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Morrissey’s relationship with a man reportedly edited out of U.S. version of autobiography
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Sid and Nancy: The final hours
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Tuesday, Dec 3, 2013 12:00 AM UTCEntertainment slideshow, Books, What to Read
Psychopaths: Some are just like us!
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Sunday, Dec 1, 2013 7:30 PM UTC 85Life Books, Psychopaths, Blue Velvet
Millennials, make up your mind! On religion, they want it both ways
While the children of interfaith marriages used to lean in one direction, these days they honor both traditions
Sunday, Dec 1, 2013 1:30 PM UTC 34Life Religion, Books
This is what happiness looks like
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Saturday, Nov 30, 2013 12:00 PM UTC 25Life Books, Writers and Writing
My kids like the nanny better!
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Friday, Nov 29, 2013 11:00 PM UTC 72Life Books, Writers and Writing, nanny
Jesus’ resurrection: What really happened?
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Thursday, Nov 28, 2013 9:14 PM UTCEntertainment Books, The Listener, Audiobooks
5 things I’m most thankful for after being homeless
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Thursday, Nov 28, 2013 8:00 PM UTCLife PolicyMic, Books
Bond, Jeeves and Philip Marlowe return
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Thursday, Nov 28, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 14Entertainment Books, Fiction, Mysteries
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Wednesday, Nov 27, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 50Life Trust Me On This
Books are still most durable way to store information
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Nicholson Baker’s best advice: Writers must write every day
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Monday, Nov 25, 2013 11:59 PM UTC 13Life Trust Me On This, TMOT, Books
“Servants”: Behind the scenes at real-life Downton Abbeys
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The roughest event on the football calendar
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Sunday, Nov 24, 2013 4:00 PM UTCEntertainment Books, Writers and Writing
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