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Musical 'Reefer Madness' offers zany summer fun

Friday, July 3, 2009

Did you know that smoking marijuana will make you a communist, a socialist and a murderer after a single puff? Read story.

City Market offers 'Art in Evening'

Thursday, July 2, 2009

The Charleston City Market will present "Art in the Evening," an art show and sale by local artists from Charleston and across the state, from 7 to 10:30 p.m. Friday. Read story.

'Memoir' examines wars with Iraq

Sunday, June 28, 2009

Few people are more intimately familiar with the details surrounding the United States' two declarations of war with Iraq than Dr. Richard N. Haass. Read story.

Denny's poems heartfelt

Sunday, June 28, 2009

Dennis Ward Stiles, or Denny as he is known to friends, is a recognizable figure on the streets of Charleston. Sporting a "safari hat," he often is seen giving tours in the Historic District as proprietor of a tour company. Read story.

Happenings

Sunday, June 28, 2009

A musical legacy

Sunday, June 28, 2009

A selected discography of Michael Jackson's music: Read story.

Have fun at home

Sunday, June 28, 2009

Many of us are cutting back on travel plans this summer in an effort to conserve cash. Instead of flying to some exotic location (expensive), staying in a fancy hotel (expensive) and eating in nice restaurants (expensive), we are choosing to stay home for a week. It's called a staycation. Read story.

Jackson's 1982 'Thriller' was greatest achievement

Sunday, June 28, 2009

It was the crowning achievement for the King of Pop — and for pop in general. Michael Jackson's 1982 album, "Thriller," is not only the greatest-selling album of all time — more than 104 million copies sold — but it also broke the color barrier on an infant MTV Read story.

'Home Safe,' Berg's 21st book a silly effort

Sunday, June 28, 2009

In these grisly economic times, it's a stretch to be empathetic with someone who has to go search for her $850,000 "nest egg," the premise of Elizbeth Berg's 21st novel. And the framework that silliness sits on isn't even new. Read story.

'T.S. Spivet' story too self-aware

Sunday, June 28, 2009

In spots, "The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet" is wonderful.

The fairy-tale/coming-of-age/adventure story soon has readers rooting for Tecumseh Sparrow Spivet, a 12-year-old Montana ranch boy, master cartographer and unlikely hero who is a little bit Huck Finn, a little bit Harry Potter and a little bit Holden Caulfield. Read story.

Michael Jackson, a thrilling star

Sunday, June 28, 2009

WASHINGTON — In 1972, when the movie "Ben" premiered and sent that falsetto voice of little Michael Jackson soaring across movie screens, the joy inside black America was palpable. It wasn't just that the song raced to No. 1 on the charts, it was that it flowed from the magic of film. Read story.

Insightful stories of excess, loss

Sunday, June 28, 2009

In the February 2006 issue of Vanity Fair, Jay McInerney's answers to the monthly "Proust Questionnaire" were published in the magazine's back pages. The last question was, "How would you like to die?"

McInerney's answer, "In bed with my true love after a night on the town," is a good encapsulation of the strivings and failures of the fictional characters who occupy his novels and short stories. Read story.

Author out of depth in 'Center of the Universe'

Sunday, June 28, 2009

Many mothers can be called superhuman, but only a few one-of-a-kind moms are memoir material.

Author Nancy Bachrach's mother, Lola, who is the main subject of "The Center of the Universe," might not be one of the few. Read story.

Book keeps reader guessing

Sunday, June 28, 2009

Bill Scheft's third novel introduces us to Phil Camp, a divorced fellow who is two-faced, appropriate since he also has two names.

In this book-within-a-book, Camp writes a popular best-seller that he publishes using the pen name Marty Fleck. Read story.

War tales intimate, personal

Sunday, June 28, 2009

This book is a bit of an anomaly in that it refuses to fit into any of the standard niches or categories. It is not a novel, but it tells a moving story. It is not a history because descriptions of the evolution of events are minimal. And there are just too many principals for it to be a biography. Read story.

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