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JFK, Marilyn Monroe, and a secret pregnancy? Explosive report claims hidden affair and cover-upNewly declassified FBI files suggest Marilyn Monroe was pregnant with John F. Kennedy's child during his 1960 presidential campaign, sparki...- Eagles co-founder Don Henley testifies in the 'Hotel California' trialA rare-book dealer, Glenn Horowitz, is accused along with two other men of conspiring to possess stolen property -- some 100 pages of Henle...
- 'Stern' writer Bruce Jay Friedman passes away at 90Friedman's stories of modern angst appealed to fans and critics of plays, films and books.
- View: ‘One tight slap’: What makes Indian politics so thappad-happyThe slap is a “distinctly South Asian technique of subjectification”. In societies of respect and honour, the slap sounds louder.
- Marijuana investor and tennis-parent Mike Tyson loves Nietzsche, Norman MailerHe loves reading philosophy and history, a taste he acquired from his mentor Cus D’Amato.
- Nobel laureate Toni Morrison honored with yet another literary awardMorrison is scheduled to be presented with the American Academy of Arts and Sciences' Emerson-Thoreau Medal.
- From Donald Trump to Vladimir Putin, powerful men & their distasteful commentsDonald Trump recently sparked off global outrage with his lewd comments on an old leaked tape.
- Muhammad Ali: Elvis of the ringIn his words, boxing was a lot of white men watching two black men beat each other up. Ali came and changed that.
- Prose from prison cell: Famous volumes produced during incarcerationSahara boss Subrata Roy wrote a book during his jail term. Here are a few famous others.
- Salman Rushdie awarded Mailer Prize for lifetime achievementAccepting the award, Rushdie said he is eager to teach Mailer's work in his classes at the New York University.
- Aatish Taseer & William Dalrymple's literary feud only an example of historic fights between writersA bit of artistic egotism was available last week to the Indian audience via a series of leaked emails between two writers, Aatish Taseer a...
- Love is lifeAfter spending 75 years and $20 million, the Harvard Grant Study boils down to one straightforward five-word equation, “Happiness is love.
- A novel godGod is finite and learning and evolving as the universe learns and evolves. Which of course makes him neither omnipotent nor immutable.
- Gore Vidal: The author who skewered his country for its arrogant and mindless waysGore was perhaps the last of his generation who wrote as well as they publicised themselves and never flinched from a battle with America.
- Tough guys do danceBihar MLA was criticised for gyrating his hips with bar girls at a function.
- Hedge funds are older than you think: Warren BuffetWherever you travel on the information highway, look out for factoids. These tricky little creatures are bits of supposed knowledge that no...
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