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Obama’s Asia Trip: US Asia Rebalance Strategy Explained
2paragraphs: President Obama will visit the Philippines this month, where he is expected to sign an agreement on US-Philippine defense cooperation. The agreement is part of the administration’s Asia...
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Can Ukraine Use Its Gas Pipelines to Threaten Russia?
2paragraphs: Given that most of the pipelines transporting Russian natural gas to Western Europe run through Ukraine, does Ukraine have bargaining power it’s not effectively using? Jeffrey Mankoff:...
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Green Energy Today Like Spectrum Auctions of 1990s, Says Reed Hundt
“The power platform today is where the knowledge platform was in 1993.” 2paragraphs: While running the FCC you were key in introducing innovative spectrum auctions.* This produced both revenue for the...
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Laughing With Amputees: Veterans and the Power of Humor
2paragraphs: You’ve relied on (and been praised for) your sense of humor in handling and relaying the often heartrending situations you encountered. Is the ability to look at things with humor...
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Language Change Is Happening Fast!
2paragraphs: The data are saying that this is an historic time for shareable content, with everyone having her/his own virtual printing press. Robert Frost once asserted that poetry without rhyme is...
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Man Ray’s Mistress: Freedom and Frailty in The Beautiful American
2paragraphs: The jacket copy tells us that The Beautiful American is, among other things, a novel of “freedom and frailty.” Are these crucial elements of any great story? Jeanne Mackin: Yes, freedom...
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Teaching Writing in Prison — Students Who Can Spot a Lie
2paragraphs: What can a writer/artist learn about creating from teaching incarcerated prisoners? Ryan Blacketter: When I taught a week-long fiction workshop at North Idaho Correctional in 2006, most of...
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Is It Okay To Impersonate An 80-Year-Old Emirati Woman?
Andrew Madigan is the author of the new novel, Khawla’s Wall. It’s a clear-eyed, entertaining and often profound look at a shimmering Dubai, where “people drive around with white tigers riding shotgun,...
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‘Great Drama’: Ken Corbett Explains Power of ‘A Murder of a Girl’
A Murder Over a Girl: Justice, Gender, Junior High tells a riveting tale — “a gripping, troubling, and moving exploration of the brutal murder of a possibly transgender middle school student by an...
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Bestselling ‘Power Souping’ Author Rachel Beller Explains Soup Power
Power Souping: 3-Day Detox, 3-Week Weight-Loss Plan is flying up the bestseller list at Amazon, occupying the #1 spot in three different categories just days after its release. 2paragraphs caught up...
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Charlotte Bronte at 200: A Fiery Heart Author Explains ‘Jane Eyre’ Power
Charlotte Brontë: A Fiery Heart is already highly ranked at Amazon and having an impact. 2paragraphs caught up with author Claire Harman to ask her why Bronte, an author who died in 1855, still...
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‘The Mind Club’ By Kurt Gray: How Good Deeds Make Us Powerful
The Mind Club: Who Thinks, What Feels and Why it Matters is on the hot new releases list at Amazon. As one reviewer says, Mind Club performs the magic of putting us “in the minds of others.”...
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Tapstack CEO Onno Faber Says App Creates Intimacy
Tapstack has managed to carve out its own space in the crowded social media landscape. Tapstack, which just added a powerful feature that lets users save taps in a shared album, is a very personal,...
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Girls & Sex: Peggy Orenstein Says #1 Bestseller “Beyond Expectations”
Girls & Sex: Navigating the Complicated New Landscape is the #1 bestseller at Amazon in the hugely popular Parenting category. It’s also #1 in the even more popular Sex category. Even author Peggy...
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Kurt Vonnegut Returns In New Series — Bookmarked
Slaughterhouse-Five Bookmarked considers Kurt Vonnegut‘s seminal novel from the vantage of a writer who has been affected deeply by Vonnegut’s work. The first in a series of Bookmarked titles, Curtis...
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GhostBed CEO On Why His Mattress Is Hot & Trending
GhostBed is re-energizing and rethinking the mattress business — and it’s working. With customer reviews that tend to say “pretty awesome,” GhostBed is having an impact on what its customers expect...
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Employee Happiness: AnyPerk CEO On The Biggest Mistake Employers Make
Taro Fukuyama is the co-founder and CEO of AnyPerk, an innovative Silicon Valley company that helps employers reward employees with perks and optimize employee satisfaction and productivity....
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Brandel Chamblee Interview: Teachers Steering Golfers Wrong Way
Former PGA Tour winner and exacting Golf Channel analyst Brandel Chamblee has written The Anatomy of Greatness, which examines the greatest golf swings of all time to demonstrate just how to do it. The...
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Tim Kurkjian Interview: #1 Baseball Book A Valentine For Fans
Talk about inside baseball. After 18 years covering baseball at ESPN — both on camera and in print — Tim Kurkjian knows one thing above all: baseball will always surprise us. His bestselling new book...
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‘Smart Mom, Rich Mom’ Author Says Money Last Frontier of Sexism
A former senior money editor at US News & World Report, Kimberly Palmer wrote Smart Mom, Rich Mom: How to Build Wealth While Raising a Family because it needed to be written — plain and simple....
