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The curse of Redskins sticks with Washington football
See if this makes sense to you: For years, I've argued with certain African-American people about their insistence upon using the so-called N-word which, to my ears, is, inalterably, a statement of self-loathing. They say I don't understand. They say the...
Tags: The Miami Herald, Roger Goodell, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Entertainment Events, National Football League
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Summary: "Crooning" by Frank D. Gilroy
The unnamed scriptwriter who narrates Frank D. Gilroy's Kindle single "Crooning," set in 1958, doesn't think filming a movie in Havana is a very good idea. But producer and want-to-be-star Dick Powell (a fictionalized version of the real-life actor),...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Amazon Kindle, Chess Playing
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COLUMN - In praise of Obama's 'best bad choice' in Syria
Reuters(David Rohde is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) By David Rohde NEW YORK, June 14 (Reuters) - For the last two years, there has been bitter debate in Washington over what the United States should do in Syria. Beneath the surface...Tags: Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), The Washington Post, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Barack Obama, Israel
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In praise of Obama's ‘best bad choice' in Syria
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - For the last two years, there has been bitter debate in Washington over what the United States should do in Syria. Beneath the surface though, there has been broad agreement on what should not happen. President Bashar al-Assad...Tags: Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), The Washington Post, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Barack Obama, Israel
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'True Blood's' Joe Manganiello Has a New Theater 'Desire'
ReutersJun 14 (TheWrap.com) - Does Stanley Kowalski remove his shirt in "A Streetcar Named Desire?" He might this time around with "True Blood" and "Magic Mike" star Joe Manganiello taking on the iconic character. Mark Rucker will stage the production of...Tags: Joe Manganiello, Labor Legislation, Entertainment Events, Yale Repertory Theatre, Career and Workplace
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'The Son' rises with the saga of a Texas family
"Being a writer and a Texan," Larry McMurtry wrote in the late 1960s, "is an amusing fate." What he was addressing was the shift, in the years after World War II, "from the land to the cities" and what he saw as "the dying of … the rural,...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Customs and Tradition, Book, Entertainment Events, Fiction
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Matt Damon Being Eyed to Star in Catholic Church Sex Scandal Movie
ReutersJun 14 (TheWrap.com) - Oscar-nominated actor Matt Damon is being sought to star in Tom McCarthy's untitled movie about the Boston Globe's Pulitzer Prize-winning reportage on the Catholic Church's sex abuse scandal, numerous individuals close to the...Tags: Movies, Awards and Prizes, Win Win (movie), Christianity, Religion and Belief
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Pulitzer-winner Gellman writing book on rise of spy state
ReutersJune 13 (Reuters) - Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author Barton Gellman is writing a book on the "rise of the surveillance-industrial state" after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, publisher Penguin Press said on Thursday. Gellman's new book, which...Tags: Edward Snowden, Awards and Prizes, The Washington Post, Authors, Dick Cheney
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Review: In 'Man of Steel,' Henry Cavill soars over an erratic plot
"I can do things other people can't," the man says with becoming modesty, and can he ever. Cauterize deep wounds with a single glance, leap tall buildings in a single bound, things like that. Those rumors you've been hearing are true: Superman is back...Tags: Movies, Action (Movie Genre), Russell Crowe, Michael Shannon, Jack Kerouac
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The Top 5 Things That Annoyed Me About "Man of Steel"
I’m sorry, but as hard as I tried to like it, I was simply annoyed by Zack Snyder’s “Man of Steel.” At first I was conflicted. There were a few things about the film that I genuinely enjoyed - like the opening sequence on...
Tags: Richard Schiff, Henry Cavill, Movies, Amy Adams, Zack Snyder
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Anne Frank: remembering her on her birthday
Anne Frank was born June 12, 1929, 84 years ago today. During her short 15 years, she kept a diary and wrote there sorting out her emotions, describing her crushes and despair, her desires and dreams. She kept the diary from 1942 to '44, the two years...
Tags: Amsterdam (Netherlands), Religion and Belief, National Security Agency, Entertainment Events, Judaism
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Sunken Garden Poetry Festival Hosts Strong Lineup
The Hartford CourantTwo Pulitzer Prize winners. A former U.S. poet laureate. President Obama's 2013 Inaugural poet. A "poet of witness" who champions human rights. This year's Sunken Garden Poetry Prize-winner, and students whose "fresh voices" have enlivened state poetry...Tags: Central Connecticut State University, Awards and Prizes, Museums, Teaching and Learning, Poetry
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