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Monday Dec. 7, 2009 Radio and TV 4-6 The List! 9 Rochelle Riley 10 ON THE WEB www.freepress.com PHONE 313-928-1256 SECTION C UP CLOSE: DON LEMON He’s one of CNN’s hottest news anchors, but the rough trip to the top surprised even his former bosses MIKE DUFFY , PAGE 5C THE WAY WE LIVE Lionel Hand/Capitol Records By Marcus Taylor FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER R escue teams streamed into Taiwan today—including a U.S. crew that pulled a man from his collapsed apartment—as three strong aftershocks to the coun- try’s devastating earthquake forced terror-stricken residents into the streets. Rescue efforts were complicated by today’s aftershocks, which trig- gered mudslides, cracked one of Taiwan’s largest reservoirs and forced evacuations. The aftershocks, with magnitudes of 6.8, 6.1 and 6.0, were the strongest of more than 2,000 that have rocked the island. The death toll from Tuesday’s quake climbed to 2,003 people, with 4,400 injured, officials said. Some 2,600 people were believed to be trapped in rubble, but rescuers were finding more bodies than survivors as they bored into collapsed houses and high-rise apartment complexes across central Taiwan. The day’s rescue efforts yielded just nine people pulled alive from the wreckage.Crews from Fairfax Co., Va., and Miami-Dade, Fla., arrived in Taiwan today and rescued a man who had been trapped 48 hours inside a caved-in apartment building in the town of Touliu. “What happened to my building?” Coldplay playing at Palace in January “COLDPLAY: VIVA LA VIDA T OUR” 8 p.m. DTE in Clarkson Jan 10, 2010 Please see Coldplay on page 3C NEW PRODUCTS CORNER New moms will appreciate this fashionable diaper bag that has a battery-operated heating area to keep bottle warm. Plenty of space for all the stuff baby needs . . . and wants. Moms will use this bag long after baby doesn’t need diapers anymore. This bag makes a great shower gift and the mom- to-be will be grateful. Baby duds Talk about micro This microwave made by Nuvo is only 13 inches wide and 10 inches deep. It will fit in the smallest of places and especially in cramped dorm rooms— what a great graduation gift this would be. It comes in a variety of cool colors: lime green, lemon yellow, flat black, candy apple red and pumpkin orange (shown). At this price you can afford one for the boat, the camper and your office. $49.50 from Younkers $98 from IKEA Known for her taut thrillers, Sandra Brown is a perennial presence on the New York Times fiction bestseller list. Her latest book, Rainwater, is a mix of mystery, thriller, love story, and excitement. Known for her taut thrillers, Sandra Brown is a perennial presence on the New York Times fiction bestseller list. With 70 million copies of her novels in print, Brown has delighted read- ers and critics alike with her brand of blistering suspense. Taking a new literary direction into historical fiction her latest, “Rainwater,” is inspired by her grandfather’s experiences during the ‘30s. “Rainwater” is a moving story about honor and sacrifice during the Great Depression, and about love in all its forms. The successful author chats about her weep-inducing wavering confi- dence, a quintessentially stern schoolmarm, and advises that one should be wary of hiring a discount hit man. Warning: Brown can be a bit “over the top.” 1. The latest book or movie that made you cry? Whichever one I’m presently writing. I cry because whatever the current project is, it’s the worst book I’ve ever written. It’s the one with the weakest plot, the sappiest protagonist(s), and lamest villain. This literary equivalent of a dung heap will expose me as a lucky fraud who’s managed to fool publishers and readers for 30 years and 70-plus books. Last year, at this stage of writing my most recent New York Times bestseller, I felt exactly the same way about it. That one managed to squeak by. But this one, this one, will spell my ruin. So I cry. 2. The fictional character most like you? Melanie in “Gone with the Wind.” 3. The greatest album, ever? George Strait’s “50 Number Ones.” I know the words to every song. Every song tells a story, which is why I like country. Like every good story should, each of these songs has a begin- ning, middle, and end. 4. “Star Trek” or “Star Wars”? Honestly, neither is my thing, but if I had to pick one--“Star Wars.” It’s the Bible, the Arthurian legend and a John Wayne movie rolled into one. Courtesy ANDREW ECCLES via PopMatters.com/MCT SANDRA BROWN HAS “Don’t get the world’s attention unless you have something to say.” ---Best piece of advice given to Brown. 58 time bestselling author Sandra Brown answers 20 questions about her life, her books, and the things that her inspiration SOMETHING TO SAY By popmatters.com MCT BROWN continued on page 3A ■ Brown is the author of fifty-eight New York Times bestsellers, among them Smash Cut (2009), Smoke Screen (2008), Play Dirty (2007), Ricochet (2006), and Chill Factor (2005). All of which (and others) have jumped onto the Times bestseller list in the number one to five spot. ■ She began her writing career in 1981 and since then has published over seventy nov- els, most of which remain in print. ■ In 1992 her novel French Silk was made into an ABC-TV movie. Brown now has seventy million copies of her books in print worldwide, and her work has been trans- lated into thirty-three languages. ■ A lifelong Texan, Brown was born in Waco, grew up in Fort Worth and attended Texas Christian University, majoring in English. ■ She has also worked as a model at the Dallas Apparel Mart, and in television, including weathercasting for WFAA-TV in Dallas, and feature reporting on the nationally syndicated program “PM Magazine.” ■ Brown was recently given an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Texas Christian University. ■ Brown was named Thriller Master for 2008, the top award given by the International Thriller Writer’s Association. ■ Brown and her husband Michael Brown live in Arlington, Texas. Quick Read: BIO BOX
Transcript of “Don’t get the world’s attention unless you have something to … · 2011-05-06 ·...
