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Medavoy takes on Bradbury’s ‘Dandelion Wine’
Frankly My Dear - Orlando SentinelA sentimental semi-autobiographical tale, Ray Bradbury's “Dandelion Wine” has been put on the stage and inspired more than a few “Twilight Zones,” the sentimental ones. A local theater company even mounted a musical version of it... -
Happy 91st birthday, Ray Bradbury!
Jacket CopyRay Bradbury, the visionary science fiction author, turns 91 August 22.... -
The birth of a Twitter trend: #replacebooktitleswithbacon
Jacket CopyLots of great book titles with bacon! And if you've seen too many go by on Twitter lately, blame Carolyn Kellogg and Elissa Schappell.... -
Witt: Let's hope this is not the end for print books
Some recent information suggests that the demise of the book awaits mankind. Indeed the electronic book reader services consistently post increased usage, and more and more people are purchasing these readers.
Added to this phenomenon is the reality of...Tags: Libraries, Colleges and Universities, Education, John Grisham, Mark Twain
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10 things you might not know about height
![2010 is shaping up as The Year of the Tall. The world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, which was designed and built by Chicago firms, opened in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The world's tallest Jesus statue was erected in western Poland. Tennis great Martina Navratilova needed medical attention when she was defeated by Africa's tallest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro. And a 6-2 woman won "America's Next Top Model." Here are 10 tall tales that are true:](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/story/2010-12/58436374-28095316-187105.jpg "2010 is shaping up as The Year of the Tall. The world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, which was designed and built by Chicago firms, opened in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The world's tallest Jesus statue was erected in western Poland. Tennis great Martina Navratilova needed medical attention when she was defeated by Africa's tallest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro. And a 6-2 woman won "America's Next Top Model.\" Here are 10 tall tales that are true:")
2010 is shaping up as The Year of the Tall. The world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, which was designed and built by Chicago firms, opened in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The world's tallest Jesus statue was erected in western Poland. Tennis...Tags: Frank Sinatra, Manhattan (New York City), Abraham Lincoln, New York, Minority Groups
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Marshall Lumsden dies at 88; founding editor of West magazine
Marshall Lumsden, the founding editor of West, a Sunday magazine the Los Angeles Times introduced in 1966, died Friday at Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica. He was 88.
His death was caused by complications from colon cancer, said his wife, Wini....Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Armed Forces, Politics, Periodicals, Freedom of the Press
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2011 Summer movies list
May 6
The Beaver
A once-successful toy executive and family man suffering from depression begins communicating through a beaver hand puppet. With Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster and Anton Yelchin. Written by Kyle Killen. Directed by Foster. Summit...Tags: Michael Winterbottom, Wes Bentley, Woody Allen, Iraq War (2003-2011), Tyler Labine
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Boris Karloff, a monster talent remembered
The Hero ComplexOur Hollywood history specialist, Susan King, looks back in horror Monday at Boris Karloff. Boris Karloff may have created two of cinema’s greatest horror film ghouls -- the Frankenstein monster and The Mummy -- but in real life, he didn’t....... -
Ray Bradbury: Playboy and UCLA gave spark to 'Fahrenheit 451'
The Hero ComplexOn Tuesday (Aug. 24) I'll be interviewing Ray Bradbury and Hugh Hefner on stage at the WGA Theater (135 S. Doheny Drive, Beverly Hills) right before a screening of François Truffaut's "Fahrenheit 451." The two icons have a strong mutual...... -
Ray Bradbury's close encounters with W.C. Fields, George Burns and ... Bo Derek?
The Hero ComplexSusan King writes about classic Hollywood for the Los Angeles Times (and now for Hero Complex) and has interviewed many of the giants of cinema and pop culture over the decades. She says one of the more memorable encounters was...... -
Briefly In The News
Josephson to appear at Exchange Club Steve Josephson, founder of Gallimaufry Performing Arts, will speak on the topic, "What is art? And what is our responsibility as artists?" at the Thursday meeting of the Laguna Beach Exchange Club. With Gallimaufry...Tags: California, Fringe Festival, 2010 Census
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Witt: Banning books, not ideas
The banning and suppression of books has been going on for several hundred years.
Of course, prior to the invention of the Gutenburg press in the middle of the 15th century, books were relatively rare and reading was limited to royalty, the upper...Tags: Politics, Daniel Defoe, Theodore Dreiser, Benjamin Franklin, Harry Potter (fictional character)
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