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Health & Safety

Scientology Cruise Ship Heads To Curaçao After St. Lucia Quarantines It For Measles

6:29pm May 03, 2019

by Laurel Wamsley

It's unclear what will happen when the vessel arrives at its home port on the island. The ship was quarantined by St. Lucia after a crew member was confirmed to have the highly contagious disease.

Gabriel Garcia Marquez, seen here in 1982, speaks to reporters following the announcement of his Nobel win. Among the materials in his archive are the many drafts he prepared for his Nobel acceptance speech.

Books
Arts

Book News: Gabriel Garcia Marquez's Collection Gets A Texas Welcome

7:35am June 19, 2015

by Colin Dwyer

The University of Texas, Austin nabbed the rights to preserve and present the late Nobel winner's collected writings. Also: HBO takes on Scientology, and Aretha Franklin decries her new biography.

The HBO documentary Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief airs Sunday — over the vigorous objection of Scientology officials.

Arts
Religion

Church Of Scientology Calls New HBO Documentary 'Bigoted'

8:34am March 27, 2015

by Tom Gjelten

The filmmaker of Going Clear, which is critical of the church, says the documentary treats the dangers of "blind faith." Scientology officials have hit back with their own public relations effort.

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