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‘X-Men’ comic plans gay superhero wedding
LOS ANGELES, May 23 — Marvel comic book crime fighters X-Men have put down their weapons and picked up wedding rings for the first same-sex marriage in the superhero world, set for June.
Marvel yesterday said Jean-Paul Beaubier, aka Northstar, a Canadian with piercing blue eyes and silver-streaked black hair who can move and fly at superhuman ... Read More
Former German central bank executive and controversial author Thilo Sarrazin attends a news conference to present his latest book “Europe doesn’t need the euro” in Berlin May 22, 2012. — Reuters pic
Brazil’s Dalton Trevisan wins top Portuguese literary prize
LISBON, May 22 – Brazilian writer Dalton Trevisan, famed for his raw short stories, has won the Camoes prize, the Portuguese-speaking world’s top literary honour, officials announced yesterday.Born in ... Read More
UK library acquires key early gospel for RM42 million
LONDON, May 18 — A seventh-century gospel discovered in a saint’s coffin more than 900 years ago, and the oldest European book to survive fully intact, has been acquired by the British Library for US$14 ... Read More
Poe letter to ‘Mary Had a Little Lamb’ author sells for RM492,000
NEW YORK, May 18 — A one-page 1837 letter from the writer Edgar Allan Poe to the editor of a popular women’s magazine has been sold for US$164,000 (RM492,000) at auction.Poe wrote to Sarah Josepha Hale, ... Read MoreMexican writer Carlos Fuentes dies
MEXICO CITY, May 16 — Mexican writer Carlos Fuentes, one of the Spanish-speaking world's best known novelists, died here Tuesday, President Felipe Calderon said.He was 83."I profoundly regret the death of ... Read More
Holocaust novel wins British foreign fiction prize
LONDON, May 15 — The tale of an 11-year-old boy hidden from the Nazis by a prostitute has won a fiction prize which celebrates writing translated into English."Blooms of Darkness" by 80-year old Israeli ... Read More
A pedal-powered Malaysian adventure
By Lydia Koh
PETALING JAYA, May 12 — Long scenic stretches of padi fields, little-known local delicacies, rolling hills and the cooling breeze on your face as you cycle under an azure sky dotted with puffy clouds.That ... Read More
Book Review - PKFZ: A Nation’s Trust Betrayed
By Ong Kian Ming
KUALA LUMPUR, May 12 — Which is the biggest financial scandal in Malaysian history, someone recently asked me. Without hesitation, I replied, Port Klang Free Zone or PKFZ. This scandal could potentially ... Read More
Book Talk: Sissy Spacek on a ‘fulfilling’ career
NEW YORK, May 10 – A faint hint of a Texas accent comes through when Sissy Spacek calls up to talk about her new memoir.Spacek, who won an Oscar for her portrayal of country singer Loretta Lynn in “Coal ... Read More
Amazon conjures rights to borrow Harry Potter ebooks
SAN FRANCISCO, May 11 — Amazon said yesterday it has signed a deal for the electronic books rights to all seven Harry Potter titles in English, French, Italian, German and Spanish for its Kindle lending ... Read More
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