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February 28, 2005

The Lord leaves Pearson— is the Penguin next? . . .
Lord Dennis Stevenson, the chairman of British media conglomerate Pearson is stepping down, leading to hightened speculation that it will sell off one of its primary assets: Penguin Books. As… Read more »
It's good to be king . . .
In a new book being hitting bookstores in France today, author Mazarine Pingeot says “The late French President Francois Mitterrand lived for much of his 14 years in power not… Read more »
Thompson's love letters console his widow . . .
In her first extended interview, Anita Thompson, the widow of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson, says the writer “began saying that suicide wasn’t a dishonorable thing a few months before he… Read more »
Environmental group double-dares Hemingway neighbors . . .
In a report that follows up on a story previously on MobyLives, an Associated Press wire story says, An environmental group that owns the former home of Ernest Hemingway where… Read more »
The two opponents who served alcohol that was good faced off and considered hurting each other and maybe using weapons or even just their hands but in the clear, clean light of morning they decided it would be better if they merely did not edit a sentence and that way they would not have to hurt each other or their hands and it was good . . .
Two Key West bars feuding over their connection to Ernest Hemingway have reached a settlement. According to an Associated Press wire story, “From 1933 to 1937, Hemingway’s friend “Sloppy Joe”… Read more »

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