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Ezra Pound's daughter takes on Italian fascist group CasaPound
Jacket CopyA shooting spree in Italy has led Ezra Pound's daughter to file suit against a right-wing group using her father's name.... -
Norman Corwin dies at 101; radio's 'poet laureate'
Norman Corwin, the legendary writer, director and producer of original radio plays for CBS during the golden age of radio in the 1930s and '40s when he was revered as the "poet of the airwaves," has died. He was 101.
Corwin, a journalist, playwright,...Tags: Judy Garland, Politics, Christmas, Nero (music group), National Government
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Secrets of Rome revealed
Special to the Los Angeles TimesAfter living in Rome for almost three years, I moved back to the U.S. at the beginning of the summer. I packed up my apartment, gave my books to friends and left my potted plants for the next tenant. Now someone else is standing at the window overlooking...Tags: Politics, Rome (Italy), Madonna, Travel, Ice Cream
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What's the meanest thing you can say to a liberal?
Opinion L.A.Q: What's the meanest thing you can say to a liberal? A: That they're acting like Glenn Beck. Nevertheless, the editorial board went there Tuesday in an editorial entitled "Rich guys have rights too," comparing those who protested Sunday against...... -
The Kvarner Islands: Adriatic idyll
Special to the Los Angeles TimesI'm walking along a stretch of the Adriatic Sea that reminds me of another time, another hemisphere. It's not the forest of pine trees that offers shade along the seawall on a poster-perfect 70-degree day. It's not the little docked boats bobbing up and...Tags: England, Zagreb (Croatia), Rentals, Rooms and Sublets, Travel
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PASSINGS: Robert Katz, Mervyn Hardinge
Robert Katz Historian wrote 'Death in Rome' Robert Katz, 77, a writer and historian whose meticulous reconstruction of an infamous Nazi massacre in Rome brought him fame and sparked a trial over whether he defamed the pope, died Wednesday in a...Tags: Richard Harris, Crime, Law and Justice, Rome (Italy), Germany, Colleges and Universities
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An Oscar for Benito Mussolini?
Gold DerbyDerby season's just begun and already somebody is griping about awards â Jonathan Chait, senior editor of The New Republic, who quotes a line from Oscar best picture champ of 1977 in his recent article: "Nearly every field of human endeavor has a... -
Sports Legend Revealed: Did Johan Cruyff sit out the 1978 World Cup as a political protest?
The Fabulous ForumSOCCER/FOOTBALL LEGEND: Johan Cruyff sat out the 1978 FIFA World Cup as a political protest. STATUS: I'm Going With False. There is a long history of countries using international athletic competitions as political tools. Just during a four year stretch..... -
'Vincere': The rise of Il Duce and the woman he left behind
Brand XPolitical mudslinging nowadays doesn't get any nastier than when one side calls the other "fascist." But there was a time, not so far in the past, when even fascists called themselves "fascist" -- or more precisely capital-F "Fascist." Welcome to mid-... -
Who Doesn't Have a Nobel Prize Nomination?
MANY advocates of clemency for Stanley Tookie Williams note that he has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize and the Nobel Prize in literature for his anti-gang work, which includes writing children's books. How could a convicted murderer and co-...Tags: Society, Philosophy, Laws, Crime, Law and Justice, Fidel Castro
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What 'The Daily Show' cut out
If you're like me, you probably watch Comedy Central's "The Daily Show." If you're like me, you probably also turn to reruns of "Scrubs" or "Seinfeld" when the newsmaker interview comes on. If that's the case, you probably missed me and Jon Stewart...Tags: Government, Same-Sex Marriage, Al Gore, George W. Bush, Jon Stewart
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