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Pharrell And Hans Zimmer To Collaborate For Oscars

Posted 12.12.2011

Read More: The Lion King, Academy Awards, Snoop Dogg, The Neptunes, Justin Timberlake, Pharrell Williams, The Oscars, The Da Vinci Code, Composers, Hans Zimmer, Arts News

The Academy Awards has seen some odd pairings (remember the awkward co-hosting team of Anne Hathaway and James Franco?), but perhaps this year's music...

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Audrey Tautou: Ages of You

Gregory Weinkauf | Posted 10.09.2011

Read More: A Very Long Engagement, Dirty Pretty Things, Audrey Tautou, Coco Before Chanel, The Da Vinci Code, Priceless, Amélie, Entertainment News

In just over a decade, Mlle. Tautou has afforded us cineastes a compact yet rich treasure trove of feminine archetypes.

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(R)evolution in Theater: "The Magdalene" at St. Clements

Lisa Paul Streitfeld | Posted 08.28.2011

Read More: J.C. Hanley, The Last Temptation of Christ, Sacred Marriage, Age of Aquarius, Off Broadway, James Olm, Mary Magdalene: A Musical Play, Jesus Christ, Hieros Gamos, Gospel of Mary, Jr., Mary Magdalene, St. Clements, Richard Malthy, The Da Vinci Code, Margaret Starbird, Gospels, Catholic Church, Arts News

Who is Mary Magdalene really? We know she was involved with Jesus...but how? As his disciple? Spiritual companion? Or perhaps his wife? ...

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Please, No More 'Sorry': Don't Apologize For My Divorce

Joel Dovev | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Social Media, Sorry, Apologies, Divorce, Hello Kitty, The Da Vinci Code, Very Awkward Moments, Jefferson Airplane, Divorce News

I don't want people to be sorry for me, because I'm not sorry for myself, and to be honest, there isn't anything really to be sorry about.

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Dan Brown Crowned 'Least Wanted' Author

The Guardian | Alison Flood | Posted 05.25.2011

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The bestselling American author, whose latest cryptographic thriller The Lost Symbol -- filled with such gems as "Is there life after death? Do humans...

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The Lying Art Of Historical Fiction

The Guardian | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: History, Wolf Hall, Historical Fiction, Books, The Da Vinci Code, Historical Accuracy, Braveheart, Books News

Judging historical fiction is not as simple as 'accurate equals good' and 'inaccurate equals bad'. It depends on whether the inaccuracies are construc...

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April Fools' 2010: The 11 Most Incredible Literary Hoaxes (PHOTOS, POLL)

The Huffington Post | Jessie Kunhardt | Posted 05.25.2011

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Happy April Fools' Day! This year, at HuffPost Books we're celebrating April Fools' by looking back at some of the greatest literary hoaxes of all tim...

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The Next Great Recession Will Occur in This Decade

Jerry Chautin | Posted 05.25.2011

I am writing a novel. It is about the next Great Recession that will occur in this decade. The book's subtext will cite the next Great Real Estate Bub...

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The AP: A Decade In Books

AP | HILLEL ITALIE | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Founding Brothers, A Million Little Pieces, The Audacity of Hope, Best Books of the Decade, Twilight, Threatening Storm, Bestsellers, Favorite Books, Books of the Decade, A Disorder Peculiar to the Country, Harry Potter, Books, Best Books, The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown, Books News

Some representative books of the 2000s – about fear of the real world and dreams about other worlds, whether the historical past, the unreachabl...

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The Decade In Literature

GOOD | Anne Trubek | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Reading, Twilight, Stephen King, Literature, Bestsellers, Fake Memoirs, Multitasking, The Aughts, Social Networking, The Decade, Books, Harry Potter, The Da Vinci Code, Graphic Novels, Dan Brown, Books News

The Aughts saw the birth of readerly social networking, a flowering of graphic novels, and a bunch of faked memoirs. Books about health and food contr...

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The Worst Books Of The Decade

Posted 05.25.2011

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The Guardian, sick of all the "best of" lists, decided to figure out what the worst books of the decade have been. Asking for reader suggestions, Guar...

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Dan Brown, Annoying Facebook Friend

Sarah Schmelling | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bestsellers, Tom Hanks, Stephen King, The Lost Symbol, Books, Dan Brown the Lost Symbol, Writer, Facebook, The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown, Comedy News

Recent updates from the Facebook profile page of Dan Brown, author of The Lost Symbol.

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Dan Brown, The Lost Symbol, and Me

Dan Brown | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Angels and Demons, The Lost Symbol, Books, Dan Brown the Lost Symbol, Robert Langdon, Corner Bookstore, The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown, Deception Point, Entertainment News

I've been asked if I'm "that Dan Brown" about 9,000 times. Brown's latest crypto-thriller, which is unleashed today, has brought with it a 50% uptick in alternately genuine and jokey questions for me.

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Audrey Tautou Plays Manipulative Gold-Digger

AP | Angela Doland | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Audrey Tautou, Priceless Review, The Da Vinci Code, Entertainment News

Filmmakers seem determined to bring out Audrey Tautou's sweetness and spunk. She dispensed random acts of kindness as "Amelie," set off in search of h...

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