Mr Sullivan, a journalist and the southern editor for the Paris Review, is known for his piercingly poetic style of writing.

ECONOMIST: American essays

Mr. Spiegelman is the Hughes Professor of English at Southern Methodist University, and editor-in-chief of the Southwest Review.

WSJ: How Dallas Does Philanthropy: Perot Museum of Nature and Science

Thomas Jordan, an Earth scientist at the University of Southern California, in Los Angeles, who chaired an international review of earthquake forecasting in Italy in the wake of L'Aquila's quake, says that these calculations must be put into context.

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Judicial review proceedings were taken against the Southern Health and Social Care Trust in a bid to secure the boy's removal from the care home.

BBC: Northern Ireland

"Not only is it another tired portrayal of Southern stereotypes, but it's also inexcusably poorly executed, " the review said.

CNN: Inside the MTV show 'Buckwild'

And the network, Southern Cross Austereo, suspended all prank calls, pulled advertising and ordered a comprehensive review of relevant policies and process.

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