The Greatest Sportswriter Ever
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The Greatest Sportswriter Ever

How Robert Lipsyte, author of the new memoir An Accidental Sportswriter, stood athwart the sports page yelling, "Stop!"

11 Juicy Bits from Rob Lowes Book
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11 Juicy Bits from Rob Lowes Book

Actor Rob Lowe reveals secrets in his new autobiography, Stories I Only Tell My Friends. Marlow Stern brings you the best stories.

Welcome to the World Book Capital
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Welcome to the World Book Capital

The Spanish world's largest book fair is in full swing in Buenos Aires but is not without controversy in the form of Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa. Joey Rubin reports.

Surfing for Sex
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Surfing for Sex

The largest sex study in history asks: What do a billion Web searches reveal about desire? Jessica Bennett on the science behind our sexual search habits.

Get Over Goldman
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Get Over Goldman

A massive new history of Goldman Sachs fails to ask serious, important questions about the firm, says Nomi Prins—and just continues a troubling trend of adulation.

Great Weekend Reads
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Great Weekend Reads

This weekend: a novel of confused religion, one man looks out for fires in the American West, how Hollywood went mad on Communism, and the lessons from Hezbollah's wars.