The Observer

The Fading Blessing of September 11

Dovid Efune | Posted 11.11.2011

Read More: Intifada, Turkey, Pearl Harbor, Leon Panetta, September 12th 2001, 9/11, The Telegraph, United States, Israel, Jewish Homeland, Major General Eyal Eisenberg, The Times, The Observer, World News
Dovid Efune

At the average English newsstand one can find available for purchase approximately fifteen national daily newspapers, in stark contrast to New York's ...

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Star UK Columnist Suspended

Katherine Fung | Posted 09.11.2011

Read More: New Statesmen, Johann Hari, The Observer, Johann-Hari-Plagiarism, The Independent, Cristina Odone, Nick Cohen, Media News

British newspaper The Independent has suspended journalist Johann Hari for two months pending an investigation into allegations that he used an online...

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Orwell Prize Winner Announced

guardian.co.uk | Alison Flood | Posted 07.18.2011

Read More: Virago Press, The Rule of Law, The Observer, Tom Bingham, Christopher Hitchens, Literary Prizes, Lady Bingham of Cornhill, Orwell Prize Winner, Orwell Prize, Books News

Senior law lord Tom Bingham, who died last September, has won the Orwell book prize for his accessible examination of the rule of law....

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WATCH: FILM: Name Them All, The Guardian's 'Film Season'

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Contests, The Guardian and Observer Film Season, The Observer, Film Power 100 List, The Guardian, Quentin Tarantino, Guardian, Film, London, Video, Arts News

UK-based newspapers The Guardian and The Observer are banding together for a month's worth of great film. From making film to watching film, they're ...

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Can the Brits Get Rupert?

Michael Wolff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rupert Murdoch, Scotland Yard, New York Times, Michael Wolff, The Observer, James Murdoch, Media News
Michael Wolff

Even just a few weeks ago, who would have doubted the outcome of a competition between Rupert Murdoch and the New York Times?

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New Role For Gays In The Military -- End World Fashion Week

Abe Gurko | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mohamed Atta, Al Qaeda, Krygyzstan Fashion Week, Ahmad Hikmat Shakir, World Fashion Week, Don't Ask Don't Tell Policy, Gay, The New York Observer, Kiev Fashion Week, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Gays in the Military, Gay Terrorist, The Hurt Locker, Guantanamo Bay, Lakme Fashion Week, Los Angeles Fashion Week, Cuba, Madrid Fashion Week, The Observer, Couture, Style News
Abe Gurko

You can thank me later. For now, I have devised a devilishly good plan to put an end, once and for all, to World Fashion Week.

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Notre Dame Tuition Surpasses $50k

The Observer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Notre Dame has increased tuition by 3.8 percent for the 2010-11 academic year -- totaling $50,785 when including room and board -- marking the lowest ...

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The Biggest Spending Race In America Is Underway! (Well, Sort Of)

William Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011

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William Bradley

With billionaire Meg Whitman spending like a Russian oligarch, it's inevitable that the race for California governor will be the most expensive in the country.

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Wall Street Now Wants to Profit by Selling "Death Bonds"

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Politics, terrorismInsurance Companies, Wall Street, Insurance, Government Agencies, The Observer, Derivatives, 9/11, New York Times, Ernst Welteke, Bundesbank, Terrorism, Business News
Raymond J. Learsy

After leading the economy to the edge of the abyss, a new derivative has been concocted in a perverse quest for big and bigger bucks.

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Monday Music Quarterback

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mike Ragogna

As you're recovering from the joyful overkill that was this year's Comic-Con, take a few moments to catch-up on a handful of the more interesting new press releases.

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British Paper Publishes First Photo of Anne Frank's Love Interest

Editor and Publisher | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Anne Franks Love Interest, Anne Frank and Peter Schiff, Anne Franks Lover, Nazis, Peter Schiff, The Observer, Anne Frank, Media News

A British newspaper has published what it calls the first known photograph of a boy Anne Frank fell in love with and wrote about in her famous diary. ...

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