The forces assembled against print media scored a big scalp on Monday when Cond Nast announced that Gourmet magazine was finished.
‘Gourmet’ Magazine: Conde Nast Food Title Folds
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Kids’ Favorite Foods: Healthy Habits Begin Before Birth
Ever wonder why some youngsters approach food as an adventure and others insist on mono-meals of mac ‘n’ cheese?
Abbas Cancels Israel War-Crimes Report, Boosting Hamas
Mahmoud Abbas is not in the business of doing favors for his bitter rivals in Hamas, which is why the Islamists may have been more taken aback than anyone else at the massive political gift presented to them on Oct.
Bio: Hilary Mantel, Booker Prize Winner for ‘Wolf Hall’
British novelist Hilary Mantel snapped up the prestigious Man Booker Prize for Fiction on Oct. 6 for her novel Wolf Hall, a fictionalization of the life of Thomas Cromwell, adviser to Henry VIII, during the King’s attempts to produce a male heir to his throne
German raids target ‘violent Islamic extremists’
German police on Wednesday conducted a “city-wide search” in Berlin, targeting “potentially violent Islamic extremists,” a police spokeswoman told CNN.
Reliving the crazy world of ‘Ally McBeal’
It’s only been a dozen years, but the landscape of television is very different from what it was when “Ally McBeal” was in its heyday. When the hit show debuted in 1997, the world of reality television consisted mostly of MTV’s “The Real World” and Fox’s “Cops.” Sitcoms and dramas were still king.
Spanish soldier dies in Afghan bomb attack
A Spanish soldier was killed and five others were wounded on Wednesday when their patrol vehicle struck a hidden bomb in western Afghanistan, Spain’s Defense Ministry said in a statement.
Cabinet in drowning Maldives to meet underwater
The president of Maldives, who last year proposed relocating his entire country, is set to chair an underwater Cabinet meeting this month to highlight the threat global warming and rising sea levels pose to his low-lying nation. “It’s definitely intended to bring attention to how climate change will affect us and to call upon the entire world to come up with a concrete solution,” said Aminath Shauna, the deputy undersecretary in the president’s office, on Wednesday
Police clash with protesters outside finance meeting in Turkey
Police clashed with protesters for a second day outside a meeting of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank, CNN’s sister network, CNN Turk, reported Wednesday. Demonstrators threw paving stones and vandalized parked cars, according to CNN Turk
Amazon’s Kindle e-reader to go international
Amazon said it would begin selling an international version of its popular e-reader that will work in more than 100 countries on October 19. The world’s largest online retailer also said it was lowering the price of the Kindle 2 in the US from $299 to $259, a move likely to spur sales ahead of the holiday season.