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True north in Michigan's Upper Peninsula
Special to The Los Angeles TimesBayfield, Wis. It was a good sunrise. It was a true sunrise. Hemingway would have liked it. I stood on the shore of Lake Superior in this tiny Wisconsin town -- not exactly Ernest Hemingway country -- but I was traveling on the way to one of Papa's...Tags: Beaches, Bodies of Water, Travel, Wildfires, Hotel and Accommodation Industry
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Books and movies tell the stories of World Wars I and II
For a little background on the battles that took place near the Meuse-Argonne, Henri-Chapelle and Sicily-Rome American Military Cemeteries, take a look at these World War I and II books and movies: World War I "All Quiet on the Western Front," written...Tags: Roberto Rossellini, Germany, French Literature, World War I (1914-1918), Defense
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Planning your trip to Michigan and Wisconsin
Special to The Los Angeles TimesTHE BEST WAY From LAX to Marquette, Mich., American and Northwest have connecting flights (change of plane). Restricted round-trip fares begin at $468. To Madison, Wis., Midwest Express, United, American and Northwest have connecting service....Tags: Travel, Restaurants, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Crossroads, Los Angeles International Airport
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Cuba, suspended in time
Times Staff WriterFATHER John Bakas walked the crowded cobblestone streets of Old Havana, dined on spicy red beans and rice at an outdoor cafe and led vesper services at a 2-year-old Greek Orthodox Church near Havana Bay. Several members of his congregation, St. Sophia...Tags: Frank Sinatra, Hotels and Accommodations, Winston Churchill, Mexico, George W. Bush
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For David Foster Wallace's survivors, a paper puzzle
Anybody familiar with the work of David Foster Wallace would not be surprised to hear that the deal for his last -- and posthumous -- book came together in a nontraditional way. Notes his longtime agent Bonnie Nadell, Wallace often worked without a...Tags: Book, Health and Safety at School, Kurt Cobain, Internal Revenue Service, Suicide
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Jacket Copy
Shiver me timbers R.L. Stine, author of the beloved "Goosebumps" series of creepy, crawly stories, is heading to "HorrorLand." The ghoulish theme park will be the springboard for 12 new tales, with Scholastic Books planning to release the first two...Tags: Cancer, Truman Capote, Stranger Than Fiction, Sports Illustrated, Constitutional Issues
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Sydney Pollack, 73; Oscar-winning director and producer
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterSydney Pollack, the Academy Award-winning director of "Out of Africa" who achieved acclaim making popular, mainstream movies with A-list stars, including "The Way We Were" and "Tootsie," died Monday. He was 73. Pollack, who also was a producer and actor,...Tags: FBI, Jessica Lange, George Clooney, Health and Safety at School, Lena Olin
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Leaving art out of history
How did George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" reflect both the Jewish and African American experience in America? Why was Ernest Hemingway's "The Sun Also Rises" so influential for modern fiction and journalism? What was Abstract Expressionism, and why did...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Fred Astaire, Cultural Development, Charlie Parker, Robert Redford
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Workers are priced out of Key West
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe old salts of the shrimp fleet have been undercut by Asian shellfish farmers. Flower children who hitchhiked here in the '70s have taken their beads and tambourines and boogied back north. But the Conch Republic is losing more than just its slackers,...Tags: Foods and Beverages, Homes, Education, Employees, Hotels and Accommodations
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Hot type
What's on your summer reading list? Maybe you've got it all worked out already, but if you don't, here are 60 possibilities, arranged by the months in which they'll be published -- the best of this summer's forthcoming reads.
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And Then There's...Tags: Juvenile Delinquency, Health and Safety at School, Candy, Flowers and Gifts, Science, Disasters
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The winning presidential ticket: Obama-Palin in 2008!
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIf book sales are any indication, it's going to be an Obama/Palin administration. This revelation comes courtesy of Amazon.com, which launched its Election 2008 store last week. Among many cool features, the store tracks the sales of books written by...Tags: Halloween, Elections, Amazon.com Inc., Computer Networking and Internet, Politics
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Picking a winner? Harder than you think!
Special to the TimesBy Marianne Wiggins The winners of the National Book Awards were announced this month -- did anyone notice? Oscar, Emmy, Grammy, Tony, Golden Globe: award shows deemed worthy of TV. But what about the poor relation at the table -- books? Anybody want to...Tags: Entertainment, Children, Fiction, Golden Globe Awards, Philip Roth
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