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Dan Zevin

Dan Zevin is the 2013 winner of the Thurber Prize for American Humor. His latest book, Dan Gets a Minivan: Life at the Intersection of Dude and Dad, along with his previous one, The Day I Turned Uncool, have been optioned by Adam Sandler's Happy Madison Productions. He has followed his readers through each phase of life, from post-college coping (Entry-Level Life) to tying the knot (The Nearly-wed Handbook) to developing a disturbing new interest in lawn care and wine tastings (Uncool). And that was all before he had kids.

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Call for entries: digital storytelling

The Online News Association, the world's largest membership organization of digital journalists, and the University of Miami's School of Communication have issued a call for entries for the 2013 Online Journalism Awards, emblematic of the best in digital journalism. The deadline for entries is June 21. Click here to enter. Winners will be announced in October. Nine of the 29 awards come with a total of $37,500 in prize money, courtesy of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and the ...
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Shrinking from the truth

The average woman will spend any amount of money, suffer any discomfort and believe any ad that promises to make her more beautiful. Leading today's trend are "shaper garments." Reducing garments are not new. In great grandma's day, a fashion-conscious woman clung to the bedpost while another adult planted a firm foot in her back and heaved on her corset strings as though a quarterhorse anchoring a maverick for branding. The goal was a figure nipped at the waist like a vinegar cruet ...
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