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Manifest Destiny, in art
In 1861 Carleton Watkins took the definitive picture of Yosemite Valley from the aptly named Inspiration Point. The sheer granite wall of El Capitan, as sharp as if cut with a cleaver, fills one side of the photo. A rising tier of rock monoliths marches...Tags: John Muir, Albert Bierstadt, Nature, Artists, Yosemite National Park
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Patt Morrison Asks: The Possibilian, Kevin Kelly
This is a Klein bottle, a kind of Mobius strip rendered in glass. The man holding it has a brain not unlike these confounding items, possessed of unusual twists and multidimensional turns that can be challenging for lesser mortals to get their own heads...Tags: Television, Movies, Entertainment, File Sharing, Computing and Information Technology Industry
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My Turn: Losing Lauren, but not the strong cord of connection
Rumi said it best: "Grief can be the garden of compassion." I spotted this quote as I sat in my garden grieving over the sudden death of our 26-year-old daughter.
Jogging with her fiancé in New York's Central Park on Memorial Day 2008, Lauren Nicole...Tags: Memorial Day, Central Park, Physical Conditions, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Arts
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Edie Wasserman dies at 95; Hollywood philanthropist and wife of studio chief
Edie Wasserman, who was the widow of Hollywood powerhouse Lew Wasserman and who was known as a tireless benefactor for charitable causes, especially the Motion Picture and Television Fund, has died. She was 95.
Wasserman died Thursday in Beverly Hills of...Tags: Movies, Bill Clinton, Johnny Carson, Celebrities, Amusement and Theme Parks
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Jani Lane dies at 47; lead singer for metal band Warrant
Jani Lane, the lead singer for Warrant, a popular 1980s metal band that often had hits with songs he penned, including "Cherry Pie" and "Heaven," has died. He was 47.
Lane was found dead Thursday evening in a Woodland Hills hotel, said Sara Faden, a...Tags: VH1 (tv network), Cherry Pie, Pies and Tarts, Human Interest, Guns N' Roses (music group)
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Tom Garvin dies at 67; versatile jazz pianist, composer
Tom Garvin, a jazz pianist and composer-arranger who was best known as an exceptional accompanist, died July 31 at an assisted living facility in Encino. He was 67.
The cause was cancer, which diagnosed three years ago, said Tom Mitchell, a close friend....Tags: Television, John Gilbert, Entertainment, Celebrities and Health Issues, Lou Rawls
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Ross Barbour dies at 82; original member of the Four Freshmen
Ross Barbour, the last surviving original member of the Four Freshmen, the influential close-harmony vocal quartet that came to fame in the 1950s with hits such as "Graduation Day," has died. He was 82.
Barbour, who had lung cancer, died Saturday at...Tags: Gary, Students, Capitol Records, Arts, Politics
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Jerry Leiber dies at 78; lyricist in songwriting duo Leiber and Stoller
Jerry Leiber, who with his songwriting partner, Mike Stoller, created a songbook that infused the rock 'n' roll scene of the 1950s and early '60s with energy and mischievous humor, has died. He was 78.
Leiber, the words half of the duo, died Monday at...Tags: Buddy Holly, The Everly Brothers (music group), Jerry Lee Lewis, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Radio
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Frank Dileo dies at 63; Michael Jackson's manager
Frank Dileo, a music industry promoter who spent five years as Michael Jackson's manager after the release of his "Thriller" album then briefly rejoined him before the pop star's death in 2009, has died. He was 63.
Dileo died Wednesday at a hospital in...Tags: Goodfellas (movie), Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Hospitals and Clinics, Michael Jackson Comeback Tour (2009), Michael Jackson
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June Wayne dies at 93; led revival of fine-art print making
June Wayne, who helped pioneer a revival of fine-art print making in the 1960s when she founded the Tamarind Lithography Workshop in Los Angeles, has died. She was 93.
An accomplished artist in her own right, Wayne died Tuesday at her home in Los Angeles...Tags: Artists, University of New Mexico, Sam Francis, Rufino Tamayo, Arts
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Kenneth Price dies at 77; artist transformed traditional ceramics
Kenneth Price, a prolific Los Angeles artist whose work with glazed and painted clay transformed traditional ceramics while also expanding orthodox definitions of American and European sculpture, died early Friday at his home and studio in Taos, N.M. He...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Building Material, Throat Cancer, Piet Mondrian, Charles Bukowski
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Nick Ashford of Ashford & Simpson songwriting team dies at 70
Nick Ashford, half of the Motown songwriting duo Ashford & Simpson that penned elegant, soulful classics for singers Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye and funk hits for Chaka Khan and others, died Monday, his former publicist said. He was 70.
Ashford, who along...Tags: Whitney Houston, Artists, Celebrities and Health Issues, Motown Records, Obituaries
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