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Gideon Sunback zipper Google doodle: 10 great books about zippers
From picture books to history tomes, here are 10 books about zippers – an invention we couldn't get along without.
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Fall books: 20 nonfiction titles you don't want to miss
From the energy crisis to The Doors, from Hitler’s Germany to Rin Tin Tin, here are the nonfiction titles that have readers buzzing this fall.
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In Pictures: Famous wedding dresses
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In Pictures: Teen Idol Hair
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John Lennon: Top 6 most influential songs
The 30 years that have passed since John Lennon's death have done little to diminish him as one of the most respected musicians of the 20th century. Here are six of his most influential songs.
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James Gandolfini stars in 'Not Fade Away'
'Not Fade Away' tries a little too hard, but Gandolfini as a 1960s father is a standout.
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The Vote
Gimme shelter! Your Rolling Stones guide to the 'fiscal cliff'Yes, we know the fiscal cliff is not always easy to understand. But help is here. Mick Jagger and the music of Rolling Stones can explain it all – with satisfaction – in nine easy steps. Seriously.
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Sandy benefit concert: Rock legends hit the right notes (+video)
Sandy benefit concert: From Paul McCartney to Alicia Keys, the "12-12-12" benefit concert in Madison Square Garden for victims of superstorm Sandy was a night of great performances.
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Ravi Shankar bridged cultures by bringing sitar to the West, but at a cost
Ravi Shankar collaborated with some of the biggest names in rock, jazz, and classical music. But in India critics said he was commercializing spiritual sitar music that was not properly understood.
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Sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar bridged India and the West
Labeled 'the godfather of world music' by Beatle George Harrison, Ravi Shankar helped millions of Westerners — classical, jazz, and rock lovers — discover the centuries-old traditions of Indian music.
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Culture Cafe
Paul McCartney to front Nirvana for a benefit concert?Will Paul McCartney fill the role of Kurt Cobain for a Nirvana reunion? Representatives won't confirm anything, but rumors say the group will perform a new song with the former Beatle.
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Long live the Stones: Band celebrates 50 rocking years
With their usual swagger and showmanship, the Rolling Stones played their first show in their US mini-tour Saturday night, which celebrates their 50 years together as a rock band.
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Modern Parenthood
Rolling Stones at 50: A work ethic to raise kids by? (+video)The Rolling Stones hit the stage 50 years ago and this mom loves their work ethic. After all, what can a poor boy do, 'cept sing for a rock 'n' roll band? For 50 years, and counting, she says, that's what they been doing. And they haven't been poor for at least the last 48.
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Culture Cafe
'Sopranos' creator David Chase chats about his new film 'Not Fade Away''Sopranos' creator David Chase discusses his new movie and the love of rock 'n' roll that inspired it.
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Andy Williams remembered for 'Moon River,' TV shows
The singer and entertainer who helped to launch the career of the Osmond Brothers and hosted annual holiday television specials passed away Tuesday.
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Johnson’s Life of London
The other eternal city: Boris Johnson brings a collection of famous Londoners to life.
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Gideon Sunback zipper Google doodle: 10 great books about zippers
From picture books to history tomes, here are 10 books about zippers – an invention we couldn't get along without.
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Dick Clark: Music-TV mogul, restaurateur, investor, and entrepreneur
Dick Clark was known as a media mogul with integrity and unbounded energy. Dick Clark built a business empire that changed television and music.
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Dick Clark remembered as 'American Bandstand' host, TV & radio impresario
Dick Clark, the longtime host of ABC's 'American Bandstand,' TV game shows, and radio programs, died Wednesday near Los Angeles.
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Davy Jones, cast as lead singer for 'The Monkees,' was heartthrob for millions
Davy Jones, who died at his home in Florida at the age of 66, was best known for his lead role with 'The Monkees,' which pioneered techniques exploited by other TV shows for years.
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Horizons
Windows 8: Is Microsoft really ditching the Windows Start button?Seen the latest Windows 8 draft? The Start button, a fixture in Windows since 1995, got the axe as Microsoft attempts major OS overhaul.
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Vaclav Havel: Moral beacon and leader of Velvet Revolution
Vaclav Havel, from dissident playwright to president, left a legacy of courage. Czech admirers are paying their respects today to Vaclav Havel in Prague
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Vaclav Havel: remembering the Czech president, playwright, and peacenik
Vaclav Havel went from being a playwright to a symbol of the new Czech state and democracy in Eastern Europe. Along the way he became Czech's first democratically elected president, nominee and winner of prestigious peace prizes, and one of the world's preeminent anti-communist revolutionaries.
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11/22/63
Stephen King whisks readers back to 1963 in a piece of time-traveling historical fiction that asks: What if JFK had survived?
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Horizons
Google Music goes live. Should Amazon and Apple be worried?Google Music, a new MP3 store, was officially launched this week. So what makes Google Music different?
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Buddy Holly honored on 75th birthday
Buddy Holly is remembered on what would have been his 75th birthday with Buddy Holly Day, and with a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame.
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Fall books: 20 nonfiction titles you don't want to miss
From the energy crisis to The Doors, from Hitler’s Germany to Rin Tin Tin, here are the nonfiction titles that have readers buzzing this fall.
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Chapter & Verse
Mick Jagger: closet conservative?A new 2012 biography of Mick Jagger promises to show a tamer side of rock-and-roll's bad boy.
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Culture Cafe
Rock 'n' Roll: Nostalgic for the summer of 1971One rock and roll lover reminisces about the songs a twelve year-old loved in 1971 as much as a man does in 2011.
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Yakety Yak lead singer Carl Gardner lived for music
Yakety Yak, their single from 1958, spent seven weeks as the No. 1 rhythm and blues song. 'He loved his singing,' Veta Gardner said of her husband of 24 years. 'That was his whole life.'
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