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Now in Paperback: Bleeding Kansas by Sara Paretsky
Thursday January 15, 2009
Sara Paretsky, known for her bestselling novels set in Chicago, has turned her focus to Kansas, her home state, for her latest novel. Bleeding Kansas tells the story of the Grelliers, a farming family whose Kansas roots extend back to the fight over slavery. Though times have changed many of...
R&B Artists to Perform at Obama's Neighborhood Inaugural Ball
Thursday January 15, 2009
The stars came out big-time to support Barack Obama in the 2008 U.S. presidential election, and they're doing the same for his inaguration. Beyonce, Mary J. Blige, Mariah Carey, Alicia Keys and Stevie Wonder are among the R&B artists who'll perform at Neighborhood Inaugural Ball, which will air on ABC...
Latin Lover Ricardo Montalban Dies
Thursday January 15, 2009
Before he welcomed us to Fantasy Island, before he sold us "rich Corinthian leather," even before he was the deliciously hammy villain Khan in the second Star Trek movie, Ricardo Montalban was a classic movie actor who paved the way for Latin stars to come.
The Mexican-born Montalban has died of...
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