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Westminster Dog Show champion Banana Joe takes Broadway
Banana Joe, the lovable affenpinscher who won best in show at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York on Tuesday, has chosen Broadway for a victory lap. The pooch was scheduled to make a cameo appearance Wednesday evening in the Broadway...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Broadway Theater, Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, Theater, Entertainment
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Letters: Crazy about cursive
Re "A different slant on cursive," April 1 The article notes that a study on cursive found that essays written in this form of handwriting received slightly higher scores. Suzanne Asherson of the group Handwriting Without Tears attributes this...Tags: Abraham Lincoln
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‘Doctor Who’ lords it over time and space, and TV
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesThe signs of a seismic shift became clear a year or so ago, in even the nonhipster communities of Los ...... -
‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’: Claremont’s tales set uncanny agenda
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesPERSPECTIVE It’s probably no coincidence that television reached a new level of critical respectability after its most serious shows embraced ...... -
Allan Powell: What can we learn from 'Little Dorrit?'
Hardly more than a year ago, I made my first contact with “Little Dorrit” when I read a newly published biography of Charles Dickens. Then, a friend, the late Robert Molten, bound several editions of Harper’s Magazine (1856) into three...Tags: Labor Legislation, Philosophy, Employees, Slavery, Business
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Lifeline announces new season
Lifeline Theatre, a venerable Off-Loop theater on Chicago's North Side, has announced its 2013-14 season. Mainstage productions slated include (in the fall) Karen Tarjan's adaptation of the novel "The Killer Angels" by Michael Shaara; a new adaptation...Tags: Chicago Loop
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Review: 'Manifest Injustice' by Barry Siegel
"Manifest Injustice" is an apt, allegorical title for Barry Siegel's latest book, which makes three points didactically: First, the law can be an ass — to a greater extent than Charles Dickens imagined. Second, when it comes to administering...
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O.C. shooting: Violent death of aspiring actress remains mystery
L.A. NOWSince her days as a high school free spirit, Courtney Aoki developed a tougher exterior, with a heavy-metal edge. Tattoos began covering her body, including one of a black widow on her chest with the number 13. Her Facebook page...... -
Kevin Spacey brings star power to 'House of Cards'
It was a steamy weeknight in July on Centre Street, and the extras in black tie were flagging. The $100 million series "House of Cards" was prepping a crowd scene outside the Peabody Institute, across from the Midtown BBQ & Brew. For more than two hours,...
Tags: Se7en (movie), L.A. Confidential (movie), Satellite and Cable Service, Annapolis, London Theatre
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Obama's sanctimony proves who the real Scrooge is
As right as Dickens. That's what President Barack Obama suggested about his tax plan when he recently used "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens to frame his case for rate increases. A "Scrooge Christmas" is what the country will get if lawmakers won't...
Tags: Ebenezer Scrooge (fictional character), Parties and Movements, Republican Party, Religious Festivals, Personal Income
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Friends of the Libraries: Remembering those who helped out
Probably not too many people notice the plaque just to the left, inside the door of the Costa Mesa Donald Dungan library. It reads: "This Orange County Branch Library is dedicated to the memory of Judge Donald Dungan, an avid reader and a dedicated...Tags: F. Scott Fitzgerald, Passover, Books and Magazines, Books, Easter
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O.C. shootings: Police probe suspect's computer, gaming records
L.A. NOWAuthorities said they were reviewing computers and gaming records of a 20-year-old college student believed to have killed three people in a shooting rampage before taking his own life. The man, Ali Syed of Ladera Ranch, was described by authorities......
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