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The Dumb War

The Dumb War

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In his campaign for the presidency, Obama said he was not against war, just against dumb wars. Yet he is waging and expanding the dumbest kind of war-and creating his very own Vietnam.

11:14 PM | Nov 2, 2009
This Weeks Hot Reads

This Week's Hot Reads

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This week: a reporter visits the whitest towns in America, how dating can make you a career superstar, a novel about transformation in the Montreal underworld, a gripping Scandinavian thriller, and an elegant look at the diplomatic artistry of Rubens.

12:04 AM | Oct 20, 2009
This Weeks Hot Reads

This Week's Hot Reads

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This week: A new novel about Manhattan prep-schoolers by one of their own, a Tudor tragedy reconsidered, the essential primer to Central Asia, a shocking exposé of food waste, and the latest Harry Bosch detective thrill.

9:45 PM | Oct 12, 2009
Mantel Books the Booker

Mantel Books the Booker

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Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall won the Man Booker Prize today. The Daily Beast looks back at the past decade of honorees, from Yann Martel's Life of Pi to Aravind Adiga's White Tiger.

6:19 PM | Oct 6, 2009
From Fame to No Fame

From Fame to No Fame

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As a new Fame remake hits theaters, The Daily Beast's Jaimie Etkin looks back at the original singing and dancing class of 1980 and finds out where they are now.

10:42 PM | Sep 24, 2009
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