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Mayor Bloomberg and the A-List Celebrate the Observer @ 25

Regina Weinreich | Posted 05.15.2013 | Entertainment
Read More: Dan Stevens, Katie Holmes, Michael Bloomberg, Liam Neeson. Katie Couric, Jay McInerny, Peter Cincotti, Amanda Foreman, J. C. Chandor, Ken Auletta, Sean Parker, Alexa Ray Joel, Deborra-Lee Furness, Donald Trump, Jared Kushner, Jordan Roth, Kate Middleton, Kate Arrington, Michael Shannon, The Observer, Entertainment News
Regina Weinreich

Yes, the Observer fete had everything, including a British contingent: author Amanda Foreman served on the 2012 judging panel for the esteemed literary award, Man Booker Prize for Fiction, with Dan Stevens.

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Belgian Professor Caught Watching Porn On Projector

Posted 02.26.2013 | Technology
Read More: Professor, Pornhub, The Observer, Professor Caught With Porn, Professor Watches Porn, Wageningen University, Professor Watched Porn in Class, Porn in Class, Porn, Professor Porn, Technology News

In answer to that age-old question of "who watches the watchers?" the answer would appear to be "The Internet," as The Observer reports that one profe...

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The 10 Best Power Couples

The Guardian | Kate Kellaway | Posted 02.17.2013 | World
Read More: Power Couples, The Observer, 10 Best Power Couples, World News

Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes are poetry's posthumous power couple, Jay-Z and Beyoncé are one of showbusiness's top-earning twosomes, while Jean-Paul S...

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UK Paper Plunged Into Controversy Over Horrific Column

The Huffington Post | Jack Mirkinson | Posted 03.16.2013 | Media
Read More: Julie Burchill Transphobia, Julie Burchill, Newspapers, Transphobia, Julie Burchill Transgender, The Observer, UK Media, Media News

British newspaper The Observer found itself embroiled in controversy on Monday after it was forced to withdraw an incendiary op-ed about transgender p...

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Title IX at Notre Dame: What Though the Odds be Great or Small

Anne Dilenschneider | Posted 08.25.2012 | Sports
Read More: Women's Sports, Title Ix Anniversary, Women's Athletics, Title IX, Women's History, Sally Duffy, South Bend Tribune, Notre Dame, Notre Dame Women?S Basketball, Jeanne Earley, Women Athletes, Mike DeCicco, Early Women Athlete?S Project, Dennis Stark, Fighting Irish, Carole Moore, Notre Dame Athletic Department, Kathy Cordes, Sisters of Charity, Astrid Hotvedt, Chicago Tribune, University of Notre Dame, National Girls and Women in Sports Day, The Observer, Sports News
Anne Dilenschneider

This is truly a day to celebrate! For the past year, 230 women, primarily from the University of Notre Dame's Classes of 1977 and 1976, and their coaches have worked diligently to recreate the rosters of the first women's sports teams at the University.

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The Fading Blessing of September 11

Dovid Efune | Posted 11.11.2011 | World
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 | Media
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 | Books
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 | Arts
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 | Media
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 | Style
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 | College
Read More: Notre Dame Tuition 50k, Notre Dame Observer, The Midwest, Notre Dame Tuition Increase, Notre Dame, Notre Dame University, College Tuition, Notre Dame Tuition, The Observer, College News

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 | Politics
Read More: Ebay, Bob White, Meg Whitman, California, Antonio Villaraigosa, Goldman Sachs, Steve Poizner, Scott Brown, Ace Smith, Nascar, Gavin Newsom, Pete Wilson, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jerry Brown, Steve Westly, Mitt Romney, Wyclef Jean, Sarah Palin, Jason Kinney, Gale Kaufman, Roger Salazar, Phil Angelides, Ron Burkle, John McCain, Mike Murphy, Fringe, The Observer, Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Gray Davis, Politics News
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 | Business
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 | Entertainment
Read More: Guardian, Tori Amos, Conor Oberst, Tyrone Wells, Denison Witmer, Country Joe McDonald, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Comic-Con, Dan Fogler, Henry Goodman, Sling Blade, Jonathan Groff, Rosa Agostino, Eric Rosse, Porno for Pyros, Matt Hires, John Mayer, Arcade Fire, Vienna Film Festival, Eugene Levy, One Tree Hill, Silver Mt. Zion, Martyn Lenoble, Screaming Trees, Sufjan Stevens, Gossip Girl, Queens of the Stone Age, Guy Picciotto, Elvis Costello, Mike Patton, Cowboy Junkies, Jem Cohen, Asthmatic Kitty Records, Battlestar Galactica, Modest Mouse, Rick Rubin, Dmetri Martin, Beth Ditto, Robert Moses, Brace Paine, P-Vine Records, Entertainment Weekly, Ry Cooder, Laurel Canyon, Marc Broussard, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Gossip, Supernatural, Vic Chestnutt, Townes Van Zandt, Emile Hirsch, Elephant Six, Robert Francis, Constellation Records, Farscape, Speed Racer, Michael Stipe, O.a.R., Danny Elfman, Jefferson Airplane, Arlo Guthrie, Elf Power, Myspace, Melanie, Richard Warren, Imelda Staunton, Steve Earle, Grateful Dead, The BQE, Stephen Halker, Jane's Addiction, Smashing Pumpkins, Dave Matthews Band, Widespread Panic, World's Fair, Paolo Nutini, Rosie Thomas, Osso Quartet, Janis Joplin, Ang Lee, Atlantic Records, Hannah Billie, Woodstock, Bill Frisell, The Hives, Mark Lanegan, Chinese Zodiac, Love, Richard Hawley, Empires of Tin, Spunk Records, Danielson Famile, Crosby Stills & Nash, Elliot Tiber, My Brightest Diamond, Npr, Liev Schrieber, Canned Heat, Iron Man II, Rough Trade Records, Howard Bilerman, Jason Pierce, Dennis Herring, The Doors, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Red Ghost, Richie Havens, Itunes, The Band, R.E.M., Taking Woodstock, The Observer, Bruce Springsteen, Clash, Mutemath, Fugazi, Lambchop, Sparklehorse, Spiritualized, Viewmaster, 92ytribecca, Japan, Athens-Georgia, Detroit-Michigan, Louisiana, Tampa-Florida, Seattle-Washington, Montreal-Canada, Canada, New York-New York, Los Angeles-California, Salt Lake City-Utah, United Kingdom, Australia, New Orleans-Louisiana, Oxford-Mississippi, San Francisco-California, Chicago-Illinois, Portland-Oregon, Entertainment News
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 | Media
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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