Provides the latest RSS feeds for Books News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Tuscaloosa Times.com http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/cat/5c360008e1d53ede/ en-us Sat, 25 May 2013 07:23:00 -0400 Sat, 25 May 2013 07:23:00 -0400 30 (CNN) -- Actress Alison Arngrim is most famous for playing the wicked Nellie Oleson on "Little House on the Prairie." Nellie -- one of the ultimate TV villains of all-time -- did things like imitate a stuttering child and persuade a classmate to steal the answers to a test among many other ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755686/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:34:52 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755686/scat/5c360008e1d53ede And there are some comics that make the transition to the big screen really well with the help of great writers, directors and actors, like "Batman ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755688/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:34:51 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755688/scat/5c360008e1d53ede This look at Batman's past, present and future has been brought about by Grant Morrison, the Scottish writer and playwright behind the award-winning "All-Star Superman." Morrison has masterminded a new direction for the character and returns to the 70-year-old "Batman" comic book series with its 700th issue ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755687/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:34:50 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755687/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Editor's Note: This post does *not* contain spoilers for "Serenity: Float Out" but does contain a big one for the movie "Serenity" and series "Firefly." So go watch them both -- ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755689/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:34:50 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755689/scat/5c360008e1d53ede New York (CNN) -- Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, appeared at a book convention in New York City on Wednesday, undeterred by a scandal that she allegedly offered to sell access to her former husband, Britain's Prince ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755691/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:34:48 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755691/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Jules Feiffer rose to fame as cartoonist for focusing on politics, urban neurosis "It was an accident of timing," he says, but strip was influential, leading to Doonesbury, others Mother and religion became themes in new memoir despite himself Though comics have taken hit, Feiffer optimistic on form: "May well be one of the golden ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755690/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:34:48 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755690/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Celebrity biographers say unauthorized biographies are more revealing than authorized Writers are vetted thoroughly by publishers, literary agent said They use corroboration and meticulous documentation to keep facts straight Writers say they focus on high-profile because public deserves to know ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755692/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:34:46 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755692/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Jessica Seinfeld was subject of copyright infringement case Jerry Seinfeld's wife had written cookbook, "Deceptively Delicious" Tips were similar to those from Missy Chase Lapine in "The Sneaky Chef" Court said ideas for slipping vegetables into children's food can't be ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755693/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:34:45 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755693/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Author of new "Contested Will" wrote book to go through -- and debunk -- anti-Stratford theories Because of holes in record, much not known about William Shakespeare the person Some question the Bard's authorship of plays, poems; "so much is at ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755694/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:34:44 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755694/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Stieg Larsson wrote "Nordic Noir" trilogy just before sudden death Colleague recalls a private man who lived a dangerous life Biographer reveals what inspired Larsson Former Larsson colleague: Author would be "astonished" by his ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755696/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:34:43 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755696/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Openly gay Kevin Keller joins Archie and the Gang in comic book's September edition When Kevin beats Jughead in a burger-eating contest, Veronica falls for him "Riverdale has always been a safe world for everyone," says Archie Comics ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755695/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:34:42 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755695/scat/5c360008e1d53ede (The Frisky) -- J.K. Rowling celebrated Easter at the White House, reading to some kids and answering questions about the future of "Harry Potter". According to the The Washington Post, Rowling said she doesn't have explicit plans to write another "Harry Potter" tome, but she certainly hasn't ruled out the idea. "Maybe 10 years from now," she said. Eee! ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755700/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:34:40 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755700/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Pamela Anderson and Lauren Conrad turned their real lives into fiction Julianne Moore's children's book teaches kids to love who they are Steve Martin starred in the movie version of his novella, ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755699/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:34:38 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755699/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Collins has been titillating fans with plotlines featuring a heavy dose of sex since she was first published in 1968, and her work was even banned early on in a few U.S. ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755698/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:34:37 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755698/scat/5c360008e1d53ede (CNN) -- When U.S. President John F. Kennedy was assassinated nearly 50 years ago, he left behind a nation stunned by grief and brimming with ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755697/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:34:36 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755697/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Author Margaret Atwood's latest book, "The Year of the Flood," about dying of humanity Atwood writes books as warnings, speculation as to where current path is leading However, Canadian writer also works black humor into plot, pictures of ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755701/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:34:35 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755701/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Grayer X is the overindulged and woefully neglected charge of Nanny in their 2002 blockbuster novel "The Nanny Diaries." The authors revisit those characters' lives in their recently released sequel "Nanny ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755703/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:34:33 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755703/scat/5c360008e1d53ede (CNN) -- J.D. Salinger, the famously reclusive author whose 1951 novel, "The Catcher in the Rye," became a touchstone for generations of readers, has died. He was ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755702/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:34:33 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755702/scat/5c360008e1d53ede (CNN) -- In his prime, Warren Beatty may have been known as one of Hollywood's most famous Casanovas. But did he really sleep with more than 12,000 women, as an upcoming biography ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755704/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:34:32 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755704/scat/5c360008e1d53ede 1. "The Sweet Life" by Mia King. The bulk of this charming novel takes place on Hawaii's Big Island, where Manhattan wife and mom Marissa has been unexpectedly relocated. Though her tale is punctuated with sunsets, tropical flowers and charming local customs, the sweetest thing about the book -- aside from the list of Hawaiian recipes in the back -- is the lesson she learns about ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755705/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:34:30 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755705/scat/5c360008e1d53ede (The Frisky) -- What are you doing this Sunday? If you know what's cool, you'll be rediscovering American history during The History Channel's premiere of the documentary "The People Speak" based on Howard Zinn's book, "A People's History of the United ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755711/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:34:30 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755711/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Ward is the New York Times best-selling author of the popular erotic romance series "Black Dagger Brotherhood," which follows the sexy adventures of a group of male ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755710/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:34:29 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755710/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Antony Beevor, author of new book on D-Day, not a fan of "Saving Private Ryan" Beevor admires the opening, but calls the rest "ghastly" Beevor's pick for best Hollywood D-Day work: "Band of ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755708/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:34:28 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755708/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Day's latest book, "How To Rule The World From Your Couch," is aimed at people who don't have five figures a month to learn what they supposedly already know. I asked Day whether her celebrity clients were interested in developing their own intuitive skills, as she describes in the ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755709/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:34:28 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755709/scat/5c360008e1d53ede "Dracula the Un-Dead," released this month in the United States, is a sequel