Artist Beryl Cook dies aged 81

British artist Beryl Cook, who was known for her comical paintings of people, has passed away at the age of 81. "Beryl Cook, the populist and bawdy painter of a thousand iconic fat women,died at the age of 81...

Literature Is Theft

"On the literary Dow Jones, glittering prizes go together with charges of plagiarism like bull markets and the Serious Fraud Office. Ian McEwan, the most successful novelist of his generation, has been dogged by imputations of fraudulence. He is not alone. In the past several...

Tropical Storm Beryl batters Massachusets (AP)

" 57 minutes ago BOSTON - Tropical Storm Beryl made landfall on Nantucket early Friday, bringing a steady, driving rain to coastal Massachusetts. The storm's center hit around 3 a.m., said Jack Beven, hurricane specialist with the National Hurricane Center " /> SEARCH News |...

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