Seabiscuit

Ron Dicker

How To Get A Kentucky Derby Winner On The Cheap

HuffingtonPost.com | Ron Dicker | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Seabiscuit, Investing, Video, Kentucky Derby, Preakness, Aqueduct Raceway, Kentucky Derby Horses, Horses, Colts, Partnerships, Preakness Stakess, Belmont Racetrack, Triple Crown, Saratoga, Horse Racing, Money News

If Saturday's Kentucky Derby makes you dream of owning a thoroughbred for the price of a nag, you're in luck. Several firms arrange partnerships for s...

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William H. Macy Goes for Broke (and Drunk) in Showtime's Shameless

Cynthia Ellis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Camel, Chicago, Jurassic Park, The Office, St Nicholas Company, House of Games, The Oscars, Desperate Housewives, Shameless, Magnolia, Fargo, David Mamet, The Cooler, Archie Bunker, Joan Cusack, Wag the Dog, William H. Macy, Seabiscuit, John Wells, Er, Showtime, Boogie Nights, Sexual Perversity in Chicago, 2011, Stuart Gordon, Atlantic Theatre Company, Paul Abbott, Goddard College, Cynthia Ellis, Marlon Brando, Felicity Huffman, The Spanish Prisoner, Leslie Hassler, John Levy, Entertainment News
Cynthia Ellis

William H. Macy has a voice that could sell needles to a porcupine. He can say the word "Golly" and have it be rife with unspoken meaning and depth.

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The Wizard of Oz Remake

James Campion | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Seabiscuit, Consumerism, The Last Supper, Pop Art, Remakes, Edward Scissorhands, The Wizard of Oz, Film, Movies, Babe Ruth, Hollywood, Culture, Entertainment News
James Campion

If there is a piece of suitably untouchable Americana, a seminal work of art and a signature expression of a particular time and place in its creation, it would be The Wizard of Oz.

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Rap, Eloise, Seabiscuit And Doughnuts

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Book Market, Laura Hillenbrand, Books, Anis Shivani, Seabiscuit, Mark Kurlansky, Kay Thompson, Doughnuts, Book Review, Bestsellers, Edible Stories, Rap, Book Review Roundup, Reviews, Unbroken, Oliver Sacks, Lara Ferroni, Eloise, Books News

"Autobiography of Mark Twain" by Mark Twain The American-Statesman Twain was insistent never to write a coherent, chronological account of his life. A...

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Will Arnett -- Finding the Next Job for Gob

Jon Chattman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Seabiscuit, Gob Bluth, Steve Carrell, Elizabeth Banks, Las Vegas, The Office, Will Arnett, Dunder Mifflin, Arrested Development, 30 Rock, Alec Baldwin, Nbc, Entertainment News
Jon Chattman

Why not take Gob Bluth, move him to Las Vegas, and try to keep up with real magicians. I know an Arrested spin-off is a few years too late, but as Gob himself would say 'cmon!'

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'Seabiscuit' Author Laura Hillenbrand Will Have New Book Out In November

The New York Times | JULIE BOSMAN; Compiled by DAVE ITZKOFF | Posted 05.25.2011

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The second book by Laura Hillenbrand, the author of "Seabiscuit," is to be published in November, Random House announced on Monday....

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American Thoroughbred Racing Needs a Lifeline, and the Answer Can Be Found in Australia

Eric O'Keefe | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Melbourne Cup, Seabiscuit, Australian Horse Racing, Horseracing, Alcopop, Horse Track, The Cup, Horse Racing, American Horse Racing, Style News
Eric O'Keefe

So why is Thoroughbred racing alive and kicking Down Under? The obstacles they face are no different -- casino gambling, online competitors, and of course rising costs.

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The Preakness: Fear and Loathing of a Fantastic Filly

Matthew DeBord | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jess Jackson, Run for the Roses, The Preakness Stakes, Super Filly, Pimlico, Filly, Calvin Borel, Seabiscuit, The Preakness, Run for the Black-Eyed Susans, Mine That Bird, The Belmont Stakes, Run for the Carnations, Depression 2.0, The Kentucky Derby, Preakness Odds, Preakness Stakes 2009, Entertainment News
Matthew DeBord

The Derby is well-marketed, mawkish insanity. The Preakness? Um, well... not exactly drenched in tradition, is it? I mean, what do the fans at the track drink while they're waiting for the race to start?

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Seabiscuit Gets the Last Laugh

Maggie Van Ostrand | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: U.S. Post Office, Laura Hillenbrand, Seabiscuit Stamp, U.S.P.S., Seabiscuit, Style News
Maggie Van Ostrand

A 44-cent stamp featuring the great thoroughbred racehorse, Seabiscuit, will be issued by the U.S. Postal Service. This stamp is significant for one huge reason: We the people did it!

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