NEW YORK - Earlier this summer, Michael Ian Black took to his blog to defend himself against those appalled that the comedian was - gasp! - inserting rare advertisements to his popular Twitter feed.Black explained that occasionally...

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Tweeting comedians - being funny in 140 characters or less

[ITHACA, NY] National Book Auctions, located in Ithaca, NY, held an August 29th auction with a Civil War-themed catalog that also featured another round of Maurice Sendak signed books, artwork and posters as well as a rare collection of FOC Darley original illustrations.

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National Book Auctions Late Summer Auction Held

The Pulitzer winner brings a strong environmental viewpoint to his new post. Reporting from Maui —

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W.S. Merwin is green as U.S. poet laureate

There are little more than a dozen residents left in as many wooden homes in this hamlet tucked away from civilisation in eastern Latvia. All are Old Believers, a faith struggling to survive.

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Time takes its toll on Latvia's 'Old Believers'

Clyde Jurey of Jurey's Bookbinding in Wellington shows one of his binding projects in his home workshop on Thursday. The binding of a ledger book discovered in Virginia City that Jurey's Bookbinding in Wellington repaired.

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Preserving pages of history: Nevada bookbinder restores old, rare books

The other Thursday, as people walked in early to one of the 500 theaters where the RiffTrax demolition of Reefer Madness was scheduled to play, they found one of those pre-show movie trivia games in progress on-screen.

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Mystery Science Theater 2010: Riffer Madness!

Backbeat Books have announced the first volume of a comprehensive two book set on Stevie Ray Vaughan

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Comprehensive Stevie Ray Vaughan Book Series Launching in September

Despite recent losses, Roger Federer hasn't forgotten how to win. Roger Federer - Tennis - Game - Switzerland - Tools

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Federer remains a force

DENVER - Two Denver women share a special bond, now that one donated a kidney to the other.

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Rare interracial kidney transplant a success

CHAMPAIGN -- With very limited use of her arms and legs, Kelsey Rozema has needed her parents' help with most daily tasks -- getting out of bed, showering, putting on a coat and even opening a water bottle. In 18 years, they've been apart for only six nights

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U. of I. opens state-of-the-art dorm for students with disabilities