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 books: Richard Russo is putting his money where his dislike of e-books is, another filmmaker lands a deal to write a filmable series of YA books, and 2012 has been a good year for fans of baseball books.
Kristen Wiig sure sounds like somebody who is ready to leave Saturday Night Live, Republicans need a new pitcher for this year's Congressional Baseball Game, and John Kerry is a grandfather.
On April 28, a gaggle of famous and semi-famous faces from all walks of American life (but mainly Washington and Hollywood) will descend on the ballroom at the Washington Hilton. We'll be keeping track of all the glittery names that have been invited. Check back regularly for updates.
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Today in sports: Fox Saturdays are going to be sports heavy, Ozzie Guillen wisely has decided to apologize for saying he's a big, big Castro fan, and Bill Parcells is negotiating through the media again.
Today in books and publishing: 96-year-old Pulitzer Prize winner Herman Wouk gets a book deal, deconstructing Amazon's charitable ways, and a non-heartbreaking letter from David Foster Wallace to Don DeLillo.
Lindsay Lohan is a Homeland fan, not a fighter, Gerard Butler is singing for his supper, and Mitt Romney hits the beach.
After a day of staring at Twitter, we're sharing our favorite tweets that made no sense
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Today in sports: A scorecard smudge nearly doomed golf's top-ranked player at Augusta, Bill Murray gives Cubs fans something to cheer about on opening day, and the BCS is coming around on a college football playoff system.
Today in books and publishing: Amazon is selling Spanish language e-books, David Foster Wallace once misused a word, and you can now read Dickens with all the original ads.
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are officially inseparable, Mark Bellas engages in a hilariously public couple fight, and John Kerry got way too into opening day.
The Damsels in Distress director talks Twitter fakes, the dangers of being a "periodicalaholic," and the French racing forum.
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: Opening Day across America, a smoking gun in the Saints bounty investigation, and the president weigh in on the Masters.
Today in books and publishing: A possible settlement between some of the Big Six publishers and the Department of Justice, Pottermore sold an estimated $1.5 million in e-books in its first three days, and a depressing look at an Amazon fulfillment center.
Three big names are reportedly departing SNL, Adrian Grenier has been banned from the Park Slope Food Coop, and Oprah just gives away her sweaty shoes, like that
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: Kentucky's basketball coach swears he's not interested in a jump to the NBA, Sacramento's NBA future looks murky, and Jack the Georgetown bulldog gets an heir.
Today in books and publishing: The real-life history behind Game of Thrones, David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust phase is getting the celebrity biography treatment, and Canada's libraries balk at Random House's e-book price hike.
Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwig are on their way to being indie sweethearts, Rihanna's label isn't crazy about Chris Brown either, and Ashley Judd is having a nice week.
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: Sean Payton is appealing his Bountygate suspension, the IOC declares London fit to host the Olympics, and another snag in the NFL's plan to return to Los Angeles.
Today in books and literature: Penguin was the runner-up in the Greg Smith memoir sweepstakes, the case against adults reading books for kids, and Frank Langella has written a gossipy memoir.
Anne Hathaway has been ordered to drop four dress sizes in less than three weeks, ABC is demanding changes to Madonna's racy new perfume ad, and George H.W. Bush went rogue after endorsing Mitt Romney.
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: Reebok can't sell those Tim Tebow Jets jerseys, Bill Parcells is increasingly intrigued by the prospect of coaching the New Orleans Saints, and a French-speaking head rolls in Montreal.
Today in books: Charlie Kaufman is writing something clever for Grand Central Publishing, Hemingway's softer side, and a new scene from The Pale King makes us miss David Foster Wallace.
Also: Michelle Williams and Jason Segel are dating, adorably.
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.
Also: Nike is suing Reebok for selling "unauthorized" Tim Tebow Jets gear.
Today in books and publishing: Zadie Smith's run of good news continues, HBO gobbles up another book for a potential series, Jewel writes and sings, and Stephen King's Dark Tower series continues.
Also: Sources say Kris Humphries wants a whopping $7 million divorce settlement from Kim Kardashian.
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.
Also: Kobe Bryant responds to his benching.
Today in books: Like magic, the Harry Potter e-books have arrived, E.L. James made a lot of money selling the film rights to Fifty Shades of Grey, and Ian McEwan has a late addition to the November publishing slate.
The most striking detail of Mitt Romney's renovation plans for his beachfront home in La Jolla is the inclusion of what Politico's Reid Epstein describes as a "split-level, four-vehicle garage that comes with a 'car lift' to transport automobiles between floors."
Also: Miley Cyrus is not engaged, and her ring is just topaz.
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.
Also in sports: Good news on the Joba Chamberlain ankle injury front.
Today in books: Former Goldman Sachs executive Greg Smith is shopping a book proposal, more fallout about the role of the ghostwriter, and Chuck Palahniuk was in a scary car accident.
Also: Prince Harry and his ex-girlfriend are speaking.
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