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On a high note with composer Peter Eötvös
The music of Hungarian composer Peter Eötvös isn't "easy" in any conventional sense. A typical Eötvös piece sets the listener adrift through swaths of treacherous soundscapes and shimmering dissonance, usually without the aid of melody. Though often...
Tags: Music Industry, Awards and Prizes, Three Sisters (movie), AIDS, Entertainment Events
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Marathon plays stand the test of time
Call it "Long Day's Journey Into Intermission." Or maybe "Waiting ... and Waiting ... and Waiting for Godot." It is the marathon play or performance piece, the theatrical equivalent of the Tour de France or the nine-course prix fixe menu at the French...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Steppenwolf Theatre, Charles Dickens, John Hurt, Eugene O'Neill
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British publisher drops Lawrence Wright's new Scientology book
British publisher Transworld has canceled its plans to publish "Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood and the Prison of Belief" by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Lawrence Wright. The book will be published in the U.S. by Knopf on Jan. 17. The reason...
Tags: Freedom of the Press, Politics, Book, Belief and Faith, Entertainment Events
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Side of fast-food fries, hold the healthcare
Well, no one ever convincingly argued that a diet of fast food is good for your health. And now it could be unhealthy for some of the people who work there – without them having to eat so much as a bite of their products. In anticipation of...
Tags: The Huffington Post, Labor Legislation, Insurance, Tacos, Food Industry
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Richard Ben Cramer dies at 62; Pulitzer-winning journalist
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Richard Ben Cramer, whose narrative nonfiction spanned presidential politics and the game of baseball, has died. He was 62. Cramer died Monday at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore of complications from lung cancer,...
Tags: Baseball, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Politics, Newspapers, Johns Hopkins University
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'Going Clear' takes on Scientology's celebrity fixation
Who'd have thought a history of a religion would offer so many guilty pleasures? Lawrence Wright's enthralling account of Scientology's rise, "Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief," brims with celebrity scandal. To anyone who gets...
Tags: Book, Movies, World War II (1939-1945), Entertainment, Central Intelligence Agency
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Rajiv Joseph on his Black List screenplay 'Draft Day'
Rajiv Joseph is currently making quite an impression in Hollywood with his screenplay "Draft Day," written with Scott Rothman. The football comedy is ranked No. 1 on this year's Black List, the movie industry's informal ranking of the most popular...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, Entertainment Events, Entertainment
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Michael Chabon looks back on 2012
Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Michael Chabon ("The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay") reflected on 2012's cultural highlights and currents in a conversation from his home in Berkeley. What were your favorite books this year? I really loved my...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Drama (genre), Authors, World War II (1939-1945), Jake Gyllenhaal
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Lance Armstrong picks wrong way to come clean after playing dirty
The Tour de Fraud, Lance Armstrong version, continues. Tighten your helmet chinstraps and grab your handlebars. Armstrong apparently has 'fessed up. To Oprah. Please, just spare us. Was Dr. Phil booked? PHOTOS: Lance Armstrong through the...
Tags: Oprah Winfrey, Lance Armstrong, NPR, Entertainment, U.S. Anti-Doping Agency
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Critic's Notebook: Gustavo Dudamel wraps up an ambitious year
NEW YORK — The hair jokes may have grown old, what with a slight fleck of gray peeking through his now shortened and tamed curls. The Dude nickname is pretty much over as well. And no longer is Gustavo Dudamel as tempted to head for Pink's hot dog...
Tags: Classical Music (genre), Arts and Culture, Music Industry, Culture, Milan (Italy)
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Jared Diamond's 'The World Until Yesterday' is as ambitious as it sounds
-------------------- The World Until Yesterday What Can We Learn From Traditional Societies? Jared Diamond Viking: 500 pp., $36 -------------------- A number of years ago, I found myself at a dinner party with Jared Diamond, the UCLA geography...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Culture, Customs and Tradition, Entertainment Events, Cultural Development
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