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Adam Johnson wins the Pulitzer Prize in fiction for 2013
The Pulitzer Prize in fiction, announced Monday, has been awarded to Adam Johnson for his book set in North Korea, "The Orphan Master's Son." The committee described the book as "an exquisitely crafted novel that carries the reader on an adventuresome...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Junot Diaz, Awards and Prizes, Google+, Journalism
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Not a 'quota woman'
Margaret Thatcher never cared much for feminism and other progressive equal-rights movements. Yet she deserves to be honored by those of us who do, whether we like the result of her politics or not. Thatcher, who died Monday at age 87 after a stroke,...
Tags: Labour Party (UK), United Kingdom, University of Oxford, Bill Clinton, Tony Blair
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Harry Shearer dropped by KCRW-FM after a 30-year run
Long before he began voicing Mr. Burns, Smithers and numerous other characters on “The Simpsons,” Harry Shearer was host of “Le Show,” a Sunday morning satirical program on KCRW-FM (89.9). Now, after 30 years, he’s been...
Tags: Radio, Entertainment
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32nd Annual Fine Art & Flowers at the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford
As a concept, the Wadsworth Atheneum's annual spring fundraiser, Fine Art & Flowers, has a great thing going: invite area florists, garden clubs and designers to create actual floral representations based on the museum's extensive collection. In practice,...
Tags: Museums, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Arts and Culture, Aetna Inc., Arts
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Chile's pop music scene hits a new high, with Astro in its orbit
In the video for their hit single "Ciervos" (Stags), members of the Chilean electro-pop band Astro wave spears and romp around in furry pelts and animal skulls as if part of some Bronze Age lost tribe. It's intended to be the last word in low-budget...
Tags: Santiago (Chile), Genesis (music group), Ana Tijoux, Artists, Arts and Culture
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Mindfulness meditation: It may be essential, but, boy, it isn't easy
On the third day of silence and meditation, I said just 14 words, all of them in the course of chopping vegetables for dinner. Days two, four and five were not much different. I'm not the quiet type. But this was my idea. So earlier this year, I drove...
Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, University of California, Los Angeles
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‘Meteor Disneyland’? Russian city looks to meteor site’s future
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesMeteor Disneyland. That's just one of the ideas for future incarnations of the spot in southern Russia where a 10,000-ton ...... -
Watery beer? NPR says no
Change of SubjectAll the excuse we in the media seem to need to turn a minor gripe or pique into a major story is a) the filing of a lawsuit b) the introduction of legislation This story, to wit. Note that is...... -
Sen. Mark Kirk announces support for same-sex marriage
WASHINGTON — Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) on Tuesday announced that he supports gay marriage, joining a growing list of U.S. senators who offer such support. "When I climbed the Capitol steps in January, I promised myself that I would return to the...
Tags: Thomas R. Carper, U.S. Congress, Elections, Entertainment, Human Rights Campaign
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Olive Garden's plunge in popularity speaks to our changing tastes
What do the Orlando Magic and Olive Garden have in common? A serious case of burnout. Once the Italian Stallion of casual dining and Orlando's sweetheart brand, Olive Garden is now as much of a punch line as one of the NBA's worst teams. On an...
Tags: Orlando Magic, Salt, National Basketball Association, Foods and Beverages, Illegal Immigrants
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Justin Moore coming to Johnstown
Our Town CorrespondentCountry artist Justin Moore is coming to the Cambria County War Memorial Arena in Johnstown on April 19. Moore recently released his sophomore album, “Outlaws Like Me,” which sold over 3.9 million digital downloads and was certified gold....Tags: Ticketmaster, The New York Times, Jon Pardi, Radio, USA Today
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Weeks in review
Change of SubjectA roundup of state and local news-review and weekly political chat shows. Descriptions provided by the broadcast outlets in most cases: Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review WTTW-Ch. 11 Host Joel Weisman with - John McCarron, Chicago Tribune - Cheryl......
Apr 15, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 10, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Apr 15, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 15, 2013
|Story| WTXX-LTV
Mar 7, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Mar 30, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Mar 5, 2013
| Los Angeles Times
Feb 28, 2013
| Chicago Tribune
Apr 2, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Mar 2, 2013
|Column| Orlando Sentinel
Apr 8, 2013
|Story| Daily American
Apr 4, 2013
| Chicago Tribune
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