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Not everyone has an emperor's riches. Arena Stage is holding a pay-what-you-will toga party for "You, Nero," a play by Pulitzer-finalist...

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Confessions of a Book Slut

Lev Raphael | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lev Raphael

For as long as I can remember, I was a monogamous reader. I'd start a book and read it straight through no matter how much time that took. Now I'm a book slut.

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GOP Leaders Play Games While Oil Pours Into the Gulf

Mitchell Bard | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mitchell Bard

We have real problems in the United States that have to be addressed. But how can we solve anything when too many political leaders are more interested in seizing on issues to score political points?

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Nero Palace Collapse: Domus Aurea Suffers Reported Damage

AP | ALESSANDRA RIZZO | Posted 05.25.2011

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ROME — A huge chunk of a 2,000-year-old gallery in the complex including Emperor Nero's fabled Golden Palace collapsed on Tuesday, Rome's art of...

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Obama, Pundits, And Second Guessing Yourself

Jim Selman | Posted 11.17.2011

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Jim Selman

I've written about how life in our society is becoming a 'spectator sport'. I'm reminded of this as I hear pundits criticizing Obama as if their points aren't contrived to produce controversy or provoke conflict.

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Rome: Nero's Dining Room Unveiled

AP | MARTA FALCONI | Posted 05.25.2011

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ROME — Not only was Nero a Roman emperor, it turns out he may also have been the father of the revolving restaurant. Archaeologists unveiled Tue...

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