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The Future of Reading: Learning From the Past to Thrive in the Future

Steve Haber | Posted 10.23.2009 | Books

Read More: Google, Ereaders, Internet, Open Formats, Boston Book Festival, Book Publishing, Books, Public Libraries, Digital Content, Future of Reading, Mark Twain, Reading, Sony, Digital Divide, Ebooks, Books News
Steve Haber

To truly open the future of books and reading, consumers must be freed from proprietary devices and formats. We owe it to those who came before us to bring access to as many as possible.

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In Support of a California Enterprise Commission

Bill Mundell | Posted 10.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: California Budget, Dmv, Bankruptcy, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mark Twain, California Budget Crisis, Rose Bowl, California, Politics News
Bill Mundell

Incredibly, the state of California, the 8th largest economy in the world, doesn't have a complete balance sheet. It's not a question of bankruptcy, taxes, or services, but of redeploying the state's significant assets.

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Irving Penn, Twitter, and the Everydayness of Life

Adam Hanft | Posted 10.08.2009 | Style

Read More: Irving Penn, Charles Dickens, New York Times, Twitter, Metropolitan Museum, Andy Grundberg, Mark Twain, Starbucks, Raymond Carver, Style News
Adam Hanft

Twitphobes complain, "Do I really care if so-and-so picked up the kids or had to wait too long for a latte at Starbucks?" Maybe we do. Maybe we should. Maybe we can.

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Ken Burns' New National Parks Documentary Starts Slowly, But Gets Better

Levi Novey | Posted 09.24.2009 | Green

Read More: Grand Canyon, Theodore Roosevelt, Yellowstone, Stephen Mather, Documentaries, Dayton Duncan, Everglades National Park, Gifford Pinchot, Franklin Roosevelt, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Lincoln Memorial, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, History, Tourism, Martin Luther King, Ken Burns, John Muir, National Park Service, Yosemite, Documentary, Mark Twain, PBS Documentaries, National Parks, Forest Service, The National Parks: America's Best Idea, Civilian Conservation Corps, Green Jobs, Green News
Levi Novey

I suspect those who only watch the first few episodes will be teetering on the edge of boredom. Those who stay around longer, or just cherry-pick an episode to watch among the later ones will end up much more excited and satisfied.

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Mad Men's Emmy Triumph Comes As "Guy Walks Into An Advertising Agency" -- HuffPost Review

William Bradley | Posted 09.21.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: 1960s, New York, Christina Hendricks, Joan Holloway, Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, Roger Sterling, James Bond, Matthew Weiner, Advertising, Betty Draper, Bob Dylan, Don Draper, January Jones, Beatles, John Slattery, Mad Men, Mark Twain, The Sopranos, Entertainment News
William Bradley

Last night's repeat win at the Emmy Awards further enshrined Mad Men as television's best series on a night when it aired a consequential new episode.

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'How to Be Happy' and Stop Being Fearful

Francesca Biller-Safran | Posted 09.15.2009 | Living

Read More: Fear, Einstein, Japanese, Art Buchwald, Beethoven’s Fifth, Woody Allen, Steven Hawking, Accidents, Jewish, Dave Brubeck and Bobby Darrin, Cole Porter, Mack the Knife”, “Take Five’, Schwinn, Shakespeare, Leonardo Da’ Vinci, “Warrior Samurai”, Mark Twain, Mazeltov, Living News
Francesca Biller-Safran

Children are naturally prone to curiosity -- but all too often this is replaced by nurture that cautions against everything that is unknown, leading ultimately to a life ultimately not much worth knowing about at all.

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Back to the Classics, for Grown-ups

Sarah Schmelling | Posted 09.26.2009 | Books

Read More: Social Networking, Jane Austen, Books, Classic Literature, Charles Dickens, Judd Apatow, Facebook, Mark Twain, The Great Gatsby, Back to School, Books News
Sarah Schmelling

I recommend this assignment to those with the crisp copies of Moby-Dick and Brave New World on display probably just to impress people.

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Anti-Aging Advice From a 96-Year-Old Hottie

Francesca Biller-Safran | Posted 09.07.2009 | Living

Read More: Marilyn Monroe, Root Beer Floats, Miss USA, President Obama, The Presidential Elections, Antique Clothing, The Civil War, Fashionsita, Kings and Queens of Europe, Thanksgiving, Vice President Joe Biden, Mark Twain, Senior Center, Chanel No. 5, Ferragamo Shoes, Lexus, Living News
Francesca Biller-Safran

Still driving around town in her shiny red Lexus, my grandma continues to maintain her sassy, coiffed hairdo, along with a manicure and shopping trips to keep up with the latest fashions.

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Every Status Update Tells a Story: Twitter Novels and Facebook Lit

Sarah Schmelling | Posted 08.15.2009 | Media

Read More: Facebook Parody, Literature, Oscar Wilde, Facebook Lit, Twitter, Jane Austen, Maidens Who Don't Float, Facebook, Movies, Movie Lines, Social Media, First Draft Movie Lines, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Parody, Facebook Status, Mark Twain, Ophelia, Media News
Sarah Schmelling

The term sounds like a make-your-own-course title for a sixth-year undergrad at a progressive college but Facebook Lit has been my creative challenge and my job for a year.

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Late Bloomers?

