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'Let's Pretend This Never Happened': 7 stories from a memoir by The Bloggess
From a pet turkey to Post-It arguments, here are seven stories from popular blogger Jenny Lawson's new book 'Let's Pretend This Never Happened.'
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Pavlof Volcano ash cloud shows Alaska's threat to air travel (+video)
Ash billowing from Pavlof Volcano is not high enough to affect international air travel, but Pavlof is just one of a string of active Alaska volcanoes that sits beneath the flight corridor between the US and Asia.
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Does a Star Wars palace in Italy need the army to protect it?
The Royal Palace of Caserta, which rivals Versailles in size and has appeared in several movies, is in such disrepair and so poorly guarded that the local mayor says the military needs to step in.
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Showdown at Shepherd’s Bush
'Showdown' is a peek into a fascinating moment in time at the Olympic Games.
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'Let's Pretend This Never Happened': 7 stories from a memoir by The Bloggess
From a pet turkey to Post-It arguments, here are seven stories from popular blogger Jenny Lawson's new book 'Let's Pretend This Never Happened.'
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Chapter & Verse Elaine Pagels discusses the Apocalypse
Elaine Pagels, author of 'Revelations: Visions, Prophecy, and Politics in the Book of Revelation,' talks about the enduring vision of the Book of Revelation.
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Chapter & Verse Robert Harris's "The Fear Index" makes a thriller out of a man sitting at a computer
Robert Harris, the author of 'The Ghost,' discusses his new financial page-turner "The Fear Index" and his predilection for writing about ancient Rome.
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Reader recommendation: Empire
Monitor readers share their favorite book picks.
10/05/2011 06:05 am -
Pompeii collapse affects 2 ancient walls, UNESCO inspecting damage
Pompeii collapse: Officials sought to play down the latest collapses, saying they only concerned the upper parts of two walls that had no artistic value.
12/01/2010 02:36 pm -
Why Italy's trash wars are still smoldering
Italy's garbage woes are resurfacing as one town near historic Pompeii protests a new trash dump and rubbish piles return to Naples.
10/21/2010 11:05 am -
Global News Blog Ancient Pompeii could be ruined by modern problems
Tourists to the ancient Roman city Pompeii complain that the city is neglected by the government and many worry that it could be ruined by the lack of funding and attention.
10/19/2010 03:43 pm -
Discoveries Ready, aim, click: Mars imaging team takes your requests
Scientists with the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, currently circling the planet Mars, have released the first images suggested by John and Jane Q. Public. The program is designed to bring extra sets of eyes to the image-targeting process.
04/01/2010 10:55 am -
Pompeii: A Novel
09/29/2009 01:00 am -
Bright Green Finalists chosen for 'Seven Wonders of Nature' poll
07/24/2009 01:00 am -
Classic review: Pompeii
02/01/2009 12:00 am -
Horizons USGS: Eruption risk from Alaska volcano rising
01/29/2009 12:00 am -
The Fires of Vesuvius
Classics professor Mary Beard examines the mysteries of Pompeii.
01/01/2009 12:00 am -
Review: 'The Rocker'
A superannuated, would-be rock star is so passionate about his second chance at stardom you want to cheer him on in this oddball comedy.
08/23/2008 01:00 am -
Pompeii
08/09/2008 01:00 am -
In Naples, artists use irony to tackle festering trash crisis
The EU announced Tuesday it would take Italy to the European Court of Justice. The overflow of rubbish has inspired an artistic movement to effect change.
05/07/2008 01:00 am -
In Naples, artists use irony to tackle festering trash crisis
05/07/2008 01:00 am -
In Naples, artists use irony to tackle festering trash crisis
The EU announced Tuesday it would take Italy to the European Court of Justice. The overflow of rubbish has inspired an artistic movement to effect change.
05/06/2008 01:00 am
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