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Wealthy Facebook artist takes stock, tags Stern, Walters as interviewer choices

LOS ANGELES — David Choe, the graffiti artist who made headlines last week for having an estimated $200 million in Facebook stock, spent this week in New York granting interviews to a lucky few media outlets.
'Comic Book Men,' premiering Sunday on AMC

LOS ANGELES — "Comic Book Men" is a new retail reality show from AMC, a network not commonly associated with reality shows. It is different from other retail reality shows in that it comes from and features Kevin Smith, the movie director and Hollywood refusenik, who owns the Red Bank, N.J., comic book store in which it's set.
'Comic Book Men,' premiering Sunday on AMC

The new series "Comic Book Men" taps into the love and longing that many of us have for those colorfully drawn magazines of our youth. And it gives us reason to believe that our love for those pages of bright, action-laden panels had some value.
Facebook sees slowing growth

SAN JOSE, Calif — SAN JOSE, Calif. - Few experts were surprised when Facebook disclosed in its recent IPO filing that its user growth had slowed in the U.S. and Canada. But a deeper look at Facebook's user numbers shows its growth is also slowing in Europe and Asia, untapped markets seen as vital to its fast-growing business, putting more pressure on the company to assure investors it can keep its revenue and profit expanding.
Why most Facebook users get more than they give

Facebook is made up of two kinds of people: people who give a lot, and people who get a lot.
Facebook sees slowing growth

SAN JOSE, Calif — SAN JOSE, Calif. - Few experts were surprised when Facebook disclosed in its recent IPO filing that its user growth had slowed in the U.S. and Canada. But a deeper look at Facebook's user numbers shows its growth is also slowing in Europe and Asia, untapped markets seen as vital to its fast-growing business, putting more pressure on the company to assure investors it can keep its revenue and profit expanding.
The Romance Reader: 'Sudden Attraction'

"Sudden Attraction" by Rebecca York; Harlequin ($5.25, paperback)
Harlem Renaissance collection contains surprising groundbreakers

"Harlem Renaissance Novels: The Library of America Collection," edited by Rafia Zafar; Library of America ($70 for set or $35 per volume)
Concord Free Press gives away books for a donation to a charity of readers' choice

LOS ANGELES — In less than four years, the Concord Free Press has given away thousands of books. Its founder, Stona Fitch, admits that it's not exactly a business model, but there's more to it than just freebies. In exchange for receiving a free paperback, the Concord Free Press asks that a charitable donation be made to a worthy cause of the reader's choosing.
Liked 'Presumed Innocent'? Love 'Defending Jacob'

"Defending Jacob" by William Landay; Delacorte Press ($26)