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    May 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Review: 'Valentino's Ghost' hits media's portrayal of Arabs, Muslims

    Writer-director Michael Singh's documentary "Valentino's Ghost" connects the United States' Middle East foreign policy agenda to the American media's often negative portrayals of Arabs and Muslims. It's a provocative, absorbing — and at times dicey — study.
    Writer-director Michael Singh's documentary "Valentino's Ghost" connects the United States' Middle East foreign policy agenda to the American media's often negative portrayals of Arabs and Muslims. It's a provocative, absorbing — and at times...

    Tags: Lawrence of Arabia (movie), Entertainment, Arts and Culture, Film Festivals, September 11, 2001 Attacks

    2. Apr 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. The Sunday Conversation: Blake Bailey rediscovers 'Lost Weekend' author

    In his new biography, "Farther and Wilder: The Lost Weekends and Literary Dreams of Charles Jackson," Blake Bailey explores the tormented life of the author of "The Lost Weekend" — the once-celebrated 1944 novel that led to the Oscar-winning film — and his plunge into literary obscurity. The Portsmouth, Va.-based biographer has also written extensive books about John Cheever, winning a National Book Critics Circle Award, and of Richard Yates, for which Bailey was a finalist for the honor.
    In his new biography, "Farther and Wilder: The Lost Weekends and Literary Dreams of Charles Jackson," Blake Bailey explores the tormented life of the author of "The Lost Weekend" — the once-celebrated 1944 novel that led to the Oscar-winning film...

    Tags: Authors, Bipolar Disorder, Entertainment, Arts and Culture, The Lost Weekend (movie)

    3. Apr 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Personality drives this Tribeca Film Festival

    NEW YORK — In 11 previous editions, the Tribeca Film Festival has showcased dozens of glitzy studio productions and stars — Tobey Maguire and his "Spider-Man 3" crew rode into town in 2007, Tom Cruise opened "Mission: Impossible III" here in 2006 and last year Joss Whedon world-premiered "The Avengers" on closing night.
    NEW YORK — In 11 previous editions, the Tribeca Film Festival has showcased dozens of glitzy studio productions and stars — Tobey Maguire and his "Spider-Man 3" crew rode into town in 2007, Tom Cruise opened "Mission: Impossible III" here in...

    Tags: Michael Haneke, Whoopi Goldberg, Entertainment, Zoe Kazan, Una Noche (movie)

    4. Mar 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. 'Cinderella': There's always a party at Chez Rossini

    Inevitably, our tastes change as we grow older. Most of the pop songs that once served as anthems are now exercises in nostalgia, calling up happy ghosts rather than anything new and urgent. The dense romantic adventure novel that we swore by in our teens no longer holds our interest, but we can lose ourselves in the hitherto-impenetrable nuances and shadows of Henry James. The sentimental sweetness of Charles Chaplin remains affecting, but we are increasingly grateful for the stoniness of Buster Keaton and the petty but hilarious cruelties of W.C. Fields.
    Inevitably, our tastes change as we grow older. Most of the pop songs that once served as anthems are now exercises in nostalgia, calling up happy ghosts rather than anything new and urgent. The dense romantic adventure novel that we swore by in our teens...

    Tags: Literature, Gonorrhea , The Washington Post, Entertainment, Arts and Culture

    5. Jan 4, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Gore Vidal says nice things about women in the new Vanity Fair

    In his prime, writer Gore Vidal didn't have much nice to say about people, and he enjoyed sharing his opinions. On live television in 1968, he referred to fellow commentator William F. Buckley as a  "crypto-Nazi" (Buckley responded by calling Vidal "queer" and threatening to punch him in the face). He dubbed Truman Capote "a full-fledged housewife from Kansas." Andy Warhol was "the only genius I've ever known with an I.Q. of 60."
    In his prime, writer Gore Vidal didn't have much nice to say about people, and he enjoyed sharing his opinions. On live television in 1968, he referred to fellow commentator William F. Buckley as a  "crypto-Nazi" (Buckley responded by calling Vidal...

