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U.S. typo vigilantes correct errant signage (Reuters)

Yahoo! News: Entertainment News — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 17:55:47 +0000

Reuters - If you're confused about the difference between "it's" and "its", or unsure how to spell "cemetery", you're not alone, and there's plenty of evidence to prove it.

Oracle octopus gets own World Cup for winning streak (Reuters)

Yahoo! News: Sports News — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 13:06:00 +0000

Reuters - Paul the oracle octopus was given a replica of the World Cup on Monday as a reward for his perfect eight-for-eight record in picking matches as worldwide collected their winnings based on his selections.

Seer sucker: Octopus oracle picks Spain to win (AP)

Yahoo! News: Sports News — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 19:12:31 +0000

AP - There's been plenty of ink for Paul the octopus lately, and why not?

Book Talk: Sex, drugs and classic record covers (Reuters)

Yahoo! News: Entertainment News — Tue, 04 May 2010 17:23:05 +0000

Reuters - A new book of record covers shows how musicians forged an identity and communicated with fans, using an art form that has sometimes endured longer than the music between the covers.

Crocheting beats the Reich for odd title prize (Reuters)

Yahoo! News: Entertainment News — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 16:13:09 +0000

Reuters - Defying grim predictions that the economic downturn would clobber specialist books, the annual contest for oddest title has had a bumper year, with the 2009 winner being named on Friday as "Crocheting Adventures with Hyperbolic Planes."

Bookstore adds wine to its catalogue (Reuters)

Yahoo! News: Entertainment News — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:22:11 +0000

Reuters - Australian bibliophiles have been offered a chance to combine their love of literature with their fondness for a quiet drink, with a boutique bookchain in Sydney adding wine to its shelves.

Goncourt winner Littell wins Bad Sex Award (Reuters)

Yahoo! News: Entertainment News — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:44:15 +0000

Reuters - Jonathan Littell, who won France's prestigious Prix Goncourt in 2006 for "The Kindly Ones," has picked up another prize for the same work -- the Literary Review Bad Sex in Fiction Award.

Parents lynch bookseller over abduction fear (Reuters)

Yahoo! News: Entertainment News — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:02:02 +0000

Reuters - A mob of angry parents lynched a book salesman and badly injured four of his colleagues after rumors spread that the men were part of a human smuggling ring, the official Xinhua agency said late Monday.