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    May 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Review: 'Epic' looks like its title but doesn't feel that way

    "Epic," a fairy tale about a tiny universe of creatures who protect the forest, has many virtues.
    "Epic," a fairy tale about a tiny universe of creatures who protect the forest, has many virtues. The animation is lush and imaginative. The 3-D effects are stunning, among the best we've seen. The coming-of-age ideas are framed in eco-friendly ways....

    Tags: PG Rated Movies, Chris Wedge, Epic (movie), Josh Hutcherson, Christoph Waltz

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

  2. J.R.R. Tolkien's 'Fall of Arthur' and the path to Middle-Earth

    The books go ever on and on. Forty years after his death at 81, works by J.R.R. Tolkien continue to appear. The latest, "The Fall of Arthur," lists nine works published during his lifetime ("The Lord of the Rings" trilogy appears as a single title) and 24 posthumously, including the 12-volume "History of Middle-Earth," edited by Tolkien's son and literary executor Christopher.
    The books go ever on and on. Forty years after his death at 81, works by J.R.R. Tolkien continue to appear. The latest, "The Fall of Arthur," lists nine works published during his lifetime ("The Lord of the Rings" trilogy appears as a single title) and 24...

    Tags: Petroleum Industry, Folklore and Mythology, University of Oxford, Arts and Culture

    3. May 21, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Ray Manzarek remembered the Doors in his books

    When Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek died Monday, he left behind a musical legacy that included 15 singles that made Billboard's hot 100 list, including the songs "Light My Fire," "Waiting for the Sun," "Touch Me," "Riders on the Storm," and "People Are Strange." Less well known is his literary legacy, which included a memoir and two novels.
    When Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek died Monday, he left behind a musical legacy that included 15 singles that made Billboard's hot 100 list, including the songs "Light My Fire," "Waiting for the Sun," "Touch Me," "Riders on the Storm," and "People Are...

    Tags: Heroin, Fiction, The Doors (music group), Music, Music Industry

    4. May 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Shakespeare's sonnets get a new iPad, iPhone app

    William Shakespeare is believed to have written 154 sonnets during his life. Carrying around the complete volume has never been physically burdensome since each poem is a mere 14 lines. But a new application for the Apple iPad and iPhone is seeking to make the sonnets even more portable and accessible.
    William Shakespeare is believed to have written 154 sonnets during his life. Carrying around the complete volume has never been physically burdensome since each poem is a mere 14 lines. But a new application for the Apple iPad and iPhone is seeking to...

    Tags: New Products, Apple iTunes, Apple iPhone, Apple iPad, William Shakespeare

    5. May 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Making poetry accessible

    Why do school kids shy away from poetry? The answer, suggests <a href="https://store.mcsweeneys.net/products/open-the-door">&ldquo;Open the Door: How to Excite Young People About Poetry&rdquo;</a> &mdash; a new book from McSweeney&rsquo;s, in conjunction with the Poetry Foundation &mdash; is that it&rsquo;s not taught very well.
    Why do school kids shy away from poetry? The answer, suggests “Open the Door: How to Excite Young People About Poetry” — a new book from McSweeney’s, in conjunction with the Poetry Foundation — is that it’s not taught...
    6. May 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. August Wilson's words came straight from his soul

    Stage and film legend James Earl Jones once said, "It's hard for an actor to go wrong if he's true to the words that August has written."
    Stage and film legend James Earl Jones once said, "It's hard for an actor to go wrong if he's true to the words that August has written." As an actor and writer, I have found that statement to be true of only a few playwrights. There is usually at least...

    Tags: Music, Muddy Waters, Celebrities, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Theater

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

  7. Bieber vs. Beethoven; a new twist on battle rap

    Comedian Lloyd Ahlquist steps onto the stage, girded for battle. Wearing the uniform of a Soviet officer, with medals dripping from his chest, he channels dictator Joseph Stalin and prepares to deliver a rhyming smackdown on Russia's mad monk, Grigori Rasputin.
    Comedian Lloyd Ahlquist steps onto the stage, girded for battle. Wearing the uniform of a Soviet officer, with medals dripping from his chest, he channels dictator Joseph Stalin and prepares to deliver a rhyming smackdown on Russia's mad monk, Grigori...

    Tags: Social Media, Taylor Swift, Music, Media Industry, Russia

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

  8. A poem for a planet: Send your haiku to Mars

    The MAVEN spacecraft is leaving for Mars in November. Along with scientific gear and advanced communication technologies, it will be bringing along some poetry. It could be yours.
    The MAVEN spacecraft is leaving for Mars in November. Along with scientific gear and advanced communication technologies, it will be bringing along some poetry. It could be yours. NASA launched -- or, rather, opened -- the poetry contest on Wednesday....

    Tags: NASA Mars Exploration Program, NASA, NPR

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

  9. Michelle Tea turns a radical eye on YA in 'Mermaid in Chelsea Creek'

    NEW YORK &mdash; Michelle Tea has been a horoscope writer, an activist and a sex worker. She never graduated from college, but she has written a novel, a poetry collection and four memoirs &mdash; one of which, "Valencia," is being made into an independent film by 21 filmmakers. As co-founder of the literary performance group Sister Spit, she's led troupes of performance poets and artists across the United States and Europe.
    NEW YORK — Michelle Tea has been a horoscope writer, an activist and a sex worker. She never graduated from college, but she has written a novel, a poetry collection and four memoirs — one of which, "Valencia," is being made into an...

    Tags: Fine Artists, Arts and Culture, Chelsea (Manhattan, New York), Authors, Artists

    10. May 1, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. North Korea's former poet laureate to publish memoir in English

    Rider Publishing, a Random House imprint, acquired world rights to "Crossing the Border," the memoirs of former North Korean State Poet Laureate Jang Jin-sung, <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2013/may/01/jang-jin-sung-north-korea-insider-memoir">the Guardian reports</a>. In 2004, unable to reconcile his privileged position with the suffering endured by most North Koreans, Jang traveled to China on a pass and from there he found sympathizers who got him to South Korea.
    Rider Publishing, a Random House imprint, acquired world rights to "Crossing the Border," the memoirs of former North Korean State Poet Laureate Jang Jin-sung, the Guardian reports. In 2004, unable to reconcile his privileged position with the suffering...

    Tags: Pyongyang (North Korea), BBC, North Korea, Kim Il Sung

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

  11. Revisiting Federico Garcia Lorca in a novel -- and in the writer's own voice

    The great poet and playwright Federico Garcia Lorca was already one of Spain's most popular writers when he was executed by right-wing militiamen in 1936 at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War. His body has never been found. The shadowy circumstances of murder, together with the posthumous publication of several more of his plays and poetry collections, have only fed the Lorca legend.
    The great poet and playwright Federico Garcia Lorca was already one of Spain's most popular writers when he was executed by right-wing militiamen in 1936 at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War. His body has never been found. The shadowy circumstances...

    Tags: Wars and Interventions, Arts and Culture, Authors, Spain, Book

    12. May 1, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Lil Wayne apologizes to Emmett Till family

    Months after Lil Wayne created a firestorm for lyrics that name-dropped slain civil rights figure Emmett Till along with a vulgar sexual reference, the rapper has formally apologized to Till&rsquo;s family.
    Months after Lil Wayne created a firestorm for lyrics that name-dropped slain civil rights figure Emmett Till along with a vulgar sexual reference, the rapper has formally apologized to Till’s family. In a letter sent to the Till family, which...

    Tags: Emmett Till, Abusive Behavior, Crime, Law and Justice, Karate, Reebok Ltd.

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