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At last, we get Tolkien's take on King Arthur
McClatchy Washington Bureau"The Fall of Arthur" by J. R. R. Tolkien, edited by Christopher Tolkien; Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, NY (233 pages, $25) When J. R. R. Tolkien takes on the legendary King Arthur, you can expect something special. Unpublished until now, the poem "The...Tags: England, Arts and Culture, Poetry, Susan Cooper, Folklore and Mythology
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"Promiscuous minds" gather for Britain's Hay Festival
ReutersBy Nigel Stephenson LONDON, May 23 (Reuters) - Some of the biggest names in literature, science and politics will pitch up to a small British town over the next week for a clan gathering of the world's most "promiscuous minds". The 26th Hay Festival...Tags: Australia, Music, Government, Nobel Prize Awards, Eric Schmidt
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Graphic sex in applauded lesbian love story gets Cannes buzzing
Reuters* Critics laud Kechiche's film of raw emotion, lesbian sex * Father-son road trip is Payne's second try for top prize By Alexandria Sage CANNES, May 23 (Reuters) - An intimate love story between two young women received rave reviews from critics at the...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Adele (music artist), The Hollywood Reporter, Fiction, Entertainment
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French director Guillaume Canet overcomes New York culture clash to make 'Blood Ties'
Associated PressCANNES, France (AP) — The problem with New York these days is there's just not enough litter. At least, that's French director Guillaume Canet's experience. He had to supply his own garbage to recreate the grubby streets of 1970s Brooklyn for his...Tags: England, Arts and Culture, Film Festivals, Mila Kunis, Zoe Saldana
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Short story writer Lydia Davis wins Man Booker Intl fiction prize
ReutersBy Paul Casciato LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - American short story writer Lydia Davis won the fifth Man Booker International Prize for fiction on Wednesday for a body of work that includes some of the briefest tales ever published. Davis - who has only...Tags: England, Chinua Achebe, Dwayne Johnson, Fiction, Jonathan Franzen
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Short story writer Lydia Davis wins major fiction prize
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - American short story writer Lydia Davis won the fifth Man Booker International Prize for fiction on Wednesday for a body of work that includes some of the briefest tales ever published. Davis, a professor of creative writing at the...Tags: England, Chinua Achebe, Dwayne Johnson, Jonathan Franzen, Fiction
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Tunisia announces first death from new coronavirus
ReutersTunis (Reuters) - A 66-year-old Tunisian man has died from new coronavirus, a strain of a virus that emerged in the Middle East last year, after a visit to Saudi Arabia, the health ministry said on Tuesday. The man, a diabetic, died in hospital in the...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Tunisia, Viral Diseases and Infections, Diabetes, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
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Cannes: The Weinstein Co. Nearing Deal for 'The Young and Prodigious Spivet'
ReutersMay 21 (TheWrap.com) - The Weinstein Company is closing in on U.S. rights to Jean-Pierre Jeunet's 3D adventure movie "The Young and Prodigious Spivet," which is one of the hottest available titles at Cannes. A spokesperson for TWC didn't immediately...Tags: The Weinstein Company
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MOH confirms Saudi Arabia's 31st coronavirus case
Arab News, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaAnother case of novel coronavirus infection in the eastern part of the kingdom was confirmed by the Ministry of Health on Saturday. "One case of coronavirus has been recorded in the Eastern region, and he is now under the medical health care receiving...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Politics, Employees, International Organizations, Career and Workplace
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South Aiken High School students honored
Aiken Standard, S.C.The following South Aiken High School seniors and a few underclassmen were recognized at an Awards Night ceremony on Thursday: --Most Outstanding Students as listed -- Laura Bickford (science), Daniel Faison (math), Rachel Beeson (math team, social...Tags: American Legion, Technology, Florida State University, Culture, Tuskegee University
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Summer Fun Guide: 6 things to learn at St. Louis museums
St. Louis Post-DispatchSure, history can be boring. But it can also be fun and relevant to our everyday lives -- or at least to your next game of Trivial Pursuit. Here are a few cool things you could learn this summer at St. Louis institutions. St. Louis Science Center...Tags: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Glen Rice, Dining and Drinking, Silence of the Lambs (movie), Arts and Culture
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Saudi Arabia has another case of new coronavirus: WHO
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has reported another case of infection in a concentrated outbreak of a new strain of a virus that emerged in the Middle East last year and spread into Europe, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday. In a...Tags: Politics, International Organizations, Viral Diseases and Infections, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, Health Organizations
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