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Pithy posters for writers
Jacket CopyQuotes by authors are brought to life in a witty poster series by artist Evan Robertson, currently for sale on Etsy.... -
Paul Fussell dies at 88; social historian and critic
For social historian and critic Paul Fussell, the most enduring moments of truth came as a 20-year-old platoon leader in France during World War II. German shrapnel tore up his back and thigh. The blood and guts of fellow soldiers were spewed on him....
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88 books that shaped America, at the Library of Congress
Jacket CopyThe Library of Congress' list of 88 books that shaped America includes poetry, novels, nonfiction, a play, a polemic, books of science and grammar, cookbooks and children's books. What's it missing?... -
10 musical works inspired by Ray Bradbury's writing
Pop & HissIt's common knowledge that science fiction writer Ray Bradbury, who died Tuesday at age 91, was an inspiration to writers and filmmakers. Less obvious are the musicians who drew on Bradbury's work to fuel songs and concept albums. Times pop music critic... -
Is that a poem in your pocket, or are you happy to see me?
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Getty gets NEH grant to organize huge contemporary art archive
Culture MonsterThe Getty Research Institute has received a $230,000 National Endowment for the Humanities grant to help it organize a huge archive on modern and contemporary art that it acquired last summer. The NEH announced $17 million in grants, including $1.4... -
Authors in L.A.: Parenting lessons from Anne Lamott and more
Jacket CopyAnne Lamott visits L.A. this week to discuss "Some Assembly Required," in which she shares parenting insights as she watches her son adjust to fatherhood.... -
Theater review: 'Lincoln: An American Story' at Pasadena Playhouse
Culture MonsterCharlotte Stoudt reviews "Lincoln," Hershey Felder's one-man show with full orchestra at the Pasadena Playhouse.... -
Authors this week in L.A.: A Walt Whitman reading and more
Jacket CopyThis week's list of author activities in L.A. includes a poetry reading of Walt Whitman's "Leaves of Grass" to kick off the start of National Poetry Month.... -
Ken Graydon dies at 77; poet and storyteller
For Ken Graydon, repairing cars was a living.
But writing poetry and song lyrics and tall tales to be told and sung around a campfire was his passion.
For anyone who thinks of poets as smallish, shy, intellectual fellows who look inward, Graydon was a...Tags: Hands, Health, Poetry, Human Interest, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Bookmarks: 'American Veda' by Philip Goldberg
Los Angeles TimesLong before the Fab Four embraced the East, there were the Fab Three — Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau and Walt Whitman. Philip Goldberg's "American Veda: From Emerson and the Beatles to Yoga and Meditation — How Indian Spirituality...Tags: Happiness (state of mind), Health, Buddhism, Human Interest, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Hershey Felder's new musical play will dramatize Lincoln's death
Culture MonsterHershey Felder will premiere "Lincoln -- An American Story for Actor and Symphony Orchestra," at the Pasadena Playhouse. It's the actor-pianist-composer's first musical that departs from the solo format of his previous plays about George Gershwin, Leonard...
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