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The Bookscore: the new Rotten Tomatoes for books?The website The Bookscore rounds up book reviews, assigns a ranking, and lets readers discuss literary news.
Haruki Murakami: early leader in Nobel Prize predictionsBritish gambling site Ladbrokes puts Japanese author Haruki Murakami at odds of 10/1 for the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Do sad songs make us feel better?Adam Brent Houghtaling explores melancholy music and how it affects us.
Michelle Obama unconcerned over girls' TV viewingMichelle Obama says her daughters 'need to explore all of it: the great and the not so great.'- Student dies in beach sand pit: Experts warn of suffocation dangerA student who died in a Southern California beach sand pit collapse is among dozens who have suffocated in the little-recognized recreational danger. Health experts warn never to step into a sand hole deeper than knee-level.
Reader recommendation: The Twelfth PlanetMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
Castro and Chavez working on a book?A pro-government Cuban blogger claims that former leader Fidel Castro is now collaborating on a book with Hugo Chavez.
Creamy tomato chipotle soupNow is the perfect time to use season-peak tomatoes from the gardens or the local farmer鈥檚 market. The addition of a chipotle pepper gives this soup a spicy, smokey flavor. Add a simple green salad and a French baguette on the side.
Pumpkin pie in August? Gratitude 鈥� and a son鈥檚 taste 鈥� is not seasonalA son's request for pumpkin pie on a 100-degree day in August inspires gratitude ... for the son as different drummer leading the family to new comfort zones.
Rescue dog: Getting inside a dog's head and his futon fixationRescue dog Albie is may not tell us exactly what he's thinking about us, his new home, the presidential election. But we think we know his thoughts on our futon.
Sam Claflin is cast as Finnick in 'Catching Fire'Sam Claflin, last seen in 'Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides' and 'Snow White and the Huntsman,' is experiencing a meteoric career rise.
Navy SEAL Osama bin Laden book: Too 'top secret' to be published?Navy SEAL Osama book: Will the US military and CIA allow the book by a Navy SEAL who was on the Osama bin Laden raid, be published?
Sherlock Holmes and Tom Sawyer come to TVA modern update of Sherlock Holmes will air this fall, while a show following Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn is being developed.
Summer soup with fresh cornSoup isn鈥檛 just for cold winter days. This soup combines fresh greens and corn to make a light summer meal in minutes.
Gore Vidal biography will be released in 2015Vidal's close friend, author and academic Jay Parini, will write the biography.
Janice Min and the post baby bump "momshell" wannabe phenomenonJanice Min 鈥� the former Us Weekly editor who stoked the fires of "momshell" wannabe phenomenon 鈥� now bemoans her own post baby bump and the stubborn reality that is non-airbrushed motherhood.
J.K. Rowling will come to New York for 'Casual Vacancy'J.K. Rowling will be interviewed by Ann Patchett at Jazz at Lincoln Center on Oct. 16.
Healthy snacks: Cartoon stickers make kids eat betterHealthy snacks are more appealing for kids when there's a cartoon sticker, says study.
Childcare cost: Day care expense rivals college cost, fuels social problemsChildcare costs for an infant at a day care center may be more expensive than instate-college tuition, according to a new study. US childcare policy, says experts, is riddled with problems that exacerbate family debt, contribute to glass ceiling wages, and fuel the Mommy Wars.
Vivienne Jolie-Pitt will make her movie debut with MomVivienne Jolie-Pitt will have a minor role in the Angelina Jolie vehicle 'Maleficent.'
