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    Nick Hornby Writes the Songs; Star Maps; Falling Stars

    New music from pop star Ben Folds, popular novelist Nick Hornby and William Shatner.  Plus, we check out those star maps that point out houses of the rich and famous. And what can we learn about today's shrinking A-list from a book about one of yesterday's biggest stars?

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    By Kim Masters • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

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      Kim Masters

      partner/writer at Puck News, host of KCRW's “The Business.”

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Nick Hornby

      author and screenwriter

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      Peter Biskind

      author, 'Star: How Warren Beatty Seduced America'

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