#Steve Martin’s new book reveals the secret life of animals

#Steve Martin’s new book reveals the secret life of animals

“#Steve Martin’s new book reveals the secret life of animals” “I’ve always looked at cartooning as comedy’s last frontier,” writes Steve Martin in the introduction to his new book. “I have done stand-up, sketches, movies, monologues, awards show introductions, sound bites, blurbs, talk show appearances and tweets, but the idea of a one-panel image with…

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#5 best audiobooks to listen to on a road trip

#5 best audiobooks to listen to on a road trip

“#5 best audiobooks to listen to on a road trip” If you’re about to embark on a long car trip this holiday season, make sure to come prepared. Fire up these audiobooks and your journey will be over before anyone can ask, “Are we there yet?” Simon & Schuster We could all use a bit…

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#National Book Award wins for ‘Interior Chinatown,’ Malcolm X bio

#National Book Award wins for ‘Interior Chinatown,’ Malcolm X bio

“#National Book Award wins for ‘Interior Chinatown,’ Malcolm X bio” Diversity was very much the dominant theme of the first-ever virtual National Book Awards Wednesday night with Walter Mosley being granted the lifetime achievement award and the individual book wins dominated by minority authors. “This is our night,” quipped “All American Boys” author Jason Reynolds,…

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#Barack Obama trounces Michelle Obama in first-day book sales

#Barack Obama trounces Michelle Obama in first-day book sales

“#Barack Obama trounces Michelle Obama in first-day book sales” Former President Obama’s new memoir has a slight edge on former First Lady Michelle Obama when it comes to first-day book sales. The 44th commander-in-chief’s memoir “A Promised Land,” released Tuesday, sold an astonishing 887,000 copies in its first 24 hours on the shelves. The number…

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#New York won’t really live again until Broadway is back

#New York won’t really live again until Broadway is back

“#New York won’t really live again until Broadway is back” Not even a year ago, impregnable crowds and stained-costumed Elmos and wannabe John Mulaneys with their three-by-five-laminated-card invitations to comedy-club open-mic nights had made Times Square one of the most irritating, nerve-wracking places in the Western world. What I wouldn’t give for my nerves to…

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