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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

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Fiction And The Human: 15 Best Short Stories

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These 15 short stories will give you a slice of life in few pages (art by Brian Goggin and Dorka Keehn/Creative Commons)

Tammy Tarng
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Good fiction doesn't have to take up 300 pages.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Why You Should Read B.J. Novak's New Book

Comments (0) | B.J. Novak, Book Review, books, Comedy, comedy writing, Entertainment News, Mindy Kaling, One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories, satire, Saving Mr. Banks, Short stories, storytelling, The Mindy Project, The office, Woody Allen

Caroline Langella
Executive Producer

The "Office" actor shows off his hilarious storytelling skills in a book of short stories.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Canadian Short Story Author Awarded Nobel Prize In Literature

Comments (0) | A View From Castle Rock, Alice Munro, Arts+Culture, Canada's Governor General's Award, Dear Life, How I Met My Husband, Man Booker International Prize, National Book Critics Circle Award, Nobel Prize 2013, Nobel Prize Winners, Short stories, Too Much Happiness

Emily Mae Czachor
Staff Reporter

Alice Munro is deemed the "master of the contemporary short story."

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Book Review: 'The Fun Parts'

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The Fun Parts by Sam Lipsyte

Kara Prior
Contributor

Lipsyte's short stories are filled with quirky characters and dark humor. 

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Book Review: "Birds Of A Lesser Paradise"

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Bergman's "Birds of a Lesser Paradise" (Simon and Schuster)

Kiran Kazalbash
Staff Reporter

This debut collection of 12 short stories is one meaningful read. 

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