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Florida Travel Tips & Deals
Special CorrespondentCheck this list often as new tips, events and deals around Florida come in: Culinary features on Anna Maria Island Mainsail Beach Inn on Florida’s Anna Maria Island has partnered with the Beach Bistro to offer a number of culinary luxuries to...Tags: Satellite and Cable Service, California Science Center, Lotus (music group), Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Diving
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Carol Burnett 'frantic' about Mark Twain Prize acceptance speech
Pop2it"I was very flattered and pleased ... and it's a great show that they put on, too," Carol Burnett says of being newly named as this year's recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.... -
Amazon launches project to monetize fan fiction: Kindle Worlds
Amazon has a plan to monetize fan fiction: It's called Kindle Worlds. On Wednesday, Amazon announced a new scheme in which writers of fan fiction can self-publish and sell that writing with the sanction of the original copyright holder. The idea is that...
Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Authors, Literature, Entertainment, Twilight (book)
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Trips, tips & deals
South of the border Travel deals south of the border look muy, muy bueno — just in time for summer vacation season. Savings of as much as 60 percent are showing up in deals at Mexico beach regions, including Riviera Maya, Los Cabos, Cancun, Puerto...
Tags: Pacific Ocean, Travelzoo Inc., Hotels and Accommodations, Landforms, Rome (Italy)
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Robin Roberts of 'Good Morning America' to publish memoir
Popular "Good Morning America" co-anchor Robin Roberts will publish a memoir in 2014 with Grand Central, the publisher announced Wednesday. The book, which is not yet titled, will include Roberts' story of her battle with MDS. "I am humbled that many...
Tags: Good Morning America (tv program), ESPN (tv network), Google+, Robin Roberts
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Carol Burnett to receive Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
Carol Burnett, the trailblazing comedienne whose variety show was a top draw on CBS for over a decade, was named the winner of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on Tuesday. Burnett, 80, will receive the award in an Oct. 20 in a ceremony to be...
Tags: PBS (tv network), Tim Conway, NBC (tv network), Entertainment Events, Sarah Palin
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Last call for Orlando Repertory Theatre's 'Adventures of Tom Sawyer'
WHAT: This weekend is the last to see "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer," the final show in Orlando Repertory Theatre's 10th season. Based on the novel by Mark Twain, this musical version for young audiences was conceived and written by Ken Ludwig of "Lend Me...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Music, Literature, Entertainment
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Mark Twain Prize to go to Carol Burnett
The 2013 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor will be awarded to actress, comedian and bestselling author Carol Burnett, the Kennedy Center announced Tuesday. Burnett, of course, was the star of "The Carol Burnett Show," which won 25 Emmy Awards during...
Tags: Primetime Emmy Awards, Ellen DeGeneres, Will Ferrell, Google+, Tina Fey
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'Newlywed Game' with Sherri Shepherd heads to Bounce TV
"The Newlywed Game" is renewing its TV vows. Episodes of the veteran game show that pits newly married couples against each other are being revived on Bounce TV, which is geared toward African Americans. The series, which first premiered on ABC in 1965,...Tags: Bob Eubanks, Television, Mel Brooks, The View (tv program), ABC (tv network)
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Relationship may have morphed into marriage
Dear Amy: My boyfriend and I have been living together for 10 years. Both of us had previously been married. When we decided to live together, I was the one who purchased a home with my money. He moved in and indicated that he could only pay a certain...
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Kirk Douglas to pay tribute to his late friend Burt Lancaster
Kirk Douglas will be paying tribute to his old friend and frequent co-star Burt Lancaster at the UCLA Film & Television Archive's June 7 screening of their classic 1957 western, “Gunfight at the O.K. Corral” at the Billy Wilder Theater in...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Entertainment, Tuberculosis, Rhonda Fleming, Armed Conflicts
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A perfect storm
The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right. - Mark Twain With the Winter That Would Not Go Away finally fading in our rearview mirror, we can at last enjoy some summertime. And summer means warmer...
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