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Free Comic Book Day: 5 things you need to knowWhether you're a comic book devotee or don't know the Fantastic Four from the Avengers, here are 5 things you need to know about the upcoming Free Comic Book Day.
Target will stop selling Amazon Kindle devicesIs Target now seeing Amazon as an enemy rather than a partner?
'Between Shades of Gray' 鈥� probably not the book you're thinking ofYoung adult author Ruta Sepetys says her novel 'Between Shades of Gray,' about a Lithuanian girl sent to one of Stalin's work camps, is frequently being mixed up with E L James' erotic trilogy.
10 modern proverbs (from the last 100 years)"The Dictionary of Modern Proverbs" is a collection of contemporary wisdom.
Parent warning: Hot weather coming, don't leave baby alone in carWhere's baby? Look before you lock: A new national parent warning ad campaign aims at the coming hot weather and parents who would leave a baby alone in a car. Heat killed 33 babies left in cars in 2011.
The Scream sale led to record $330 million auction at Sotheby'sThe Scream is officially the most expensive artwork in the world, at $120 million, topping a Picasso sold for $106 million. The Scream also led to a new sales record for an Impressionist and Modern auction for Sotheby's.
Save neighborhoods: See the living city on a Jane Jacobs WalkGet out of the house and take a聽 "Jane Jacobs Walk" in honor of the legendary urban planner who promoted experiencing the living city and built environment on foot in order to save neighborhoods.
Creamy hominy bake with green chiles and cheeseTry this Southern dish as an unusual side for a Mexican meal.
Tanning Mom: Behind the Bad Mother witch hunt; even Snooki snipesTanning Mom: Commentators 鈥� including the toasted Snooki 鈥� are outraged that a young girl would be in a tanning salon, but have you checked out advertisements for children鈥檚 clothes recently? A lot of the white girls are tan. Unnaturally so.
American Idol: Judges go crazy for Joshua Ledet's British InvasionAmerican Idol recap: Wednesday night, the American Idol judges were on their feet (again) for Joshua Ledet and his performance of, "To Love Somebody."
5 award-winning mystery novels for young adultsHere are five great mystery novels aimed at teenage readers.
A Difficult WomanHistorian Alice Kessler-Harris attempts an artistic, political, and moral portrait of a challenging subject: Lillian Hellman.
'Top of the Rock': 8 inside stories about NBC's 'Must See TV'From 'Friends' to 'Seinfeld,' Warren Littlefield delves into the world behind NBC's blockbuster Thursday night comedies in 'Top of the Rock.'- A filmmaker breaks down ballet stereotypesDocumentary filmmaker Bess Kargman followed the rigorous world of ballet competition for her new documentary 'First Position.'
New Jersey mother arrested for allowing toddler into tanning boothPatricia Krencil, a New Jersey mother, was arrested for allegedly allowing her toddler into a tanning booth, in violation of state laws, said it was all one big misunderstanding. But school officials blew the whistle after observing burns on the young girl's skin.
Four unusual shade perennials to tryLight up a woodland garden with this quartet of unusual shade-loving perennial plants.
Reader recommendation: The Good WarMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.- Tony Awards will include nominees from the musical 'Newsies''Newsies' improves as it makes the jump from 1992 movie flop to the Broadway stage.
The Incredible Hulk getting his own movie 鈥� again?Marvel's president of consumer products says a Hulk movie is coming in 2015.
Mandatory elementary-school violin classes are a hitMandatory violin classes at an Indiana elementary school teach dedication and self-confidence by partnering聽 young students with mentors and teachers from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music.
