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Cosmos May Be 'Inherently Unstable' (Jonathan Amos/Bbc)Memeorandum - Feb 20, 2013
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Regina Weinreich: Writers Guild Of America Remembers Nora Ephron: Words MatterHuffington Post - Feb 19, 2013
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'Guns,' By Stephen KingSan Francisco Chronicle - Feb 01, 2013
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The 'Bored To Death' Movie Is Officially HappeningHuffington Post - Jan 23, 2013
Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1964
Birth
Born on March 23, 1964.
THIRTIES
1999
35 Years Old
Ames became known as a raconteur in New York City following his 1999 one-man stage show, "Oedipussy," and continues to perform frequently with the New York based storytelling organization The Moth.
2001
37 Years Old
He has also been a guest on the Late Show with David Letterman several times and played the lead role in the 2001 IFC film The Girl Under the Waves, an on-screen experiment in improvisational acting.
FORTIES
Ames's novels include I Pass Like Night (1989), The Extra Man (1998), and 2004's Wake Up Sir!, described by The New York Times as "laugh-out-loud funny".
2008
44 Years Old
In September 2008 Ames released The Alcoholic, his first foray into graphic novels and an excerpt was included in The Best American Comics 2010.
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In 2009, he created the HBO television series Bored to Death.
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