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Are You a Papadaddy?
Clyde Edgerton is a funny guy. Funny ha-ha, not funny weird: His first two comic novels — Raney (1985) and Walking Across Egypt (1987) — are those rare works of literature that make you genuinely LOL....
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Rick Atkinson Plans to Refight the Revolutionary War
Self-styled “archive rat” Rick Atkinson Rick Atkinson’s Guns at Last Light has topped bestseller lists since May. It was the third volume in the “Liberation Trilogy,” his epic history of World War II,...
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Linda Ronstadt Discloses Her Battle With Parkinson’s Disease
Legendary singer Linda Ronstadt, 67, told AARP today that she “can’t sing a note” because she suffers from Parkinson’s disease. Diagnosed eight months ago, Ronstadt began to show symptoms as long as...
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Woman on Fire: Louise Penny Hits #1
Are Louise Penny’s effusiveness neurons overfiring? Thankfully, yes. How should a red-blooded American editor react when the Canadian queen of the murder mystery throws herself in his lap? If you’re...
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How Does Life Get Better After 50? You Tell Us!
Alas, not a tragic typo for “Hardbutts.” The year I turned 50, I notched my fastest time ever in the Sea Gull Century — a yearly 100-mile bike ride on Maryland’s Eastern Shore that I had tackled for...
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The New Dr. Seuss ... Keith Richards?
Who put the first paintbrush in the hands of Leonardo da Vinci? The stylus in the hands of Auguste Rodin? The guitar in the hands of Keith Richards? We may never know the first two. But with the news...
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Willie Nelson's Acoustic Exclusive Premieres on AARP
Willie Nelson’s newest album, Band of Brothers, comes out on Tuesday, but he premieres this acoustic version of the title track exclusively on AARP’s YouTube channel today through Wednesday. Having...
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