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Toulouse-Lautrec works on display this summer in Allentown
To Paul Firos, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was more than just the most significant of the French Post-Impressionist artists. Through his posters that were splashed across Parisian buildings in the late 1800s heralding upcoming events, he was the first...
Tags: Arts, Artists, Allentown Art Museum, Hobbies, Arts and Culture
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STI havens within galloping distance of Preakness
The Baltimore SunIf indecent exposure laws aren't enough to give adventurous Pimlico infield visitors pause, here's another disincentive: The famous race course lies inside of one of Baltimore's statistical hot spots for gonorrhea. Just in time for the end of national...Tags: Kentucky Derby, Triple Crown, Charles Street, Morgan State University, Pimlico
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10 things you might not know about poison
This month has been one big hazmat spill. An Elvis impersonator from Mississippi was arrested and later released after letters containing the deadly poison ricin were mailed to President Barack Obama, a U.S. senator and a judge. On the other side of the...
Tags: Football, Seattle Seahawks, Charles Darwin, Minnesota Vikings, National Football League
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Arkansas Senate aims to cut off state funds to abortion providers
ReutersLITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (Reuters) - The Republican-led Arkansas Senate, in the latest statehouse swipe at abortion providers around the country, approved a bill on Tuesday that sponsors said was aimed at cutting off the last vestiges of state funding to...Tags: HIV, Abortion, Republican Party, Mike Beebe, Elections
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The Wadsworth Examines Caravaggio and His Legacy
Burst of Light: Caravaggio and His Legacy Ends June 16, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main Street, Hartford, thewadsworth.org It is nearly impossible to look at a painting by Caravaggio (Michelangelo Merisi, 1572-1610) without pondering...
Tags: Rome (Italy), Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Arts, Artists, Arts and Culture
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Excerpt: 'The Third Coast' by Thomas Dyja
From his stove, Nelson Algren saw a dark shape stumble out of the bar across Wabansia Avenue. It teetered once, then slumped under the Nectar Beer sign, sizzling neon in the bitter February cold. Eight degrees, an army fatigue jacket, and too many shots...Tags: Abusive Behavior, Carl Sandburg, Nazi Party, Political Systems, Nelson Algren
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Fate of same-sex marriage cases likely to influence public health
Los Angeles TimesAdvocates for and against same-sex marriage will make legal arguments to the Supreme Court this week about whether laws such as the federal Defense of Marriage Act and California’s Proposition 8 run afoul of the Constitution. Meanwhile, in...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Gays and Lesbians, Family, Newspaper and Magazine, University of California, Los Angeles
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Marylander who died of rabies contracted disease from kidney transplant
The first Marylander to succumb to rabies since 1976 developed the virus through a kidney transplant that took place more than a year before the Army veteran died of the disease in February, national health and defense officials said Friday. Tests...
Tags: Health and Safety at School, Medical Procedures and Tests, Rabies, Viral Diseases and Infections, Defense
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Md. author explores fascinating, fatal arsenic
For such a long time, arsenic was the perfect poison. It is odorless, colorless and tasteless, so it's difficult to detect when slipped into a food or beverage. Its effects are gradual and cumulative — deflecting suspicion from the killer. The...
Tags: Abusive Behavior, Medical Procedures and Tests, U.S. Public Health Service, Murder, Enoch Pratt Free Library
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Hi there. What's your sign? Have any STDs?
One key to launching a successful business is finding the right problem to solve. That's why so many entrepreneurs are inspired by problems they encounter themselves or that stymie their family and friends. The trick is not confusing an anecdote for a...
Tags: Hepatitis C , Drugs and Medicines, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HIV, Hepatitis
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Benjamin Britten suffered from syphilis, says new biography
A new biography of Benjamin Britten being published in Britain to commemorate the late composer's 100th birthday contends that he suffered from syphilis and that he may have contracted the venereal disease in his 20s. "Benjamin Britten: A Life in the...
Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Music Industry, Scott Joplin
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Toulouse-Lautrec & His World at the New Britain Museum of American Art
With just the bare bones of his biography in hand, it would be tempting to characterize the "world" of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901), who died of alcoholism and syphilis at age 36, as chaotic. As Toulouse-Lautrec & His World, the touring exhibit...
Tags: Arts, New Britain Museum of American Art, Artists, Arts and Culture, New Britain
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