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10 ways to fix ‘Saturday Night Live’
 For starters, NBC's weekend staple can raise its game by not using hot young hosts who are there mainly to plug failed movies, booking hipper musical guests and easing back on Kristin Wiig overload.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:45:47 GMT
Pope meets 250 artists to renew friendship
 Pope Benedict met artists from around the world in the Sistine Chapel and urged them to inject spirituality into their work, saying contemporary beauty was often "illusory and deceitful."
Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:02:46 GMT
Record bite for ‘New Moon’: $72.7 million
 "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" took in $72.7 million in its first day to break the single-day domestic box office record set by "The Dark Knight."
Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:56:46 GMT
Fans aglow about ‘New Moon,’ for the most part
 Msnbc.com readers were considerably more impressed by “New Moon” than the critics, giving the movie largely rave reviews. However, a several fans were disappointed in the film and reported hearing boos in some theaters.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:06:48 GMT
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Featured Mock Caldecott Award Titles Selection
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Featured Mock Newbery Award Titles Selection
 | | The Brooklyn Nine: A Novel in Nine Innings (2009) | by Alan Gratz |  |
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Featured Mock Michael L. Printz Award Titles Selection
 | | Angry Management (2009) | by Chris Crutcher |  |
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(Check to see if we have them!) | Featured ALA Best Books for Young Adults Selection |  | | Keeping Corner. by Sheth, Kashmira.
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| Featured ALA Notable Books for Children Selection |  | | Afghan Dreams: Young Voices of Afghanistan by O'Brien, Tony and Mike Sullivan.
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| Featured Caldecott Medal Winners Selection |  | | The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
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