by | Sep 2, 2009 | Los Angeles
from The LA Times Mt. Wilson’s famous, and besieged, observatory Man once viewed the heavens by flickering firelight; now a raging blaze threatens a site where stargazing history was made. Tim Rutten, September 2, 2009 There has been tragedy and loss aplenty in...
by | Sep 1, 2009 | Literary News
from CNN.com Tiny librarian is hell on wheels By Jim Kavanagh CNN (CNN) — She’s petite, she’s middle-aged, she’s bookish, and if she gets a chance, she’ll knock you on your keister. Embedded video from CNN Video By day, she’s Beth...
by | Aug 31, 2009 | Weirdness
from The Times South Africa Perfect murder undone by fake breasts AP Ryan Alexander Jenkins, 32, is believed to have murdered his wife, Jasmine Fiore. He reported her missing before fleeing the US. Her teeth had been pulled out and her fingers cut off to prevent her...
by | Aug 31, 2009 | Literary News
from The Financial Times Books: Consolidation is the big story By Ben Hall in Paris Published: August 31 2009 04:06 | Last updated: August 31 2009 04:06 The book publishing industry will have to consolidate if it is to stand up to Amazon, Google and a few other...
