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'Bright Shiny Morning' by James Frey
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterMay 13, 2008 "Bright Shiny Morning" is a terrible book. One of the worst I've ever read. But you have to give James Frey credit for one thing: He's got chutzpah. Two and a half years after he was eviscerated by Oprah Winfrey for exaggerating many of...Tags: James Frey, Venice, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), East L.A., Book
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James Frey, 'Bright Shiny Morning'
"Bright Shiny Morning" is a terrible book. One of the worst I've ever read. But you have to give James Frey credit for one thing: He's got chutzpah. Two and a half years after he was eviscerated by Oprah Winfrey for exaggerating many of the incidents in...Tags: James Frey, Book, Oprah Winfrey
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Noise-canceling headphones enhance music to your ears
Have you ever been on a bus, train or airplane and heard squeaky sounds coming from someone's headphones sitting five rows away? Doesn't that drive you nuts? Me too, but not because of that person's often dubious choice of music. I want to tap that...Tags: Automotive Equipment, AAA
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Truth takes a timeout in Kenny Mayne's new book
Sentinel ColumnistKenny Mayne has written a book. But don't take my word for it. Check his Web site -- KennyMayneHasWrittenABook.com. And it has a perfect title: An Incomplete & Inaccurate History of Sport. It is all of that. It is also published by Crown and costs $24....Tags: Television, Roger Clemens, Frank Sinatra, Books and Magazines, Golf
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Walking historic Barcelona one step at a time
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterPeople who like to walk will never be lonely in Barcelona. This city -- with its rich history, Roman ruins, Gothic cathedrals, Art Nouveau-inspired apartment buildings and hypermodern hotels -- invites the closer look that you can get only on foot. In...Tags: Sony Corp, Mass Media, Electronics
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Top paid CEOs
Forbes.comAfter a 38% collective pay raise in 2006, chief executives of the 500 biggest companies in the U.S. (as measured by a composite ranking of sales, profits, assets and market value) took a pay cut of 15% last year. The last time the big bosses took a pay...Tags: Countrywide Financial Corporation, Wages and Pensions, Starbucks Corporation, Stock Options, Corporate Officers
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Warner Music Group 2Q loss widens on increased expenses
AP Business WriterWarner Music Group Corp., whose artists include R.E.M., Madonna and Green Day, said Thursday that higher costs and a shift to digital music resulted in a wider second-quarter loss and it suspended dividends. Shares closed down 16 cents, or 1.8 percent,...Tags: Madonna, Music Industry, Warner Music Group Corporation, Quarterly or Semiannual Financial Statements, News Corporation Limited
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Texas may claim Amazon owes sales taxes
Texas officials may claim that Amazon.com owes millions in sales taxes on purchases that state residents made from the Internet retailer. A 1992 U.S. Supreme Court ruling lets states collect sales taxes from out-of-state retailers that have a "physical...Tags: Kansas, North Dakota, Real Estate Sales, Texas, Sales
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Amazon.com challenges new state sales tax law
elizabeth.moore@newsday.comALBANY - E-tailing juggernaut Amazon.com has filed suit against the state of New York challenging a new law that requires it to collect sales taxes on transactions here. The lawsuit, filed in state Supreme Court in Manhattan April 25, disputes the...Tags: New York City, Internet, Manhattan, State Budgets, New York
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Mariah Carey spends second week at No. 1 on album chart
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterSales of Mariah Carey's “E=MC2” fell 61% in its second week, but the album still managed to top the national sales chart and earn gold status, thanks to moving 645,000 copies since its April 15 release. Carey's album is expected to yield...Tags: Madonna, Best Buy Company Incorporated, Mariah Carey, Sales
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