The Copyright Problem: Three Myths That Are Killing Literary Culture

1. Writers just want to be read. I recently heard a young woman at a party say that writers don’t mind when their books are downloaded for free on the internet, because “writers just want to be read.” As a …

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Photos of Boston Bombing Suspects

  The FBI has released photos of two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing. Please take a look at the Boston bombing suspect photos and see if these men are familiar to you. Both appear to be white males in …

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RomoBomb

Everyone’s #RomoBombing over at Twitter for a chance to win tickets to see the San Francisco Giants in the world series. I had to give it a go. Definition of RomoBombing: An ecstatic expression of unbridled joy unleashed in the …

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Major Art theft from Kunsthal Museum

  Thieves broke into Kunsthal museum on Tuesday and walked off with works from the likes of Picasso, Monet, Gauguin and Matisse potentially worth hundreds of millions. The stolen paintings include: Pablo Picasso’s 1971 “Harlequin Head”; Claude Monet’s 1901 “Waterloo …

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Mother of Michaela Joy Garecht still searches for answers

Sharon Murch’s daughter, Michaela Joy Garecht, was kidnapped 24 years ago. Sharon blogs about her thoughts and daily life at Dear Michaela. Yesterday, in a post titled Michaela’s Light, Murch wrote about Michaela’s continuing presence, her continuous life, in a …

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