Mexican university wins Spain’s Prince of Asturias awardMADRID — A nearly 100-year-old Mexican university was awarded Spain’s Prince of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities on Wednesday in recognition of its role in providing Latin America with outstanding intellectuals and scientists. British naturalist Sir David Attenborough wins prestigious Spanish prizeMADRID — British naturalist Sir David Attenborough won Spain’s prestigious Prince of Asturias social sciences prize Thursday for his “great contributions to the defense of life and conservation of our planet.” Head writer for the MTV Movie Awards blogs that Eminem, Bruno stunt was plannedNEW YORK — The head writer for the MTV Movie Awards has settled the debate: the stunt involving Sacha Baron Cohen and Eminem at the MTV Movie Awards was completely planned. Notes of interest from BookExpo AmericaNotes from BookExpo America, which ended Sunday in New York: Book publishers waiting on Spanish-language boom can’t translate lackluster salesNEW YORK — The long-rumored e-book boom at last has arrived. But publishers still wait, and wait, for another supposed surge: Spanish-language titles. Outgoing war commander Gen. David McKiernan valued reaching out to Afghan eldersKABUL — Gen. David McKiernan’s private U.S. military jet raced south toward Kandahar, the Taliban’s former stronghold. Inside, McKiernan adjusted his reading glasses and turned a page of the Muslim holy book. Farm-to-table pioneer Dan Barber named the nation’s top chef at Beard Foundation food “Oscars”NEW YORK — Dan Barber, a pioneer of the so-called farm-to-table restaurant movement, was named the nation’s top chef Monday by the James Beard Foundation. Cormac McCarthy receives PEN award for lifetime achievementNEW YORK — Pulitzer Prize winner Cormac McCarthy has received another literary honor. |
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