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Musical of Disney's "Jungle Book" Set For Boston's Huntington
Hartford CourantHere's a well-worth trip for Connecticut theater-goers: Boston's Huntingtoin Stage Company will open its season with a new musical based on Rudyard Kipling's stories and the 1967 Disney's animated musical film "The Jungle Book, adapted and staged by...Tags: Music Theater, Broadway Theater, Arts and Culture, Entertainment, Entertainment Events
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Auriemma Sees UConn's Freshmen Evolving
The Hartford CourantLast week, after UConn finished the first eight-game leg of its season with a labor-intensive win against Penn State, Geno Auriemma offered a brief, and loosely translated, recital of Rudyard Kipling's "If." Said Auriemma: "The ability to keep your...Tags: Asjha Jones, Geno Auriemma
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AN ENCOURAGING WORD: Compelling forces in life
Contributing WriterDo you remember Friday evening, March 3, 1967? That ordinary day, 45 years ago, had ended; not much out of the ordinary had happened that day. The evening, for most of us, was quiet and peaceful. After a routine day, many of us were at home relaxing in...Tags: U.S. Marine Corps, Arts and Culture, Jim Nabors, Entertainment, Joe Darion
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The Question: What was your favorite book as a child?
!["'The Jungle Book' by Rudyard Kipling. I thought I was Mowgli, or I wanted to be Mowgli and have talking critters as friends. Absolutely, I wanted to escape the ghetto. I wanted to get out of poverty and live in some place magical. It seemed to me that if you wanted to be raised by wolves and have Akela be your pal, the world of "The Jungle Book" would be it."](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-01/67580965-23163107-187105.JPG ""'The Jungle Book' by Rudyard Kipling. I thought I was Mowgli, or I wanted to be Mowgli and have talking critters as friends. Absolutely, I wanted to escape the ghetto. I wanted to get out of poverty and live in some place magical. It seemed to me that if you wanted to be raised by wolves and have Akela be your pal, the world of \"The Jungle Book\" would be it.\"")
"'The Jungle Book' by Rudyard Kipling. I thought I was Mowgli, or I wanted to be Mowgli and have talking critters as friends. Absolutely, I wanted to escape the ghetto. I wanted to get out of poverty and live in some place magical. It seemed to me that if...Tags: Literature, Arts and Culture, Chicago Tribune, Doris Lessing, Literature
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No easy answers for Afghan killings
![While I watched March Madness basketball action, a madness of a different sort played out near the farmland of Panjwai, Afghanistan ("Killings of 16 appall Afghans," March 12). According to news reports, 60-year-old Abdul Samad returned to his home on Saturday to find 11 of his relatives had been massacred, most killed with a single shot to the head, their bodies burned. Mr. Samad lost a wife, four daughters younger than 7, four sons, ages 8-12, and two relatives. AU.S. Army staff sergeant is in custody. And whatever faith I had in my elected leaders' ability to implement a sensible and just foreign policy is in ruins, regardless of how unilateral this serviceman's actions may prove to be.](http://www.baltimoresun.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-03/68809671-14125639.jpg "While I watched March Madness basketball action, a madness of a different sort played out near the farmland of Panjwai, Afghanistan ("Killings of 16 appall Afghans,\" March 12). According to news reports, 60-year-old Abdul Samad returned to his home on Saturday to find 11 of his relatives had been massacred, most killed with a single shot to the head, their bodies burned. Mr. Samad lost a wife, four daughters younger than 7, four sons, ages 8-12, and two relatives. AU.S. Army staff sergeant is in custody. And whatever faith I had in my elected leaders' ability to implement a sensible and just foreign policy is in ruins, regardless of how unilateral this serviceman's actions may prove to be.")
While I watched March Madness basketball action, a madness of a different sort played out near the farmland of Panjwai, Afghanistan ("Killings of 16 appall Afghans," March 12). According to news reports, 60-year-old Abdul Samad returned to his home on...Tags: Afghanistan, NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
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Mike Bianchi: Move over, Duke-North Carolina — make room for FSU-Miami
TALLAHASSEE – One of the great rivalries in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
A frenzied, fired-up arena filled with 12,000 loud, loony, clamoring crazies who were on their feet, screaming, yelling, chiding, chanting, inspiring and conspiring their...Tags: College Basketball, North Carolina Tar Heels, Atlantic Coast Conference, Basketball, Florida State Seminoles
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Louisville play based on book by Centre professor features Danville native
jenb@amnews.comLOUISVILLE — Looking for Lilith Theatre Company is celebrating Women’s History month with a theatrical adaptation of “Beyond the Blue Mountains.” It is based on Kentucky writer Jane Wilson Joyce’s book of poetry by the same...Tags: Arts and Culture, New York City, Poetry
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History Matters: Essay on Ireland lands Ellicott City 12-year-old second prize in newspaper contest
100 Years Ago Irish eyed Ellicott City Boy Gets A Prize In the Baltimore News contest for the best essays by children, 12-year old Noble Watkins, of Ellicott City, was awarded the second prize for the following essay. "Essay On Ireland: Ireland is a...Tags: PTA, Republic of Ireland, Ellicott City, Boy Scouts of America, Harriet Tubman
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Thoughts from Dr. Joe: Reflections on a Christmas recital
My mother taught piano lessons. In 1930 she had her own radio show in Monongah, W. Va. Under her tutelage, I mastered “Chop Sticks,” “Heart and Soul” and just about any doo-wop melody. Years later, I was the darling of every dive...Tags: Thomas Carlyle, Concerts, Arts and Culture, Entertainment, Holidays
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Blagojevich hit with 14-year prison sentence
Tribune reportersA contrite former Gov. Rod Blagojevich was sentenced Wednesday to 14 years in federal prison, capping one of the state's worst political scandals and humbling a controversial and defiant figure who rode into office as a champion of reform. The sentence...Tags: Judges, Rod Blagojevich, Trials, Patrick Fitzgerald, Regional Authority
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Judge gives Blagojevich 14 years: ‘When governor goes bad, fabric of Illinois is torn’
TribLocal - Northbrook » NewsFormer Gov. Rod Blagojevich was sentenced to 14 years in prison and fined $20,000 for what U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald famously referred to as a …... -
Review: Ryan Adams at Walt Disney Concert Hall
Pop & HissRyan Adams performed the first of two sold out nights at Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. Times pop music critic Randall Roberts was there to review it....
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