Look out: Obama is sending his minions to your house. The deep history of a conspiracy theory. Oct 18, 2009
It can all sound like the plot line for a lost Robert Ludlum novel, and indeed, the anti-census claims are easy to knock down on factual grounds. But the roots of the concerns are genuine, and trace back to the fundamental American conflict between a democratic government s need for information and citizens desire for privacy. (Boston Globe)
POP CULTURE: Grid: 4 athletes' picks Oct 15, 2009
The Pop Culture Grid - Extra Mustard - SI.com. Pop Culture Meets Sports Culture on Extra Mustard. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
> Expertise in public, private sectors keeps BKF Engineers strong Sep 23, 2009
Title: President/CEO, BKF EngineersAge: 55Home: Almaden Valley, San JoseEducation: Bachelor s degree in civil engineering, First job: Refinished antiques for $1 per hourBest biz book you ve read: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, by Steven Covey Biz hero: Steve Jobs Best networking spot in Silicon Valley: Hottest gadget you own: My Garmin bicycling computerBest investment you ve made: My time with BKFHardest thing about your job: Dealing with the burden of excessive paperworkFavorite... (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
The Damon identity Sep 20, 2009
He s not playing the same role over and over again like Tom Cruise, says Chris Cooper, the gifted character actor who lives in Kingston and worked with Damon in the first two Bourne movies, monster hits based on the Robert Ludlum novels. All that said, the demands of acting are no longer as appealing for Damon as they used to be, not with his wife, Luciana, at home in New York this year with their two young daughters and his 11-year old stepdaughter. (Boston Globe)
Allis: The races are on Sep 13, 2009
(This sounds like a Robert Ludlum title. The race to fill Ted Kennedy s Senate seat will dominate everything in these parts right up to the special election on Jan. 19. (Boston Globe)
Kevin Frisch: Your summer reading list Jul 6, 2009
ROBERT LUDLUM S THE BOURNE INFLAMMATION: Foreign service officer Jason Bourne saves the world while battling a staph infection. A BOLD FRESH PIECE OF STUPIDITY: An overexposed egotist explains why he s right about everything. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
Last week's best-selling books Jul 5, 2009
"Robert Ludlum's: The Bourne Deception" by Eric Van Lustbader, Robert Ludlum (Grand Central Publishing). 7. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Page by Page Jul 2, 2009
For the adult readers, bestsellers added this week include The Strain by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan; Matters of the Heart by Danielle Steel; Skin Trade by Laurell K. Hamilton; Roadside Crosses by Jeffery Deaver; Excuses Begone by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer; Relentless by Dean Koontz; Robert Ludlum s The Bourne Deception by Eric Van Lustbader; Horse Soldiers by Doug Stanton; and audio books Brimstone by Robert B. Parker and Swimsuit by James Patterson e Paetro. Put a hold on your favorites today. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Paramount shuffles top execs Jul 1, 2009
Levine has shepherded such Par films as "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra," the Stephen Sommers-directed film that Paramount releases Aug. 7; "Cloverfield," "Friday the 13th," "Stardust" and "Shooter." He has been overseeing the reboot of the Jack Ryan franchise, the Robert Ludlum thriller "The Chancellor Manuscript" with Marc Forster and Leonardo DiCaprio, "Black Monday" with Stephen Gaghan, and "Falcon's Tale" with Bill Monahan and Brad Pitt attached. Stodel came to Vantage from New Line, where his... (Variety)
Devilishly Good Apr 17, 2009
Gilroy snatched Bourne out of the books of Robert Ludlum, the sort of books that the big, red-faced guy in the plane seat next to yours is always frowning over, and sent him on a theological thrill ride. His Bourne begins where we all begin, in the absurd condition of manno idea how he got here, no idea where he's going, but fatally impinged upon by a species of cosmic guilt. (Slate)
Cronenberg receives French honour Apr 3, 2009
He said Denzel Washington and Tom Cruise were currently in talks to star in the film, based on The Matarese Circle from The Bourne Identity author Robert Ludlum. Bookmark with. (BBC News -- Europe)
France shows its love for Canada's Cronenberg Apr 1, 2009
I have been working for some time on a script for MGM on The Matarese Circle [by the late Robert Ludlum], he says. I was at Tom Cruise's house last weekend, and we were talking about it. (Globe and Mail)
The downturn's upside Apr 1, 2009
Instead, I'm re-reading all the Robert Ludlum paperbacks in the basement; he's a better writer than I thought. Buying technology. (Boston Globe)
Robert Ludlum is a writer re-Bourne Mar 26, 2009
Robert Ludlum: The author of the Bourne novels, and many more, died in 2001 ... Hollywood had forgotten the late thriller writer Robert Ludlum until the trilogy of Matt Damon blockbusters reignited interest in his novels about rogue heroes, sinister cabals and byzantine global treachery. (USA Today -- Life)
Bourne 4 Update Mar 17, 2009
He said they were working on the project at the moment and that, interestingly, "This time it would be from an original script rather than a book by Robert Ludlum." It was previously that the movie might be based on Ludlum's (non-Bourne) novel The Parfisal Mosaic, but it seems that will now be a separate movie. Speaking about playing the super-fast secret agent, Damon said it wasn't getting easier: "Listen, when I did the first movie I was 29 years old. I am 37 now and after a tough fighting... (IGN FilmForce)
Matt Damon thinks award shows get it wrong Mar 14, 2009
This time it would be from an original script rather than a book by Robert Ludlum. But the director, Paul Greengrass, is busy and I am too, so well see what happens. (MSNBC -- News)
App-A-Day: TextOnPhone Mar 7, 2009
You can find among TextOnPhone's catalog such notable authors as William Gibson, Robert Ludlum, J.D. Salinger, Kurt Vonnegut and Stephen King. There's also a book-talk forum, and you can cruise sections where readers upload their own reading lists for you to peruse. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Trashy book amnesty Mar 6, 2009
Page last updated at 13:54 GMT, Thursday, 5 March 2009. Read one of Katie's novels. (BBC News -- UK)
Cruise, Washington spy Matarese Circle Feb 12, 2009
David Cronenberg will direct the film based on the Robert Ludlum thriller ... Denzel Washington and Tom Cruise will face off in a big-budget adaptation of The Matarese Circle, a thriller based on the novel by Robert Ludlum. (MSNBC -- Movies)
> Executive Q&A: Old venture model must reinvent itself Feb 11, 2009
First job in Silicon Valley was in 1982, as CFO for Corvus Systems Inc.First job: Controller for Autographic Business FormsWorst job: Interim CFO for company whose CEO had a violent temperBest biz book you ve read: Five Temptations of a CEO by Patrick LencioniBiz hero: Steve JobsBest networking spot in Silicon Valley: The Churchill Club eventsHottest gadget you own: BlackBerry StormBest investment you ve made: Bridge Bank, co-founderHardest thing about your job: Interviewing candidates to find... (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
