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Arts & Entertainment
Matt Damon plays slightly nuts whistle-blower Mark Whitacre in The Informant! (© 2009 Warner Bros…
Comedian Patton Oswalt plays Giants fanatic Paul Aufiero in Big Fan. ( © 2009 Big…
Out of the midst of the beautiful Lake Nicaragua spring two magnificent pyramids, clad in…
Director James Tusty (Excerpted from The Singing Revolution website) We are often asked how it…
The gripping story of how Estonia won its independence through one of the most peaceful…
Meryl Streep plays loopy but determined Julia Child in Julie & Julia. (© 2009 Universal…
Sharlto Copley stars in the sci-fi thriller District 9. (© 2009 Sony Pictures) Every couple…
It’s Endless Summer for Beach Boy Mike Love (third from right), as the band…
Dennis Ashby began Well Read Books as a “hobby business in semi-retirement” back in 1998.…
Editor’s note: Well-read books closed in 2015. Thin sheets of paper, the hue of an…
The History of Gloves Summer nights in downtown Iowa City are typically a pretty…
Johnny Depp plays cool-as-a-cucumber John Dillinger in Public Enemies . ( © 2009 Universal Pictures)…
Rick Moody (photo Thatcher Keats) Rick Moody is one of the most celebrated American writers…