to Bram Stoker's 1897 classic written by Dacre Stoker, the original author's ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755707/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:34:27 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755707/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Margaret Atwood: Rules of fair dealing were violated in the growth of debt We have to restore trust so people are willing to put their money in banks, she says Atwood: Debt is like air; we don't notice it until it disappears In heaven, there are no debts, while hell is nothing but debts, Atwood ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755706/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:34:26 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755706/scat/5c360008e1d53ede EW: Dan Brown's new novel, "The Lost Symbol," doesn't equal "Da Vinci Code" Book concerns the death of a Freemason that puts Robert Langdon back in action Brown offers plenty of minutiae, but not all of it's ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755717/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:34:24 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755717/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Cookbook writer alleged that Jessica Seinfeld plagiarized All claims against Jessica Seinfeld dismissed by federal judge, lawyer says Judge leaves open claims of defamation against Seinfeld's husband, Jerry Defamation claims relate to comments Jerry Seinfeld made about ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755716/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:34:23 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755716/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Author Dan Brown's new novel, "The Lost Symbol," hits stores Tuesday The anticipation is causing some to call the arrival date "D-day" Publishers and booksellers are hoping "Symbol" turns around dismal book sales Brown still considers himself "just a guy who tells stories" despite his ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755715/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:34:22 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755715/scat/5c360008e1d53ede New biography of Flannery O'Connor offers insights on Southern author Biographer Brad Gooch: O'Connor's discipline was "inspiring" Author suffered from lupus, was dead by 39, but left brilliant body of ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755714/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:34:21 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755714/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Nancy Grace's debut novel, "The Eleventh Victim" has a story similar to hers Grace says main character "is a much better person than I am" The thriller was almost a decade in the making Book first of two planned about prosecutor-turned-therapist Hailey ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755713/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:34:20 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755713/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Pioneering author broke taboos in the black community Harris created a new genre in black literature Private struggles led to literary success Author: 'He helped us all breathe a little ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755712/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:34:19 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755712/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Ntozake Shange wrote "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide ..." Work, a "choreopoem," consists of unnamed characters addressing issues Shange was inspired by a rainbow, to "unearth unspeakable ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755719/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:34:18 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755719/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Lawsuit seeks halt to "60 Years Later: Coming Through the Rye" J.D. Salinger says "sequel" infringes on copyright of his classic novel New author says he's former gravedigger, discovered "Catcher" in Cambodia Court hearing scheduled for Monday in New ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755720/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:34:16 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755720/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Publisher Simon & Shuster says the Pulitzer Prize-winning author has dead McCourt left the literary world riveted with his novel of growing up in poverty in Ireland Before literary fame, he taught creative writing to high school students in New York Despite upbringing in Ireland, he said he felt like a New ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755718/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:34:16 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755718/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Comic book character Archie Andrews finally chooses between Betty and Veronica The fictional marriage marks the comic book's milestone 600th issue Is Archie in over his head? Fans must wait until August to find ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755721/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:34:15 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755721/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Larry was 9 years old when his father died of a heart attack in 1943 Larry says he has blocked much of that day from his memory He recalls a police officer broke the news, then took him to see a movie Larry refused to attend funeral though he and his father were extremely ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755722/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:34:14 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755722/scat/5c360008e1d53ede At age 37, Larry King had $42 to his name, no job and a daughter to support He became reclusive but decided it would be "good therapy" to go out with a friend They went to the track, and Larry bet on a female horse whom the odds were against Larry won a much-needed $8,000 that ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755725/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:34:12 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755725/scat/5c360008e1d53ede "As They See 'Em" is in-depth look at baseball umpires "The Complete Game," by Mets broadcaster Ron Darling, gets inside pitcher's head Two positions have similarities: necessary command, some ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755724/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:34:11 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755724/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Photo of revolutionary Che Guevara is the most reproduced image in history Michael Casey examines how photo became "quintessential post-modern icon" The picture was taken on March 5, 1960 by Cuban photographer Alberto Korda The image is now seen around the world, on everything from t-shirts to ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755723/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:34:10 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755723/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Marlee Matlin's memoir "I'll Scream Later" says plenty about William Hurt Book more muddied when it comes to why she wants to scream For a ramble, it isn't bad, but EW gives it a ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755726/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:34:09 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755726/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Author Ted Dekker grew up as missionaries' son in Indonesian jungle Dekker's new book is "BoneMan's Daughters," about grisly serial killer He says he writes "about ordinary people going through extraordinary circumstances" One editor describes Dekker's style as " 'CSI' meets God and ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755727/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:34:08 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755727/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged" has sold hundreds of thousands in last 18 months Book's sales have been sparked by financial crisis Rand's free-market philosophies still a hot-button ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755728/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:34:07 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755728/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Prince signs up for book and movie deal highlighting environmental concerns Charles: We are a part of, rather than apart from nature 'Harmony' will be released in 2010 with children's version in 2011 Prince committed to organic farming; has history supporting environmental ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755729/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:34:06 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755729/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Celebrated author J.G. Ballard dies at age of 78 from cancer Ballard began writing science fiction in 1950s His semi-autobiographical novel "Empire of the Sun" was made into ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755731/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:34:05 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755731/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez gave President Obama a book on Friday Title: "Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent" In just hours, Eduardo Galeano's work was a bestseller on Amazon.com Obama jokes he thought book was Chavez's: "I was going to give him one of ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755730/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:34:04 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755730/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Debbie Phelps says she doesn't get caught up in gossip involving son, Michael Michael Phelps reportedly seen partying at NY bar Phelps apologized in January after photo shows him smoking from ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755732/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:34:03 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755732/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Writer Walter Mosley is best known for his Easy Rawlins mystery series His new book, "The Long Fall," introduces the character of Leonid McGill Unlike past books, the new novel is set in modern-day New York Mosley says he enjoyed first time writing a "hard-boiled detective" ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755734/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:34:02 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755734/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Son of Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath commits suicide, his sister says Nicholas Hughes, whose mother gassed herself, hanged himself in Alaska Hughes, 47, was unmarried with no children of his own and was marine ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755733/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:34:02 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755733/scat/5c360008e1d53ede More than 70 years ago, the very first superheroes debuted in the dire times of the Great Depression and the early years of World War II. Their names became legend -- Superman, Batman (or, as he was then known, the Bat-Man), Wonder Woman, Captain America -- and they're still with us ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755735/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:34:01 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755735/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Parents often read to their children what was read to them when they were young Children's books can reinforce good parenting Professor describes "home, away, home" pattern among books "Dr. Seuss is in a world of his own," professor says of story ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755736/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:34:00 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755736/scat/5c360008e1d53ede The soft-cover "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" is one of 200 copies The 223-page book includes an autograph from author J.K. Rowling The winning bid of $19,120 bypassed auctioneers' ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755737/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:33:59 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755737/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Horton Foote wrote screenplay for Harper Lee novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" Foote won Oscar for that work; also won Oscar for "Tender Mercies" script Renowned playwright won Pulitzer for "The Man From Atlanta" Texas-born Foote was ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755738/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:33:58 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755738/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Action Comics No. 1 may fetch $400,000, expert says Comic book features debut of Superman, Lois Lane "There was no such thing as a superhero before Superman," expert ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755739/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:33:57 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755739/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Critics say Farmer, who was born in Indiana but spent the rest of his life in Peoria, Illinois, was the first author to address adult sexual themes in science-fiction ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755740/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:33:56 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755740/scat/5c360008e1d53ede China now has the most Internet users in the world Publishing houses increasingly patrol Web sites for writing talent, observer says One of China's biggest literary portals reports 200 million page views a ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755744/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:33:55 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755744/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Ronald C. White Jr. is author of new Lincoln biography, "A. Lincoln" Lincoln "embodies the best of America," White says Historian sees some comparisons with President Obama: demeanor, writing ability Lincoln's character, moral vision still pertinent, White ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755743/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:33:54 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755743/scat/5c360008e1d53ede "Street Gang" is a new book that chronicles the history of "Sesame Street" Show was unique when it went on air in 1969, using TV techniques for education Much behind-the-scenes activities, but show has stayed true to goals Author Michael Davis has heard countless stories about "Street's" ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755742/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:33:53 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755742/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Former Yankee skipper Joe Torre defends comments made in new book Torre criticizes Alex Rodriguez, George Steinbrenner in "The Yankee Years" Torre says he never saw steroid use in ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755741/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:33:52 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755741/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Popular "Stuff White People Like" blog now a book Blog and book have its fans and detractors Author says, "It's playing off ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755745/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:33:51 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755745/scat/5c360008e1d53ede John Updike, author of "Rabbit" books and "The Witches of Eastwick," dies Updike, 76, had been suffering from lung cancer Pulitzer Prize winner was titan of American ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755746/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:33:50 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755746/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Elizabeth Alexander will be fourth poet to read at an inauguration Alexander: Poetry can provide a fresh way of looking at problems She says poetry is quirky and no one can predict how people will react to ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755747/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:33:49 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755747/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Deborah Lipstadt: People raised questions about Holocaust love story She says backers of the story rejected the doubts Lipstadt says such tales give ammunition to Holocaust deniers She also says the fake story insults the memory of the ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755748/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:33:48 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755748/scat/5c360008e1d53ede James M. McPherson's new book: "Tried by War" Historian shows how Abraham Lincoln handled war, made much up along the way McPherson: Fighting war has political consequences, Obama should heed ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755749/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:33:47 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755749/scat/5c360008e1d53ede President Andrew Jackson subject of new biography, "American Lion" Seventh president a man of contradictions, also modern in many ways Author Jon Meacham finds much to admire in Jackson's ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755750/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:33:46 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755750/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Patricia Cornwell releases 16th book about Kay Scarpetta called "Scarpetta" Scarpetta leaves South Carolina for new case in New York Cornwell enjoys exploring her characters' minds and criminal psychology Author still spends time researching forensic ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755751/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:33:45 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755751/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Critics offering mega-lists of albums, films, other things to know about Critic Tom Moon on his "1,000 Recordings": "It's someone saying, 'This is cool' " Moon says he's not providing be-all and end-all: "These are starting ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755752/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:33:44 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755752/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Kenneth Cole highlights public-spirited people in "Awearness" Fashion designer Cole admires use of humor to leaven passion Cole: Fashion is relevant, even in tough ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755753/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:33:43 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755753/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Malcolm Gladwell's new book, "Outliers," studies reasons for success Successful people aren't just smart; they've had timing, contacts in their favor Book also touches on role of culture in creating (or blocking) ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755754/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:33:42 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755754/scat/5c360008e1d53ede John Hodgman's latest book of made-up trivia: "More Information Than You Require" Hodgman best known as "PC" from Apple ads Hodgman says fame brought by ads, "Daily Show" caught him by ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755755/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:33:41 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755755/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Tim Reid, Tom Dreesen were interracial comedy team in late 60s, early '70s Their book is called "Tim & Tom: An American Comedy in Black and White" Two faced challenges breaking through, finally went separate ways Reid best known for "WKRP," other shows; Dreesen longtime standup ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755756/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:33:40 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755756/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Guinness World Records Day efforts range from the ridiculous to the absurd Largest Dog Wedding, Most Apples Cut in the Air with a Sword among categories Record book's editor praises pursuit of goals in spite of economic ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755757/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:33:39 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755757/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Ted Turner says he's "encouraged" by election of Barack Obama as president The CNN founder expects tough economic times ahead Turner: Reconciliation with ex-wife Jane Fonda unlikely, "but you never know" Time Warner didn't do enough "due diligence" before merging with AOL, Turner ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755758/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:33:38 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755758/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Michael Crichton wrote several best-sellers, including "Jurassic Park" Crichton, a physician, also helped create hit TV show "ER" Crichton died after "courageous and private battle against cancer," release ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755759/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:33:37 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755759/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Gregory Maguire's new book, "A Lion Among Men," is about the Cowardly Lion Maguire wrote children's books for 14 years before writing "Wicked" "Wicked" has sold more