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    Jun 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Poetry Foundation names Kenn Nesbitt its children's poet laureate

    The Poetry Foundation <a href="http://www.poetryfoundation.org/foundation/press/2013/186396">announced</a> Tuesday that "Revenge of the Lunch Ladies" author Kenn Nesbitt will be its next children's poet laureate, a position the foundation created in 2006 to recognize that "children have a natural receptivity to poetry and are its most appreciative audience." The two-year appointment comes with a $25,000 prize.
    The Poetry Foundation announced Tuesday that "Revenge of the Lunch Ladies" author Kenn Nesbitt will be its next children's poet laureate, a position the foundation created in 2006 to recognize that "children have a natural receptivity to poetry and are...

    Tags: Poetry, Swimming, Sports

    2. Jun 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Natasha Trethewey appointed to second term as U.S. poet laureate

    The Library of Congress announced Monday that the U.S. poet laureate, Natasha Trethewey, has been appointed to a second one-year term.
    The Library of Congress announced Monday that the U.S. poet laureate, Natasha Trethewey, has been appointed to a second one-year term. Trethewey celebrated the end of her first term with a reading at the Library of Congress, which she compared to a...

    Tags: Prisons, Poetry, Entertainment Events, Juvenile Delinquency, Libraries

    3. Jun 8, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Rolf Forsberg's 'Parable' part of UCLA tribute on an 'Outre World'

    Several classic feature films such as 1961's "Breakfast at Tiffany's," 1950's "Born Yesterday" and 1983's "A Christmas Story" were among the 25 motion pictures selected last December for inclusion in the prestigious National Film Registry of the Library of Congress because they represent important achievements in filmmaking.
    Several classic feature films such as 1961's "Breakfast at Tiffany's," 1950's "Born Yesterday" and 1983's "A Christmas Story" were among the 25 motion pictures selected last December for inclusion in the prestigious National Film Registry of the Library...

    Tags: Robert Moses, George Stevens, Entertainment, Movies, Fiction

    4. May 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Carole King honored with Gershwin Prize

    Carole King has amassed some impressive accolades in her storied five-decade career. Now she can add the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song to her mantle.
    Carole King has amassed some impressive accolades in her storied five-decade career. Now she can add the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song to her mantle. The prolific singer-songwriter was feted with the songwriting award — named...

    Tags: Music Industry, Whitney Houston, Adele (music artist), Paul McCartney, Politics

    5. May 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Carole King to be honored with Obama-hosted show, Gershwin Prize

    Carole King seems to have fans in high places: The singer-songwriter's life will be staged with an eye toward Broadway, and next week her oeuvre will be honored at the White House.
    Carole King seems to have fans in high places: The singer-songwriter's life will be staged with an eye toward Broadway, and next week her oeuvre will be honored at the White House. Officials announced Friday that President Obama will host a star-studded...

    Tags: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Entertainment, Human Interest, PBS (tv network), Barack Obama

    6. May 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. The men who would be Gatsby

    Leonardo DiCaprio is one of a handful of actors who have portrayed F. Scott Fitzgerald&rsquo;s tragic protagonist &ldquo;The Great Gatsby&rdquo; in film and TV over the last 87 years.
    Leonardo DiCaprio is one of a handful of actors who have portrayed F. Scott Fitzgerald’s tragic protagonist “The Great Gatsby” in film and TV over the last 87 years. Warner Baxter, who won the best actor Oscar as the Cisco Kid in the...

    Tags: Leonardo DiCaprio, Entertainment, Movies, The Great Gatsby (movie, 2013), Toby Stephens

    7. May 1, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

  7. reFramed: In conversation with WAR/PHOTOGRAPHY curator Anne Wilkes Tucker

    Framework
    Anne Wilkes Tucker is currently the Gus and Lyndall Wortham Curator of Photography at The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston where she has worked since 1976. She founded the Photography Department at the museum that now has a collection of over 28,000...
    8. Apr 26, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Frank Capra's 'The Donovan Affair' gets a live soundtrack

    Frank Capra is best known for the three films for which he won the directing Oscar &mdash; 1934's "It Happened One Night," 1936's "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town" and 1938's "You Can't Take It With You" &mdash; and the ultimate Christmas flick, 1946's "It's a Wonderful Life."
    Frank Capra is best known for the three films for which he won the directing Oscar — 1934's "It Happened One Night," 1936's "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town" and 1938's "You Can't Take It With You" — and the ultimate Christmas flick, 1946's "It's a...

    Tags: Frank Capra, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Entertainment Events, Entertainment, Celebrities

    9. Mar 27, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Fay Kanin dies at 95; screenwriter was former Academy president

    Fay Kanin, an Oscar-nominated screenwriter for the 1958 Clark Gable-Doris Day comedy "Teacher's Pet" and former president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, died Wednesday. She was 95.
    Fay Kanin, an Oscar-nominated screenwriter for the 1958 Clark Gable-Doris Day comedy "Teacher's Pet" and former president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, died Wednesday. She was 95. In a writing career that spanned more than four...

    Tags: Rosemary's Baby (movie), Entertainment, Carol Burnett, Celebrities, Rashomon (movie)

    10. Mar 21, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. 2012 National Recording Registry selections unveiled

    <em>This post has been updated. See note below for details.</em>
    This post has been updated. See note below for details. Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon” is no longer just the rock album that has logged more weeks than any other on Billboard’s national album chart nor merely the one acid...

    Tags: Mirrors (movie), Entertainment, Big Brother and the Holding Company (music group), Ornette Coleman, Michelle Shocked

    11. Mar 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. How to make the most of a trip to the nation's capital

    A spring break in the nation's capital is a rite of passage for some families, but if the airfare from the West Coast to the East has stretched your vacation budget, take heart. Many places are free, thanks to government funding (although the sequester may cause some changes in hours or personnel). Here are some suggestions on how to make the most with the least:
    A spring break in the nation's capital is a rite of passage for some families, but if the airfare from the West Coast to the East has stretched your vacation budget, take heart. Many places are free, thanks to government funding (although the sequester...

    Tags: Smithsonian Institution, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Trips and Vacations, George Washington, Human Interest

    12. Mar 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Review: 'Oz the Great and Powerful' a rough slog on the yellow brick road

    Sometimes sweet, sometimes scary, sometimes sour, "Oz the Great and Powerful" is a film that doesn't know its own mind. A partially effective jumble whose elements clash rather than cohere, this solid but not spectacular effort stubbornly refuses to catch fire until it's almost too late.
    Sometimes sweet, sometimes scary, sometimes sour, "Oz the Great and Powerful" is a film that doesn't know its own mind. A partially effective jumble whose elements clash rather than cohere, this solid but not spectacular effort stubbornly refuses to catch...

    Tags: Zach Braff, Entertainment, Harry Houdini, Sam Raimi, Movies

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