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Yuri Rasovsky dies at 67; big name in radio dramas, audio books
Radio drama was thought to be nearly extinct when Yuri Rasovsky launched the National Radio Theater of Chicago in the early 1970s, and he emerged as a major voice in its revival.
One of his first productions was a radio adaptation of the 1920 silent...Tags: Movies, Radio, Edward Herrmann, Arts and Culture, George Grizzard
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Gordon Hirabayashi dies at 93; opposed internment of Japanese Americans
Gordon Hirabayashi, who was convicted for defying the evacuation and internment of Japanese Americans on the West Coast during World War II and, four decades later, not only cleared his name but helped prove that the government had falsified the reasons...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Arts and Culture, U.S. Supreme Court, Government, Culture
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Elizabeth Brumfiel dies at 66; feminist archaeologist
Elizabeth Brumfiel, a widely recognized scholar in the field of feminist archaeology who studied Aztec culture, examining not only the functional and economic significance of ancient relics but what scholars learned about changing gender roles and...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Cancer, Museums, Arts and Culture, Mexico
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John Williams and Steven Spielberg mark 40 years of collaboration
The quietest room in Hollywood may be the office where John Williams composes. In a bungalow on the Universal Studios lot, steps from the production company of his most frequent collaborator, director Steven Spielberg, Williams works alone at a 90-year-...Tags: Movies, The Adventures of Tintin (movie), Jerry Goldsmith, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Quincy Jones
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Don Cornelius dies at 75; creator of 'Soul Train'
The idea was simple — but groundbreaking: Create a live showcase for black music, modeled on "American Bandstand."
Don Cornelius pulled $400 from his own pocket to launch the dance show on a local Chicago TV station in 1970. As host and executive...Tags: Dance, Television, Rosie Perez, Barry White, Dance
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Florida primary: Is Newt Gingrich conservatism's true champ?
Desperate to blunt the onslaught of Mitt Romney's attack machine and survive a likely loss in the Florida Republican primary, Newt Gingrich is branding Romney as a Massachusetts liberal and proclaiming himself the only true champion of Ronald Reagan...Tags: Rick Santorum, Tea Party Movement, Newt Gingrich, Ronald Reagan, Arts and Culture
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John D. Lowry dies at 79; innovative film-restoration executive
John D. Lowry, an entertainment technology innovator who founded Lowry Digital Images, the renowned movie restoration company in Burbank that worked its magic by returning film classics such as "Casablanca" and "Star Wars" to their pristine state for...Tags: Toronto (Canada), Movies, The West Wing (tv program), Casablanca (Morocco), Neil Armstrong
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Watching a screen? It watches you too
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterDuring his two-hour morning bike ride, Eric Hartman doesn't pay much attention to his iPhone. But the iPhone is paying attention to him. As he traverses the 30-mile circuit around Seal Beach, Hartman's iPhone knows precisely where he is at every moment,...Tags: Media Industry, Gaming, Television, Online Advertising, Apple iPhone
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SAG Awards: 'The Help' wins big
The Screen Actors Guild handed out three of its five film awards Sunday night to performers in the 1960s civil rights drama "The Help," injecting a little excitement into the Oscar race.
The cast of the film received the group's top honor, the SAG...Tags: Jean Dujardin, Movies, Nolan Gould, Viola Davis, Justice and Rights
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Israel Baker, renowned violinist, dies at 92
As concertmaster for the orchestra that recorded the soundtrack for the movie "Psycho," classical violinist Israel Baker helped create a piece of pop culture that is regarded as one of Hollywood's most terrifying. He led the piercing attack of the violins...Tags: Movies, Arts and Culture, Culture, Classical Music (genre), Psycho (movie)
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Helen Frankenthaler dies at 83; abstract painter
Helen Frankenthaler, a New York artist whose bursts of color achieved by pouring thinned paint onto canvas from coffee cans helped point art in fresh directions after the initial post-World War II explosion of Abstract Expressionism, has died. She was 83....Tags: Arts, Jules Olitski, Museums, Obituaries, Willem de Kooning
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James M. Cain's 'Paradise'
Return to David L. Ulin's review of this essay.
PARADISE
I shall attempt, in this piece, an appraisal of the civilization of Southern California, but it occurs to me that before I begin I had better give you some idea what the place looks like. If you...Tags: Movies, Bodies of Water, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Mexico, Riots
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