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    May 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. 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: Entertainment, Folklore and Mythology, Celebrities, Slavery, Muddy Waters

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

  2. Taylor Mead dies at 88; underground film legend and bohemian artist

    Taylor Mead, an underground cinema legend whose comic charm and sense of the surreal inspired Andy Warhol and other seminal figures in the alternative film world, died Wednesday in Denver. He was 88.
    Taylor Mead, an underground cinema legend whose comic charm and sense of the surreal inspired Andy Warhol and other seminal figures in the alternative film world, died Wednesday in Denver. He was 88. A fixture of bohemian New York who was also a poet...

    Tags: Movies, Entertainment, Arts, Stroke, Celebrities

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

  3. 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: Battles (music group), Skrillex (music group), Social Media, Maxwell, Epic (movie)

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

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

    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 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: Authors, Artists, Chelsea (Manhattan, New York), Fine Artists, Literature

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

  5. 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: Authors, Spain, Wars and Interventions, Arts and Culture, Unrest, Conflicts and War

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

  6. PepsiCo-Lil Wayne split marks shaky alliance of rappers, business

    Corporations are quick to recruit rappers to sell their soft drinks, shoes and smartphones — but the moment there's a whiff of controversy, they are just as quick to cut them loose.
    Corporations are quick to recruit rappers to sell their soft drinks, shoes and smartphones — but the moment there's a whiff of controversy, they are just as quick to cut them loose. The latest example is PepsiCo and Lil Wayne. Last week, the...

    Tags: Freedom of the Press, Entertainment, Twitter, Inc., Food Industry, Justice and Rights

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

  7. UCLA Library's 'I'm a Stranger Here Myself' takes on the Beats

    The story of the Beat Generation is often seen as a tale of two cities: The movement began in New York and blossomed in San Francisco. A UCLA Library exhibit sheds light on "a third, lesser-known hub" — Los Angeles, specifically the beachside bohemia of Venice.
    The story of the Beat Generation is often seen as a tale of two cities: The movement began in New York and blossomed in San Francisco. A UCLA Library exhibit sheds light on "a third, lesser-known hub" — Los Angeles, specifically the beachside...

    Tags: Libraries, Newspaper and Magazine, University of California, Los Angeles, Arts and Culture

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

  8. Lil Wayne, PepsiCo's Mountain Dew part ways after controversy

    In a week that has already seen PepsiCo pull an ad developed by Odd Future ringleader Tyler, the Creator, the beverage giant is severing ties with another rapper, Lil Wayne.
    In a week that has already seen PepsiCo pull an ad developed by Odd Future ringleader Tyler, the Creator, the beverage giant is severing ties with another rapper, Lil Wayne. PepsiCo announced it has ended its partnership with the rapper over a vulgar...

    Tags: Justice and Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, PepsiCo Inc., Reebok Ltd., Abusive Behavior

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

  9. 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: NPR, NASA Mars Exploration Program, NASA

    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), Kim Il Sung, BBC, North Korea

    11. Apr 30, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Tony Awards 2013 nominees: Complete list

    The 2013 Tony nominations were announced&nbsp;Tuesday morning in New York by multiple Tony winner Sutton Foster and "Modern Family" actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson.
    The 2013 Tony nominations were announced Tuesday morning in New York by multiple Tony winner Sutton Foster and "Modern Family" actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson. "Bring It On," "A Christmas Story," "Kinky Boots" and "Matilda: The Musical" were nominated as...

    Tags: Lincoln Center, Amy Morton, Terrence Mann, Tom Hanks, Celebrities

    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: Entertainment, Justice and Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Music, Karate

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