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J.K. Rowling is back on bookshelves

The woman behind Harry Potter will release a new book Dec. 4: "The Tales of Beedle the Bard," a collection of fairy tales that is mentioned in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows." Proceeds will go to a charity for children...

New 'Battlestar' series gets green light

In yesterday's story about the new set of "Battlestar Galactica" Webisodes, I wrote a bit about "The Plan," the TV movie that will air some time after that drama's March 20 swan song. Sci Fi Channel announced Tuesday that it...

DC Universe Online: Late Next Year, Maybe

Sony Online Entertainment's upcoming super hero MMORPG DC Universe Online needs a lot more gamma radiation or injections with Chemical X before it's ready. The game will launch late next year at the earliest.

Classic holiday stories inspire during tough times (AP)

By LEANNE ITALIE, Associated Press Writer Leanne Italie, Associated Press Writer – 21 mins ago Hard times have you down this holiday season? "The real reason that readers have always returned to `A Christmas Carol' year after...

Shia LaBeouf Goes to Yale Law School for John Grisham

It looks like Shia LaBeouf is one step closer to becoming the next Tom Cruise, but hopefully without all that pesky Scientology/alien baby baggage. The young star has just signed on to Paramount's upcoming adaptation of John...

Clarient Introduces Second Gene Mutation Test for Colorectal Cancer

News source: Business Wire Clarient, Inc. , a premier anatomic pathology and molecular testing services resource for pathologists, oncologists, and the pharmaceutical industry, today announced the commercial launch of its new...

Crime pays quite well for Patricia Cornwell - USATODAY.com

The "S" on Patricia Cornwell's belt buckle stands for Scarpetta, the last name of Cornwell's forensic pathologist and the title of the 16th novel in the series, out Tuesday. After a Ripper ruckus, Cornwell plans a revision of...

'Toss of a Lemon' Delves Into India's Divided Past

Padma Viswanathan is a fiction writer, playwright and journalist. Sivakami is embarrassed by her parents, who are acting like impoverished peasants. The humble folk trip back to their relatives', four doors down the street, for...

'Aladdin' proves pantomime is alive and kicking

Roger Curtis is standing on stage in a dress. It’s a frilly, frothy dress, multilayered and very – er – curvaceous. The 6-foot-tall actor simpers under his auburn beehive wig and trills a plummy English accent to his rehearsing...

Malcolm Gladwell On Success (at Forbes.com)

Author breaks down common myths of individual success. Author breaks down common myths of individual success. The self-made men of The Forbes 400 share their insights and passions. Malcolm Gladwell's Bio Malcolm Gladwell is a...

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