Blog Heap o'Art of Links 1 March 2009

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Broadcasting pioneer Paul Harvey dies at age of 90
celebritymound.com Sun 2009-Mar-1 4:19pm

Paul Harvey, the news commentator and talk-radio pioneer whose staccato style made him one of the nation's most familiar voices, died Saturday in Arizona, according to ABC Radio Networks. He was 90. Harvey died surrounded by family at a hospital in Phoenix, where he had a winter home, said Louis Adams, a spokesman for ABC Radio Networks, where Harvey worked for more than 50 years. No cause of death was immediately available.

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The "Watchmen" Movie and the Trouble With Loyalty
newsweek.com Sun 2009-Mar-1 4:18pm

The long-awaited 'Watchmen' movie takes loyalty to new limits. And that's exactly what's wrong with it.

Zack Snyder, 'Watchmen's' watched man
latimes.com Sun 2009-Mar-1 4:17pm

Director Zack Snyder needed a superhero's fortitude to finish the controversial comic-book saga. We'll find out if that was enough after Friday.

For fans, only a super 'Watchmen' movie can save the day
nydailynews.com Sun 2009-Mar-1 4:17pm

Who watches the "Watchmen"? Or maybe the question is: How closely will lovers of "Watchmen" be watching? If you don't think the answer is "very," you're living in an alternate universe. The Warner Bros. superhero action-drama arrives Friday with more than 20 years of heavy expectations. For the comic-book set, this is the Holy Grail of graphic novels. And director Zack Snyder and the rest of the team behind the film knew all the pitfalls and perils that such a notorious pop-culture work would bring.

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