"Stasiland" author turned to fiction for latest book

March 15th, 2012 - 

NEW YORK (Reuters) – As a former human rights lawyer and the author of non-fiction bestseller “Stasiland” about life in communist East Germany, Australian author Anna Funder knows a thing or two about digging deep to uncover the facts of history’s fascinating stories. Yet she decided to make her second book, “All That I Am,” a novel when even her most meticulous historical research couldn’t fill an important gap in the story of four friends forced to flee Germany when Hitler rose to power.

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"Batman" cartoonist Jerry Robinson dead at 89 (Reuters)

December 9th, 2011 - 

Reuters – Jerry Robinson, a comic book artist who was among the earliest Batman illustrators and was credited with creating the characters of sidekick Robin and archvillain The Joker, has died at age 89.

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At a Glance: Tweets from Charlie, Khloe, Snoop (AP)

November 3rd, 2011 - 

AP – Twitter posts aren’t always the unfiltered thoughts of the celebrities posting them. Those stars can get paid big bucks for those tweets as well.

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