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Ben S. Dutka

Ben S. Dutka

figured it all out too late. He got his degree in Psychology and realized years later that he wanted to write for a living. He now has 16+ years of digital and print journalism experience and currently entertains an ongoing love affair with the greatest literary classics (he savored every page of "War and Peace" and thought it could've been longer, and he will finish Proust's "In Search of Lost Time"). He also loves crossword puzzles, tennis, the outdoors, and working on numerous novels. One of these days, one will get picked up...and when it does, the world will make a little more sense.

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Ben S. Dutka

Nonfiction

Madeline Kahn: The untold story of a comic genius

She could act and sing and make people laugh. She had an unmistakable voice and on-stage style. She was gone too early but entertainers the world over - and millions of fans - will always remember Madeline Kahn for her timeless contributions. Is it possible to think of Blazing Saddles and Young…
Ben S. Dutka
May 24, 2015
Nonfiction

Wagner’s Backbone: Step up and be a man

That’s what David H. Wagner attempts to answer in his latest book, Backbone: The Modern Man’s Ultimate Guide to Purpose, Passion and Power (Watkins Publishing, May 5, 2015). Wagner seeks to separate the stereotypical “guy” – which he dubs a “half-baked, two-dimensional version of a man – from the exceedingly happy…
Ben S. Dutka
May 6, 2015
Miscellany

5 benefits of adopting the high-fiber African diet

There is also evidence to suggest that returning to your roots - i.e., eating the foods your direct ancestors ate - will improve your personal health. Now, thanks to the positive results of a recent study, we know that Black Americans who switch to a high-fiber African diet dramatically decrease…
Ben S. Dutka
April 29, 2015
Miscellany

Martha Stewart goes back to prison

Martha Stewart is headed back to the slammer. Orange is the New Black, the hit Netflix show created by Jenji Kohan, will return to Netflix on June 12 with all-new episodes. Perhaps the most intriguing addition to this year's cast is a character inspired by the homemaking maven (via Time).…
Ben S. Dutka
April 24, 2015

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