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Book Buzz: Lena Dunham talks OCD in new memoir excerpt

It seems that Lena Dunham and her “Girls” alter ego Hannah Horvath have even more in common than we knew. In a new excerpt from Dunham’s forthcoming memoir, Not that Kind of Girl,...

Soggy start: Burning Man crews stuck at Wal-Mart

RENO, Nev. – Ah, Burning Man, the annual weeklong rave that draws thousands of free-thinkers to a remote spot in the Nevada desert. It’s a festival so remote and bizarre that the only limit ...

Not a good night for movie stars at Emmys

The Emmys welcomed plenty of movie stars to television’s biggest awards show, including Julia Roberts, Woody Harrelson, Kevin Spacey, Mark Ruffalo and the reigning Oscar winner for best acto...

Author’s ode to crosswords is right on the mark

The Crossword Century: 100 Years of Witty Wordplay, Ingenious Puzzles, and Linguistic Mischief (Gotham Books), by Alan Connor If you love solving crosswords, you know how it feel...

Actor-director Richard Attenborough dies at 90

LONDON – Richard Attenborough was a lord, an Oscar-winning director for the much-lauded “Gandi” and an unflagging pillar to British cinema. But Attenborough, who died Sunday at 90, was best ...

China shuts down Beijing Independent Film Festival

BEIJING – Chinese authorities blocked an annual independent film festival from opening on Saturday, said organizers of an event that has become a rare and influential venue for the showing o...

Art Briefs

Durango Folklorico launching new classes Ballet Folklorico de Durango will offer new classes for youth and adults in September, and the cultural educational dance group is now acc...

After rejections, a book publishing deal

Mandy Mikulencak’s new novel to be published next fall

So many new celebrity memoirs, so little time

Plethora of fall fiction titles will also keep you busy

Unsettling landscapes

New Mexico art exhibits question traditions and assumptions

India blocks film on Indira Gandhi assassination

NEW DELHI – India has blocked the release of a film on the assassination of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, saying it glorifies her killers and could trigger violent protests, officials...

Ice Bucket standouts — celebrities take on the challenge

NEW YORK – Dozens of celebrities have helped fuel the success of the ice bucket challenge for ALS. Here are a few examples: Rocker Dave Grohl and his band, The Foo Fighters, spoo...
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