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Muhammad Ali Training, Lewiston, Maine, 1965. Ali was in top form before the second fight with Liston.

The late author Dominick Dunne reports posthumously that he paid a "very large" sum to settle a slander lawsuit brought by former congressman Gary Condit.

We spent the month of November considering The Best of the Decade, from albums and TV shows to books and comedians.

Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Oct.

Al Gore says he wrote the poem in his new book, Our Choice: A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis , because his chapter describing the apocalyptic effects of climate change didn't fit in a book focusing on solutions to the crisis of global warming.

Exhibit books are longstanding holiday fare in my family: They provide a feast to the eyes, an education for young minds, and a challenge to the conscience for those concerned with the natural world.

Andrew Young , former aide to former Sen. John Edwards once declared himself the father of his boss's mistress's love child.

Below you can find the complete list of recommended reading for the 2009 Holidays.

Images from: thebooksmusic.com The Books :: 11.23.09 :: Masonic Lodge :: Los Angeles, CA The Books The Books never intended to be seen live.

Every week, photographer and conversationalist Jenny Jimenez ventures out into the city and brings back photos and notes about the folks she encounters.

During this time of year, as the semester winds down, students begin to stress about finals, projects and papers.

Whether one is looking for an opportunity to dance off a holiday dinner, or just an excuse to leave an awkward family gathering, there are a surprisingly large number of good concerts in SF over the Thanksgiving weekend.

Fans who've been wondering what the Books have been up to in the four years that have elapsed since their last record may have gotten their questions answered last night.

Baffling, brilliant and impossible to pigeonhole, the Books create experimental, kaleidoscopic music that incorporates elements of folk and electronica, as well as spoken word snippets and raw sound samples.

I picked up a copy of the latest Books Quarterly , the Waterstones magazine, at the weekend and discovered that it contains an article by Val McDermid on Stieg Larsson.

National Bookstore Day: The View from Southern California by Wendy Werris Among the many events held November 7 to mark the first National Bookstore Day was a program put together by Skylight Books in Los Angeles which held a wine and cheese reception for local booksellers--old, new and former--who came to celebrate the continuing relevance of ...

It saddens me to say that we once again live in a world where the New York Yankees are champions, but I'm sure they cheated one way or another.

Toronto journalist John Ortved has written The Simpsons: An Uncensored, Unauthorized History.

Sarah Palin and Dick Cheney have hotly anticipated new memoirs coming out soon, but even if you buy them, will you actually read them? A new poll from Vanity Fair/60 Minutes claims that Condoleezza Rice's new memoir is actually more anticipated than the Palin, Bush or Cheney books, but the question they asked participants who were planning on ...

Tomlab-signed electronic-acoustic duo the Books will hit the road this month to try out new material.