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Mitt Romney Calls Gingrich Goldilocks Over His Debate Complaints

Mitt Romney compared Newt Gingrich to Goldilocks at a campaign stop. January 29, 2012

If You Think Your Boss is Crazy You Might be Right

A research paper, The Corporate Psychopaths: Theory of the Global Financial Crisis, recently published in the Jounal of Business Ethicis, lays the blame for the fiscal crisis on corporate psychopaths. January 29, 2012

Herman Cain Endorses New Gingrich, Talks Sausage Grinder

Herman Cain has endorsed Newt Gingrich. January 28, 2012

Twitter to Censor Tweets on Country by Country Basis

Twitter caved in to censorship last week when it announced it will censor tweets on a country by country basis. January 28, 2012

Daily Mail Now Biggest Newspaper Website

The MailOnline, located at dailymail. January 28, 2012

Report: Facebook Close to Filing IPO Papers, Valuation Could Reach $100 Billion

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Facebook may file papers for an IPO as early as Wednesday of next week. January 27, 2012

Cover Art for Chris Colfer's The Land of Stories Released

Chris Colfer, known to many as Kurt Hummel on Fox's Glee, signed a two book deal with Little, Brown Books last June for a children's fantasy series. January 26, 2012

Amazon and Houghton Mifflin Announce Distribution Deal

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and Amazon. January 26, 2012

Stephen Colbert Talks to Author Maurice Sendak

Stephen Colbert sat down for an interesting conversation with Maurice Sendak, author of Where the Wild Things Are. January 25, 2012

Jon Stewart Explains Newt Gingrich's Win in South Carolina

Mitt Romney's campaign is still reeling over Newt Gingrich's primary win in South Carolina. January 24, 2012

Highlight Social Network Locates People in the Real World

Highlight is an iPhone app that aims to help you locate people in the real world. January 24, 2012

Andrew Miller Wins 2011 Costa Book of the Year

Andrew Miller has won the 2011 Costa Book of the Year for his novel, Pure. January 24, 2012

84th Academy Award Screenplay Nominations Announced

The nominees for the 84th Academy Awards were announced this morning by actress Jennifer Lawrence and Academy President Tom Sherak at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater. January 24, 2012

Jill Biden to Publish Children's Book in June

Second Lady Jill Biden will publish an illustrated children's book, Don't Forget Nana, God Bless Our Troops, with Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. January 23, 2012

Winners of 2012 Newbery Medal and Caldecott Medal Announced

Jack Gantos is the winner of the 2012 Newbery Medal for his novel, Dead End in Norvelt. January 23, 2012

NewBay Media Acquires Three Magazines From Future US

NewBay Media LLC has acquired select titles from Future US, Inc, the San Francisco-based subsidiary of Future plc. January 22, 2012

DK Launches Electronic Textbooks for Apple's iBooks Platform

Apple recently launched a new digital textbook platform as well as a partnership with major textbook publishers. January 22, 2012

Apple Launches Digital Textbooks, iBooks Author Tool

Apple announced new electronic textbook features and partnerships with major electronic publishers at a recent press conference. January 22, 2012

2012 BAFTA Screenplay Nominees

Here are the screenplay nominations for the 2012 Orange British Academy Film Awards. January 22, 2012

The White House Joins Google+

The White House is now on Google's relatively new social network, Google+. January 20, 2012

Grand Central Publishing to Launch Digital Romance Imprint in February

Grand Central Publishing, part of Hachette Book Group USA, will be launching a digital romance imprint in February called Forever Yours. January 20, 2012

HarperCollins to Publish Burt Bacharach's Memoir

HarperCollins has announced plans to publish songwriter Burt Bacharach's memoir, Anyone Who Had a Heart. January 19, 2012

Wordpress, Boing Boing, Reddit, Wikipedia Among Sites Going Dark to Protest SOPA and PIPA

Wordpress. January 18, 2012

Major Websites Black Out to Protest SOPA and PIPA Internet Censorship Bills

Many major websites have gone dark today to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA) which are currently pending in both houses of Congress. January 18, 2012

John Burnside Wins T.S. Eliot Prize for Poetry

John Burnside won the T. January 17, 2012