Today's top culture picks from around the Web

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1. What do Madonna, Johnny Cash and Norman Mailer have in common?

All three have volumes among the top-10 "most sought after out-of-print books," according to BookFinder.com's fall 2011 report. Madonna came in on top (again) with "Sex" -- "the largest-grossing illustrated book of all time," according to AbeBooks -- while Cash's "Man in Black" and Mailer's biography of Marilyn Monroe came in seventh and eighth places, respectively. [Via The Guardian]

2. The next season of "Dancing With the Stars" will feature Nancy Grace, Chaz Bono and David Arquette, among others.

Despite ourselves, we were hoping the invite to Christine O'Donnell would be re-extended. She might have considered accepting it this time; her book's reportedly not selling very well.

3. Central Park's new font.

At the New York Times' City Room blog, David Dunlap notes that Central Park's signs are sporting a new font this year. "The appearance of white Titling Gothic letters on a sprightly yellowish-green background is supposed to convey more of an informal than a dictatorial stance," he writes. [Via ARTINFO]

4. Wanted: Volunteers with a knack for transcription.

The scholars bent on deciphering the Oxyrhynchus Papyri -- 500,000 fragments of Greek writing created two millennia ago -- won't be able to finish the job on their own. If you've got some time on your hands, head over here to help them out. [Via io9]

5. The Hold Steady covers Huey Lewis & the News' "The Power of Love" for A.V. Club's excellent Undercover series:

It's back to the future, as Craig Finn's Brooklyn bar band -- usually associated with Bruce Springsteen or obscure Minneapolis hardcore bands -- tackles the '80s hit.

The Hold Steady covers Huey Lewis & The News

Source: http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2011/08/30/five_culture_madonna_dwts/index.html

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MARQUETTE ? Laura Nelson of Marquette says removing health caring coverage as a cancer survivor was scarcely unfit after she mislaid her word due to her husband?s work.

?I searched and searched and searched for word for myself, and there was zero affordable since of my pre-existing condition,? says Nelson.

She afterwards found out about a Health Insurance Program, or HIP, for Michigan, that targets a uninsured with pre-existing health conditions and high medical bills only like her.

Laura says she saves $800 a month underneath HIP.? And expansions to a sovereign health caring devise announced?Monday morning are anticipating to assistance people like Laura opposite Michigan with aloft deductible options and reduce premiums.

For example, a slightest costly reward for 19 to 24 year olds is $181?with a $1000 deductible.? And a reward decreases to $130 for those who wish to compensate a $2500 deductible.

?With a increasing levels, they can unequivocally consider their ability to compensate a premiums, magnitude it opposite what advantages they consider they?ll need in a future,? says Scott Wilkerson, President and CEO of Physician?s Health Plan, that administers HIP.

HIP co-pays are $20-$30?for medicine visits, $100 for ER treatment, and in a $10 operation for medication drugs.

All we need is to have been uninsured for a final 6 months and have a pre-existing medical condition to be a partial of a program.

As for Laura, a best partial of being underneath HIP is that, should her cancer ever come back, she?s covered.

?Peace of mind is a biggest thing; only know if something happens, we won?t be busted since that can unequivocally simply happen,??Laura says.

There are now 500 people enrolled in a program, though there?s room for about 3,000 more.

For some-more information,?click here?or call (877) 459- 3113.

Fed health care plan touted at MGH, federal health program for mich residents

Source: http://lifeinsurancehealth.net/federal-health-care-program-expands-to-help-uninsured-mi-residents/

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