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'Pat the Bunny' Gets Zombie Makeover
By Monica Garske - AOL NewsIt takes a lot of guts to remake a classic. Guts and, apparently, blood, rotting flesh and oozing entrails. At least that's the freaky formula that was used by lifelong pals Aaron Ximm and Kaveh Soofi to create "Pat the Zombie: A Cruel Adult Spoof" -- a bloody weird parody of the beloved children's book "Pat the Bunny," originally penned by author Dorothy Kunhardt in 1940. You remember "Pat the Bunny." It's that sugary sweet, touch-and-feel classic for babies and toddlers about an innocent little girl named Judy, an angelic little boy named Paul and a cute, fluffy bunny. ...
Borders Bankruptcy: 5 Ways the Mega-Chain's Demise Will Affect the Country
By Mary Phillips-Sandy - AOL NewsIt's a chapter no one wants to read. The Borders bookstore chain has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, saying it holds $1.28 billion in assets and $1.29 billion in debt. Although it could not reach agreements with its creditors, the company was able to arrange $505 million in reorganization financing. Surge Desk reviews the big-picture impact of Borders' bankruptcy filing. 1. A loss for commercial landlords The Wall Street Journal reports that Borders' plan to shutter 30 percent of its stores during the reorganization is bad news for the commercial property industry, which was hit ...
Project Aims to Get Books to Children in Haiti
By Monica Garske - AOL NewsBuying a book for your kids could make all the difference in the world to a child in a completely different part of the world. That's the idea, anyway, behind a new project involving children's book publisher Kids Can Press and ONEXONE, a nonprofit organization committed to improving the lives of children everywhere. Last week, Kids Can Press released a new book by former middle school teacher David J. Smith titled "This Child, Every Child: A Book About the World's Children." The book, illustrated by Shelagh Armstrong, looks into the lives of children from different parts of the world and ...
Constitution Is Read Line By Almost Every Line on House Floor
By Andrea Stone - AOL NewsWASHINGTON -- As political theater, the unprecedented reading of the Constitution on the floor of the House of Representatives today was mostly lacking in drama. Yes, there was the birther who screamed, "Except Obama ... help us Jesus," as Rep. Frank Pallone, D-N.J., read the section stipulating only "a natural born citizen" may be president. U.S. Capitol Police dragged her from the gallery. And there was the symbolism of civil rights hero Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., intoning the words of the 13th Amendment that abolished slavery, evoking applause and a standing ovation in the morning's most ...
Obama Reading Biography of Ronald Reagan While on Vacation
By David Knowles - AOL NewsIs it a guilty pleasure? According to White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, President Obama has picked what some might consider an odd reading selection for this year's holiday season. Vacationing in his birth state of Hawaii, the president is making his way through a biography of none other than conservative icon Ronald Reagan. Gibbs tweeted the news today. .bbpBox18344698812829696 {background:url(http://a0.twimg.com/profile_background_images/78175539/presssecbkgd2.jpg) #f2f2f2;padding:20px;} p.bbpTweet{background:#fff;padding:10px 12px 10px ...
Neighbor: Mom Accused of Killing 5 Babies Was 'Strange'
By David Lohr - AOL News
(Oct. 28) -- A Pennsylvania woman accused of killing five newborns that she gave birth to secretly to hide an extramarital affair was "a little strange," according to one neighbor. "I live right next door to her," Joshua Bates told AOL News today. "She was a little strange. I talked to her and stuff like that [when] I would see her sitting outside smoking cigarettes [or] when I passed by. She would talk to [me], but she didn't like discussing her personal life or anything. I never thought she would do anything like storing dead babies in her apartment." Berks County Sheriff / AP Michele ...
Police: Pa. Mom Killed Her Babies, Kept Bones in Closet
By Mara Gay - AOL News(Oct. 26) -- A Pennsylvania woman secretly gave birth to at least four babies, killed the newborns to hide an extramarital affair and hid their remains in a closet, authorities say. Michele Kalina, 44, was charged with criminal homicide Monday after DNA tests showed that she was the mother of the four infants whose bodies were found in her Reading home over two months ago, Berks County District Attorney John Adams told reporters. At least three of the children, who were born alive, were fathered by Kalina's boyfriend. His name was not made public. Berks County Sheriff's Department / ...
Meet Mario Vargas Llosa, 2010 Nobel Lit Laureate: 5 Most Fascinating Facts
By Steven Hoffer - AOL News
(Oct. 7) -- Mario Vargas Llosa, the Peruvian author renowned for his political streak and insight into power struggles in Latin America, won the 2010 Nobel Prize in literature today. An essayist, journalist and writer of nonfiction and drama, Vargas Llosa is best known for his works "Conversation in the Cathedral" and "The Green House," among many others. "His books are often very complex in composition, having different perspectives, different voices and different time places," said Peter Englund, the Swedish Academy's permanent secretary. "He is also doing it in a new way. He has ...
Opinion: This School Year, Read to a Child
By Wally Amos - AOL News(Aug. 30) -- Nearly 56 million students are heading off to approximately 99,000 public elementary and secondary schools, and before the school year is out, an estimated $49.7 billion will be spent related to their education. But how many of those children are reading at grade level? And how many of these children really love to read? Dana Edmunds Wally Amos That "can-do" attitude has always come in handy. From my years as a Hollywood agent to my years as a gourmet-cookie entrepreneur -- you know, baking those "famous cookies" -- Aunt Della's perseverance in me has served me ...
E-Readers Are Rock Stars, but My Heart Belongs to Hardcovers
By Delia Lloyd - Politics DailyFor my mother's 79th birthday later this month, her four children are going to give her an e-reader. We have yet to decide which one to give her, but she's very keen to join this trend. As a frequent traveler, and avid reader, she finds that she's always lugging 12 hard-cover books wherever she goes (often London to visit me!). So she'd like to lighten her load. Apparently, several of her friends already have e-readers and they are all thrilled with them. I have mixed feelings about this present. On the one hand, as someone who -- by her own admission -- barely has running water and ...
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