Huffington Post: New Planet Is Right Out Of 'Star Wars'

 

		New Planet Is Right Out Of 'Star Wars'
	NASA reported on Thursday the discovery of Kepler 16b, a planet with two suns that evokes images of Luke Skywalker's home planet, Tatooine, from the...

 

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Charles Dickens Statue Planned For Bicentenary

 

		Charles Dickens Statue Planned For Bicentenary
	Charles Dickens might have written that he wanted no "monument, memorial, or testimonial whatsoever" to be erected in his name, but the UK's first ever...

 

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Is This The End For Books?

 

		Is This The End For Books?
	In 1996, the US computer entrepreneur Brewster Kahle set up the Internet Archive, its mission being to provide "universal access to all knowledge". This admirable...

 

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What's A Kindlegraph?

 

		What's A Kindlegraph?
	A new digital book signing tool called Kindlegraph has been getting a lot of ink from various publishing and tech blogs these days, so when...

 

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Why Borders Failed While Barnes & Noble Survived

 

		Why Borders Failed While Barnes & Noble Survived
	It appears to be all over for the Borders bookselling chain. The company will be liquidated â€" meaning sold off in pieces â€" and almost...

 

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America's Drunkest Writer

 

		America's Drunkest Writer
	F. Scott Fitzgerald was kept in champagne in the '20s, already a crumbling alcoholic in the '30s, and dead by the end of '40. The...

 

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