MondayDec. 7, 2009
Radio and TV 4-6
The List! 9
Rochelle Riley 10
On the Web www.freepress.comPhOne 313-928-1256SectiOn c
UP CLOSE: Don LemonHe’s one of CNN’s hottest news anchors, but the rough trip to the top surprised even his former bossesMike Duffy, page 5C
THE WAY WE LIVE
Lionel Hand/Capitol Records
By Marcus TaylorFree Press staFF Writer
R escue teams streamed into Taiwan today—including a U.S. crew that pulled a man
from his collapsed apartment—as three strong aftershocks to the coun-try’s devastating earthquake forced terror-stricken residents into the streets.
Rescue efforts were complicated by today’s aftershocks, which trig-gered mudslides, cracked one of Taiwan’s largest reservoirs and forced evacuations. The aftershocks, with magnitudes of 6.8, 6.1 and 6.0, were the strongest of more than 2,000 that have rocked the island.
The death toll from Tuesday’s quake climbed to 2,003 people, with 4,400 injured, officials said. Some 2,600 people were believed to be
trapped in rubble, but rescuers were finding more bodies than survivors as they bored into collapsed houses and high-rise apartment complexes across central Taiwan.
The day’s rescue efforts yielded just nine people pulled alive from the wreckage.Crews from Fairfax Co., Va., and Miami-Dade, Fla., arrived in Taiwan today and rescued a man who had been trapped 48 hours inside a caved-in apartment building in the town of Touliu.
“What happened to my building?”
Coldplay playing at Palace in January“ColDplay: ViVa la ViDa Tour”
8 p.m.DTE in Clarkson
Jan 10, 2010
Please see Coldplay on page 3C
NEW PRODUCTS CORNER
New moms will appreciate this fashionable diaper bag that has a battery-operated heating area to keep bottle warm. Plenty of space for all the stuff baby needs . . . and wants. Moms will use this bag long after baby doesn’t need diapers anymore.
This bag makes a great shower gift and the mom-to-be will be grateful.
Baby duds
Talk about micro This microwave made by Nuvo is only 13 inches
wide and 10 inches deep. It will fit in the smallest of places and especially in cramped dorm rooms—what a great graduation gift this would be. It comes in a variety of cool colors: lime green, lemon yellow, flat black, candy apple red and pumpkin orange (shown).
At this price you can afford one for the boat, the camper and your office.
$49.50 from Younkers
$98 from IKEA
Known for her taut thrillers, Sandra Brown is a perennial presence on the New York Times fiction bestseller list. Her latest book, Rainwater, is a mix of mystery, thriller, love story, and excitement.
Known for her taut thrillers, Sandra Brown is a perennial presence on the New York Times fiction bestseller list.
With 70 million copies of her novels in print, Brown has delighted read-ers and critics alike with her brand of blistering suspense. Taking a new literary direction into historical fiction her latest, “Rainwater,” is inspired by her grandfather’s experiences during the ‘30s. “Rainwater” is a moving story about honor and sacrifice during the Great Depression, and about love in all its forms.
The successful author chats about her weep-inducing wavering confi-dence, a quintessentially stern schoolmarm, and advises that one should be wary of hiring a discount hit man. Warning: Brown can be a bit “over the top.”
1. The latest book or movie that made you cry?Whichever one I’m presently writing. I cry because whatever the
current project is, it’s the worst book I’ve ever written. It’s the one with the weakest plot, the sappiest protagonist(s), and lamest villain. This literary equivalent of a dung heap will expose me as a lucky fraud who’s managed to fool publishers and readers for 30 years and 70-plus books.
Last year, at this stage of writing my most recent New York Times bestseller, I felt exactly the same way about it. That one managed to squeak by. But this one, this one, will spell my ruin. So I cry.
2. The fictional character most like you?Melanie in “Gone with the Wind.”
3. The greatest album, ever?George Strait’s “50 Number Ones.” I know the words to
every song. Every song tells a story, which is why I like country. Like every good story should, each of these songs has a begin-ning, middle, and end.
4. “Star Trek” or “Star Wars”?Honestly, neither is my thing, but if I had to pick one--“Star
Wars.” It’s the Bible, the Arthurian legend and a John Wayne movie rolled into one.
Courtesy ANDREW ECCLES via PopMatters.com/MCT
SANDRA BROWN HAS“Don’t get the world’s attention unless you have something to say.”
---Best piece of advice given to Brown.
58 time bestselling author Sandra Brown answers 20 questions about her life, her books, and the things that her inspiration
SOMETHING TO SAY
By popmatters.comMCT
BROWN continued on page 3A
■ Brown is the author of fifty-eight New York Times bestsellers, among them Smash Cut (2009), Smoke Screen (2008), Play Dirty (2007), Ricochet (2006), and Chill Factor (2005). All of which (and others) have jumped onto the Times bestseller list in the number one to five spot.
■ She began her writing career in 1981 and since then has published over seventy nov-els, most of which remain in print.
■ In 1992 her novel French Silk was made into an ABC-TV movie. Brown now has seventy million copies of her books in print worldwide, and her work has been trans-lated into thirty-three languages.
■ A lifelong Texan, Brown was born in Waco, grew up in Fort Worth and attended Texas Christian University, majoring in English.
■ She has also worked as a model at the Dallas Apparel Mart, and in television, including weathercasting for WFAA-TV in Dallas, and feature reporting on the nationally syndicated program “PM Magazine.”
■ Brown was recently given an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Texas Christian University.
■ Brown was named Thriller Master for 2008, the top award given by the International Thriller Writer’s Association.
■ Brown and her husband Michael Brown live in Arlington, Texas.
Quick Read: BIO BOX
