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Books HarperCollins Nixes ‘Wild Things’ Sequel
Those hoping there would be a sequel to Maurice Sendak’s classic children’s book “Where the Wild Things Are” are in for a disappointment. A Kickstarter campaign to raise money for a poem called “Back to the Wild” has been suspended following a copyright complaint from HarperCollins, which published the original “Wild Things.” The U.K.-based crowdfunding…
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Fast Forward SodaStream Sale Plan Loses Fizz on Wall Street
SodaStream, the Israeli maker of kitchen countertop carbonated drink machines, is trying to sell itself. But the plan is reportedly losing its pop on Wall Street. CEO Daniel Birnbaum has been seeking a buyer for at least three months, but nothing has bubbled to the surface, the New York Post reported. “It’s been very low-key,”…
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Fast Forward Got Dirt on Anthony Weiner? GOP Wants To Hear Women’s Horror Stories
Got dirt on Anthony Weiner? The Republican frontrunner in the race for Gracie Mansion wants to hear from you. GOP mayoral candidate Joe Lhota says he wants women who have dated Weiner or have been “disrespected” by the disgraced Congressman-turned-wannabe mayor to come forward with their horror stories. “I hope [women] will come to the…
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Opinion Obama Tweets ‘Love Is Love’ on Gay Marriage
President Barack Obama wasted no time hailing the Supreme Court’s decision on gay marriage. Within moments of the ruling striking down the Defense of Marriage Act, the president Tweeted: Today’s DOMA ruling is a historic step forward for #MarriageEquality. #LoveIsLove. Obama later applauded the decision that makes married gay men and women eligible for federal…
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The Schmooze Israeli Boris Gelfand Wins Moscow Chess Tournament
Israeli chess player Boris Gelfand won the Tal Memorial chess tournament in Moscow on June 23, after reaching a draw with Russia’s Vladimir Kramnik in the final round. With an overall score of six points, Gelfand edged out last year’s winner, Norway’s Magnus Carlsen —the top-ranked chess player in the world — as well as…
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The Schmooze James Gandolfini’s Israeli Ad
In the outpouring of obituaries and appreciations of actor James Gandolfini, who died yesterday at age 51, there’s been a tendency to confuse the man with his most famous character, Tony Soprano. That’s a pretty obvious mistake — an actor isn’t the same as the role he plays — but it’s also kind of understandable. When Jason…
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Fast Forward Grave Guy’s Mistake Mars Ed Koch’s Tombstone
How’m I doin’? If you’re the guy in charge of engraving Ed Koch’s grave stone, the answer is: Not too good. A red-faced artisan vowed to correct his shocking error after he carved the wrong birth year onto the tombstone of the late New York City mayor in Trinity Church Cemetery in Washington Heights. Instead…
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Fast Forward Minnesota Neighbors Stunned at Nazi ‘Killer’ Michael Karkos Under Their Noses
Friends and neighbors were stunned at revelations that an elderly suburban Minneapolis man was actually a wanted Nazi killer with ties to killings at the Warsaw Ghetto, the Associated Press reported. Michael Karkoc, 94, had lived for decades without anyone suspecting his past in a murderous SS unit, the report claimed. “I know him personally….
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