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Ben Wattenberg, Author and Commentator, Dies at 81 [30 Jun 2015|01:17am]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/30/us/ben-wattenberg-author-and-commentator-dies-at-81.html

Mr. Wattenberg was a self-professed neoconservative who vainly urged his fellow Democrats to court the nation’s centrist voters at a time when the party was moving to the left.
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‘Something Must Be Done About Prince Edward County,’ by Kristen Green [30 Jun 2015|09:00am]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/05/books/review/something-must-be-done-about-prince-edward-county-by-kristen-green.html

After Prince Edward County closed its public schools, black children had no access to education.
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Bookends: Do Genre Labels Matter Anymore? [30 Jun 2015|12:00pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/05/books/review/do-genre-labels-matter-anymore.html

Dana Stevens and Leslie Jamison discuss whether categorical descriptions are as stable or as useful as they used to be.
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Stephen King Releases Exclusive Audiobook ‘Drunken Fireworks’ [30 Jun 2015|02:46pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/01/business/media/stephen-king-releases-exclusive-audiobook-drunken-fireworks.html

The short story, to be included in a collection titled “The Bazaar of Bad Dreams,” is available months in advance only as an audiobook.
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Books of The Times: Review: Sarah Hepola’s ‘Blackout,’ on the Darkness That Took Over Her Life [30 Jun 2015|03:10pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/01/books/review-sarah-hepolas-blackout-on-the-darkness-that-took-over-her-life.html

This new memoir by Ms. Hepola, an editor at Salon, explores the causes and consequences of her addiction to alcohol, especially beer.
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Ben Wattenberg, Neoconservative Author and PBS Host, Is Dead at 81 [30 Jun 2015|05:01pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/30/us/ben-wattenberg-author-and-commentator-dies-at-81.html

Mr. Wattenberg was a self-professed neoconservative and PBS commentator who was wary of a Democratic move to the left.
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ArtsBeat: Zadie Smith to Collaborate on a Screenplay [30 Jun 2015|06:21pm]

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http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/06/30/zadie-smith-to-collaborate-on-a-screenplay/

The novelist Zadie Smith will write her first screenplay, with the French director Claire Denis.
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Ben Wattenberg, Neoconservative Author and PBS Host, Is Dead at 81 [30 Jun 2015|10:46pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/30/us/ben-wattenberg-author-and-commentator-dies-at-81.html

Mr. Wattenberg was a self-professed neoconservative and PBS commentator who was wary of a Democratic move to the left.
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