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Revisiting Ginevra King, the Lake Forest woman who inspired 'Gatsby'
Remarkable how two words, scribbled nearly a century ago about a 16-year-old Lake Forest debutante, can evoke a whole country, its hypocrisies and promises, its aspirations and crushing realities. Last week, the University of South Carolina posted...
Tags: Carey Mulligan, Lindsay Lohan, Literature, The Great Gatsby (movie, 2013), Celebrities
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Hildebrand to perform at St. Mark's on May 19
David Hildebrand will present a concert of Music of the War of 1812 in America, Sunday, May 19, at 4 p.m. at the St. Mark’s Fellowship Center, 18313 Lappans Road, Boonsboro. Call 301-582-0417 or go to www.stmarkslappans.org for more information...
Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Diabetes, Memorial Day, War of 1812
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Sting added to Printer's Row Lit Fest
Having introduced the world to such colorful characters as a prostitute named Roxanne and a stalker who monitors “Every Breath You Take,” Sting will help launch a new Chicago-based storytelling initiative when he appears at the Chicago...
Tags: Harold Washington Library Center, Republic of Ireland, Literature, Music, Music Industry
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What are the best movies based on books?
Less than a year after “The Great Gatsby” was published in 1925, F. Scott Fitzgerald was paid $16,666 for the film rights. “Come and see it all!” beckons the trailer for the silent film. “And enjoy the entertainment thrill of...
Tags: Photography and Video, Paul Thomas Anderson, Literature, Ethan Coen, Movies
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Groupon co-founder Keywell taping radio pilots
Serial entrepreneur and Groupon co-founder Brad Keywell has begun taping pilots for a new 30-minute radio program he would host on WBEZ-FM 91.5, a public radio station. "It would be a Saturday morning show," said Jessica Malkin, executive director of...Tags: Invention and Innovation, Charlie Rose, Business, The Wall Street Journal, Entertainment
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TV pitches: So I've got this idea for a show ...
Two weeks from now, TV networks will announce their new slate of shows for next season. The majority of these series will be variations on a formula. Procedurals. High-concept sci-fi and fantasy dramas. Nighttime soaps. Comedies starring familiar faces....
Tags: Gene Siskel, Michigan Avenue, Newspaper and Magazine, Hulu, Google Inc.
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One Goal, And No Quit
The Hartford CourantGrowing up in Columbus, Ga., home of Fort Benning, Kimberly Smithwick knew better than to hang around with soldiers at bars. "I never thought I'd date a military guy, but then I met Joe," she said, laughing. There was something different about Staff...Tags: Iraq, Wrestling, Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland), Bristol (Hartford, Connecticut), Armed Forces
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'Chicago Fire' creator talks about renewal, spinoff possibilities
Last week NBC announced it is renewing its Wednesday night drama "Chicago Fire" for a second season. The cast and crew are still in town but not for long; they're scheduled to wrap the Season 1 finale on Saturday. They'll be back in mid-July to begin work...
Tags: Snow Storms, Chicago Fire (tv program), True Blood (tv program), Afghanistan, Netflix Inc.
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A new pad and pen
At most events it's easy to see which person is there covering it for the newspaper: They're the ones with the pads and pencils. For decades our reporters have always had news reporter notepads and cameras. With the evolution of our industry, however,...Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Apple iPad
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Loss of printed books means reading won't be the same
Think about the monks who painstakingly copied by hand the books available before Johannes Gutenberg came up with the printing press in 1450. An era was ending and a new one that would last more than 550 years had begun. Now we are in a process of...Tags: Book, Arts and Culture, Cuba
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Elie Wiesel's story endures, empowers
NEW YORK — A slender, silver-haired gentleman steps onto a nearly bare stage, the instantaneous applause continuing long after he reaches the spare wooden table awaiting him. For a moment, amid the din, he studies the audience — young and...
Tags: War Crimes, French Literature, Manhattan (New York City), Literature, Genocide
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'The Chronicles of Narnia': A Great Series For Kids
I really, really cherish reading with the boys, even though they have become voracious readers on their own. We started reading "classics" together when they were small: "Peter Pan", "Wind in the Willows" and "Stuart Little". In recent years, we were...
Tags: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Peter Pan (movie), The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (movie)
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