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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.
After a long day spent staring at Twitter, we're sharing our favorite tweets that didn't make sense.
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Ryan Braun became the first player ever to successfully appeal a positive drug test, President Obama's NBA-heavy fundraiser generated $2.1 million, and Jeremy Lin is now stimulating the American economy, one eBay auction at a time.
Today in publishing and literature: A beautiful children's book by Saul Bass is finally back in print, why J.K. Rowling's new book might be a mystery, and Victor Cruz is the first member of the Giants to land a post-Super Bowl book deal.
Gerard Butler's stealthy rehab stint is ending today, the John Edwards sex tape is on borrowed time, and Chris Brown is being investigated for stealing a fan's iPhone
After a long day spent staring at Twitter, we're sharing our favorite tweets that didn't make sense.
Every day The Atlantic Wire highlights the video clips that truly earn your five minutes (or less) of attention.
Today in sports: Jeremy Lin and Nike have agreed to extend his endorsement deal, the ACC's empty arena problem, and Maryland football coach Randy Edsall launches another pointless torpedo after a brief moment of clarity.
Today in publishing and literature: The Oak Park, Illinois house Ernest Hemingway grew up in can be yours for $525,000, Amazon is starting to get the hang of this villain role, and how a good pen name can rejuvenate a writer's career
Lupo! William and Kate's cocker spaniel is named Lupo!
After a long day spent staring at Twitter, we're sharing our favorite tweets that didn't make sense.
Every day The Atlantic Wire highlights the video clips that truly earn your five minutes (or less) of attention.
Jeremy Lin is renting his second apartment is as many weeks, Angels first baseman Albert Pujols is unhappy with a team billboard, and the state of Wisconsin is close to giving Aaron Rodgers his own ceremonial holiday.
Today in publishing and literature: Paramount is suing to prevent the publication of the newest sequel to The Godfather, municipal bond market doomsayer Meredith Whitney lands a book deal, and former Grove Press owner Barney Rosset has died.
Also: Drew Barrymore pregnancy rumors are swirling, more fallout from the bar brawl involving Monaco's Prince Pierre Casiraghi, and Jeremy Lin has turned down "millions" in endorsement deals already.
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.
Four hours after GQ tweeted out Michael Silver's oral history of Tim Tebow's 2011 regular season, Denver Broncos backup quarterback, Brady Quinn has announced he's sorry, so very sorry, for what he said.
Today in sports: what Bernie Madoff meant to the New York Mets, Tim Tebow's former backup managed to avoid catching Tebowmania, and the Washington Redskins prove again they do not run the tightest of shops.
Today in publishing and literature: Cormac McCarthy has been living a double life, don't tell Justin Bieber the publishing industry is struggling, and the hastily-written Jeremy Lin e-books are here.
Also: Monaco's Prince Pierre Casiraghi might have started the New York City bar fight in which his jaw was broken, Chelsea Handler's famous friends supposedly don't care for her, and former Village Voice film critic Jim Hoberman has a new job.
After a long day spent staring at Twitter, we're sharing our favorite tweets that didn't make sense
Every day The Atlantic Wire highlights the video clips that truly earn your five minutes (or less) of attention.
Today in sports: The former Washington Wizards star checks in from NBA exile, that homey touch is missing in Green Bay, and a reason for Seattle to curb its NBA enthusiasm
Interactive maps, theme song covers, and a list of the best spiked episodes accompanied the show's 500th episode Sunday night.
Today in books: a rare-book thief is sentenced, a look at the decline of the short novel, and Philp K. Dick's estate drops a lawsuit.
Also: Bobby Brown had a brief stay at the blackjack table following Whitney Houston's funeral, Reese Witherspoon remains a charmer, and Oliver Stone's son converts to Islam.
After a long day spent staring at Twitter, we're sharing our favorite tweets that didn't make sense.
Every day The Atlantic Wire highlights the video clips that truly earn your five minutes (or less) of attention.
The Red Sox pitcher retires after 17 seasons with the club, how Peyton Manning got backed into a corner this week, and University of Maryland football coach Randy Edsall is not popular with the staff of The Washington Post.
Today in publishing and literature: HarperCollins shelled out "close to $4 million) for the former exchange student's jailhouse diaries, a Toronto library thinks it has a lost piece of correspondence from Jorge Luis Borges, and the origins of a very specific Cormac McCarthy word choice.
Beyoncé has some big plans, Jeremy Lin struggled during his first night of NBA carousing, and the badgering of Kate Upton continues.
After a long day spent 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.
Jeremy Lin won't be dunking during all-star weekend, the 3-point shot isn't just for guards anymore, and the Minnesota Vikings once again think they're close to a stadium deal.
Today in publishing and literature: A close read of the esteemed novelist's 1982 ode to arcade games, Bill O'Reilly is writing another book about a presidential assasination, and Sex and the City author Candace Bushnell faces legal action (again) from a former manager.
Chris Brown uncorks a truly awful pick-up line, Larry King and CNN are kaput after 27 years, and Oprah is considering a big-screen return.
After a long day spent staring at Twitter, we're sharing our favorite tweets that didn't make sense.
Every day The Atlantic Wire highlights the video clips that truly earn your five minutes (or less) of attention.
The Knicks guard is moving to Westchester, despite our warnings, health problems and the always capricious NCAA have this looking like the final spring for one of college basketball's greatest coaches, and Kobe Bryant may not have to pay that $75 million divorce settlement after all.
Today in books: Penguin's latest edition of the sex manual is light on nudity but heavy on deckled edges and French flaps, Fidelity Investments has bought 10 percent of Barnes & Noble, and how to write under a pen-name right out in the open.
Also: Al Pacino is honored by President Obama and spends the following day drinking espresso alone, King's Speech director thinks he can still be friends with the pregnant fiancée he ditched, and Michael Bloomberg's birthday menu.
Every day The Atlantic Wire highlights the video clips that truly earn your five minutes (or less) of attention.
After a long day spent staring at Twitter, we're sharing our favorite tweets that made no sense.
Today in sports: Penn State's new football coach Bill O'Brien's contract is online in its entirety, why the return of gloomy Gus Carmelo Anthony might not spell the end of Linsanity, and hockey players have discovered yet another wildly dangerous tactic.
Today in publishing and literature:The hastily written Whitney Houston e-books aren't racing up the Kindle bestseller charts, a former Politico reporter signs a deal to write the year's least subtle roman à clef, and a Valentine's Day reading compromise, courtesy of W. Somerset Maugham.
Also: Sports Illustrated chooses model Kate Upton for the cover of the Swimsuit issue, a 2 a.m. all-staff email from the chairman of New Regency productions demands middle-of-the-night "proactivity" from his staff, and Steven Spielberg is fine with War Horse jokes.
After a long day spent 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.
A middle school yearbook featuring the Knicks guard can be yours now for only $4,800, Billy Beane signs Cuban defector Yoenis Cespedes, and former NFL wide receiver Randy Moss announces plans for a comeback.
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