Mortgage rates still heading south
Mortgage interest rates have fallen for the 10th time in the last 11 weeks, according to Freddie Mac's report on what lenders are offering to borrowers with solid credit and 20% down payments or home...
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Paste Magazine says goodbye to print
Paste Magazine, the Decatur, Ga.-based glossy that describes its contents as "signs of life in music, film and culture," got quite a bit dimmer Thursday when it announced that its June/July issue would...
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Your morning fashion and beauty report: Meghan McCain dishes on style,...
Meghan McCain, daughter of presidential contender John, has a new memoir out about the campaign, "Dirty, Sexy Politics." Though there's not much dirt or sex (she says she swore off the latter for the...
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EGYPT: Foreign Ministry summons Iranian diplomat, cancels minister's visit to...
The Iranian charge d'affairs in Cairo has been summoned by the Egyptian Foreign Ministry to explain recent comments attributed to the Islamic Republic's foreign minister, in which he criticized...
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The Virginia Quarterly Review, part 1: A suicide rocks the esteemed literary...
On July 30, Kevin Morrissey printed a note, gathered his identification and called the Charlottesville, Va., police to report a shooting at the coal tower, a local landmark. When they arrived, it was...
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Fall jewelry is looking rather dangerous
I get that the military trend is going strong, but apparently so is jewelry inspired by weapons and ammunition. Of course, there is the Unearthen line of colorful jagged crystals stuffed into bullet...
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The Virginia Quarterly Review, part 2: Forging a future, now in jeopardy
A different path In the universe of literary journals, the Virginia Quarterly Review became something of an outlier: It invested resources in long-form narrative journalism. "I believe in the work,"...
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Rapper T.I. and wife Tiny arrested on drug possession charges in West Hollywood
Rapper and "Takers" actor Clifford "T.I." Harris and his new wife Tameka "Tiny" Cottle were arrested Wednesday night in West Hollywood on suspicion of felony drug possession, L.A. Now reports. The two...
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Lamar Odom scoreless in Team USA's win over Tunisia
Team USA closed out its first-round play Thursday at the FIBA World Championships with an easy, 92-57 win over Tunisia, but Lakers forward Lamar Odom was barely visible. Odom, who started as usual at...
View ArticleConsumer Confidential: Burger King buyout, strong sales, AOL keeps Googling
Here's your thankfully Thursday roundup of consumer news from around the Web: -- It might take two hands to handle a Whopper, but it took $3.26 billion for a private equity firm to buy out Burger King....
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Composer Brian Tyler takes on iconic 'Hawaii-Five-0' theme
When it was time to revisit the iconic theme song for CBS’ “Hawaii-Five-0” redux, composer Brian Tyler decided to look back to his childhood for inspiration. “I was a huge fan. I had seen reruns as a...
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Second survivor confirmed in migrant massacre as Latin America mourns
Authorities in Mexico have confirmed that a second person -- a Honduran citizen -- survived the massacre of 72 migrants last week in the state of Tamaulipas, but the man's identity and location are...
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Album review: Super Wild Horses' 'Fifteen'
On the heels of one sold-out, impossible-to-find and highly lauded 7-inch single, Melbourne, Australia, indie-pop duo Super Wild Horses' debut long-player, "Fifteen," is finally available from HoZac...
View ArticleWhat to think of the Emmys? (Part 2)
Chris "Boomer" Beachum and Rob Licuria (AwardsHeaven) and I continue our chat about the Emmy ceremony and award results. (See part 1 here.) Especially interesting is Chris' observation about "Mad Men."...
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FNO TV: Supermodels Gisele, Naomi tapped to trot
Gisele Bündchen and Naomi Campbell are among the top models tapped to trot down the runway at Lincoln Center for "Fashion's Night Out: The Show," at Lincoln Center on Sept. 7. Organizers of the global...
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Eric Gordon: Leads Team USA in win over Tunisia
Eric Gordon, the Clippers' shooting guard and a reserve on Team USA, is a guest blogger for the Fabulous Forum during the FIBA World Championship tournament. On Thursday the USA overcame a sluggish...
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L.A.'s Cornerstone Theatre among NEA playwrighting grant recipients
The National Endowment for the Arts announced Thursday its recipients of the New Play Development Program’s Distinguished New Play grants. Among the five winners is the Los Angeles-based Cornerstone...
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