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Cannes: The Weinstein Company Circles U.S. Rights to 'Spivet' (EXCLUSIVE)
VarietyThe Weinstein Company is in advanced negotiations to acquire all U.S. rights to Jean-Pierre Jeunet's 3D adventure pic "The Young and Prodigious Spivet," in what will be one of the highest-profile deals inked at Cannes. Adapted from Reif Larsen's novel by...Tags: French Literature, Movies, Entertainment, Arts and Culture, Michelle Williams
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Cannes Film Review: 'The Last Days on Mars'
VarietyConsiderable talent and resources have clearly been marshaled in service of "The Last Days on Mars," which, in achieving a reasonably plausible low-budget vision of the future, announces itself as a first feature of considerable ambition for Irish...Tags: Olivia Williams, Romola Garai, Arts and Culture, NASA Mars Exploration Program, NASA
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Dutch author Bakker wins Booktrust foreign fiction prize
ReutersLONDON, May 21 (Reuters) - Dutch author Gerbrand Bakker has won the 2013 Independent Foreign Fiction Prize awarded by Britain's Booktrust charity for "The Detour", a tale of infidelity, exile and isolation. Bakker will share the 10,000 pound ($15,200)...Tags: Arts and Culture, United Kingdom, Authors
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'Hold Fast' by Blue Balliett
Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird That cannot fly. Those words from "Dreams," a Langston Hughes poem, infuse Blue Balliett's newest novel. At the start of the book, Balliett notes that by the end of the 2012...
Tags: Harold Washington Library Center, Arts and Culture, Langston Hughes, Chicago Tribune
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Novels let you take your time in different genres
Bristol Herald Courier, Va.Eric Young takes us on a whirlwind of time-travel in his new novel, "The Unreconciled" (Ambassador International, $16.99). The 509-page book takes place in 2084 and follows how the ruthless Caliph rules America after the Christian Holocaust....Tags: Trips and Vacations, Social Sciences, Arts and Culture, Culture, University of Virginia
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IRS probe ignored most influential groups
IRS probe ignored most influential groups KEN THOMAS,Associated Press STEVE PEOPLES,Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — There's an irony in the Internal Revenue Service's crackdown on conservative groups. The nation's tax agency has admitted to...
Tags: Christopher Van Hollen Jr., Economy, Business and Finance, Pension and Welfare, Americans for Prosperity, Barack Obama
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Panel Discussion with Three Contemporary Novelists at R.J. Julia on May 23
M.J. Rose writes cool, lush modern supernaturally tinged romances, including the Reincarnationist series. M.J. Rose books are the epitome of summertime leisure reading, at the smarter beaches. Her latest novel, Seduction, has roots in real life, and stars...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Authors
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READER SUBMITTED: Solomon Schechter Day School Children Participate In Tree Planting Ceremony
West HartfordChildren in the three-year-old class at the Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Hartford recently celebrated their year- long study of trees with a tree planting ceremony. The interest in trees emerged from the children at the beginning of the year...Tags: Judaism, Forestry and Timber, Arts and Culture, Religion and Belief, Philosophy
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READER SUBMITTED: "Crestmont" At The Cromwell Belden Public Library
CromwellThe Cromwell Belden Public Library will present an author talk and book signing featuring Holly Weiss, author of "Crestmont," on Wednesday Mary 22, at 6:30 p.m. (Note: this program was postponed from its original date of March 7 due to bad weather.)...Tags: Polio, Book, Arts and Culture, Libraries, Authors
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READER SUBMITTED: NHSNB, Inc celebrates NeighborWorks America Week
New BritainIn conjunction with National NeighborWorks Week, Neighborhood Housing Services of New Britain, Inc. will present a community housing fair titled "A Place Called Home." The fair will be held on Saturday, June 8,, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Louis P. Slade...Tags: Politics, Rentals, New Britain, Arts and Culture, Interior Policy
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EDITORIAL: County schools rise to a linguistic challenge; Finding old words
The Capital, Annapolis, Md.Just as the international supremacy of the dollar let Americans be spendthrift, the international supremacy of English made Americans lazy about learning other tongues. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan noted in 2010 that only 18 percent of...Tags: Language, The Washington Post, Students, Teaching and Learning, Arts and Culture
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From Star Wars to comics to gamers, Florida has events to satisfy your inner nerd
Orlando SentinelFlorida's got fanboy down. Where else can you count on an annual Wookie sighting? Disney's Star Wars Weekends, though, going on from May 17 to June 9 at Disney's Hollywood Studios, is just one of Florida's great offerings for movies, TV, comics and...Tags: University of Central Florida, Auction Service, Entertainment, Star Wars (movie), Adrianne Curry
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