than 2.5 million copies New novel is about "taking control of the destiny of your own character," Maguire ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755761/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:33:36 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755761/scat/5c360008e1d53ede New Anti-Obama Books... Swift Boat Redux? WASHINGTON - August 5 - The release this month of two books attacking Sen. Barack Obama -- both of which have links to the 2004 smear ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755760/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:33:36 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755760/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Terkel won Pulitzer Prize in 1985 for book about World War II, "The Good War" Son: "My dad led a long, full, eventful -- sometimes tempestuous -- satisfying life" Terkel once said death "makes the value of life all the more precious" Author believed elderly, those "who've borne witness" to life are best ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755762/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:33:35 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755762/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Candace Bushnell has a new book, "One Fifth Avenue" It's story of the scramble for a penthouse apartment owned by a high-society queen Bushnell says she often knows her characters better than any real person Books "have to say something about contemporary life," she ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755763/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:33:34 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755763/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Frank was in Atlanta to talk about "The Wrecking Crew: How Conservatives Govern" (Metropolitan/Henry Holt), and the left-leaning cultural historian had plenty to reflect ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755764/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:33:33 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755764/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Web site operator wants to publish encyclopedia about Harry Potter novels Judge awards "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling and publisher $6,750 in damages Rowling says she has long planned to publish her own ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755765/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:33:32 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755765/scat/5c360008e1d53ede The cartoonist, who died at age 81 in 2003, had a storied career that included two Pulitzers -- including one for "Willie & Joe" -- several best-selling books and renown from veterans. But he never let his abiding concern for the regular guy stray far from his ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755766/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:33:31 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755766/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Author James Moore has released several books critical of President Bush Those on list provide additional information before getting a boarding pass FBI spokesperson: No suggestion anyone on list is there because of politics Congresswoman asks for investigation of people on list for political ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755767/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:33:30 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755767/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Wacky Packages, a product parody card series, were a huge fad in 1970s Some gags were created by Art "Maus" Spiegelman "This was before satire became a national industry," says writer Jay Lynch Cards would recast Crest as "Crust" and Dial soap as "Vile" ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755768/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 04:33:29 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214755768/scat/5c360008e1d53ede MOSCOW, May 25 (Itar-Tass) - The collection of ancient Jewish books and manuscripts, known as the Schneerson collections, will soon be placed with a new branch of the Russian State Library at the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center. Experts have already inspected the museum’s premises that will house the collection, the museum’s press service said on ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214754450/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 02:47:25 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214754450/scat/5c360008e1d53ede The eight books on the 2013 Guardian children's fiction prize longlist deal with war, dystopian futures and terminal illness - but their tales of children overcoming adversity are both entertaining and ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214754451/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 02:45:52 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214754451/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Michael Pollan, the American food writer and campaigner, says eating together round the table every night is the way children learn best how to get along in the wider ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214754415/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 02:45:48 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214754415/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Every four years, two children of Gavaldon are "selected" (kidnapped is more accurate) for The School for Good and Evil . With her greasy ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214754452/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 02:18:15 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214754452/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Eugene O'Neill marathon Strange Interlude, members of the audience have turned up equipped with Thermos flasks and Tupperwares full of sandwiches. Well, you're unlikely to get out in under four hours for this new production of O'Neill's "experimental" drama. While at its core it's the story of one woman who loses her fiance in the first world war, and the ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214753802/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 01:41:19 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214753802/scat/5c360008e1d53ede where the black guy gets blown away by that gun-toting redneck and you realize, Whoa, this movie is about more than just the undead? Max Brooks' first ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214753803/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 01:10:38 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214753803/scat/5c360008e1d53ede — A former security guard for the St. Joseph County Public Library has filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the library that alleges he was unfairly fired after he came forward with knowledge regarding a workplace sexual harassment complaint against his supervisor. The suit, filed Wednesday in federal court in South Bend, claims that the supervisor of plaintiff Joseph Kiama repeatedly ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214753021/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 00:22:22 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214753021/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Several 911 calls made in the wake of Monday's massive tornado in Moore, Oklahoma are now being publicly heard, revealing the chaos that the city's residents had experienced from the devastation. On Friday, recordings of some of the emergency calls were made available by Moore police (click on the video above to hear). One of the frightening calls came from a man describing that a ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214752935/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Sat, 25 May 2013 00:13:00 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214752935/scat/5c360008e1d53ede hundreds of Vietnam-era Prisoners of War were saluted at the biggest White House dinner ever following their release in a prisoner exchange. Richard Nixon was president then, and on Friday at the Nixon Library in Yorba Linda, Calif., nearly 200 of those P.O.W.'s came together once ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214752307/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 23:29:19 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214752307/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Belgian children's book illustrators Ingrid Godon, Kaatje Vermeire and Pieter Gaudesaboos will present Chinese translations of their books at the Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF) at the end of August.Els Aerts, Grants Manager of Children's and youth literature, graphic novels of the Flemish Literary Fund (VFL) has said, adding that Gaudesaboos will present his Mannetje Koek series ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214751593/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 22:18:26 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214751593/scat/5c360008e1d53ede LOS ANGELES The Stone Temple Pilots accuse former frontman Scott Weiland of misusing the band's name to further his solo career and want a judge to strip the rocker of his ability to use the group's name or songs. A lawsuit filed Friday in Los Angeles accuses Weiland of being chronically late to concerts while the group was together and having his lawyer attempt to interfere with the ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214751497/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 21:58:25 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214751497/scat/5c360008e1d53ede This Thursday, May 23, 2013 photo released by the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium shows a gorilla baby. The gorilla baby was born Thursday at the zoo and will be joining 16 other of the large primates. (AP Photo/Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, Grahm S. ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214750793/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 21:17:20 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214750793/scat/5c360008e1d53ede The City of Edmonton kicked off construction of a new Mill Woods Library, Seniors and Multicultural Centre on Friday. The $33.8 million project — shown in the illustration — is expected to be completed and open to the public in ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214750730/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 21:00:15 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214750730/scat/5c360008e1d53ede (CBS News) SEA BRIGHT, N.J. - Seven months after an epic storm, the Jersey Shore is open for business. In Seaside Heights Friday, Governor Chris Christie cut a symbolic 5-1/2-mile-long ribbon to open the beach season following the damage done by superstorm ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214750676/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 20:50:08 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214750676/scat/5c360008e1d53ede CBS News (CBS News) The massive tornado in Oklahoma on Monday killed a total of 24 people. The toll would likely have been much greater, were it not for the early warning put out by the National Weather Service. We meet the man who sounded the alarm. A video shows Monday's twister charging into Moore, Oklahoma. The funnel cloud morphed within moments into a historic EF-5 tornado, with ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214750675/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 20:50:08 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214750675/scat/5c360008e1d53ede (CBS News) BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- A turning point in the Civil Rights movement came 50 years ago when members of the Ku Klux Klan bombed a black church in Birmingham, Alabama. Four young girls were killed. And nationwide outrage led to the passage of the Civil Rights Act one year later. Today, President Obama signed a law to honor the victims-; Denise McNair, Addie Mae Collins, Cynthia Wesley and ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214750677/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 20:50:07 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214750677/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Actor Leonardo DiCaprio attends the "The Great Gatsby" world premiere at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts on May 1, 2013, in New ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214750678/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 20:50:05 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214750678/scat/5c360008e1d53ede A federal judge must now decide whether the nation's largest police force has been unjustly stopping black and Hispanic men under a polarizing tactic known as stop, question and frisk, and whether changes are needed to department policy, training and ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214749676/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 20:05:38 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214749676/scat/5c360008e1d53ede City Lights, the San Francisco bookshop that published Allen Ginsberg's Howl, is 60 this year but there's still no better place to encounter American ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214749819/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 20:02:14 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214749819/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Guardian children's fiction prize , and we'd like you to be involved too. If you are aged 17 or under and love reading, here's how you can enter our competition. Firstly, carefully read the terms and conditions. Next, write a review (max 200 words) of one of the books ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214749820/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 20:02:13 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214749820/scat/5c360008e1d53ede France Australian James Duckworth has won through to the main draw of the French Open.The New South Welshman booked a qualifying spot on Friday to take the number of Australians in the tournament to seven.In the final qualifying round at Roland Garros, Duckworth posted a 6-1, 6-4 win over Croatian Dusan Lajovic, who had knocked Australian Matthew Ebden out of qualifying.World number 185 ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214749821/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 19:57:06 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214749821/scat/5c360008e1d53ede With comic-book stores, indie cinema, live gigs, theatre, cutting-edge galleries - and great coffee of course - Portland punches way above its weight for a city of its ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214749817/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 19:44:42 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214749817/scat/5c360008e1d53ede WASHINGTON Federal health officials are investigating reports of complications caused by possibly contaminated medications made by a Tennessee specialty pharmacy. The Food and Drug Administration said Friday that the investigation involves seven reports from patients who received steroid injections from Main Street Family Pharmacy, a compounding pharmacy in Newbern, ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214748753/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 18:35:41 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214748753/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Slain Florida teen Trayvon Martin. (CBS/AP) New evidence including text messages and photos of slain Florida teen Trayvon Martin are "irrelevant red herrings" and "a desperate and pathetic attempt by the defense to pollute and sway the jury pool," an attorney for Martin's family reportedly said in a statement, according ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214748752/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 18:35:41 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214748752/scat/5c360008e1d53ede The World Trade Center has tweeted a photo of its workers placing the spire on top of One World Trade Center tower, at incredible heights of 1,700 feet. The spectacular photo, taken on May 10th, shows the brave iron workers installing the final sections on top of One WTC, with New York City sprawled beneath them. The new tower, which sits at Ground Zero, stands at 1,776 feet tall including the ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214747797/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 17:26:24 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214747797/scat/5c360008e1d53ede TORONTO Toronto Mayor Rob Ford denied Friday that he smokes crack cocaine and said he is not an addict after a video purported to show him using the drug. Ford did not say whether he has ever used crack. Ford did not take questions from reporters at a news conference at City Hall held after close allies released a letter urging him to address the purported video. The video apparently shows Ford ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214747602/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 17:26:23 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214747602/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Jodi Arias reacts May 8 after she was found of guilty of first-degree murder in the 2008 killing her one-time boyfriend, Travis Alexander, in his suburban Phoenix ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214747601/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 17:26:23 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214747601/scat/5c360008e1d53ede President Obama boarded Marine One to depart for the U.S. Naval Academy today but forgot to salute the marine standing by the helicopter, as presidents have traditionally done. After initially boarding the helicopter, Mr. Obama briefly disembarked to exchange a few words with the marine standing ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214747600/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 17:26:22 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214747600/scat/5c360008e1d53ede At least one person is hoping the Senate expenses scandal has enough legs to last through the year: Michael Bate, who, as editor and publisher of Frank magazine, was sued by Mike Duffy for libel and defamation, says he is reviving the muckraking scandal sheet in October."I've been very excited about recent developments," Bate told the CBC Radio One ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214746559/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 16:46:04 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214746559/scat/5c360008e1d53ede International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde arrives for a second day of the court hearing at a special court house, in Paris, Friday, May 24, 2013. Lagarde faced questioning at a special Paris court Friday over her role in the 400 million euro ($520 million) pay-off to a controversial businessman when she was France's finance minister. (AP Photo/Thibault ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214746592/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 16:44:28 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214746592/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Parade’s summer reading issue, distributed with this Sunday’s print edition of The Journal Gazette, features Stephen King.The master storyteller says he never saw himself as just a horror writer, and talks about his new book, "Joyland," which is a whodunit.King talks about what he watches – and doesn’t watch – on TV and how he goes about writing so many ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214746560/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 16:38:53 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214746560/scat/5c360008e1d53ede KABUL, Afghanistan A Taliban suicide car bomber and five heavily armed gunmen attacked an international aid group's guest house in the Afghan capital on Friday, killing two guards and setting off an hours-long battle with security forces in an upscale Kabul neighborhood, authorities said. The International Organization for Migration said four of its workers were wounded, including an Italian ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214746340/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 16:17:33 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214746340/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Three baby gray foxes arrived at Wolf Park near Battle Ground, Minn. The 17-day-old pups are part of a master's degree project to understand the species since little is known about them. Visitors can see the pups during park ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214746341/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 16:17:32 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214746341/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Don Draper isn't the only one who's been reading Dante's Divine Comedy lately. Dan Brown has also been thumbing through the 14th-century classic, which ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214746561/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 16:07:58 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214746561/scat/5c360008e1d53ede President Obama and former presidents Bill Clinton and George H. W. Bush join George W. Bush at a dedication ceremony for his presidential library in Dallas last ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214745259/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 15:36:57 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214745259/scat/5c360008e1d53ede The families of Sal Mal Lane are not terribly different from neighbors anywhere. They share food on holidays. They exchange cuttings from their lush gardens. They engage in petty feuds and grumble about each other’s children.What is different for them and what Ru ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214745260/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 15:29:29 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214745260/scat/5c360008e1d53ede RALEIGH, N.C. -- The biographer whose extramarital affair with then-CIA director David Petraeus triggered his resignation says she regrets the relationship and the harm and grief it caused her family. Paula Broadwell told WSOC-TV in Charlotte on Thursday that she credited her husband and friends for standing by her as she rebuilds her life six months after her relationship with the married ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214745917/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 15:06:54 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214745917/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Main Beach took first place on this year's list of top-10 beaches produced annually by coastal expert Stephen P. Leatherman, also known as "Dr. Beach," director of Florida International University's Laboratory for Coastal Research. Read ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214744980/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 15:04:45 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214744980/scat/5c360008e1d53ede As the Obama administration and Congress attempt to respond to the sexual assault crisis plaguing the military, President Obama on Friday urged the graduating class of the U.S. Naval Academy to "uphold the highest standards of integrity and character." "It's no secret that in recent decades Americans have lost confidence in the institutions that shape our society," Mr. ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214744979/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 15:04:45 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214744979/scat/5c360008e1d53ede President Obama sits in the White House today because President Reagan brought so many Hispanic voters into the nation's fold with the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act, Rep. Steven King, R-Iowa, postulated on the House floor Thursday. King, one of the House's staunchest opponents to a comprehensive immigration reform bill, reached that conclusion by connecting two disparate ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214744978/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 15:04:45 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214744978/scat/5c360008e1d53ede MOUNT VERNON, Wash. A truck hauling an oversized load of drilling equipment hit an overhead bridge girder on the major interstate between Seattle and Canada, sending a section of the span into a river below as the driver watched the structure collapse in his rearview mirror. Two other vehicles plunged into the Skagit River, but all three occupants escaped with only minor ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214744982/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 15:04:43 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214744982/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Flash Points: President Obama declared that the war on terror, "like all wars, must end," during a speech on Thursday, and CBS News Senior National Security Analyst Juan Zarate talks with CBS News National Security Correspondent Bob Orr about what the president meant when he said that and why any adjustments in counterterrorism policy must reflect a changing - but still perilous - ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214744981/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 15:04:43 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214744981/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Read this week's paper, available outside the paywall, here. Thanks for visiting our website. Id like to thank this weeks publication sponsor - Team San Jose - for helping make this weeks entire issue available on our website. This weeks issue includes an extensive look at impact of the Super Bowl coming to Silicon Valley, and Im very proud of the work our editorial staff did in putting this ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214745261/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 14:42:04 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214745261/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Looking back ... Jacqueline Kennedy later described her time in the French capital as the happiest year of her life. Photograph: Everett Collection/Rex ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214743952/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 14:14:02 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214743952/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Beacons: Stories for Our Not So Distant Future - review Scottish writers and others take up the challenge to write about the ecological crisis without lapsing into cliche, and Jane Housham is ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214743953/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 14:14:01 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214743953/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Actress Amanda Bynes appeared in a criminal court Friday disheveled in a long blond wig and sweats where she was charged with reckless endangerment after police said she heaved a marijuana bong out of her Manhattan apartment ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214743647/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 13:53:44 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214743647/scat/5c360008e1d53ede While many will be off enjoying the Memorial Day weekend, "Arrested Development" fans will be celebrating a holiday of a different sort -- one that involves frozen bananas, denim cutoffs and chicken dances. Yes, it's finally here. Seven years after the cult-hit comedy went off the air, its 15-episode, fourth-season ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214743936/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 13:53:41 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214743936/scat/5c360008e1d53ede In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, greets North Korean Vice Marshal Choe Ryong Hae in Beijing Friday, May 24, 2013. The top North Korean envoy delivered a letter from leader Kim Jong Un to Xi on Friday and told him Pyongyang would take steps to rejoin stalled six-nation nuclear disarmament talks, in an apparent victory for ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214742470/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 13:08:43 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214742470/scat/5c360008e1d53ede I was stabbed. As the police quizzed me, the blade glinted in the fluorescent lights, unaffected by its afternoon's work. This was the birth of my fascination with ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214742429/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 13:00:35 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214742429/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Jenny Colgan and Graeme Simsion reveal the summer's most romantic reads - and we listen in to the uncensored Sons and Lovers, to mark the centenary of its ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214742428/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 13:00:34 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214742428/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Bridge collapse survivor Dan Sligh described his entire ordeal while talking to reporters in Washington State. Sligh was driving on the I-5 Bridge over the Skagit River when a section of it collapsed, sending his vehicle into the water. (May ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214743239/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 12:51:21 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214743239/scat/5c360008e1d53ede KABUL, Afghanistan A suicide bomber struck in the heart of the Afghan capital on Friday, sending a plume of smoke billowing over Kabul in the second major attack in the city in little over a week, police said. There were no immediate reports of casualties and details were sketchy. The explosion was followed by a gun battle that was still continuing an hour after the blast in the central district. ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214742114/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 12:40:09 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214742114/scat/5c360008e1d53ede (MoneyWatch) The U.S. has a unique tradition when it comes to celebrating holidays: It doesn't. "The United States is the only advanced economy that does not guarantee its workers any paid vacation time and is one of only a few rich countries that does not require employers to offer at least some paid holidays," concludes ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214742115/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 12:40:05 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214742115/scat/5c360008e1d53ede What looks like a little red birdhouse with a pitched roof sits on a post outside Centreville Elementary School in Virginia, attracting a lot of attention. But there are no birds inside. The wooden box contains about two dozen children’s books. Any child in the community who wants to read is welcome to pick ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214740385/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 11:58:24 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214740385/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Milwaukee's East Library will be demolished in July, followed by work on a new library building along with apartments built above it. HSI Properties LLC has completed ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214740149/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 11:46:57 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214740149/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Lydia Davis has won the Man Booker International prize . Never did a book award deliver such a true match-winning punch, rather like one of Davis's ingenious, playful, formally inventive and unexpectedly powerful (for their ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214740387/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 11:44:40 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214740387/scat/5c360008e1d53ede What the critics thought of Edmund Burke: Philosopher, Politician, Prophet by Jesse Norman, Inferno by Dan Brown and Five Days in May: The Coalition and Beyond by Andrew ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214740388/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 11:44:39 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214740388/scat/5c360008e1d53ede LONDON British fighter jets were scrambled to escort a Pakistani passenger plane carrying nearly 300 passengers from Lahore to England after an incident on board, British officials said Friday. Essex Police boarded the plane at Stansted and arrested two men "on suspicion of endangerment of an aircraft," according to a statement from the police, which did not elaborate. Britain's ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214739960/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 11:24:33 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214739960/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Granny Samurai (GS) is an adventure story and also about the Lost Secret Art of Kenjo - Granny's guide to being a samurai. Granny is a small fierce