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    May 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. HBO sees the light in Liberace biopic 'Behind the Candelabra'

    NEW YORK — When the news broke in 1987 that Liberace, the famously flamboyant pianist, was dead at age 67 with what his manager had claimed was anemia brought on by a watermelon diet but was, in fact, AIDS, it made front-page headlines around the country. It was a fitting tribute for a world-famous entertainer who just a few months earlier had played three weeks of sold-out shows at Radio City Music Hall.
    NEW YORK — When the news broke in 1987 that Liberace, the famously flamboyant pianist, was dead at age 67 with what his manager had claimed was anemia brought on by a watermelon diet but was, in fact, AIDS, it made front-page headlines around the...

    Tags: Facelift, Plastic Surgeons, Richard LaGravenese, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., Cannes Film Festival

    2. May 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Ray Harryhausen dies at 92; special-effects legend

    Ray Harryhausen, the stop-motion animation legend whose work on "The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms," "Jason and the Argonauts" and other science fiction and fantasy film classics made him a cult figure who inspired later generations of filmmakers and special-effects artists, has died. He was 92.
    Ray Harryhausen, the stop-motion animation legend whose work on "The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms," "Jason and the Argonauts" and other science fiction and fantasy film classics made him a cult figure who inspired later generations of filmmakers and special-...

    Tags: Fine Artists, Pixar Animation Studios, Jurassic Park (movie), Cruises, James Cameron

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

  3. Jason Collins memoir reportedly rejected by at least one publisher

    Jason Collins may already be old news just a week after he became the first active male athlete in a pro team sport to publicly reveal he's gay.
    Jason Collins may already be old news just a week after he became the first active male athlete in a pro team sport to publicly reveal he's gay. According to the Associated Press, Collins is seeking a book deal for his planned memoirs, but at least...

    Tags: Kentucky Derby, Barack Obama, Jason Collins, Arts and Culture, Book

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

  4. Harlan Ellison, Isaac Asimov, Studs Terkel together in 1982 video

    Once upong a time, before A&E had grown into the network that brings us "Hoarders" and "Storage Wars," it was a highbrow cable channel. A&E stood for "arts and entertainment" and showed things like operas and symphonies. In its most nascent form, it was...

    Tags: Fiction, Saturday Night Live (tv program), Arts and Culture, Television, Ernest Hemingway

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

  5. Rediscovering John O'Hara

    Fran Lebowitz has called him &ldquo;the real F. Scott Fitzgerald.&rdquo; <a href="http://articles.latimes.com/2011/jul/03/entertainment/la-ca-david-ulin-20110703">Ernest Hemingway</a> said he was &ldquo;a man who knows exactly what he is writing about and has written it marvelously well.&rdquo;
    Fran Lebowitz has called him “the real F. Scott Fitzgerald.” Ernest Hemingway said he was “a man who knows exactly what he is writing about and has written it marvelously well.” But mention John O’Hara today — 43...

    Tags: Arts and Culture

    6. May 27, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. 'Miracle' L.A. school board triumph: She thought of her students

    For a fleeting moment in her underdog campaign, Monica Ratliff faltered. The candidate for the Los Angeles school board stood outside her chief fundraiser's home and balked at the task of asking people for money.
    For a fleeting moment in her underdog campaign, Monica Ratliff faltered. The candidate for the Los Angeles school board stood outside her chief fundraiser's home and balked at the task of asking people for money. Then, she said, she thought of three...

    Tags: Antonio Villaraigosa, Teaching and Learning, Career and Workplace, Politics, Arts and Culture

    7. May 22, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Amazon launches project to monetize fan fiction: Kindle Worlds

    Amazon has a plan to monetize fan fiction: It's called Kindle Worlds. On Wednesday, Amazon announced a new scheme in which writers of fan fiction can self-publish and sell that writing with the sanction of the original copyright holder.
    Amazon has a plan to monetize fan fiction: It's called Kindle Worlds. On Wednesday, Amazon announced a new scheme in which writers of fan fiction can self-publish and sell that writing with the sanction of the original copyright holder. The idea is that...

    Tags: Twilight (book), Amazon Kindle, Metal, Amazon.com Inc., Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks

    8. May 28, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Amos Oz wins Kafka Prize – could the Nobel be next?

    Israeli author Amos Oz <a href="http://www.franzkafka-soc.cz/clanek/amos-oz-the-new-laureate-of-the-franz-kafka-prize/">has been named the recipient</a> of the prestigious Franz Kafka Prize, selected by an international jury from a short list of 12 globally recognized writers.
    Israeli author Amos Oz has been named the recipient of the prestigious Franz Kafka Prize, selected by an international jury from a short list of 12 globally recognized writers. The $10,000 prize, awarded by the Franz Kafka Society in the Czech Republic,...

    Tags: Religion and Belief, Czech Republic, Arts and Culture, Awards and Prizes, Book

    9. May 8, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Review: 'Someone Who'll Watch Over Me' a gritty, touching revival

    Depending on your point of view, the enduring topicality of Frank McGuinness&rsquo; 1992 Middle East hostage drama, &ldquo;Someone Who&rsquo;ll Watch Over Me,&rdquo; can be seen as a testament to either the play&rsquo;s thematic depth or to the depressingly unsolvable problems it depicts. The ambiguity is appropriate, given McGuinness&rsquo; intent to depict an all-too realistic tragedy in terms of existential psychology rather than ideology &mdash; a goal taken to heart in a gritty revival from NoHo&rsquo;s the Group Rep.
    Depending on your point of view, the enduring topicality of Frank McGuinness’ 1992 Middle East hostage drama, “Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me,” can be seen as a testament to either the play’s thematic depth or to the...

    Tags: Religion and Belief, Philosophy, Arts and Culture, NoHo

    10. May 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Charles Barkley says 'of course' he was on teams with gay players

    Former basketball great and current analyst Charles Barkley is nonchalant about NBA center Jason Collins' recent revelation that he is gay.
    Former basketball great and current analyst Charles Barkley is nonchalant about NBA center Jason Collins' recent revelation that he is gay. That's because, Barkley said on Dan Patrick's radio show Tuesday, he has played with gay players before. "Of...

    Tags: Kentucky Derby, Jason Collins, Arts and Culture, National Basketball Association

    11. Apr 10, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

  11. ‘Oblivion’ and Tom Cruise: A closer look at the Bubble Ship design

    Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles Times
    The U.S.S. Enterprise, the Millennium Falcon, the Nostromo — in the best science-fiction movies, the spaceship is an iconic character ......
    12. Mar 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Chinua Achebe dies at 82; Nigerian writer

    JOHNANNESBURG, South Africa &mdash; When Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe was in college, a European professor assigned "Mister Johnson," which portrayed Africa as a land of grinning, shrieking savages. Time magazine called it "the best novel ever written about Africa."
    JOHNANNESBURG, South Africa — When Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe was in college, a European professor assigned "Mister Johnson," which portrayed Africa as a land of grinning, shrieking savages. Time magazine called it "the best novel ever written...

    Tags: Nigeria, Awards and Prizes, Nobel Prize Awards, Obituaries, England

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