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Worst Movie Dads Ever

Posted 06.13.2013 | Entertainment
Read More: East of Eden, The Royal Tenenbaums, Chinatown, Worst Father Figures in Movies, Jack Torrance, The Shining, American Beauty, Worst Movie Dads, Honey I Shrunk the Kids, Video, The Empire Strikes Back, Natural Born Killers, Bad Movie Fathers, Darth Vader, Father's Day, Home Alone, Entertainment News

If you thought movie moms were bad, just wait until you catch a glimpse of these disastrous dads of cinema. From Royal Tenenbaum and Harry Wormwood to...

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Your Ultimate High School Reading List

Posted 02.20.2013 | Teen
Read More: 1984, East of Eden, The Catcher in the Rye, High School Required Reading, The Phantom Tollbooth, Teens-and-Twitter, Teens Favorite Required Books, Best High School Required Reading, Teens and Required Reading, Lord of the Flies, Best Required Books, Fun Stuff, To Kill a Mockingbird, Of Mice and Men, Teen News

It's not always fun to read when it's required for school, but once in a while a special piece of literature will bring out our inner book-worm and ge...

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An Appreciation of John Steinbeck

Dave Astor | Posted 10.24.2012 | Books
Read More: Novels, East of Eden, John Steinbeck Books, John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath, Labor Day, John Steinbeck Novels, John-Steinbeck-Archive, Grapes of Wrath, Books News
Dave Astor

With Labor Day approaching, a reader's thoughts might turn to an author with an immense sympathy for the working class. That author is John Steinbeck, and this post is an appreciation of his work.

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Reading Iconic Novels Later in Life: Worth the Wait?

Dave Astor | Posted 02.14.2012 | Books
Read More: Classic Novels, Classic Literature, East of Eden, Classic Books, Don Quixote, All Quiet Remarque, Best Classic Books, Books News
Dave Astor

As a teen and young adult, I managed to polish off some famous books. But, for various reasons, other renowned novels remained tantalizingly in my future.

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Most Evil Book Villains: Readers Reveal Their Favorites

Posted 07.18.2011 | Books
Read More: Moby Dick, East of Eden, Best Book Villains, Iago, No Country for Old Men, Wuthering Heights, Book Villains, Harry Potter, Frankenstein, Lord Voldemort, American Psycho, Othello, Oliver Twist, Captain Ahab, Books News

Yesterday, Random House (@randomhouse) tweeted, "The #NY rain is making us feel slightly evil, which brings us to ask. Who is your favorite villain in...

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Trifecta Interview: Michael Cuesta Directs Ron Eldard and Jill Hennessy in The Roadie: Queens, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll

Cynthia Ellis | Posted 07.16.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Toronto, Bobby Cannavale, East of Eden, Jeremy Irons, Dexter, Michael Cuesta, Death of a Salesman, Broadway, Six Feet Under, Dead Ringers, Arthur Miller, Blue Oyster Cult, Biloxi Blues, Inside the Actor's Studio, Luck, Crossing Jordan, Indigo Girls, Ghost in My Mind, The Roadie, On the Waterfront, Thomas Wolfe, Lois Smith, Jill Hennessy, James Lipton, David Cronenberg, L.I.E., Doubt, Hbo, Mandy Patinkin, Leslie Hassler, Five Easy Pieces, Cynthia Ellis, True Blood, Law and Order, Dame Eileen Atkins, Lilith Fair, Claire Danes, Marlon Brando, Forrest Hills, Ron Eldard, Gerald Cuesta, Steven Spielberg, JJ Abrams, Super 8, Damian Lewis, In Plain Sight, Showtime, Entertainment News
Cynthia Ellis

The adage, "You can't go home again," isn't completely true. You can go home again, but it's going to involve serious heartbreak, a coke binge, multiple altercations, confronting uncomfortable truths and your own mother slapping your just-punched face.

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Spotted Reading In Public: What Have We Seen You Reading Recently? (PHOTOS)

Posted 07.13.2011 | Books
Read More: East of Eden, John Steinbeck, Tick Tock, James Patterson, A Discovery of Witches, The Physiology of Taste, I Was Told There'd Be Cake, Malcolm Gladwell, Lush Life, Spotted Reading in Public, When the Killing's Done, Wagner's Ring, Deobrah Harkness, The Tipping Point, The Ethics of What We Eat, T.C. Boyle, Sloane Crosley, Richard Price, Books News

We've had our eyes on you lately and have seen you reading a wide array of genres, as usual. From best-sellers to beloved classics, you've been seen r...

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Bad Girls In Literature: Craziest, Most Evil Female Characters (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post | Zoe Triska | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
Read More: Wicked Witch of the West, East of Eden, Jane Eyre, John Steinbeck, Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, Slidepollajax, Shakespeare, c.s. Lewis, Charlotte Bronte, The Manchurian Candidate, Snow Queen, Books News

Be it hormones or just a wicked streak, there are plenty of evil, crazy women scattered throughout literature. This week, we asked you for the most e...

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FILM: New Yorker On Elia Kazan's Storied Life And Career (And Boxed Set)

Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts
Read More: New Yorker, Elia Kazan, East of Eden, On the Waterfront, American Film, Warren Beatty, Marilyn Monroe, Marlon Brando, House Unamerican Activities Committee, John Lahr, Arthur Miller, A Streetcar Named Desire, James Dean, Video, Arts News

As Elia Kazan walks to the microphone to receive his Honorary Oscar, about two-thirds of the room stands to clap. Warren Beatty is fighting back tears...

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