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Fifteen classic books to read

Here is a list of fifteen classics that you should read sometime in your life if you haven’t already.Some of them you might have read in high...
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Great Love Report - Luise Rainer and Vincent De Paul at TCM Film Festival

By Liz H Kelly Old and Young Hollywood came together at the TCM Classic Film Festival in Los Angeles last Sunday for a special live interview at...
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Classics Spotlight: The Red Badge of Courage

The fact that Stephen Crane's The Red Badge of Courage, like many antiwar novels, will continue to possess a certain kind of timelessness is merely...
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Classics Spotlight: The Stranger

Albert Camus's The Stranger is considered by many to be one of the foremost examples of existential literature. The novel's style of writing...
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Classics Spotlight: Candide: Or, Optimism

The subtitle of Voltaire's 1759 philosophical novel refers not to our modern understanding of optimism but rather to a philosophical doctrine of...
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Two spotlights on classic and contemporary literature: An introduction

I have decided to start two review series, one focusing on classics and another focusing on contemporary fiction. The scope of these two spotlights...
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Future Classics?

Ferraris on 5th AvenueIn Naples, Florida, 5th Avenue South is an exclusive shopping district much like Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, California....
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New classic films on DVD 9-20-11

Classic films on blu-ray and standard DVDs out for your enjoyment.Breakfast at Tiffany's (50th Anniversary Edition) [Blu-ray]Mickey Spillanes...
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Have you read Mark Twain?

Mark Twain famously said that a Classic was"A book which people praise and don't read".Unfortunately, this comment can be said of...
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Mark Twain on British Royalty

Mark Twain met all sorts of people on his travels from Mississippi River roughians to the Queen of England. In honor of the Royal Wedding I present...
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