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Paleontologists have discovered 3 new species of crocodile cousins in the Sahara, which have been nicknamed PancakeCroc, BoarCroc, and RatCroc, along with new skeletons of the previously identified DogCroc and DuckCroc.

Music is a strong theme in Nick Hornby's writing. He's most well known for his book High Fidelity , which is about a man with a vinyl record obsession.

"Mere Christianity" is one of C.S. Lewis' most well known books. amazon.com Forty six years ago today the world lost two important men: John F. Kennedy and C.S. Lewis .

What's Christmas without the Citadel's production of A Christmas Carol? Photograph by: Supplied, edmontonjournal.com Already feeling the inexorable pull of the holiday season? That's because Christmas has somehow now spread to include the month preceding it, which is why we at The Journal have compiled a list of upcoming holiday concerts in the ...

President Nicolas Sarkozy's rocky relationship with France's literary elite has suffered a fresh blow after his plan to transfer Albert Camus' remains to the Pantheon was rejected by the great writer's son, amid claims of political opportunism.

November 19, 2009-- Bones from a menagerie of ancient crocodile cousins, including the rodent-like RatCroc , have been discovered beneath the windswept dunes of the Sahara.

If you want to smell like Marilyn Monroe, it's well-known that she was a Chanel No.

The wireless division of publisher THQ has released a new Star Wars mobile title that re-enacts one of the saga's most memorable scenes.

Charles Dickens, "A Christmas Carol in Prose: Being a Ghost Story of Christmas". Autograph manuscript signed, December 1843.

National Geographic: "The Odds of Being Struck in Your Lifetime is 1 in 3000." Eighty-two percent of U.S. lightning victims are men.

Science geeks, natural history buffs and people who just like National Geographic have a chance at achieving nirvana this weekend.

Have you ever read the story "The Emperor's New Clothes" by Hans Christian Andersen? Well the story goes like this: The emperor is very vain.

CLOSE "Whatever I have tried to do in life, I have tried with all my heart to do it well; whatever I have devoted myself to, I have devoted myself completely; in great aims and in small I have always thoroughly been in earnest." - Charles Dickens This statement by Charles Dickens does not come as any surprise to me after years of faithfully ...

M EAN and moody, tight-fisted and self-centred... playing Ebenezer Scrooge is a real treat for the genial Tommy Steele.

Harvard symbolist Robert Langdon is back on a thrilling journey through Rome trying to find four Cardinals kidnapped by the Illuminati, an ancient secret brotherhood that will stop at nothing to destroy its eternal enemy, the Catholic Church.

It may be the next best thing to seeing Garrison Keillor's "A Prairie Home Companion" live.

The Charles Dickens Museum in London has cleared the first hurdle in a bid to raise A 1.77 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund .

Rick Warren is on multiple missions. He is the Christian pastor who spoke the prayer at President Barack Obama's inauguration -- a choice that prompted protests from gay rights activists.

THE RAT Pack is back in town at the Cooden Beach hotel on Tuesday 8th December. This popular cabaret evening stars Stephen Dunnett, a talented singer who performs Rat Pack tributes and Las Vegas shows; tickets include a three course dinner.

The Dog Whisperer is headed this way. Cesar Millan, host of the National Geographic channel's "Dog Whisperer" show, brings his tour, PackPower, to the Rosemont Theatre at 8 p.m. Dec.