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            <title><![CDATA[Shut Up, Naipaul!]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2011-06-03/vs-naipauls-outrageous-attack-on-women-writers-shouldnt-matter/]]></link>
            <description><![CDATA[V.S. Naipaul's comments about women writers were cranky and ridiculous, but we shouldn't pay him any attention, says Susan Cheever, because he can write brilliant books-and a writer's work is all that counts.
Cranky old V.S. Naipaul is such an...]]></description>
            <author><![CDATA[Susan  Cheever]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 03 Jun 2011 21:39:42 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[This Week's Best Reads]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[From the quintessential American materialism of Disney to China's burgeoning effort to go green, The Daily Beast picks the best journalism from around the Web this week.
1. "You Blow My Mind. Hey, Mickey!"John Jeremiah Sullivan, New York Times...]]></description>
            <author><![CDATA[David Sessions]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 10 Jun 2011 21:18:35 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Mirage Man by David Willman: Anthrax Attacker Bruce Ivins' Obsessions]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2011-06-02/the-mirage-man-by-david-willman-anthrax-attacker-bruce-ivinss-obsessions/]]></link>
            <description><![CDATA[In an exclusive excerpt from The Mirage Man, journalist David Willman reveals the troubled psychiatric history of Bruce Ivins, the man responsible for the 2001 anthrax attacks-and how his obsession with a sorority led the FBI to him. 
On the morning...]]></description>
            <author><![CDATA[David Willman]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 02 Jun 2011 23:46:58 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[JFK's Fortunate Weakness]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[A new account of the 1961 Berlin crisis argues that Kennedy missed a chance to bring down the Soviet Union, but Richard J. Tofel says that misunderstands Khrushchev and Kennedy's diplomacy.
Frederick Kempe's new book, Berlin 1961: Kennedy, Khrushchev...]]></description>
            <author><![CDATA[Richard J. Tofel]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 02 Jun 2011 12:28:24 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Why Birthers Won't Die]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2011-05-31/jerome-corsis-wheres-the-birth-certificate-why-birthers-wont-die/]]></link>
            <description><![CDATA[President Obama's long-form birth certificate release hasn't stopped Jerome Corsi's Where's the Birth Certificate? from hitting the bestseller list-or the author's new racially charged arguments from spreading, writes Michelle Goldberg.
When the...]]></description>
            <author><![CDATA[Michelle Goldberg]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 31 May 2011 23:25:49 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[10 Must-Read Summer Books]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Nazis. Wonder drugs. Uzi-toting mothers. Here's what to pick up this season, from the current issue of Newsweek.
Nothing Dauntedby Dorothy Wickenden
Century-old letters composed in the wilds of Colorado by two young schoolteachers provide the...]]></description>
            <author><![CDATA[Malcolm Jones]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 29 May 2011 21:09:48 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Mario Vargas Llosa's True Genius]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[When Mario Vargas Llosa won the Nobel Prize last year, some questioned why, but Allen Barra argues that newly reissued collections of his essays prove that he is one of the greatest, most versatile writers alive.
Prizes, from the Oscars to the Heisman...]]></description>
            <author><![CDATA[Allen Barra]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 31 May 2011 19:54:32 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Hip-Hop Star Flavor Flav Talks Dirty]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[From being a local menace to serving as the "hype man" of seminal rap group Public Enemy to rising anew as reality-show star, it's been a wild ride for Flavor Flav. On the eve of the release of his memoir, the MC opens up to Marlow Stern about his...]]></description>
            <author><![CDATA[Marlow Stern]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 31 May 2011 22:36:30 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Everything Is Going to Be Okay: The Cynical Guide to Graduation]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2011-05-29/bruce-eric-kaplans-everything-is-going-to-be-okay-book-for-graduates/]]></link>
            <description><![CDATA[New Yorker cartoonist Bruce Eric Kaplan's latest book, Everything Is Going to Be Okay, is a wry look at self-expression. He talks to Adam Auriemma about his early struggles and new HBO gig.
Don't worry, recent graduates: Everything Is Going to Be...]]></description>
            <author><![CDATA[Adam Auriemma]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 29 May 2011 20:13:00 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Great Weekend Reads]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[This weekend: a deliciously fun celebration of everyday words and expression from Roy Blount Jr., the outrageous life of painter Joan Mitchell, and Russia's maddest, sharpest satirist goes after the police state.
Fun with Words
If you think you know...]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 29 May 2011 08:20:34 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[David Mamet's Right Turn]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2011-05-28/the-secret-knowledge-by-david-mamet-playwrights-dismal-right-turn/]]></link>
            <description><![CDATA[One of America's great playwrights will shock his fans with a new book that attacks liberals with rants ripped from conservative talk radio. Ben Crair on David Mamet's dismaying willingness to become a sacrificial lamb.
"I am a new-minted...]]></description>
            <author><![CDATA[Ben Crair]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 28 May 2011 19:48:07 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[This Week's Best Reads]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2011-05-27/this-weeks-best-longreads-the-daily-beast-picks-may-28-2011/]]></link>
            <description><![CDATA[From the Fox News circus behind the scenes of the 2012 Republican primaries to the coming collapse of the U.S. Postal Service, The Daily Beast picks the best longform journalism from around the Web this week.
1. "The Elephant in the Green Room"Gabriel...]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 27 May 2011 21:35:48 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[A Witness to Hitler's Rise]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[In Erik Larson's new book, In the Garden of Beasts, he tells the story of the Nazis terrifying rise to power through the eyes of the U.S. ambassador, but he fails to ask crucial questions says Zachary Shore.