    Tags: Andy Warhol, Joanne Woodward, William F. Buckley, Dick Cavett, Paul Newman

    6. Jan 2, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Lincoln's slavery tactic

    The Emancipation Proclamation, issued by President Abraham Lincoln 150 years ago this week, has often been criticized by blacks, by radicals and also by mainstream historians who doubt its significance as a turning point in the Civil War and in American history.
    The Emancipation Proclamation, issued by President Abraham Lincoln 150 years ago this week, has often been criticized by blacks, by radicals and also by mainstream historians who doubt its significance as a turning point in the Civil War and in American...

    Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Armed Forces, Career and Workplace, Crime, Law and Justice, Entertainment Events

    7. Nov 23, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Connie Wald dies at 96; Hollywood wife known for low-key parties

    Connie Wald, an elegant matriarch of old Hollywood known for the low-key dinner parties she held for friends like Clark Gable, Joan Crawford, Fred Astaire and Audrey Hepburn, died of natural causes Nov. 10 at her Beverly Hills home. She was 96.
    Connie Wald, an elegant matriarch of old Hollywood known for the low-key dinner parties she held for friends like Clark Gable, Joan Crawford, Fred Astaire and Audrey Hepburn, died of natural causes Nov. 10 at her Beverly Hills home. She was 96. Her...

    Tags: Clark Gable, Oscar Levant, Entertainment, Audrey Hepburn, Gene Kelly

    8. Jul 31, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Gore Vidal dies at 86; iconoclastic author

    Gore Vidal was impossible to categorize, which was exactly the way he liked it.
    Gore Vidal was impossible to categorize, which was exactly the way he liked it. The reading public knew him as a literary juggernaut who wrote 25 novels —from the historical "Lincoln" to the satirical "Myra Breckinridge" — and volumes of...

    Tags: Human Interest, Fiction, Stephen Boyd, George W. Bush, Melvyn Douglas

    9. Jun 10, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Tony Awards 2012: The complete nominees and winners list

    Here is the full list of Tony nominations for 2012 (<strong>WINNERS </strong>are noted<strong>)</strong>:
    Here is the full list of Tony nominations for 2012 (WINNERS are noted): Play "Clybourne Park,"  Bruce Norris WINNER "Other Desert Cities,"  Jon Robin Baitz "Peter and the Starcatcher,"  Rick Elice "Venus in Fur,"  David Ives Musical "Leap of Faith"...

    Tags: Entertainment, Newsies (musical), Theater, Entertainment Events, Spider-Man (fictional character)

    10. Aug 1, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  10. Gore Vidal's quotes, quips memorialized on Twitter

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    Gore Vidal, who died at his Hollywood Hills home, was known for his unmatched wit and one-liners....
    11. Nov 4, 2012 |Story| AP Member Choice Complete

  11. Richard Nelson Current dies at 100; Lincoln scholar fought distortions of 16th president

    Richard Nelson Current, a prolific and award-winning Abraham Lincoln scholar who for decades was a leader in his field and helped shape a more realistic view of the iconic president, has died of complications of Parkinson's disease. He was 100....

    Tags: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Knut Hamsun, Awards and Prizes, Entertainment Events, Biography (genre)

    12. Aug 1, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Gore Vidal's spat with Charlton Heston over gay 'Ben-Hur' subtext

    Back in the Jurassic Age before Twitter, celebrities used to settle scores in public by writing letters to newspapers. One of the liveliest dust-ups in memory took place in the pages of the L.A. Times between actor Charlton Heston and&nbsp;Gore Vidal, the consummate American man of letters <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-gore-vidal-20120801,0,4557667.story">who died Tuesday at his Hollywood Hills home at age 86.</a>
    Back in the Jurassic Age before Twitter, celebrities used to settle scores in public by writing letters to newspapers. One of the liveliest dust-ups in memory took place in the pages of the L.A. Times between actor Charlton Heston and Gore Vidal, the...

    Tags: Stephen Boyd, Ben-Hur (movie), William Wyler, Documentary (genre), Entertainment

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