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Andrew Miller's first novel, Ingenious Pain, was published in 1997. It won the James Tait Black Memorial prize (for fiction) and the IMPAC Dublin prize. It was followed by Casanova (1998), a fictional portrait of the infamous libertine and writer. Both novels are currently being adapted for film.

Corbis Images, the photo agency owned by Bill Gates Corbis Group, is to be sold to Chinese new media company, Visual China Group. Unity Glory, a subsidiary of Shenzhen-listed Visual China, will own and manage the images and motion archives, names and trademarks associated with the Corbis Images, Corbis Motion and Veer licensing brands.

Chinese office workers jaded with the urban grind have taken to calling themselves "huminerals," a bitter slang term describing humans born for the sole purpose of being used by society and the economy.

Born and raised on the vibrant shores of Rosh HaAyin, Israel, a young Gal Gadot could hardly have imagined she'd one day be hailed as a global icon. Her early aspirations leaned toward the law and international relations. However, destiny seemed to have mapped out a different trajectory for her. Before embracing Hollywood, Gadot was

Since the Libyan rebellion that ousted Moammar Qaddafi and the fighting in Mali, there has been occasional mention of the Tuareg. The nomadic people of the Sahara are sometimes called the "blue people" for the indigo color of their clothing. Robert Siegel talks to Bruce Whitehouse, assistant professor of sociology and anthropology at Lehigh University,