Lloyd I. Sederer, MD | Posted 08.14.2009 | Living

Read More: Mental Disorders, Mental Illness, Cezanne, Mental Health, Daniel Defoe, Robinson-Crusoe, Sigmund Freud, Malcolm Gladwell, Mark Twain, Henri Matisse, Living News
Lloyd I. Sederer, MD

Recovery, making a life of contribution despite and with a mental illness, is about hope and belief and patience and persistence.

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Celebrating Independence Day During Wartime

Luis Carlos Montalván | Posted 08.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Independence Day, Abraham Lincoln, Fourth of July, Mark Twain, Afghanistan War, Declaration of Independence, War in Iraq, Veterans, Politics News
Luis Carlos Montalván

On the eve of our Grand Celebration of the extraordinary decree that declared us a free republic, we find ourselves chained to the wreckage of a brutally flawed casus belli.

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Fathers Matter "Now" More Than Ever

Francesca Biller-Safran | Posted 07.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Poverty, Rape, Jerry Lewis, Crime, Single Mothers, Gloria Steinem, Politically Correct, Thomas Jefferson, Sigmund Freud, Male Influence, Gen Robert E Lee, Bill Cosby, Father's Day, Barack Obama, Fatherless Boys, Pragmatic, Mental Illness, Charles Manson, Clinton, Child Abuse, George Washington, Lee Harvey Oswald, Pop-Psyche Culture, Fatherless Children, Billy the Kid, Jack the Ripper, Nario Cuomo, Mark Twain, Happy Father's Day, Living News
Francesca Biller-Safran

Male influence in a child's life is invaluable, irreplaceable and necessary for most of us. There, I said it.

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Could Great Magazines Publish Less Original Material?

Julia Cheiffetz | Posted 06.21.2009 | Media

Read More: Distraction, Mark Twain, Madoff, Wired, Gourmet Magazine, Wired Magazine, Magazines, Harpers Magazine, Vogue Magazine, Media News
Julia Cheiffetz

During this moment of transition when budgets for long form journalism seem scarcer by the day, maybe looking to the classics or the public domain is one tiny way to keep our collective attention span in tact.

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Survivor Tocantins: Puff's Revenge

Tallulah Morehead | Posted 06.15.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Reality TV, Poetry, Television, Puff the Magic Dragon, Survivor, Cecil B. DeMille, Cbs, Survivor Tocantins, Mark Twain, Entertainment News
Tallulah Morehead

When Jeff Probst is openly dissing you in the recap, you are in big trouble.

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This Little Piggy Doesn't Go to Market: How to Fight Fear and Make It Work For You

Noah St. John | Posted 06.01.2009 | Living

Read More: Emotions, Fear, Mark Twain, Media Free Zone, Fearlessness, Swine Flu, H1n1, Living News
Noah St. John

Knowledge is king and awareness is power. The positive actions you take to face any situation in life give you control over your behavior and emotions. That's how to fight fear and make it work for you.

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The Bank Bailout Spending Spree

Mike Papantonio | Posted 03.20.2009 | Business

Read More: George Bush, Citigroup, Bank of America, Stimulus Plan, Mike Papantonio, Recession, Bailout, Mark Twain, Barack Obama, Corporate Welfare, Tarp, Economy, Ceos, Financial Crisis, Business News
Mike Papantonio

Mark Twain gave us some accurate insight into entities like Bank of America: "A banker is a fellow who lends us an umbrella when the sun is shining and wants it back the minute it begins to rain."

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Looking Backward-McCain Style

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 11.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, George H. W, 20th Century, Bill Ayers, Bob Dole, Repubican Party, Mark Twain, Cold War, Campaign 2008, 21st Century, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Bush, Politics News
Lincoln Mitchell

By alluding to incidents that happened almost 40 years ago and making charges that would have made Joe McCarthy proud, McCain supporters are, almost literally, fighting the last (Cold) war.

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Advice for Obama: Listen to Mark Twain

Sanford D. Horwitt | Posted 10.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Progressive Era, John McCain, Teddy Roosevelt, Dan Balz, Reform, Mark Twain, Wall Street Journal, Barack Obama, Change, Obama Change, Tocqueville, Politics News
Sanford D. Horwitt

The problem with the word "change" is that it's soft and vague -- and that's how too many blue collar and undecided voters perceive Obama.

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George Carlin: An Irish Mensch

Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 07.01.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Eve's Seed, Grand Theft Jesus, George Carlin, Mark Twain, George Carlin Dead, Entertainment News
Robert S. McElvaine

After one of George's hilarious shows, we talked about my theories on the meaning of vulgar language. I was struck by what a calm, deep-thinking person he was off-stage.

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Twain, Wharton Homes Among Historic Houses In Financial Jeapardy

AP | STEPHANIE REITZ | Posted 06.25.2008 | Business

Read More: Edith Wharton, Mark Twain House Closing, The Mount, Mark Twain House, Wharton the Mount, Mark Twain House Hartford, The Twain House, Historic Homes, Edith Wharton Lenox, Historic Homes Foreclosure, Mark Twain, Business News

HARTFORD, Conn. — Mark Twain, Edith Wharton and other boldfaced names among the dead have something in common with living Americans in these har...

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Credit Crunch Not Affecting Art Auctions

Reuters | Jeremy Lovell | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Soetheby's, Olivier Camu, Christie's, Mark Twain, Art Auctions, Modern Art, Impressionist Art, Business News

Rather like the premature reports of the death of Mark Twain, forecasts of the collapse of the art market as a result of the global credit crunch appe...

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