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Brigid Schulte arrives for her appointment with sociologist and time-use expert John Robinson with her "check engine" light on, a state sticker on her car expired, her cellphone missing under the seat - and she's late.

It's harder to be Harry Potter than Spider-Man. Daniel Radcliffe, who plays the titular wizard on the onscreen adaptation of J.K. Rowling's fantasy book series, Harry Potter, attended the Comic-Con disguised as Spiderman.

One of the important ideas in Capital In the Twenty-First Century by Thomas Piketty is that wealth inequality supports the domination of public policy by the rich for their own benefit, without any regard to the damage to society.

Over the years, much has been written about the vanity of writers. And while it may be somewhat true, there are certainly those authors who have never written a page in the hopes of fame and fortune; those who simply write for the sheer joy of seeing the inner workings of their imagination displayed on the page.

Hillary Rodham Clinton signs copies of her new book 'Hard Choices' in St. Paul, Minn., last week.

Anthony Doerr's ambitious and moving novel "All the Light We Cannot See" is set during World War II and follows the parallel and then overlapping lives of Marie-Laure, a blind French girl, and Werner, a German orphan.

2."The Silkworm," by Robert Galbraith The case of a missing novelist whose leaked tell-all manuscript, if published, would ruin lives.

2."Hard Choices," by Hillary Rodham Clinton A detailed chronicle of Clinton's time as secretary of State.

From left to right, actresses Uzo Aduba, Danielle Brooks, Laura Prepon, Laverne Cox and Natasha Lyonne pose with the Best Comedy Series award for "Orange Is the New Black" at the 4th annual Critics' Choice Television Awards in Beverly Hills, California June 19, 2014.

Fans posing with a person in a Spider-Man mask at the Comic-Con convention in America may actually have been standing next to Harry Potter.

Paul Mottram finds Universal really has created the world of Harry Potter where aspiring wizards and witches can live out JK Rowling's vision for themselves Four years ago when I went to the grand opening of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park in Universal's Islands of Adventure in Orlando, I was stunned by the recreation of Hogsmeade ... (more)

From left top row: Cheryl Strayed, Wes Moore, John Oliver From left bottom row: Magic Johnson, Robert Ballard, Steve Wozniak "For nearly 30 years, the Distinguished Speakers Series at UB has played a vital role in fostering dialogue and discovery by sharing a broad range of ideas and perspectives from some of the most compelling and influential ... (more)

Comical cult legend John Waters says he doesn't know if he'll make another film again, and he's fine with that.

Former secretary of state Hillary Clinton, center, with New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, left, and Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, applaud children's performances at Lehman College in the Bronx on Friday, July 25, 2014.

Most people taken for a ride are once bitten, twice shy - except when it comes to investment scams, says a specialist on fraud schemes.

Florida state Senator Alan Hays announced Friday that he is working on a bill to make it mandatory that all public school students in the state be shown Dinesh D'Souza's latest anti-Obama film, America: Imagine a World Without Her .

The $100 million movie of Cloud Atlas bombed, but that didn't halt the rising star of its author, David Mitchell, regarded by many as the greatest of his generation.

If best-seller lists and box-office tallies are to be believed, people love survival stories that pulse with human ingenuity, grit and spirit.

Back in 2013, The Huffington Post editor-in-chief Arianna Huffington delivered a commencement address at Smith College.

Books are the prequel to countless up and coming major films these days. Rather than waiting for the movie to come out, refresh your reading list ahead of time, and you'll be first in line to say that the book was better when it comes out.