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11 hours ago — The Washington Post Adam Mansbach at the Gaithersburg Book Festival
Even if you dont recognize Adam Mansbachs name, youve heard of his not-for-childrens book, "Go the F*** to Sleep," which has sold more than 1.5 million copies. But theres a lot more to Mansbach ...

11 hours ago — The Guardian The KFC smugglers of Gaza
People are paying a fortune to have fast-food chicken brought in from Egypt in underground tunnels. But local food-stall owners aren't happy about it Gaza is not always what people think. You w...

11 hours ago — The Guardian Danes attempt to brew probably the best bee larvae beer in the world
Lab set up by Noma chef tries new flavours to persuade country's wine drinkers to choose beer with their meal Plants, berries, nuts, fungi - the ingredients are carefully laid out on a workbenc...

12 hours ago — Hyperallergic Fagens Critical Catalogue (May 2013, Part 1)
Half of this month comes from New York, and identifies with coming from New York, which I didnt realize until I caught myself pointing it out over and over again. Anyway, I find it funny that mu...

12 hours ago — Hyperallergic Weekend Words: Meat
Barent Fabritius, "The Slaughtered Pig" (1656), oil on canvas, 80 x 65 cm (click to enlarge) (Staatliche Museen, Berlin, image via Web Gallery of Art) If we can now grow a hamburger in a test...

12 hours ago — Sharing Travel Experiences Old Tools, New Rules: 8 Amazing Home Decor Projects Using Basic Sticky DIY Tools
Go on, confess: Are you one of those people who goes wild on Pinterest, pinning ultra-ambitious home makeover projects that promptly get forgotten in their sheer impossibility? I am. What I ...

12 hours ago — The Huffington Post Carol Muske-Dukes: Singing School: A Chorus
SINGING SCHOOL: A Chorus , edited by Robert Pinsky, W.W. Norton Inc. (New poetry in review) Anthologies are intriguing in what they reveal of the editor's passions. Robert Pinsky opens ...

12 hours ago — Matador Network Hoh River camp [postcard]
1 Hoh River, Washington In early October 2012 we packed our tent and drove into the Hoh Rainforest for a short day hike and overnight stay. Located on Western Washington's Olymp...

12 hours ago — KPCC WATCH: David Beckham tears up at final home game for Paris Saint-Germain
Paris Saint-Germain's English midfielder David Beckham is thrown in the air by teammates after a French L1 football match between Paris St Germain and Brest on Saturday at Parc des Princes stadi...

13 hours ago — The Food Channel Recipes: Basic Barbecue Sauce
Prep Time:10 minutes Cook Time:25 minutes Tagged: chili ...

13 hours ago — The Food Channel Recipes: Cowboy Beans
Prep Time:15 minutes Cook Time:2.5 hours Serves:8 Tagged: ...

13 hours ago — Detroit Free Press What's the best way to save for kid's college?
Money Watch, a personal finance column that runs every Saturday, features a financial planner from the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors answering reader questions about saving...

13 hours ago — The Guardian Made in Chelsea: Flower Show preview
A sneak preview of what's on offer at the 100th Chelsea Flower Show inspires excitement in Dan's plantsman soul Chelsea is 100 years old, and in the swing of a gardening renaissance that probab...

13 hours ago — The Guardian Travel tips: a quirky break in Germany and great British garden shows
Camping in Bonn, grassroots events for the green fingered and deals of the week Take me there: Basecamp Bonn Poor old Bonn. Always stuck in the corner holding the coats while fun-loving Berlin...

13 hours ago — Kansas City Star 'The Guns at Last Light' completes Rick Atkinson's long-in-the-making history of WWII
"The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945" is the third volume of Rick Atkinson's Liberation Trilogy, which details the triumph of the Allied powers in Europe and North Afri...

13 hours ago — Kansas City Star Local military takes 200-year journey through the story of U.S. Army
A reader-friendly version of more than 200 years of U.S. Army history would seem a contradiction in terms. But that's what Kansas City area military scholar D.M. Giangreco achieves with "The Un...

13 hours ago — Wichita Eagle Essays offer a fresh introduction to a profound, brave thinker
"Is God Happy? Selected Essays" by Leszek Kolakowski, translated by Agnieszka Kolakowska (Basic Books, 327 pages, $28.99) Leszek Kolakowski is likely the most important thinker youve never he...

13 hours ago — Wichita Eagle In poetry and faith, life matters
"My Bright Abyss: Meditation of a Modern Believer" by Christian Wiman (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 182 pages, $24) Christian Wiman, a well-known poet and until recently the editor of Poetry m...

13 hours ago — Wichita Eagle Novelist draws a winning hand in Octavo
"The Stockholm Octavo" by Karen Engelmann (Ecco, 416 pages, $26.99) Karen Engelmanns first novel, set in late 18th-century Stockholm, is a captivating indulgence in political intrigue, romanc...