Topic: David Remnick
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Decoder Wire New polls fuel speculation about Hillary Clinton in 2016
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is more popular than she's ever been – and might well clear the Democratic field, were she to officially enter the 2016 presidential race.
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Resignation of New Yorker writer revives questions about media ethics
The resignation of New Yorker magazine staff writer Jonah Lehrer again raises concerns about the credibility of journalists. Smaller newsroom budgets and demand for quick stories may be partly to blame, say media analysts.
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Chapter & Verse Jonah Lehrer: some blame media adoration for his fabrications
'Imagine' author Jonah Lehrer admitted in a statement that he made up remarks attributed to Bob Dylan.
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How Jonah Lehrer was caught inventing Bob Dylan quotes
Jonah Lehrer resigned from The New Yorker after Tablet Magazine discovered Lehrer had fabricated quotes by Bob Dylan in Lehrer's latest book "Imagine: How Creativity Works."
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Global News Blog What's all the buzz about Oprah and Salman Rushdie going to India?
The Jaipur Literary Festival has become Asia's biggest literary festival, and the fact that some of the biggest names in the book world attend highlights India's growing appetite for good reads.
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Chapter & Verse Syrian poet Adonis leads the pack in betting for 2011 Nobel Prize in Literature winner
Thomas Pynchon is the American author closest to top, but still considered a long shot with odds of 16 to 1.
10/03/2011 01:03 pm -
Global News Blog Good Reads: Sept. 11 and Somalia famine pieces that rise above
The New Yorker's Sept. 11 coverage is a keeper, while the Globe and Mail's reporting from a Somalia famine victims' camp introduces you to one family's tragic trek toward safety. The Monitor explains how the US allegedly sent Libyan Al Qaeda suspects back to Tripoli, knowing they'd be tortured.
09/06/2011 09:45 am -
Are Donald Trump and his fellow 'birthers' racist?
Donald Trump faces a backlash from those who see the “birther” movement as a new form of racism, which a new study seems to confirm. Trump has problems with conservatives too.
04/30/2011 11:13 am -
Young Mr. Obama
What we can learn about Obama from his Chicago years.
10/26/2010 07:05 am -
Chapter & Verse Best political books of 2010
There have been plenty of political titles this year – from the left and the right. But which were best?
10/06/2010 06:11 pm -
Let the Swords Encircle Me
Monitor correspondent Scott Peterson offers readers a comprehensive understanding of Iran.
09/13/2010 07:05 am -
Bestselling books the week of 6/24/10 according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
06/24/2010 06:05 am -
Bestselling books the week of 5/13/10, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
05/14/2010 11:05 pm -
Bestselling books the week of 5/6/10, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
05/06/2010 03:38 pm -
Bestselling books the week of 4/29/10, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
04/29/2010 04:12 pm -
Bestselling books the week of 4/15/10, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
04/15/2010 07:35 pm -
The Bridge: The Life and Rise of Barack Obama
New Yorker editor David Remnick examines Barack Obama’s unprecedented political odyssey.
04/05/2010 10:45 am -
The writers who scored this year's MacArthur genius grants
09/24/2008 01:00 am
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