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Is Reading Overrated? One Writer Argues Yes

guardian.co.uk | Rick Gekoski | Posted 05.25.2011

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I've been thinking about reading, and (as one does) got my Google finger out, and have been going through "reading quotations". That is: what has been...

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Blue Valentine: Reviewing the Reviewers

Melody Breyer-Grell | Posted 05.25.2011

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Melody Breyer-Grell

I did not go see Blue Valentine with the goal of writing a review. My exasperation was brought on by my belief that the reviewers of this film missed some of the film's real messages.

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Julia the Hindu, and the Pray in Eat Pray Love

Philip Goldberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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Philip Goldberg

The powerful forces of celebrity and popular culture have thrust India's Vedic heritage into the spotlight. All the media attention inspires some to cynicism and others to a genuine spiritual enquiry.

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Top 10 Books With The Best Dialogue

The Guardian | Frederic Raphael | Posted 05.25.2011

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"Dialogue brings a novel to life. It is possible to compose fiction without it, just as Georges Perec was able to write an entire book without using t...

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The Big Dollar Bustout ... Is Too Big To Fail Still an Option?

Eric Ehrmann | Posted 05.25.2011

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Eric Ehrmann

With efforts to rebrand America's national identity in the electronic media falling flat like a bad online date, taking away the dollar's too big to fail status might be the better wake up call.

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