Top10FictionBooks
01.FreedombyJonathanFranzen
02.AVisitfromtheGoonSquadbyJenniferEgan
03.SkippyDiesbyPaulMurray
04.TheThousandAutumnsofJacobdeZoetbyDavidMitchell
05.LordofMisrulebyJaimyGordon
06.WilsonbyDanielClowes
07.MatterhornbyKarlMarlantes
08.HowtoLiveSafelyinaScienceFictionalUniversebyCharlesYu
09.ThePassagebyJustinCronin
10.FaithfulPlacebyTan...[
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A
CarelessMan:WhattheBushMemoirReveals
ByJoe
KleinThursday,Nov.11,2010
Earlyoninhisnewlyreleasedmemoir,
GeorgeW.Bushwriteswithgreatcredibility,andawelcomeabsenceof
histrionics,abouthisslow-motionturntowardfaith.Therewasnofiery
epiphany.Therewasagrowingcomfortwiththecalmingreleaseofprayer,a
gradualappreciationofthemoraltruthscontainedintheBible.Therewere
doubtstoo."Ifyouhave...[
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Eureka!ByNANCYGIBBSMonday,Nov.22,2010Inventionisahedgeagainstanonymity;makesomethingthatmattersandyoucanliveforever.HansGeigerandhiscounter,SamuelMorseandhiscode,Joseph-IgnaceGuillotinandhishighlyefficientblade.ButweknowbynowthatforeveryEdisonorJonasSalktherearelegionsofinventorswhosegeniusgoesunsung,whomayneverbefamous,thoughtheycangetrich.I'dneverheardofMarionDonovan,aConnecticuthousewifeandmo...[
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OnlyConnect
ByRichardStengelWednesday,Dec.15,2010
"OnoraboutDecember1910,
humancharacterchanged."
—VirginiaWoolf,1924
Shewasexaggerating—but
onlyalittle.Woolfsawafundamentalshiftinhumanrelationstakingplaceat
thebeginningofthe20thcentury"betweenmastersandservants,husbandsand
wives,parentsandchildren."Thosechanges,shepredicted,wouldbringabout
transfo...[
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YouCan'tSpellTIMEWithout'I'and'Me'!
ByJoel
Stein
WhenIfirstgot
toTIMEMagazinein1997,asmallnumberofpeopledidnotenjoymyparticular
styleofwriting.Unfortunately,mostofthesepeopleworkedinmyoffice.Or
subscribedtoTIME.So,really,asmallnumbercomparedwiththepopulationof
earthbutaprettybignumbercomparedwiththeamountofpeoplewhoreadmy
articles.
Notonlydida
websitechartthenumberoft...[
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记忆像铁轨一样长
作者:
余光中
我的中学时代在四川的乡下度过。那时正当抗战,号称天府之国的四川,一寸铁路也没有。不知道为什么,年幼的我,在千山万岭的重围之中,总爱对着外国地图,向往去远方游历,而且见到月历上有火车在旷野奔驰,曳着长烟,便心随烟飘,悠然神往,幻想自己正在那一排长窗的某一扇窗口,无穷的风景为我展开,目的地呢,[
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InMySecretLife
LEONARDCOHEN
Inmysecretelife
Isawyouthismorning.
Youweremovingsofast.
Can’tseemtoloosenmygrip
Onthepast.
AndImissyousomuch.
There’snooneinsight.
Andwe’restillmakinglove
InMySecretLife.
IsmilewhenI’mangry.
IcheatandIlie.
IdowhatIhavetodo
Togetby.
ButIknowwhatiswrong,
AndIknowwhatisright.
AndI’d...[
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RobertDeNiro&AlPacino
interviewedbyB.Williams
RobertDeNiro&AlPacinoinHEAT
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYSzx_zy-98&feature=related
HEATEnding
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gOXNCd6L6c&feature=related
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Making
IgnoranceChic
ByMAUREENDOWD
Published:October19,
2010
Casanova’sruleforseductionwastotellabeautifulwomanshewasintelligent
andanintelligentwomanshewasbeautiful.
Thefalsechoicebetweenintellectualism
andsexualityinwomenhaspersistedthroughtheages.Therewasnomore
poignantvictimofitthanMarilynMonroe.
Shewassmartenoughtobecomethemost
famousDumbBlondeinhistory.Photographe...[
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ChangeorPerish
ByROGERCOHEN
Published:
October4,2010
LONDON—Beforeleggings,whentherewere
letters,beforetextsandtweets,whentherewastime,beforespeedcameras,
whenyoucouldspeed,beforegraffitimanagementcompanies,whencitieshad
souls,wemanagedjustthesame.
Beforehomogenization,whentherewas
mystery,beforeaggregation,whentheoriginalhadvalue,beforedigital,when
therewasvinyl,before...[
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