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Williams is a big reader of poetry and collects first editions of books—one of her prized possessions is a first edition of The Great Gatsby—so I foraged around in the poetry stacks of a used-book store near her house in Brooklyn and found a first-edition Ferlinghetti to give her as well as a selection of poems by my first mentor in New York City, the late Howard Moss, who for 40 years was the poetry editor of The New Yorker. As we settled onto the sofa in front of the fireplace on the second floor of the house she had shared with Heath in their happier days, I presented her with her gifts. A gasp escaped her as she saw the Howard Moss book. Her eyes had already begun to mist as she ran her finger down the Table of Contents through the myriad titles and allowed it to come to rest at one of Moss’ most beautiful poems, “ The Pruned Tree.” She turned to its page. There was one tear. Then there were two. But that was all. She flicked them away. It was her … [Read more...] about Interview: Michelle Williams on Blue Valentine, Oscars, and Heath Ledger

The woman, who first applied in 2013, was passed over for the job as an Oakland cop despite her minority status, fluency in multiple languages, advanced educational degrees and more than 10 years of experience as an officer in other police agencies — all qualities the Oakland department says it prizes. She spoke on condition of anonymity because of concerns about her chances of being hired elsewhere. … [Read more...] about Oakland police applicants asked to allow disclosure of whether they were sexually assaulted

“It wasn’t me, and the fact that I was mistaken for him, playing him possibly authentically, comes with the territory,” he said. “I love inhabiting this new character on Wisdom of Crowd. So I’m really embracing it. I think change is hard for people. I really hope they embrace it, because it’s really liberating.” The pitch of his voice gets higher, adopting a fascinating maybe-smarmy, maybe-earnest energy. “I would encourage them to do it. It’s wonderful.” … [Read more...] about Jeremy Piven: ‘Entourage’s’ Misogynistic Legacy ‘Hurts My Soul’

“I want a fair election. If people get to vote and they, for whatever reason, vote for Donald Trump, OK. We’ll accept it. Not happily,” she said with a laugh. “But I don’t think that’s what will happen because I think the more people that can get to the poles, whether by mail or in person, and get their votes counted, then we’re going to have the kind of election we should have and then it’ll be a win both in the popular vote and in the electoral college.” … [Read more...] about Hillary Clinton on ‘Daily Show’: Americans should ‘be ready’ if Trump won’t ‘go quietly’ after election

Through the interview, however, Middleton kept the conversation to business – not beauty. The duchess voiced support for Tiny Happy People, a BBC Education initiative that provides free, digital educational resources for children under 5 and said she wished the programming had been available when her three children were younger … [Read more...] about Kate Middleton debuts new summer haircut and color