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1 hr ago | Mirror.co.uk

Return of the Jedi is 30 years old so celebrate with this bizarre Star Wars merchandise

From tape dispensers to toilet paper, there is nothing you can't improve with C-3PO, Darth Vader and co And if this doesn't make you feel old, nothing will: 30 years ago this week the iconic conclusion to the original Star Wars trilogy was released, thrilling people with epic space battles, the clash of good and evil and that awesome bit with the ... (more)

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Related Topix: Star Wars, Offbeat

5 hrs ago | Burton Mail

Staffordshire Libraries gear up for the hottest new novel

Dan Brown, author of the best-selling "The Da Vinci Code" and "The Lost Symbol" books, has just released his latest title, and Staffordshire libraries are busy stocking book shelves for the predicted rush by borrowers.

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Related Topix: Libraries, Celebrities, Dan Brown, Authors, Books

Fri May 24, 2013

Wandsworth Guardian

Alan Bennett's Talking Heads comes to Carshalton

Susan shows herself to be rather more than the selfless wife of a vicar in her monologue - Bed Among the Lentils.

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Scotsman.com

Gill Hornby on her new novel The Hive

Gill Hornby says she knew it as soon as she saw it in the gaggle of mothers outside her little daughter's new school.

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Related Topix: Sport Movies, Short, Comedy Movies, Documentary Movies, Drama Movies, Fever Pitch, Nick Hornby

The Baltimore Sun

Jessica Anya Blau's third novel updates 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'

Jessica Anya Blau is the Baltimore author who memorably mined her experience growing up in a freewheeling bohemian family in her first two novels, "The Year of Naked Swim Parties" and "Drinking Closer to Home." "Swim Party," in particular, made a splash, ending up on a couple of national "best of" lists.

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Related Topix: Lewis Carroll, Entertainment

NBC Chicago

"Arrested Development" Cast Dish on Series Return

After seven years, " Arrested Development " makes a triumphal return to screens on Sunday, May 26 on the online streaming service Netflix.

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Related Topix: Comedy, Arrested Development, Entertainment, Television, Hip-Hop, Star Trek

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Cool Stuff: Dave Perillo's 'Return of the Jedi' Poster From Acme Archives Completes the Trilogy

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Related Topix: Email Spam, Star Wars

Foster's Daily Democrat

a The Rat Pack is (really) Backa at the Ogunquit Playhouse

The new Rat Pack: Brian Duprey as Frank Sinatra, Kyle Diamond as Sammy Davis, Jr., Drew Anthony as Dean Martin and Mickey Joseph as Joey Bishop.

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Examiner.com

Mickey and the Magical Map

Get ready to travel away into the land of imagination, music and adventure this summer with the debut of Mickey and the Magical Map.

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Wall Street Journal

Bartitsu: The Sherlock Holmes Way of Self-Defense

At the Steampunk World's Fair in Piscataway, NJ, Mark Donelly demonstrated the obscure art of Bartitsu, a Victorian system of self defense practiced by Sherlock Holmes.

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Related Topix: Life, Self Defense, Piscataway, NJ, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Arthur Conan Doyle

Thu May 23, 2013

The Beaumont Enterprise

Brown hounded for calling Manila 'gates of hell'

In this April 23, 2006 file photo, author Dan Brown talks about his court dealings surrounding his book "The Da Vinci Code" in Portsmouth, N.H. Dan Brown's description of Manila as "the gates of hell" in the American novelist's latest book has not gone down well with officials in the Philippine capital.

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Related Topix: Celebrities, Dan Brown, Authors, Books, Portsmouth, NH

CNN

Cameron condemns brutal hacking death, says Britain stands firm

The victim killed in a cleaver attack Wednesday was identified as Drummer Lee Rigby of 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers.

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Related Topix: Battalion, Europe, World News, United Kingdom, Terrorism, Essex County, England, Greater London County, England

The Huffington Post

Read Leonard Nimoy's Angry Letter About Spock's Death

"No, there is another." This one line spoken by Yoda during "The Empire Strikes Back" set off three years of speculation before it was revealed in "Return of the Jedi" that Leia was Luke Skywalker's twin sister and, therefore, the "other" hope to defeat the Dark Side.

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Related Topix: Star Trek, Star Trek Into Darkness, Celebrities, Leonard Nimoy, Pop/Rock, Empire, Star Wars

EDGE

Lea Salonga

After Kobe beef, cheesecake drizzled in peach sauce, and coffee served from silver pots are whisked away, the band, white-haired and dressed in black, tests their instruments on stage.

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Related Topix: Animation Movies, Comedy Movies, Family, Drama Movies, Mulan, Adventure, Musical Movies, Short, Aladdin, Celebrities, Lea Salonga, Life, Food, Beef, Meat, Philippines, Southeast Asia, World News

Fort Morgan Times

NJC gala to feature big band-style singer

This year's NJC Foundation Gala, to benefit the HOPE Scholarship, will provide new entertainment for those who attend the June event.

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Related Topix: Dean Martin, Jazz, Tony Bennett, Laughlin, NV

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

The Yoda Chronicles Takes Over Times Square With Giant LEGO Star Wars Model

The Force will be strong in Times Square this week. To celebrate the premiere of the new Cartoon Network special LEGO Star Wars : The Yoda Chronicles , LEGO and Lucasfilm have teamed up to bring a massive recreation of a X-wing Starfighter to New York City.

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The Wichita Eagle

At last, we get Tolkien's take on King Arthur

"The Fall of Arthur" by J. R. R. Tolkien is an unfinished poem written about King Arthur, Lanceleot, Guinevere and Mordred.

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MyKawartha.com

ZOOMING @50 PLUS | The Rat Pack is back

John Morello as Dean Martin joins his Rat Pack colleagues for The Sands Trio's benefit for Homegrown Homes this Saturday night .

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Pridesource.com

Ann Arbor Summer Festival: Les Ballets, Prairie Home

From world music superstars and comic book supervillians to 3-D superhero mapping and a super bouncy exhibit for kids, the new Ann Arbor Summer Festival season runs from June 14 through July 7, and features an eclectic mix of music, dance, comedy, film, spoken word, contemporary circus, street arts and family entertainment.

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Related Topix: Ann Arbor, MI, Comedy Movies, Music!, A Prairie Home Companion, Garrison Keillor, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Jazz

The Memphis Flyer

Whoop That Trek

Movie adaptations are tricky business. The more familiar moviegoers are with the source material, the more likely they are to reject most, if not all, of the adaptation's changes, emendations, or repairs.

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Related Topix: Social Security, Personal Finance, Star Trek, Star Trek Into Darkness, Science Fiction TV, Entertainment, Television, Chris Pine