Today in books and publishing: The class-action lawsuit against Google gets the go-ahead, the Times of London paywall temporarily comes down, and a copy of the Book of Mormon has been purloined.
Today: Katie Couric is of two minds when it comes to Snooki, there are conflicting reports about whether Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are moving in together, and Lil Wayne was denied access to last night Spurs/Thunder playoff game because he was ticketless.
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Today in sports: The trouble with a lacrosse career,he Stanley Cup participants are both for sale, and Kentucky Derby and Prekness winner I'll Have Another is safe after a track scare.
The Devil Wears Prada has spawned a sequel, the last Orange Prize went to Madeline Miller, literary theory is still a joke.
Today: Mark Zuckerberg may be a light tipper, Matthew Fox may be a lady beater, and Joshua Jackson may not be putting a ring on Diane Krueger anytime soon.
Today in books and publishing: Stephen King will release a new book next June, Saddam Hussein's daughter wants to publish her dad's memoir, artistic envy explained.
Mary-Kate Olsen is dating a Sarkozy, Paramount's got some big plans for fixing the new GI Joe, and Chris Matthews is now grandfather to a small baby.
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The Celtics lost and Doc Rivers picked up the least deserved technical foul in NBA history, the Miami Marlins are facing another delicate PR situation, and Tokyo's governor is disappointed in Tokyo's citizens.
Today in books and publishing: Michelle Obama's book about the White House garden finally arrives, Fifty Shades of Grey returns to shelves in Florida, and what it was like to stage an opera with Maurice Sendak.
Cynthia Nixon ties the knot, Anthony Weiner is looking for his next act, and Will Ferrell busts up his leg playing soccer.
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RG3 makes uniform history, Atlantic City wants to legalize sports betting by the end of the year, and the French Open starts this weekend.
The inevitable emergence of Fifty Shades of Grey fan fiction, imagining Watergate without Carl Bernstein, and how Buzz Bissinger writes
Alec Baldwin is very sorry for saying something mean about Harvey Weinstein, more details on Bill Clinton's pornstar photo-op, and Charlie Sheen's collection of sports baubles may be expanding by one Super Bowl ring.
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Today in sports: Yankees owners may be tempted by the $2.17 billion fetched by the Dodgers, Jerry Sloan wants to coach again, and why the Vikings can't get a new stadium
Bill Clinton got friendly with some porn stars last night in Monaco, Alec Baldwin may be getting married abroad, and Monaco's Prince Pierre Casiraghi details his wicked scar.
Today in books and publishing: The rush to out Batman, the many problems of librarians, the bailout guy gets a book deal.
Today: Zach Galifianakis is the latest to sign up for a movie A Confederacy of Dunces, Michael McKean was hit by a car, and everything's coming up Arsenio Hall.
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The NFL gets tough on its knee injury problem, Babe Ruth's jersey sells for $4.4 million, and Phil Jackson won't be coaching the Knicks next year.
Today in books: More grumbling about the weight of books, Esquire launches a boys-only book club, and Mark Twain responds to a book banner.
Lindsay Lohan doesn't like the Richard Burton pickings, Brangelina has yet to set a date, and Jason Sudeikis is apparently unsure of his late night future.
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Suspended New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis finds something to occupy himself with while he's suspended, Tebowing will invade the latest installment of Madden, and the Detroit Lions can't stop fighting.
Today in publishing and literature: a reappraisal of The Atavist, Amazon has charmed Waterstones, and Texts from Bennet will soon be a book.
Nick Stahl has been found, Bono has a sense of humor, and Richard Price takes a bride.
Today in publishing and literature: The Problem With Translated Books; Robert Caro To Tweet (Someday), and a Facebook memoir from The Zuck's former assistant.
Nobody tells Morgan Freeman how to plug a movie, one of John Travolta's masseurs hires Gloria Allred, and Kanye West isn't singing about Kim Kardashian,
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Today in sports: St. Louis and the Rams settle in for vicious stadium sniping, Democrats may have lost the best pound-for-pound boxer in the world over gay marriage, and assessing the hypothetical market for Josh Hamilton.
Today in books and publishing: Alexandria, Va. is America's most well-read city, at least according to Amazon, Pippa Middleton's having trouble finishing her book, and Gabriel García Márquez is alive, despite what Twitter says.
CNN wants Jake Tapper, another day, another masseur problem for John Travolta, and Angelina Jolie bought Brad Pitt a chopper.
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People are still talking about Manchester City's improbably EPL title, Donovan McNabb has lost weight, corrected his form, and wants one more shot, and David Stern acknowledges flopping is marring the NBA playoffs
Today in books and publishing: the truthiness of David Sedaris draws scrutiny post-Mike Daisey, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is headed for bankruptcy, and a defense of the coming New York Public Library Renovations.
Jeopardy! is coming to D.C., Barbra Streisand is looking for some hip, young collaborators, and Carla Bruni plots a comeback.
Yao Ming's memoir is going to a very limited edition, John Updike's fixer-upper of a boyhood home will be turned into a museum, and the truth about book blurbs.
The rap debut of Serena Williams, Johnny Depp denies split rumors, and Tim Tebow may be giving his dog a more New York-centric moniker.
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After a day of staring at Twitter, we're sharing our favorite tweets that made no sense
Today in sports: MLB's big field problem, a new documentary details the day the Dream Team looked mortal, and the case for Rajon Rondo being the NBA's most watchable player.
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