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"Hanna" , The New "Frankenstein"? Joe Wright's 'creation' Rivals Mary Shelley's

Filmmakers have created a new monster, this time a golden-haired teenager named Hanna, played by "Atonement"-star Saoirse Ronan....
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Today in History-January 29 Valdez captain on trial, Brenda Spencer killed two

January 29th was the day in history when…1990: Exxon Valdez Captain Joseph Hazelwood went on trial due to oil spill. On March 24, 1989 the...
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The Short List: A Passion in the Desert, Honoré de Balzac

The Short List is a collection of reviews and critical responses to short fiction. All titles reviewed are suggested for a quick, quality read....
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Scholar 'cleans up' Mark Twain's language in new edition of Huck Finn

The literary world is up in arms over a proposed reprint of Mark Twain's classics, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of...
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Today in History-December 19 Clinton impeached, Ripley's Believe it or Not debut

December 19th was the day in history when…1998: House of Representatives approved two articles of impeachment against President Bill Clinton...
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Introducing African American Literature Examiner

Hello Examiner Community,I wanted to introduce myself. I'm Camille Chism, the new Examiner for African American Literature in Detroit,anavid...
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On this day in NY history: Moby Dick flopped when it was published 159 years ago

Nov 14, 1851Herman Melville was devastated when his sixth book Moby Dick was published … and it tanked critically and financially in the U.K...
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Today in History-November 14 Puerto Rico voted NO, 1st President visited Panama

November 14th was the day in history when…1993: Puerto Rico voted against becoming the 51st U.S. state. The question of the Island’s...
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A Halloween obituary for Edgar Allen Poe

Edgar A. Poe, composer of "The Raven" and many stories of the fantastic and grotesque, died October 7th in Baltimore. He was forty years...
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The Awakening: A critical review

I have the terrible habit of hoarding books for years before I even think about reading them, but lately I have been making an earnest effort to...
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