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The writer explains why he idolizes ideas, not people.
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How getting inside a character’s mind can mean going out of your own.
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Sherman Alexie recounts his winning battle with alcoholism.
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Sherman Alexie weighs the joys and frustrations of different publishing formats.
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Sherman Alexie reveals how success has, and hasn’t, changed his life.
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The National Book Award winner and comedian explores the ancient connections between narrative and comedy.
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National unity can be a very elusive concept, even in a country like the United States (just ask anyone at a healthcare reform town hall). Then again, anyone who has […]
Author Janet Malcom’s book discusses the “morally indefensible” career of journalism in an industry which turns guttings into a spectator sport.
An aged Somalian man has made a 17-year-old his sixth wife after a huge wedding celebration with hundreds of guests.
New research reveals that birds use light rather than magnetic fields to aide their migration.
The Facebook game FarmVille is making agriculture sexy again. But are online farms warping our view of how food is made?
Sex could be ruled out of baby making if new artificial egg and sperm technology takes off.
“Curb Your Enthusiasm” comic Larry David is under fire from critics over a fictional incident where he urinates on a painting of Christ.
Google takes on iTunes with its new music search platform integrated with sister firms MySpace and LaLa.
Is the shady figure in a new video released by Al Qaeda the most wanted man on Earth, Osama Bin Laden?
Britain’s drug chief says ecstasy, LSD and cannabis are less harmful than cigarettes and alcohol.
A gigantic explosion on the edge of the universe has given scientists an insight into the “cosmic dark ages” of 13.7bn years ago.
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A conversation with the author of "Just Another Soldier: A Year on the Ground in Iraq."
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It’s the golden age for the little guys, says author and journalist Chris Anderson. What will it mean for large companies?