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For July, 3 Romantic Reads That Prove Summer Is For Lovers

10:00am July 08, 2018

by Maya Rodale

Whether you like high-powered lawyers, ambitious politicians or petticoat-wearing paleontologists, July brings a bumper crop of romance novels, for all your happy-ever-after needs.

Cover of Captain Atom #78 (December 1965). Co-created by Steve Ditko, the nuclear-powered hero left a wake of ... stars? Sparkles? Glitter? ... in his fabulous wake.

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Remembering Steve Ditko: Forget Kirby Dots, Let's Talk Ditko Sparkles

10:00am July 08, 2018

by Glen Weldon

The idiosyncratic co-creator of Spider-Man, Doctor Strange and many lesser-known comics characters died last week. His distinctive storytelling style shaped generations of comics readers.

A 63-Year-Old Lifeguard

8:44am July 08, 2018

Bill Bower is the oldest tower lifeguard at Stewart Beach in Galveston, Texas. At 63, Bower is part of a growing national trend of senior citizens hired to patrol pools and beaches.

Ville Fantome. This construction has the largest footprint of the artist's cityscape dioramas. The skyscrapers represent different countries. For instance, the gold-and-silver tower is emblazoned with USA.

The Joyful Cities Of Bodys Isek Kingelez

7:00am July 08, 2018

by Diane Cole

Using everything from soda cans to matchboxes, the Congolese artist crafted utopian dioramas, now on display at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.

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6 Books For The Beach At The End Of The World

7:00am July 08, 2018

by Genevieve Valentine

Sometimes, you want to leave the world behind and escape into a book — but if you're in the mood for a good disaster story, we've got a selection of summer reads that are just the right kind of grim.

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Evil Children And Overachieving Skeletons: Welcome To The World Of Paperback Horror

5:26pm July 07, 2018

by Grady Hendrix

When Rosemary's Baby hit the best-seller lists in 1967, it spawned a boom in paperback horror novels. All but forgotten today, they're a wacky feast of killer crabs, evil dolls and busy skeletons.

Steve Ditko is perhaps best known for his role in creating Spider-Man for Marvel Comics.

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Steve Ditko, Comic Book Artist Who Helped Create Spider-Man, Dies At Age 90

4:04pm July 07, 2018

by Maggie Penman

Ditko worked with both Marvel and DC Comics, helping to create iconic characters like Spider-Man and Dr. Strange.

One recent study estimated that Americans are spending nearly six hours a day on their connected devices. Add television to that and the total rises to nearly 10 hours.

Many Look To Buddhism For Sanctuary From An Over-Connected World

8:40am July 07, 2018

by Jerome Socolovsky

Some users are turning to Buddhism and other religions to have a more mindful experience online. By being tethered to your devices, one monk says, "you will waste your whole precious time."

Marsha Hunt played a maid who penned a tell-all memoir opposite Richard Carlson in the 1942 romantic comedy The Affairs Of Martha.

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Actress Marsha Hunt, 100, Has Matters Of Principle

8:07am July 07, 2018

by Ina Jaffe

Born in 1917, she was part of Hollywood's golden age and a survivor of its McCarthy-era blacklist — and emerged on the other side as a humanitarian activist.

Dwayne Johnson plays a U.S. military veteran framed for setting the world's tallest building on fire — while his family is trapped in it — in the new movie Skyscraper.

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'Skyscraper' Director Made A 'Love Letter' To The Classic Action Blockbusters

8:07am July 07, 2018

by Linda Wertheimer

Rawson Marshall Thurber describes his movie's place on the summer calendar, its comic relief and getting Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson to jump onto the world's tallest building while it's on fire.