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Columnist Krugman Wins Nobel For Economics
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 08:10:00 -0400
Princeton economist and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman won the Nobel economics prize on Monday for his analysis of how economies of scale can affect trade patterns and the location of economic activity.
Le Clezio, Portrait Of A Gentle Writer
Sun, 12 Oct 2008 16:19:00 -0400
Though born in France, Nobel laureate Jean-Marie Gustav Le Clezio is a nomadic writer, whose work has been defined by his life of travel around the world. For him, storytelling means melting into the background.
Publisher Of Palin Biography Hits Jackpot
Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:27:00 -0400
A small publisher in suburban Seattle has hit the big time with a biography of Sarah Palin. Epicenter Press published Sarah: How A Hockey Mom Turned Alaska's Political Establishment Upside Down months before Palin hit the national spotlight.
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Louis Menand: Is texting here to stay?
Louis Menand Mon, 13 Oct 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Is texting bringing us closer to the end of life as we currently tolerate it? Enough people have suggested that it is to have inspired David Crystal to produce “Txtng: The Gr8 Db8” (Oxford; $19.95). “I don’t think I have ever come across a topic which has attracted more . . .
Jeffrey Frank: Per Petterson's "To Siberia."
Jeffrey Frank Mon, 13 Oct 2008 04:00:00 -0000
On April 7, 1990, the ferryboat Scandinavian Star sailed from Oslo toward Frederikshavn, in the northern part of Denmark, carrying nearly five hundred passengers. The ship caught fire, and more than a hundred and fifty people perished. Four of the dead belonged to the family of the Norwegian novelist Per . . .
Goings on About Town: Readings and Talks
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 04:00:00 -0000
RUBIN MUSEUM OF ART Ellen Burstyn, Brian Cox, Linus Roache, and others give a dramatic reading based on the Dhammapada, a central text of Buddhism. (150 W. 17th St. 212-620-5000, ext. 344. Oct. 15 at 7.) UNION HALL Jay McInerney, Kate Christensen, and Arthur Phillips read short stories they have . . .
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