Topic: Edgar Allan Poe
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20 most obscure team nicknames in pro sports
Most pro team nicknames make sense at some level. But there are a fair number of head-scratching nicknames. Here are 20 with explanations on their selection:
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10 reasons NOT to love books (compliments of H.L. Mencken)
Books may seem universally beloved, but these historical persons, from Martin Luther to Woodrow Wilson, weren't such big fans.
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Super Bowl XLVII: 18 pregame facts on Ravens and 49ers
Here are some fast facts on Super Bowl XLVII, the NFL's championship game set for this Sunday evening.
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Roald Dahl: 10 quotes on his birthday
10 quotes by Roald Dahl, author of 'Matilda' and 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.'
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5 great mystery novels
Here are the five mystery novels that made the cut for the 2012 Edgar Awards.
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Bumps in the night
Hearing the prolonged creaking sound and occasional clump, an imaginative boy surveyed his options.
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Farewell, Borders – lights out
A journalist examines her grief over the disappearance of Borders.
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How do you pronounce Albert Szent-Gyorgyi?
Albert Szent-Gyorgyi, the man honored by today's Google doodle, has a great name. But, well, how do you pronounce it?
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A public school for the brightest
A Nevada public academy is making new inroads on working with gifted students and getting the most out of them.
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Tech stocks: the difference between Groupon and Living Social
Tech stocks for Groupon and Living Social are sure to be hot at their initial public offerings. But when it comes to these tech stocks, it's important to know the difference between the two companies.
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Edgar Allan Poe anniversary quiz
Edgar Allan Poe, one of America's most celebrated poets, was born 202 years ago today. How well do you know Poe’s writing? Here are 8 questions.
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Edgar Award nominees: 5 mystery novels you don't want to miss
It's Edgar Allen Poe's 202nd birthday and that means that it's time for the announcement of the 2011 Edgar Award nominees as selected by The Mystery Writers of America. These five books are the nominees for best mystery novel. All Edgar award winners will be announced on April 28.
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Classic review: The Black Tower
With a nod to Poe, Bayard pens a mystery about a lost king and a real-life convict.
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Google's Pac-Man 30th anniversary: Insert coin to destroy office productivity
For the Pac-Man 30th anniversary, Google outdid itself with a fully playable version of the video game.
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The Secret in Their Eyes: movie review
An elegant Argentine thriller, 'The Secret in Their Eyes' taps into the repressive regime of the 1970s.
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After Hans Christian Andersen flipbook logo, what will Google try next?
Google has played several tricks with its "doodles." Today's Hans Christian Andersen logo shows that there's still plenty of room to grow.
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Meteorologists turn up the hype with latest 'Monster Storm'
The fifth big snowstorm to hit the East Coast this season - forecast to begin Thursday - has meteorologists reaching for Thesauruses and trash-talking in their efforts to top one another. At what point does a legitimate warning of a 'Monster Storm' become hype?
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Shutter Island: movie review
Based on Dennis Lehane’s book, ‘Shutter Island’ uses all the classic horror-film pyrotechnics and old-school frights to build a paranoid atmosphere.
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Joe the Plumber is back (and he still can't stand McCain -- or Palin)
Joe the Plumber says he no longer likes Sarah Palin because she supports John McCain.
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Dodging bombs for a good book in Pakistan
Bomb attacks have scared many shoppers away from Islamabad's storied bookstores, including foreign diplomats who used to come to unload their libraries as they moved to a new assignment.
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Isaac Newton: Why apples are falling on Google today
Google celebrates Isaac Newton's birthday with an animated homepage.
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For sale: Poe's "Tamerlane" – the rarest book in American literature
Poe's "Tamerlane," the rarest book in American literature, goes up for auction today.
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The Last Dickens
An intriguing meld of mystery and literary history centered on Dickens’s last novel.
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Poe: A Life Cut Short.
A concise new biography marks the 200th birthday of Edgar Allen Poe.
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A telltale Poe-pourri
It’s the bicentennial of the birth of Edgar Allan Poe, creator of the detective yarn. Where better than the city of idiosyncrasy – Baltimore – to celebrate?
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Mr. Timothy
A thriller of Christmas past.
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Best novels of 2008
The Monitor’s annual gift guide to the best fiction books of 2008.
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The Black Tower
A mystery about a lost king and the real-life convict who became the world's first modern detective.
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Opinion: The cellphone novel: Ain't it gr8! :)
It's literature for the masses. So democratic you don't even have to be a reader to read one.
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