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Our town was Wilder's town too
Chicago makes a claim on many writers — Nelson Algren, David Mamet, Ernest Hemingway, Carl Sandburg — even if those scribes spent only a portion of their lives within its sweet confines. But Thornton Wilder, the author of such iconic plays...
Tags: Carl Sandburg, Authors, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Lynn Fontanne, University of Chicago
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Hemingway daiquiri
Hemingway daiquiri: History shows that Ernest Hemingway had a fondness for booze, and one of his favorite beverages to order in Cuban bars was the papa doble: a double-size frozen cherry-lime daiquiri since dubbed the Hemingway daiquiri in his honor....Tags: Grapefruit, Acadia, Limes, Restaurants, Dining and Drinking
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Different ways to dive into history
It's interesting to look at history, but it's even better to be immersed in it. This week's road trip will offer options for both experiences, starting with a random thought that worked its way into my mind on a recent visit to the Edison & Ford...
Tags: DeBary, Coral Gables, Human Interest, Christmas, Thomas Edison
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Golden Globe nominations 2013: Nicole Kidman scores dual nods
Nicole Kidman scored a pair of Golden Globe nominations Thursday for two divergent performances that showcase the Oscar winner’s versatility and willingness to tackle challenging – even potentially degrading – roles in the name of drama....
Tags: John Cusack, Golden Globe Awards, Screen Actors Guild, Clive Owen, Nicole Kidman
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Hemingway's famous cats still under government control, court says
The federal government is the ultimate master of the roughly 40 cats, many with six toes, that lounge around the Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum in Key West, Fla. A federal appeals court has ruled that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has the power...
Tags: Statue of Liberty, Key West, Museums, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Los Angeles Times
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"On the Town" Opens Barrington Stage in June in Berkshires
Hartford CourantThe Leonard Bernstein musical "On the Town," a stage adaptation of "The Chosen" and "Much Ado About Nothing" will be the three shows on the main theater at Barrington Stage in Pittsfield, Mass. this summer in the Berkshires "On the Town," directed by...Tags: Music Theater, Leonard Bernstein, Long Wharf Theatre, Entertainment, Entertainment Events
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Billy Corgan's salon hopes to inspire conversation
For an establishment called Madame ZuZu's, the host is pretty dressed down: no flowing silk robe or pointy painted fingernails. And even if Billy Corgan could qualify for madame-hood, he wouldn't be going for extravagance. At least not at 6 p.m. on a...
Tags: Music Theater, Hoop Dreams (movie), Poetry, Entertainment, Starbucks Corp.
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Don't tread on six-toed cats -- a case for local control
One of my New Year's resolutions is to work harder to persuade ideological friends and foes alike that the way to reduce partisanship and maximize happiness in America is to embrace federalism -- the view that we should push as many decisions as...Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Key West, Museums, Arts and Culture
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31st Key West Literary Seminar set for January
Leading contemporary writers will offer insights into the lives and work of literary icons including Jack Kerouac, Sylvia Plath, Emily Dickinson, Gore Vidal, Ernest Hemingway and Walt Whitman during the 31st annual Key West Literary Seminar. Two...
Tags: Billy Collins, Literature, Key West, Arts, Phyllis Rose
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'To Have and Have Another' chronicles Hemingway's love of good cocktails
There are a handful of writers — Ernest Hemingway among them — about whom we've written so much, we've practically wrung their prose dry with our commentary. After a certain point, it becomes nearly impossible to read, say, the stories bound...
Tags: Key West, Authors, Limes, New Year's Day, Chicago Tribune
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Task force hunts down fugitives to help suppress violence
The mother took several minutes to open the door, and when she did on Wednesday, she told police that her son never came home the night before. "He's not here," she repeatedly told the officers. But he was there, hiding in the basement. The team of...
Tags: Pimlico, Crime, Law and Justice, Baltimore County, Conservation, Shootings
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Simple language just isn't as thrilling
I was talking with a friend the other day about the movie "Lincoln," and I mentioned that although the film wasn't perfect, it avoided the trap of hagiography. This literary gentleman gave me a quizzical look. "Of what?" he said. I assumed he was...
Tags: Movies, William F. Buckley, Google Inc., Entertainment, Science and Technology
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