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Read along as authors write 'Exquisite Corpse Adventure' online

Every two weeks a different children's-book author and illustrator join forces to figure out how to move along the story in the online book "The Exquisite Corpse Adventure." See the link to read the tale.

Kids' books: This 'March Madness' is literally playing by the book

School Library Journal is sponsoring a "Battle of the Kids' Books." Patterned after the wildly popular March Madness, when college basketball teams vie against one another in a "bracket" scheme, the "[...]

Girlicious band member arrested in Calif.

Police say a member of the pop group Girlicious was arrested after Glendale officers found more than a dozen plastic bags of cocaine in her Gucci purse during a traffic stop.

Witherspoon: First lady is DC's top fashionista

Actress Reese Witherspoon says her "Legally Blonde" character Elle Woods has been ousted as the most stylish woman to come to the nation's capital by first lady Michelle Obama.

Rewind: Live blog of 'American Idol,' Top 8 guys

We live-blogged Wednesday night's episode of "American Idol," featuring the performances of the Top 8 guys.

Corey Haim prolonged tragic Hollywood tradition

Corey Haim's story is sadly familiar in Hollywood: A teen talent who discovered drugs as he tasted his first success and whose personal problems increased as his star-power faded.

Israeli novel, Russian poem collection win prizes

An Israeli novel and a collection of Russian poetry have won prizes for best English-language translation.

Guest conductor James Gaffigan is much-traveled, much in demand

Guest conductor James Gaffigan takes the podium, conducting pianist Ingrid Fliter and the Seattle Symphony Orchestra on March 11 and 13.

On `Idol,' Bowersox shines, 3 sink in judges' eyes

If the "American Idol" judges hold sway over viewers, contestants Katie Stevens, Paige Miles and Katelyn Epperly should be nervous about making it into the top 12.

Ginger Rogers: Star of the Month (or any month)

One of my favorite movie stars, Ginger Rogers, is Turner Classics Movies' "Star of the Month" for March, which means all of us with cable get a chance to wallow in some fabulous films from the '30s an[...]