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Saturday, May 18 2013
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FOUR weeks ago, I criticised The New York Times for overplaying an article on an investment made by Ann Romney's blind trust. The article was but one installment of the intense campaign coverage scrutinising Mitt ...
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DOES America need an Arab Spring? That was the question on my mind when I called Frank Fukuyama, the Stanford professor and author of The End of History and the Last Man. Fukuyama has been working on a two-volume ...
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John Cusack explores the troubled mind of Edgar Allan Poe

EDGAR Allan Poe once wrote that, "All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream." So imagine how Poe might feel about The Raven, a thriller that casts John Cusack as the legendary – and legendarily tragic.

Social networks, small and smaller
FACEBOOK makes sharing easy – too easy, some would say. Because one´s social network often consists not only of actual friends but also relatives and sortof friends, along with sort-of friends of their sort-of friends, you need to be careful about what you post. Yes, the site does allow you to define smaller circles of friends, but that requires constantly monitoring what should – and should not – be shared with whom. All of this has created an opportunity for startups to offer sharing that is intimate by design. Newer social networks, like Path, FamilyLeaf and Pair, offer a range of constraints. A Path network, available only on smartphones, has a maximum of 150 friends...
Rachel McAdams to marry Michael Sheen ?
ACTRESS Rachel McAdams is reportedly set to marry beau Michael Sheen as both want to take their relationship to the next level. "Michael is planning on proposing to Rachel very soon. They both want to take their relationship to the next level. They are madly in love and want to start a family together," showbizspy.com quoted a source as saying. "They met while filming Midnight in Paris and that´s where they want to get married," the source said. McAdams earlier said she has always wanted to get married and have children as she thinks it is one of the most romantic and strong gestures a person can make. "(Getting married and having children) is something...
Boldness a state of mind, says Hate Story actress Paoli Dam
SHE is as bold as one can get. But Paoli Dam, who did a full frontal nudity scene in Bengali movie Chatrak last year, says boldness is all in the head. "What is bold for you may not be bold for me. Boldness is a state of mind," Paoli, now the lead actress of Bollywood film Hate Story, said to be topped with dollops of intimacy and violence, said in an interview. No wonder she picks roles that most other actresses would think about twice before giving the nod to. "As an actor I am choosy about the script and the projects that I do. But when I take a project, I don´t have any dilemma about it," said Paoli, who plays a sex worker in Hate Story, which released in India on Friday...

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