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Juliet & Kelly Starrett Interview: Solving The Sitting Epidemic
Juliet Starrett is an attorney and the CEO of San Francisco Crossfit. Kelly Starrett is a coach, physical therapist, author, speaker and more. They are bestselling authors — most recently of Deskbound...
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‘Hurts Like A Mother’ Meant To Make Moms Laugh, Not Cry
Hurts Like A Mother: A Cautionary Alphabet is making people laugh all over the country and getting sparkling reviews from places like People magazine (“morbidly funny”). 2paragraphs caught up with its...
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Relationship Expert Nick Bastion Explains The Male Mind
Vixen Daily is dedicated to providing honest, accurate and in-depth advice to women seeking guidance on a variety of different issues, centering on bringing depth and insight into their deepest...
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LIFT by Daniel Kunitz — Why People Have Been Working Out For 2500 Years
Daniel Kunitz has written a witty, informative cultural history of fitness that considers everything from Ancient Greek statues to skinny jeans physiques. In our body-conscious world, Kunitz gives us a...
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RHONJ: Chris Laurita Explains The Little Kernel Popcorn Brand
The very busy Jacqueline Laurita and Chris Laurita of The Real Housewives of New Jersey already launched the successful beverage brand BLK. Now they’re rolling out The Little Kernel — a unique line of...
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Kool & The Gang on Happiness: “Deliver It To The People”
When people talk about the legendary Kool & the Gang, they often say How Kool & the Gang music was part of “one of the best moments of my life” — as one Facebook user perfectly says. With...
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Todd Gitlin: Not Too Late For Media To Be Honest About Balanced Budget
Todd Gitlin is professor of journalism and sociology and chair of the Ph.D. program in communications at Columbia University. He has written 16 books, including Media Unlimited: How the Torrent of...
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Katie Meyler, More Than Me Founder, On Liberia and Staying Inspired
Katie Meyler is the founder of More Than Me, a heroic not-for-profit organization that uses education as a catalyst for transformative social change for every girl in Liberia, where a brutal 14-year...
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Joe Milazzo’s Crepuscule W/ Nellie — Musicality, Loneliness, Thelonious
Joe Milazzo’s work has appeared Black Clock, Black Warrior Review, BOMB, The Collagist, Drunken Boat and more. His wildly imaginative novel, Crepuscule W/ Nellie, has been called both “ambitious” and...
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Poet Kallie Falandays Explains Where It Hurts The Most
With her new book out, 2paragraphs asked poet Kallie Falandays to consider the question she most wished interviewers would ask her. She revealed it. Then she answered. Kallie Falandays: Where does it...
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REDEEM: Swedish Sci-Fi Film With “New Kind of Female Hero” Hits 100K-Plus
The unique Swedish sci-fi short REDEEM: The Beginning (see below) quickly amassed 100K-plus views online and attracted the attention of feature film producers. We asked director Dennis Petersen what...
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To Kill a Mockingbird’s Atticus Finch Votes For Trump, Expert Shows
2paragraphs asked experts about how some of our most famous fictional characters might have voted in the 2016 presidential election — for Trump or Clinton? [Holden Caulfield | Atticus Finch | Katniss...
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Why Homer Simpson Votes For Clinton, Not Trump
2paragraphs asked experts about how some of our most famous fictional characters might have voted in the 2016 presidential election — for Trump or Clinton? [Holden Caulfield | Atticus Finch | Katniss...
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Did Holden Caulfield, Hater of Phonies, Vote For Trump or Clinton?
2paragraphs asked experts about how some of our most famous fictional characters might have voted in the 2016 presidential election — for Trump or Clinton? [Holden Caulfield | Atticus Finch | Katniss...
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Ayn Rand’s Howard Roark — A Vote For Trump or Clinton?
2paragraphs asked experts about how some of our most famous fictional characters might have voted in the 2016 presidential election — for Trump or Clinton? [Holden Caulfield | Atticus Finch | Katniss...
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Why The Great Gatsby Would Have Voted For Clinton, Not Trump
2paragraphs asked experts about how some of our most famous fictional characters might have voted in the 2016 presidential election — for Trump or Clinton? [Holden Caulfield | Atticus Finch | Katniss...
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Katniss Everdeen Votes Trump or Clinton? ‘Hunger Games’ Expert Reveals
2paragraphs asked experts about how some of our most famous fictional characters might have voted in the 2016 presidential election — for Trump or Clinton? [Holden Caulfield | Atticus Finch | Katniss...
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First Out Gay Movie Superhero Surge Speaks on Humor, Responsibility
2paragraphs asked Surge, the first out gay superhero in the movies, what that role means to him and to others. 2paragraphs: Being the first out gay superhero must come with a lot of responsibility — do...
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Video: The Speech Ring Inventor on Overcoming Fear of Public Speaking
The Speech Ring is an ingenious invention that has helped thousands of people speak more articulately and communicate better. Lauren Lovett, a speech coach who has long helped actors and business...
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Do Cranberries Really Help UTI? A Doctor Answers With New Evidence
2paragraphs: Last year the New York Times ran an article mostly debunking cranberry juice’s reputation as a UTI cure-all. Does the new study put cranberry juice back on the diet for UTI sufferers? Dr....
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