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Why Precious Matters: Fiction as Witness

Nina Sankovitch | Posted 11.17.2009 | Books


Nina Sankovitch

It is no accident that the hopes of Precious become manifest when she learns to read and write and she begins to do both, voraciously. It is through reading and writing that Precious finds her own life and her own voice.

Great Author Interviews With Barbara Kingsolver, Sapphire, and Mary Karr(AUDIO)

npr.com | Posted 11.10.2009 | Books


NPR has a host of great author interviews every week, and we thought we'd bring you the best of the recent ones. Listen below for three really great o...

The Pride of Precious Jones

Michael Henry Adams | Posted 11.13.2009 | New York


Michael Henry Adams

Almost every African-American knows, is related to, or is acquainted with a Precious Jones or her mother, Mary.

Oprah On Book That Inspired Precious: "A Modern-Day Color Purple"

AP | ALICIA QUARLES | Posted 10.01.2009 | Books


TORONTO — Oprah Winfrey was so taken by Sapphire's novel "Push" that she read it more than once. Yet even though the talk-show host has made be...

GONZO CANNES: Can You Handle Mo'Nique?

Dana Kennedy | Posted 06.15.2009 | Entertainment


Dana Kennedy

Believe it, b**ches. And don't forget the apostrophe. As far as I'm concerned, Mo'Nique could take Meryl Streep in an Oscar bar fight one-handed - and clean the floor with her.

Dakota Fanning's Busy Decade (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Posted 03.09.2009 | Entertainment


Dakota Fanning is having a big weekend. She is on Friday's "Late Show" with David Letterman to promote the two movies she stars in that both open this...

Brain Teaser: Solve the Puzzle!

www.mochiads.com | MochiAds | Posted 03.09.2009 | Home


Pushing blocks has never been easier. Push pieces to the board from the left or right Game ends when board is full and at least 2 pieces on it are same kind

Sundance Top Honors Go To "Push"

AP | RYAN PEARSON | Posted 02.25.2009 | Entertainment


PARK CITY, Utah — The Sundance Film Festival's prizes for best U.S. drama on Saturday went to "Push," the dark yet hopeful story of a young woma...