The German language has two ways of saying...]]></description>
            <author><![CDATA[Zachary Shore]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 27 May 2011 09:43:18 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[New York Dreamers]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Suketu Mehta turns his eye on the city of New York and confirms that immigration is what keeps it fresh, alive, and interesting. 
The writer E.B. White famously defined, in 1948, the three kinds of New Yorkers: the native, the commuter, and the person...]]></description>
            <author><![CDATA[Suketu Mehta]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 26 May 2011 23:53:11 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Bin Laden's Real Legacy]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Osama bin Laden may be dead but the extraordinary government powers and curtailment of civil liberties enacted after 9/11 remain. David K. Shipler on why Obama must reform the national security state for the sake of American values. 
The damage that...]]></description>
            <author><![CDATA[David K. Shipler]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 26 May 2011 09:48:43 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[A Writer of Many Disguises]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Novelist Chris Adrian talks about his new Shakespearean novel, The Great Night, how being a doctor inspires his work, and why he'd rather be writing about "zombie bunnies."
Characters with double identities feature prominently in many Shakespeare...]]></description>
            <author><![CDATA[Jennie  Yabroff]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 25 May 2011 13:25:59 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Best Films From Books]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[One of the hot properties at Cannes was the film version of Lionel Shriver's bestselling We Need to Talk About Kevin, but it's the rare book that makes a successful film. Here are 5 others that worked.
The next novel to watch as a film is We Need to...]]></description>
            <author><![CDATA[Jane Ciabattari]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 24 May 2011 22:39:05 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Dylan's 70 Years of Trouble]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Ever since Bob Dylan started playing critics and fans of have been accusing him of selling out, but as he turns 70 historian David Yaffe says that's what makes him a great artist and pop figure.
"I've been in trouble ever since I set my suitcase...]]></description>
            <author><![CDATA[David Yaffe]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 23 May 2011 23:38:56 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[America's Forgotten Presidential Sex Scandal]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2011-05-23/grover-clevelands-sex-scandal-the-most-despicable-in-american-political-history/]]></link>
            <description><![CDATA[Forget Arnold Schwarzenegger or John Edwards. One of the greatest political sex scandals happened to Grover Cleveland. Journalist Charles Lachman reveals the sordid details of rape, an unwanted child, and the coverup.
Arnold Schwarzenegger. John...]]></description>
            <author><![CDATA[Charles Lachman]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 23 May 2011 23:38:43 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Meet the New Optimists: African Americans]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Despite the problems facing the U.S. these days, one group is surprisingly upbeat: African Americans. In this week's Newsweek, Ellis Cose finds a new generation that believes racism is in decline.
As the United States struggles through its worst...]]></description>
            <author><![CDATA[Ellis Cose]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 23 May 2011 02:08:51 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Scandal of Madame X]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[In an exclusive excerpt from David McCullough's new book, the story of how John Singer Sargent's obsession with a woman led to the famous painting Madame X-and the scandal it caused in Paris.
Sargent was by nature, as Vernon Lee wrote, always...]]></description>
            <author><![CDATA[David McCullough]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 22 May 2011 08:40:31 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Best of Brit Lit]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The editor of the TLS, Peter Stothard, picks his favorite British reads. This week: a man uncovers his grandfather's Nazi past, the private life of Caravaggio, and the rose in all its forms.
Hidden Traces of a Nazi Past
There are not many biographies...]]></description>
            <author><![CDATA[Peter Stothard]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 23 May 2011 19:05:42 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA['Killer Producer' Chris Licht's New Life]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2011-05-22/morning-joe-producer-chris-licht-on-his-new-book-and-new-life/]]></link>
            <description><![CDATA[A year ago, MSNBC "killer producer" Chris Licht nearly died of a sudden brain hemorrhage. He talks to Lloyd Grove about how the harrowing experience changed his outlook on life, and helped nudge him toward a new job at CBS News.
It has been barely a...]]></description>
            <author><![CDATA[Lloyd Grove]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 22 May 2011 07:08:27 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Dale Peck Criticizes Publishing Industry: Says Writers Must Stand Up]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Critic and writer Dale Peck criticizes the publishing industry that produces bad books and loses his money. He says it's time for writers and readers to assert themselves in the market. Based on a speech delivered at the PEN World Voices festival...]]></description>
            <author><![CDATA[Dale Peck]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 May 2011 08:33:52 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Week's Best Reads]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[From the trial of former NSA head Thomas Drake to a family war over Billy Graham's legacy, The Daily Beast picks the best longform journalism from around the Web this week.
1. "The Secret Sharer" Jane Mayer, The New Yorker 
"On June 13th, a...]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 21 May 2011 10:03:39 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Reading Nabokov to Nabokov]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[When Lila Azam Zanganeh wrote her book, The Enchanter, on Vladimir Nabokov she needed permission from the author's son. Here she tells the story of her nights reading to him-and learning about his family.
For three days and three nights, on a damp...]]></description>
            <author><![CDATA[Lila Azam Zanganeh]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 18 May 2011 17:19:49 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Left Behind Author Tim LaHaye on the Rapture]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Though some believe judgment day is coming May 21, Tim LaHaye, the prominent evangelical Christian minister and co-author of apocalyptic fiction bestseller  Left Behind, begs to differ. He talks with Marlow Stern about the Rapture, Barack Obama's...]]></description>
            <author><![CDATA[Marlow Stern]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 May 2011 22:37:58 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Dr. K's Rx for China]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The rising superpower is flexing its muscles. In his new book, Henry Kissinger explains how to avoid the "duel of the century."
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