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Wikipedia Irks Philip Roth With Reluctance To Edit Entry About His Novel

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Author Philip Roth resorted to an open letter to Wikipedia when his efforts to correct an error on the site were rebuffed. The entry in question was about his book, The Human Stain.

By Bill Chappell

Originally published on Fri September 7, 2012 7:24 pm

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Fri September 7, 2012

TIFF '12: On Spectacle, Scenery And Swoonery

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Keira Knightley is Anna Karenina, whose life as a respectable wife and mother is shattered when passion flares between her and the charismatic cavalry officer Count Vronsky.

By Trey Graham

Originally published on Fri September 7, 2012 5:32 pm

With three TIFF screenings under my belt as of midmorning Friday, I've begun to realize that I've been picking my films based on a few highly personal likes: narrative intensity, rich visuals, inventive compositions and maybe a few other variables. Here's what I mean:

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Fri September 7, 2012

A Slamming Good Time On The Jersey Shore

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Keith Van Brunt (left) and Tom Mgerack, known as the "Bumper Car Psychos," go for a ride July 27 at the Keansburg Amusement Park in Keansburg, N.J.

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Signs line the walls of the bumper car ride at the Keansburg Amusement Park on the Jersey shore.

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Originally published on Mon September 10, 2012 5:30 pm

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The "Bumper Car Psychos" are easy to spot. While the other bumper cars at New Jersey's Keansburg Amusement Park spin wildly from one collision to the next, the Psychos cruise gracefully around the track, grinning from ear to ear as they slam their targets into the wall.

1:04 pm

Fri September 7, 2012

Safe Landing For 'Stag's Leap'?

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Sharon Olds explores her divorce in poetry.

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Originally published on Fri September 7, 2012 5:18 pm

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What do you do when, after 30 years, your husband tells you he is leaving you for someone else? If you're poet Sharon Olds, you grab your spiral-bound notebook and write about it. And though the marriage ended in 1997, she has waited 15 years to tell us about it — half as long as her marriage lasted.

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Fri September 7, 2012

TIFF '12: 'Children Of Sarajevo' Spotlights A Sister And Brother Hanging On

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Marija Pikic plays Rahima, who's trying to keep her brother safe in Children Of Sarajevo.

By Linda Holmes

Originally published on Fri September 7, 2012 5:32 pm

Rarely will you see a film that spends as much time looking at the back of its lead's head as Children Of Sarajevo, which won a special award from the jury at Cannes earlier this year.

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