Trivia question: Name this forgotten man, the subject of Ross Melnick’s eye-poppingly informative new book, “ American Showman ”: He was the most creative and most popular independent exhibitor of silent films at a series of movie palaces (seating up to 6,000 people) in New York during the 1920s. Read full article > >

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Book World: ‘American Showman’ by Ross Melnick

Two Southwest Airlines flights from Orange County, California, to Phoenix were the subject of security scares Tuesday night — and authorities are investigating whether the incidents are linked.

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Atypical George Bernard Shaw woman, on love: “Change the subject, or I shall go to sleep.” Another Shavian female, poor and uneducated, to a professional writer: “I’m never wrong when I see a thing quite plain.” She also delivers this bonbon: “I never could bear to be nothing more to a man than a lollipop.” Read full article > >

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Washington Stage Guild gives George Bernard Shaw — and his strong-minded women — a home

Two weeks from now, North Carolina will hold a public referendum on what could become one of the toughest anti-gay measures in the country: a far-reaching proposal to amend the state constitution to ban civil unions and domestic partnerships. But President Obama is not expected to touch the subject when he appears in Chapel Hill on Tuesday — even though it is roiling the electorate there. Read full article > >

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In North Carolina, more evidence of Obama’s delicate approach to gay rights

Cadbury’s famous Milk Tray chocolates have been the subject of criticism recently, with reports of a number of consumers claiming they don’t taste like they used to.

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Researchers report compelling evidence of creating a theoretical particle that has been the subject of a 75-year search for proof.

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Majorana particle glimpsed in lab

George Zimmerman has created a Web site from hiding, offering one of his first public comments since he shot and killed Trayvon Martin last month. On therealgeorgezimmerman.com , Zimmerman, 28, writes: “I was involved in a life altering event which led me to become the subject of intense media coverage. As a result of the incident and subsequent media coverage, I have been forced to leave my home, my school, my employer, my family and ultimately, my entire life.” Read full article > >

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George Zimmerman speaks out with new Web site

The progress of the naked body through photography is the subject of “Naked Before the Camera,” through Sept. 9 at the Met.

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Art Review: ‘Naked Before the Camera’ at the Metropolitan Museum

Will you soon have to start paying to use The Post’s Web site? No, not in the short term, and maybe never, if I read the tea leaves correctly. Paying for online or digital content (called a “paywall” in media jargon) is much in the news right now because this month has seen several headlines on the subject: The New York Times ’ digital fee system had its first birthday, and the paper reduced from 20 to 10 the number of free stories you can view per month before you have to pay; the Los Angeles Times launched its digital “membership program” on March 5; and the Gannett Co. announced that its array of 80 regional newspapers — but not its flagship paper USA Today — will begin charging for online content by the end of the year. So why not The Post? Read full article > >

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Is a paywall coming to The Washington Post?

Julian Castro is not cooperating. The mayor of San Antonio knows full well what I want to talk about, and yet he is determined to change the subject to what he believes is a much more pressing story. Where I want to drag him, my friend refuses to go.

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Opinion: Let ‘sleeping Mexican’ mural go

Only once in the long history of “Doonesbury” has Garry Trudeau’s syndicate ever intensely objected to one of his story arcs. It was 1985, and the subject was abortion. Starting Monday, amid heated debate about pre-termination ultrasound and sonogram bills in Virginia and Texas, Trudeau will tackle the politically sensitive issue of abortion head-on. Read full article > >

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‘Doonesbury’ creator Garry Trudeau discusses divisive strips about abortion

David Cameron says attacks on wealth creators are motivated by “snobbery”, as Labour accuses him of “inconsistent” messages on the subject.

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Attacks on business snobbish – PM

Anthony Horton, who died in a fire Sunday night, made the subway the subject of his canvases, the muse for a graphic novel he co-wrote, and the place he called home.

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The Fiery End of a Life Lived Beneath the City

For years — well, starting in 2005, anyway — Apple released its latest iPhone during the summer. Then, the company bucked that trend with the October release of the iPhone 4S. The question of whether Apple would stick with this new release schedule or return the old schedule has been the subject of furious speculation. Read full article > >

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Report: iPhone 5 coming this summer

The tabloid crime photographer Weegee is the subject of two exhibitions, at the International Center of Photography and at the Kasher Gallery.

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Art Review: ‘Weegee’ at International Center of Photography – Review