Little Magazines
The origin of American little magazines can be traced back to the radical pamphlets of the American Revolution, but it was not until the latter part of the nineteenth century that lit...
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(EDS: ADDING INFO ON NAOKI PRIZE)
Tetsushi Suwa won the 137th Akutagawa Prize for promising new
writers of serious fiction on Tuesday for his debut work, while
Kesako Matsui won the 137th Na...
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Garry Trudeau says topics in his "Doonesbury" comic strip that were at first shocking to some readers aren't so anymore, such as one character's revelation 30 years ago that he was gay."Now I can p...
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Early PromiseBorn in Kent in 1939,
David Paradine
Frost
attended a number of grammar schools before securing his place at Cambridge. Here he joined the Footlights Dramatic Club, where he performe...
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After leaving the helm of the Internet's key oversight agency, Vint Cerf plans to stay busy as an executive, advocate and author.Five books are in various stages of completion, and Cerf said he wou...
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After leaving the helm of the Internet's key oversight agency, Vint Cerf plans to stay busy as an executive, advocate and author.Five books are in various stages of completion, and Cerf said he wou...
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American actor Matt Dillon, best known for his comedic roles and
his Oscar-nominated role as a Los Angeles police officer in 2005's
''Crash,'' takes an unexpected turn in a new role as Henry ...
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The dusty, lion-colored plains and snowy mountain peaks of East Africa have appeared in numerous Hollywood blockbusters. Now, Kenyans fed up with being the background for high-budget films about wh...
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“I want my Web TV!†Could it be the catchphrase of the late aughts?
Fred Seibert and Herb Scannell hope so. Mr. Seibert, who helped bring the still-quoted MTV catc...
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With a growing crowd of millions lining up for its fancy coffee drinks in the 1990s, Starbucks Corp. was tantalized by seemingly endless opportunities to expand its brand.A chain of full-service re...
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Little Magazines
LEAD: Suwa wins Akutagawa, Matsui wins Naoki literary awards