fighter and, when Samuel Johnson's uncle is captured by the Monkey King, GS looks after him. She has to protect Samuel from both the Monkey King and Boris Hizzocks, the school bully. The Monkey King wants a tennis racket which belongs to ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214739293/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 10:51:11 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214739293/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Insisting that she's "done nothing wrong," Lois Lerner, the IRS official in charge of the division that targeted conservative nonprofit groups for additional scrutiny of their applications for tax-exempt status, invoked her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination during a congressional ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214739071/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 10:31:05 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214739071/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Complete coverage: Oklahoma tornado The story of their reunion touched many of our viewers who wanted to help. So how are Garcia and Bowser doing now? Garcia has some bruises, her home and possessions are gone, but she has the thing she wanted most. Garcia told CBS News' Anna Werner, who was there when Bowser was found, "All of the other things ... you know, one by one they can be ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214739070/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 10:31:04 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214739070/scat/5c360008e1d53ede In 1973, President Nixon saluted nearly 600 American troops who had been held as prisoners of war in Vietnam. Now, 40 years later, many of those former POW's are reuniting. Ben Tracy ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214739069/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 10:31:04 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214739069/scat/5c360008e1d53ede - quirky, unstylised films made in the 60s and 70s that refused to smooth their rough edges. This bravery, Adam Mars-Jones argues, is what film-makers are missing ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214738423/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 09:56:29 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214738423/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Professional skier Erik Roner jumped off an 800-feet-high cliff in British Columbia by way of a snowmobile to honor an old friend. Gayle King ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214738668/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 09:35:45 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214738668/scat/5c360008e1d53ede (CBS News) Across the country, search-and-rescue teams are being called out more often -- and not because of the weather, but for people acting recklessly. Some think taxpayers are the real victims, and now there's a new push to change that. It was a tense drama that captivated Southern California in early April. On Easter Sunday, Nick Cendoya and Kyndall Jack set out on a wilderness hike ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214738224/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 09:35:43 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214738224/scat/5c360008e1d53ede American Nobel prize winner Pearl S Buck is set for publication this autumn, 40 years after her death.Best known for her 1931 novel The Good Earth - a bestselling saga of a Chinese family which won her the Pulitzer - Buck took the Nobel in 1938, cited for "her rich and truly epic descriptions of peasant life in China and for her biographical masterpieces". Over the course of her life, ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214737611/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 09:01:51 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214737611/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Neil Jordan is the man behind such classics as Company of Wolves, Michael Collins, Angel and many more. As his new film, Byzantium, sinks its teeth into cinema crowds, send him a question -he'll be in the thread at lunchtime on Tuesday 28 ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214737612/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 09:01:49 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214737612/scat/5c360008e1d53ede CBS News' senior correspondent John Miller, a former assistant FBI director, discusses the London attack and what is now known about the suspects and their alleged ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214737646/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 08:41:44 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214737646/scat/5c360008e1d53ede This story contains video that some viewers may find graphic. (CBS News) LONDON -- Detectives in London were to question two people arrested over the murder ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214737420/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 08:41:44 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214737420/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Defendant Jodi Arias listens to defense attorney Kirk Nurmi make his closing arguments during her trial on Friday, May 3, 2013 at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix. A jury was not able to reach a unanimous decision on whether to sentence her to ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214737421/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 08:41:43 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214737421/scat/5c360008e1d53ede A holiday travel mess has ensued after a bridge in Washington State collapsed and closed one of the nation's biggest highways. Plus, a new warning about this year's hurricane season. Also, a woman who reunited with her dog after the Oklahoma tornado gives an update. All that, and all that mattered, in today's "Eye ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214737423/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 08:41:41 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214737423/scat/5c360008e1d53ede MOUNT VERNON, Wash. Dan Sligh and his wife were in their pickup truck on Interstate 5 heading to a camping trip when a bridge before them disappeared in a "big puff of dust." "I hit the brakes and we went off," Sligh told reporters from a hospital, adding he "saw the water approaching ... you hold on as tight as you can." Sligh, his wife and another man in a ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214737422/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 08:41:41 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214737422/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Water cooler conversation at a dictionary company tends towards the odd. A while ago I was chatting with one of my colleagues about our respective defining batches. "I'm not sure," he said, "what to do about the plural of 'hobbit'. There are some citations for 'hobbitses', but I think they may be facetious uses. Have any thoughts?"I did: "We enter ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214736806/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 08:08:39 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214736806/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Carol Ann Duffy are mourning news that one of the UK's most energetic independent publishers can no longer afford to publish individual collections.After releasing more than 400 poetry collections, many by debut authors, and launching scores of careers, Salt said earlier this week that it will be focusing on poetry anthologies in the future. "We've seen our sales [of single-author ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214736805/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 08:08:38 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214736805/scat/5c360008e1d53ede South Korean Kim Bok-Dong, who served as a sex slave for Japanese soldiers during World War II, speaks during the 1,000th weekly protest in front of the Japanese embassy in Seoul, Dec. 14, ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214736657/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 07:46:13 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214736657/scat/5c360008e1d53ede The What Jane Saw website, launching on Saturday, will allow the public to experience the 1813 exhibition of Joshua Reynold's paintings, as seen by ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214736111/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 07:14:06 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214736111/scat/5c360008e1d53ede When you come upon an old friend after decades apart, what is it that you recognise in them: their ageing face, a shared history, the flash of their eyes, their soul? Susanna, who opens Marcel Theroux's ingenious new novel, is both touched and unnerved when her university boyfriend, Nicholas Slopen, turns up on her doorstep 20 years later. "He didn't look the same - which of us ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214736120/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 07:13:53 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214736120/scat/5c360008e1d53ede When I got these books I was surprised to find three books (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The Marvelous Land of Oz and Ozma of Oz) instead of one as I had always thought there was only one book about Oz, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Actually there are fifteen books altogether. My favourite book of the three was Ozma of Oz because the plot and characters became more interesting in that book. I think ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214736119/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 07:13:52 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214736119/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Jon Klassen is the star of the bear (and hat) world after the success of his award-winning picturebooks I Want My hat Back and This Is Not My Hat. Follow Jon's top tips and then send your brilliant bear drawings to childrens.books@guardian.co.uk and your fantastic bears will be featured on our ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214736121/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 07:13:51 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214736121/scat/5c360008e1d53ede President Obama Thursday gave a sweeping national security speech outlining his approach to fighting global terrorism, the legality of his administration's use of unmanned aircraft to hunt and kill suspected terrorists, and his desire to close the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The speech was an hour long and in the middle of it were two sentences aimed squarely at one of his ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214735994/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 06:54:04 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214735994/scat/5c360008e1d53ede MOUNT VERNON, Wash. Dan Sligh and his wife were in their pickup truck on Interstate 5 heading to a holiday weekend barbecue when a bridge before them disappeared in a "big puff of dust." "I hit the brakes and we went off," Sligh told reporters from a hospital, adding he "saw the water approaching ... you hold on as tight as you can." He said a semi-truck carrying a ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214735995/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 06:54:03 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214735995/scat/5c360008e1d53ede He came to talk about the future, but the past keeps pulling him back. President Obama outlined his vision for a revised American counterterrorism policy during Thursday's speech at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C., renewing his call to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay and announcing new guidelines to govern the use of targeted drone strikes on foreign soil. ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214736122/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 06:54:02 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214736122/scat/5c360008e1d53ede (Mulholland, 12.99), daytime TV presenter Gaby Mortimer stumbles on a dead body while she's out jogging: a young Polish woman who looks disarmingly like her. She assumes the worst is over - that she will be able to return to her daughter, demanding job and disengaged hedge-fund manager husband. But of course it isn't. The police find Mortimer's DNA on the body - and some of her ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214735350/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 06:21:22 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214735350/scat/5c360008e1d53ede short stories , the sheer mass of his extremely uneven body of work - 300 stories, 200 articles, six novels, two plays, and three travel books churned out between 1880 and 1891 - can obscure his genius like clouds around an alp. Yet while many of those 300 stories fail to rise beyond the anecdotal, nearly a quarter are very good, and within them stands a core of indisputable classics. It ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214735349/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 06:21:20 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214735349/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Man Booker International prize this year has gone to a woman famous for her short stories - and when we say short, we do mean short. Some of Lydia Davis's tales are just a paragraph. The chair of the prize, Christopher Ricks, wondered what to call such brief works, but Davis says she would like them to remain known as stories. In honour of the 60,000 award, we'd like you to come up with ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214735348/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 06:21:19 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214735348/scat/5c360008e1d53ede LONDON An emergency landing at London's Heathrow Airport forced officials to close both runways at the busy international hub Friday morning, but all passengers and crew were evacuated safely from the British Airways jet. British Airways said in a statement that an Airbus A319 carrying 75 passengers destined for Oslo, Norway, was forced to turn around not long after takeoff due to a ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214735376/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 06:01:15 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214735376/scat/5c360008e1d53ede The two bailiffs also enjoy creative writing when off duty, and penning books in their spare time."I always liked writing stories," said York, 54, of Alturas, who published his first book last year. "I may not be able to put the comma in the right place, but I love telling stories." Schoch, 46, of Bartow, has written four books and is busy on his fifth.He said when an idea for ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214733435/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 05:17:19 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214733435/scat/5c360008e1d53ede MILWAUKEE Shoppers in the U.S. will soon have more information about where their meat comes from, due to new federal labeling rules that went into effect Thursday. The rules require labels on steaks, ribs and other cuts of meat to say where the animal was born, raised and slaughtered. Earlier U.S. Department of Agriculture rules only required that countries of origin to be noted, so a package ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214733159/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 04:47:07 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214733159/scat/5c360008e1d53ede WASHINGTON When President Obama pushed his health care overhaul plan through Congress, he counted labor unions among his strongest supporters. But some unions leaders have grown frustrated and angry about what they say are unexpected consequences of the new law -- problems that they say could jeopardize the health benefits offered to millions of their members. The issue could create a political ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214733160/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 04:47:04 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214733160/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Michael Lewis's book , published in 2003, was a sports-business biography that became a movement. It is now shorthand for the use of detailed statistics in sport, particularly around recruitment - these days, a great many elite sport teams accept that fracking raw data produces insights the human eye, no matter how experienced, will miss. Each year the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics conference, ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214732669/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 04:16:02 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214732669/scat/5c360008e1d53ede There was a time when I loved you. You were the different girl, the one everyone whispered about but no-one understood. You dressed the way you wanted and didn't care what anybody thought. Always with one earphone in, music was your life. I'd see you tapping your foot to the rhythm of a song nobody else could hear. Your own private world. People stared. I stared. I was intrigued and you ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214732671/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 04:16:01 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214732671/scat/5c360008e1d53ede I thought that from the cover, Mariella Mystery looked girly and much too young for me, but reading it I found that it was not as bad as it first seemed. I still think it is too young for me but only by about a year or two. I would recommend this book to 8 and ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214732670/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 04:16:00 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214732670/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Posy Simmonds has been keeping sketchbooks since she began her weekly Guardian strip in the 70s. Here she talks us through some of her pages, and explains why Princess Diana had exactly the come-hither eyes she was looking ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214732672/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 04:15:59 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214732672/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Amsterdam's Royal Institute for the Tropics is being forced to dispose of its library because the government has withdawn all funding for the institution, the Volkskrant reports on Friday. The 900,000 books, maps and documents, the earliest dating back to 1469, are being offered to other scientific institutions. Those that are not given away will be dumped, ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214732673/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 04:14:08 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214732673/scat/5c360008e1d53ede NEW YORK Police say actress Amanda Bynes has been arrested in midtown Manhattan after she heaved a marijuana bong out of a window. It happened at an apartment building on West 47th Street at about 7:40 p.m. Thursday. Police say a building official called police to complain that Bynes was smoking marijuana and rolling a joint in the building's ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214732587/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 03:55:18 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214732587/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Dan Brown has annoyed leaders of Manila in the Philippines with his hellish description of the city in his latest book, Inferno. Photograph: Jim ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214731242/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 01:41:47 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214731242/scat/5c360008e1d53ede (CBS News) DHAKA, Bangladesh -- Getting inside a garment factory in Bangladesh isn't easy. It's an enormous industry. There are more than 4,000 factories, employing an estimated 4 million people. Garments and textiles make up about 80 percent of Bangladesh's export ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214731148/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 01:21:31 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214731148/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Blake Shelton has a date and location for his benefit and fellow Oklahoman Carrie Underwood is writing a large check to help benefit those affected by this week's storms in their home state. Organizers say Shelton's "Healing in the Heartland" benefit concert will be held May 29 at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City. The event will be televised live on ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214731147/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 01:21:31 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214731147/scat/5c360008e1d53ede MOUNT VERNON, Wash. Authorities say there were no fatalities when an Interstate 5 bridge over a river north of Seattle collapsed. The Thursday evening bridge failure dumped vehicles and people into the water. Marcus Deyerin , a spokesman for the Northwest Washington Incident Management team, said there were no fatalities or suspected fatalities. He said three people were rescued from the water ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214731150/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 01:21:29 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214731150/scat/5c360008e1d53ede LONDON A man seen with bloody hands wielding a butcher knife after the killing of a British soldier on the streets of London was described as a convert to Islam who took part in demonstrations with a banned radical group, two Muslim hard-liners said Thursday. Police raided houses in connection with the brazen slaying of the off-duty soldier, identified as Lee Rigby, of the 2nd Battalion The Royal ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214731149/scat/5c360008e1d53ede Fri, 24 May 2013 01:21:29 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214731149/scat/5c360008e1d53ede