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Fashion Diary: Fast forward to 2012
Los Angeles Times Fashion CriticStealth wealth. Fashion gaming. Elsa Schiaparelli. Raf Simons. What else? Here's a list of stylish people, trends and ideas to pay attention to in 2012. Surrealism. Opening May 10, the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute's exhibition...Tags: Fashion Trends, Gaming, Chanel S.A., Entertainment Events, Kim Kardashian
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Palm Springs revival has deals for a song (or close to it)
The Rat Pack lives again — or at least Palm Springs, once the party pad of Sinatra and the boys, does.
The Coachella Valley city, which had devolved into a down-at-the-heels caricature of a Hollywood playground, has reinvented itself: Its retro-...Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Natural Resources, Restaurants, Arts, Springs
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PASSINGS: Dick Kniss, Kazimierz Smolen, Miguel Nazar Haro, Dimitra Arliss, Oscar Luigi Scalfaro
Dick Kniss
Bass player with Peter, Paul and Mary
Dick Kniss, 74, who played stand-up bass with the folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary and co-wrote the John Denver hit "Sunshine on My Shoulders," died Wednesday of pulmonary disease at a hospital near his...Tags: Broadway Theater, Paul Newman, Obituaries, Entertainment, Christianity
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Mike Kelley dies at 57; L.A. contemporary artist
Mike Kelley, an influential Los Angeles artist whose physically messy and psychologically complex projects laid the groundwork for present-day installation art, has died. He was 57.
He was found dead Tuesday evening at his home in South Pasadena in...Tags: Concerts, Brice Marden, Sculpture, Artists, Television Industry
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Elizabeth Brumfiel dies at 66; feminist archaeologist
Elizabeth Brumfiel, a widely recognized scholar in the field of feminist archaeology who studied Aztec culture, examining not only the functional and economic significance of ancient relics but what scholars learned about changing gender roles and...Tags: Culture, Mexico City, University of Texas at Austin, Archaeology, Mexico
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Robert Hecht Jr. dies at 92; controversial dealer in classical antiquities
When Robert E. Hecht Jr. arrived at the loading platform of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York in the fall of 1972, he was carrying a large wooden box and was escorted by an armed guard.
Inside the box was perhaps the finest Greek vase to survive...Tags: Literature, Artists, Brooklyn (New York City), Crime, Law and Justice, Arts
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12 places to visit in 2012
New Mexico: This year, New Mexicans mark 100 years of statehood. But much of the state's appeal stems from its human history that goes back much further. (In 2010, Santa Fe celebrated 400 years of cityhood.) Explore here: the adobe architecture and art...Tags: SoHo, Bars and Clubs, Yangon (Burma), Financial District, Kate Winslet
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Cozy Up to The Coast
There’s no better way to commemorate Cupid’s holiday than swapping L.A.’s smog and traffic for the bucolic tranquility of the Central Coast and Santa Ynez Valley this Valentine’s Day. And whether you want to hit the beach or wine...Tags: Natural Resources, Forests, Restaurants, Tourism and Leisure, Arts
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