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'Bring Up the Bodies': 5 other portrayals of Anne Boleyn
One of history's most divisive personalities, Anne Boleyn has taken the spotlight again in Hilary Mantel's new novel "Bring Up the Bodies. Here are five other portrayals of the queen in pop culture.
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In Pictures: Elizabeth Taylor auction
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In Pictures: Famous wedding dresses
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Elizabeth Taylor: 5 best biographies
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In Pictures: Elizabeth Taylor remembered
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The Afrika Reich
Guy Saville's debut novel is a thriller with the heart of a blockbuster and the head of a history junkie.
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Beautiful Ruins
Jess Walter's new novel combines a pair of love stories, wicked comedy, Hollywood legend, and a poorly named hotel.
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'Bring Up the Bodies': 5 other portrayals of Anne Boleyn
One of history's most divisive personalities, Anne Boleyn has taken the spotlight again in Hilary Mantel's new novel "Bring Up the Bodies. Here are five other portrayals of the queen in pop culture.
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Elizabeth Taylor auction nets record millions (VIDEO)
At Elizabeth Taylor auction world-renowned jewels took in $116 million.
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In Pictures: Elizabeth Taylor auction
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Elizabeth Taylor jewelry: Who will buy her bling?
Elizabeth Taylor jewelry: Will Kim Kardashian or Beyoncé next be wearing her diamonds and pearls – or will a billionaire collector hide them from the world?
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Montenegrin 'jewel' revived by Balkan peace
A luxury hotel on a Montenegrin island attracted the rich and famous before the Balkan wars, but declined in the 1990s. After more than a decade of peace, it is flourishing again.
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The Tao of Travel
Paul Theroux celebrates wanderlust.
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In Pictures: Famous wedding dresses
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How Elizabeth Taylor invented modern celebrity
Nowadays, all public celebrities have causes. But not before Elizabeth Taylor. With her advocacy for AIDS research, she made taking very public, very controversial stands acceptable.
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Mr. Elizabeth Taylor goes to Washington
When John Warner, Elizabeth Taylor's sixth husband (or seventh, depending how you count), campaigned for the US Senate in 1978, the movie star played a new role: candidate wife.
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In Elizabeth Taylor, a remarkable blend of beauty and tenacity
Elizabeth Taylor's early roles featured only her beauty, but her career – and her fearless embrace of controversial issues – matured until she won three Oscars, including one for humanitarian work.
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Elizabeth Taylor remembered for her roles, both on and off the big screen
Elizabeth Taylor, the actress whose sultry screen persona, stormy personal life and enduring fame and glamour made her one of the last of the old-fashioned movie stars and a template for the modern celebrity, died Wednesday.
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Elizabeth Taylor: 5 best biographies
Much talent, many marriages, and great beauty. Such is the legend of Elizabeth Taylor, who died today at the age of 79. Taylor – indisputably one of the great actresses of Hollywood's golden era – attracted prodigious amounts of press coverage throughout her lengthy career. Here are a handful of the best books that chronicle her life.
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In Pictures: Elizabeth Taylor remembered
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Frank: The Voice
Biographer James Kaplan succeeds in capturing the fragile ego, contradictory impulses, and immense talent that defined Frank Sinatra.
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Eddie Fisher remembered for pop songs, movies, and marriages
Eddie Fisher sold millions of records in the 1950s with 32 hit songs. He married five times, including to movie stars Debbie Reynolds and Elizabeth Taylor. Fisher died Wednesday and is survived by two daughters who followed him into acting.
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Edward Albee: American playwright's goal is to stir humans to change
Albee views drama as a catalyst and creates plays that hold up a mirror to human behavior and make people think.
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How does Simon Mann stack up among Africa's white mercenaries?
Simon Mann, a British mercenary sentenced for a coup plot against Equatorial Guinea, was pardoned on Tuesday. How does he compare with Africa's other 'Dogs of War?'
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Classic review: Lamentations of the Father
Ian Frazier – winner of the 2009 Thurber Prize for American Humor – turns his dry wit on everything from parenthood to global warming.
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Snicker you not at this prose
Ian Frazier turns his dry and sometimes dark wit on everything from parenthood to global warming.
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Monitor Picks
Five things we think you'll like this week, including Julie Andrews's self-guided tour of 'Home,' autobiography, travel host Michael Palin's new adventures with vampires, and justified hulu.com hoopla.
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