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Olympia Dukakis, John Douglas Thompson Star In 'Mother Courage'
Hartford CourantOver at Shakespeare & Company in Lenox, Mass. the main stage shows presented in repertory are: Shakespeare’s “Love’s Labour’s Lost” and “Richard II” and Bertolt Brecht’s “Mother Courage and Her...Tags: Olympia Dukakis, Hartford Stage, Bertolt Brecht, Long Wharf Theatre
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Gun owners for Halvorson
The recent anti-Debbie Halvorson TV commercials run by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's super PAC have reached a level of vileness and demagoguery that is unusually vicious even by today's standards. They are a blend of character assassination and...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Wheaton, Debbie Halvorson, Elections, Michael Bloomberg
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In a word: eldritch
The Baltimore SunEach week The Sun's John McIntyre presents a moderately obscure but evocative word with which you may not be acquainted, another brick to add to the wall of your working vocabulary. This week's word: ELDRITCH Eldritch (pronounced EL-drich) means weird,... -
Road to good reading may be paved in cheesy books
Name a book that shaped you as a person, as a reader. This book should be something you would call "a book that mattered" or "a favorite piece of literature." I had to pick such a book the other day after being invited, along with a dozen other people,...
Tags: F. Scott Fitzgerald, Smashing Pumpkins (music group), Mark Twain, Bob Dylan, Jane Eyre (movie)
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Travel with a classic touch, and a picnic blanket, to Massachusetts' Tanglewood
Lenox, Mass. — Travelers come to the Berkshires in western Massachusetts for the mountains and the museums, the camping and the theater, the just-off-the-boil summer days that fade into cool evenings and single-blanket nights. But most of all they...
Tags: Music, Aaron Copland, Appalachian National Scenic Trail, Yo-Yo Ma, Festive Events
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88 books that shaped America, at the Library of Congress
Jacket CopyThe Library of Congress' list of 88 books that shaped America includes poetry, novels, nonfiction, a play, a polemic, books of science and grammar, cookbooks and children's books. What's it missing?... -
Personal and private lives
A recent poll by the Public Religion Research Institute has revealed that religious Americans think a financial scandal is worse than a sexual one. The poll was conducted in the wake of several high-profile cases of politicians making headlines for their...Tags: Grover Cleveland, Adultery, Sexual Assault, Human Interest, Politics
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Hey Ravens fans! Readings for Purple Friday
![As the <a href="http://www.baltimoreravens.com/" target="_blank">Baltimore Ravens</a> get ready for this weekend's game, folks are geared up for a special playoff edition of Purple Friday, with colorful sweatshirts, caps, shirts, sweaters, etc. For the bookish, here are some favorite purple titles, to get in the m<span style="font-size: x-small;">ood for the game.</span>](http://www.baltimoresun.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-01/340406120-13084644.jpg "As the <a href="http://www.baltimoreravens.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Baltimore Ravens</a> get ready for this weekend's game, folks are geared up for a special playoff edition of Purple Friday, with colorful sweatshirts, caps, shirts, sweaters, etc. For the bookish, here are some favorite purple titles, to get in the m<span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">ood for the game.</span>")
As the Baltimore Ravens get ready for this weekend's game, folks are geared up for a special playoff edition of Purple Friday, with colorful sweatshirts, caps, shirts, sweaters, etc. For the bookish, here are some favorite purple titles, to get in the...Tags: Zane Grey, Alice Walker, Abusive Behavior, Tom Wolfe, Toni Morrison
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New incentives for Congress not to fail: Shooting, branding or detention
Republican presidential candidates rail against federal agencies that are useless, but we now see that the worst offender is Congress. In the old days people who failed tasks were locked in a room until they succeeded or taken out and shot. Nathaniel...Tags: Tea Party Movement, Severna Park
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Study of happiness is great, but why am I still bummed out?
The feeling stole over me the other evening just as the sun started to fade, infusing the local swimming pool with a final brilliant ripple.
My kids were laughing as they leaped off diving boards and plunged down slides, joining a chorus of childish joy....Tags: Happiness (state of mind), Addiction, Behavioral Conditions, Stress, The Happiest News!
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New Yorkers React To Bloomberg Hiding Deputy Mayor's Arrest
pix11.comLast week started with Hurricane Irene, but a natural disaster wasn't enough to distract New Yorkers from a scandal brewing within the mayor's inner circle. Mayor Bloomberg tried to kill the controversial arrest and resignation of the former Deputy...Tags: Bronx (New York City), Manhattan (New York City), Queens (New York City), Labor Day, Hurricane Irene (2011)
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Following the steps for another fabulous season
Dance companies see winter coming long before the rest of us. Many of their performance dates have been booked since May, and their season brochures have long since gone to the printers for distribution to potential subscribers.
The Washington Ballet was...Tags: F. Scott Fitzgerald, Alvin Ailey, Opera (genre), Dance, Culture
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