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Donald Trump Tags Wrong Ivanka in Retweet of Random Twitter User

Donald Trump retweeted a tweet last night that links to the wrong Ivanka. SNL has poked fun at him for his habit of retweeting random Twitter users. January 17, 2017

Trump Nominee Monica Crowley Felled by Plagiarism Scandal

Trump nominee Monica Crowley has withdrawn from consideration for NSC post after major plagiarism scandal. January 17, 2017

Donald Trump to Use Personal Twitter Account as President

Donald Trump will keep his Twitter account as President and will not switch to the Twitter account designated for POTUS January 16, 2017

Yahoo's Remaining Assets to be Named Altaba After Verizon Purchase

The remaining Yahoo assets will be named Altaba Inc following the Verizon acquisition. January 9, 2017

Meryl Streep Blasts Donald Trump and Supports Journalists at 2017 Golden Globes

Meryl Streep blasted Donald Trump at the 2017 Golden Globes. She also supported journalists to stand up to power. January 8, 2017

Damien Chazelle Wins Best Screenplay and Best Director at Golden Globes for La La Land

Damien Chazelle took home the Golden Globe awards for Best Screenplay and Best Director at the 2017 Golden Globes. January 8, 2017

Oprah Winfrey Talks New Cookbook With Stephen Colbert

Oprah Winfrey talks about her new food memoir and cookbook with Stephen Colbert. She also shows him how to make anything sound fabulous. January 5, 2017

2016 Costa Book Awards Category Winners Announced

The category winners of the 2016 Costa Book Awards have been announced. January 4, 2017

Donald Trump Blasts CNN For Using Unflattering Photo for Election Book Cover

President Elect Donald Trump is unhappy that CNN used an unflattering portrait of him for the cover of its new book, Unprecedented, which tells the story of his poltiical victory. January 2, 2017

Donald Trump Boots Biographer Off Golf Course

President Elect Donald Trump kicked one of his biographers off his golf course in Jupiter, Floria Friday. The biography was quite unflattering to the PEOTUS. January 1, 2017

Milo Yiannopoulos Inks $250,000 Book Deal With Simon & Schuster

Breitbart editor Milo Yiannopoulos just landed a $250,000 book deal with Simon & Schuster. He says being banned from Twitter helped him land the gig. December 29, 2016

A Princess and an Author: Carrie Fisher Taken Too Soon

Actress and bestselling author Carrie Fisher has died at the age of 60 after suffering a heart attack on a flight from London to Los Angeles. December 28, 2016

Charlie Rose Reads Twas the Night Before Christmas

Charlie Rose read from Twas the Night Before Christmas in this Christmas video from CBS This Morning. December 23, 2016

Trump Typo Causes 'Unpresidented' to Trend on Twitter

Trump's unpresidented typo trends on Twitter after Trump mistakenly entered it in a tweet about China taking one of our research drones. December 17, 2016

Instagram Reaches 600 Million User Mark

Instagram has reached the 600 million user mark. Instagram says 100 million were added in the past six months. December 15, 2016

Oprah Winfrey's New Book Imprint Will Publish The Black Angels: The Untold Story of the Nurses Who Helped Cure Tuberculosis

Oprah Winfrey's new book imprint, An Oprah Book, will publish The Black Angels: The Untold Story of the Nurses Who Helped Cure Tuberculosis in 2018 December 15, 2016

James Patterson Donates $250,000 to Independent Booksellers

James Patterson announced the names of the 149 independent booksellers who will receive holiday bonuses this year. He is giving out $250,000 total to employees who sell books. December 15, 2016

Trump Blocked Twitter CEO from Tech Meeting Over Crooked Hillary Emoji

Donald Trump and his team reportedly blocked Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey from its tech meeting in Trump Tower over a failed emoji deal. December 14, 2016

Instagram Live Video Rolling Out to U.S. Users

Instagram Live Video is being rolled out to U.S. users this week. The feature competes with Snapchat. December 12, 2016

Microsoft and LinkedIn Close Merger Agreement and Reveal Joint Plans

Microsoft and LinkedIn close the merger agreement and have revealed their joint plans going forward. December 12, 2016

Wesley Snipes Inks Deal With Harper Voyager for Supernatural Thriller Talon of God

Action star Wesley Snipes has inked a deal with Harper Voyager who will publish his first sf thriller Talon of God. The book has a female action hero. December 12, 2016

Patti Smith Performed A Hard Rain's A Gonna Fall as Bob Dylan's Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech

Patti Smith stumbled but recovered during a moving rendition of Bob Dylan's A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall at the Nobel Prize for Literature ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden. December 10, 2016

Brooklyn Beckham to Release Photography Book

Brooklyn Beckham has landed a book deal with Penguin Random House to publish his first book of photographs. The 17 year old has already shot a campaign for Burberry. December 8, 2016

Author Emma Straub is Opening a Bookstore in Brooklyn

New York Times bestselling author Emma Straub and her husband Michael Fusco-Straub are opening an independent bookstore in Brooklyn. December 7, 2016

Patti Smith Will Perform in Bob Dylan's Honor at the Nobel Ceremony

Bob Dylan won't attend the Nobel Prize ceremony, but he is sending an acceptance speech. Patti Smith will perform A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall in his honor. December 6, 2016