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 in sports: Detroit Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander is the American League's most value player, an arrest in the stabbing death of Seattle Mariners outfielder Greg Halman, and a tough weekend for NBA players overseas
Shreveport's KSLA 12 cuts the season's most explosive turkey frying promo.
Today in books: Martin Scorsese will direct another book based on an intricately plotted detective story, Europe's e-book pricing woes, and Neil Gaiman is a good sport on The Simpsons.
Mia Farrow's son is a Rhodes scholar, Prince Harry does Vegas, and a new Bruce Springsteen album is on the horizon for 2012.
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Today in sports: A nightmarish scene repeats itself for Oklahoma State, some common ground on Tim Tebow, and a brief history of scramble bands.
Want to learn how to deep fry a turkey way too fast? Denver's KDVR has your gameplan.
Today in books: The 2009 Man Booker winner is the latest prestigious literary property to be gobbled up by HBO, Diane Keaton's inventive memoir has some great Woody Allen stories, and the late Michael Crichton's scribbles have become a book about killer bugs and an evil CEO.
Also: Steven Soderbergh cries U.N.C.L.E., Terrence Malick and your little brother have similar taste in films, and CNN correspondent Jim Acosta did not like being asked to leave an airplane bathroom.
After a long day of staring at Twitter, these were our favorite tweets that made no sense.
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Today in sports: FIFA president Sepp Blatter is again being called on to resign after saying racism in soccer is "no big deal," two more baseball teams will make the playoffs next year, and Franco Harris no longer speaks for the Meadows Race Track and Casino.
From Arkansas, the least-safe Thanksgiving safety video we've seen this year
Today in books: A memorable speech from poet Nikky Finney at the National Book Awards ceremony last night, Penguin's lending self-publishing authors a counter-intuitive helping hand, and Libya's ceremonial "unbanning" of books.
Tickets for the vice president's $5,000-a-head fundraiser apparently could be had for less, Joy Behar is leaving HLN, and the Palace denies a new claim that Kate Middleton is pregnant.
After a long day of staring at Twitter, we're picking out the tweets that made no sense
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Today in sports: Penn State's interim athletic director may soon get the job permanently, David Boies is on the other side of a sports labor fight, and the creeping menace of basketball court decals.
In Roanoke, the fireballs were in short supply, but the tension remained high
Today in books: John Grisham returns to the baseball diamond, Bill O'Reilly's Killing Lincoln is on sale at one Ford's Theatre Kiosk, and Haruki Murakami's 1Q84 print sales are outplacing digital by a 3-to-1 margin.
Tucker Carlson big, emotional book party for Jack Abramoff, President Obama finds Australian slang delightful, and the Justin Bieber paternity suit has been quietly dropped.
After a day of staring at Twitter, we're sharing the tweets that made no sense.
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Today in sports: Floyd Mayweather, Jr. says Manny Pacquiao won't even talk to them about fighting in June, if not for the lockout the average NBA player would have pocketed a $425,000 check today, and U.S. Soccer gets a much-needed win.
That's William Shatner beneath those computer-generated flames.
Today in publishing and literature: the 2009 Man Booker winner is getting a sequel, Quentin Rowan explains his plagiarized spy novel, and Bill O'Reilly says his Killing Lincoln only has two major historical inaccuracies.
Larry King is toasted not roasted, a Super Committee weekend outing, and two very different evenings with Ronald Reagan.
After a day of staring at Twitter, we're sharing our favorite tweets that made no sense.
Every day The Atlantic Wire highlights the video clips that truly earn your five minutes (or less) of attention.
Today in sports: The last best chance of saving the NBA season has come and gone, the UFC brings in big numbers for Fox, and a fair price for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Millions of Americans will deep-fry their Thanksgiving turkey this year, but only one video of exploding poultry will be good enough to be win The Atlantic Wire's award for holiday public service announcements.
Today in books: the Los Angeles Times enters the e-book business, Hoguhton Mifflin Harcourt prepares to restructure, and a new theory on what killed Jane Austen.
Lesley Stahl isn't spending Thanksgiving with Eric Cantor, Lady Gaga splits with her image guru, and Bill O'Reilly's Lincoln book isn't welcome at Ford's Theatre.
After a day of staring at Twitter, we're sharing our favorite tweets that made no sense.
Every day The Atlantic Wire highlights the video clips that truly earn your five minutes (or less) of attention.
Today in sports: Venezuela promises "quick resolution" to the Wilson Ramos kidnapping, the UFC's rapid rise, and North Carolina and Michigan State open their seasons at sea.
Deval Patrick wants publishers to give him a second book deal, Errol Morris tells Stephen King what 11/22/63 is really about, and the pros and cons of rereadiing
Charlie Rose and Gayle King are about to shake up your morning talk show routine, Howard Stern is close to a deal to replace Piers Morgan, and Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel are absolutely dating again.
Also in sports: the NFL Players Association cops out on testing for human growth hormone, Washington Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos has been kidnapped in Venezuela, and the NBA lockout talks are riding a "wave of optimism" as they head into the evening.
Clint Eastwood's not a Republican. He's not a Democrat either. He didn't object when GQ classified him as a "social libertarian" in an interview last month, but it's technically not a form of libertarianism, which is okay, because Eastwood and politics were a bad match from the start.
Today in books: Mitt Romney will be the subject of a big, comprehensive biography, the size of the Kindle Million Club is getting out of control, and World War Z sells one million copies at its own pace
Bernie Madoff was a creep with women, and Ashton Kutcher only pretends to know about football, and Piers Morgan gives up on spotting America's talent.
Tense press conferences, rowdy students, and a suggestion from Joe Paterno that everyone turn in early highlighted a raucous evening in Happy Valley.
After a day of staring at Twitter, we're sharing our favorite tweets that made no sense.
Every day The Atlantic Wire highlights the video clips that truly earn your five minutes (or less) of attention.
Today in sports: The NBA lockout sparks its first racially inflammatory war of words, President Obama finally gets around to calling the St. Louis Cardinals, and the role NFL coaches play in encouraging illegal hits.
Penn State football coach Joe Paterno released a statement saying he will retire at the end of the season, ending his 46 year tenure with the Nittany Lions, but to fully understand what he lost in the Jerry Sandusky abuse scandal, you need to understand the kingdom he built.
Today in publishing: the last book in Stieg Larsson's trilogy is headed to paperback after 70 weeks as a hardcover bestseller, Pippi Longstocking is being blamed for "colonial racial stereotypes," and Don DeLillo's short story collection is a good place to start if you don't like DeLillo.
Steve Jobs seems like the early-frontrunner to be Time's Person of the Year, Barack Obama is cutting the free mugs and golf shirts out of the federal budget, and a 7-foot drag queen fascinates Paul Haggis.
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