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Jeanne Gang is first architect in 11 years to win MacArthur grant
Culture MonsterJeanne Gang, the 47-year-old founder of Studio Gang Architects, joins 21 other MacArthur Fellows this year; each of them will receive a $500,000 cash prize from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation that famously comes with no strings... -
MacArthur 'genius' grants go to cellist, architect, jazz musician
Culture MonsterAlisa Weilerstein, Jeanne Gang, Dafnis Prieto among recipients of MacArthur genius grants... -
Poet Kay Ryan among the geniuses
Jacket CopyKay Ryan, a Pulitzer Prize winning poet and a former U.S. poet laureate, is among this year's recipients of MacArthur Foundation "genius" grants.... -
PASSINGS: John Dye, Ellen Stewart, Del Reisman, Irene Jerison
John Dye
Actor best known for 'Touched by an Angel'
John Dye, 47, an actor best known for his role as Andrew in the long-running CBS-TV series "Touched by an Angel," was found dead Monday at his home in San Francisco, the San Francisco medical examiner'...Tags: Obituaries, Roma Downey, University of Chicago, Playhouse 90 (tv program), Career and Workplace
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Milton Babbitt dies at 94; composer developed first electronic synthesizer
Composer Milton Babbitt, who was known for his complex orchestral compositions and credited with developing the first electronic synthesizer in the 1950s, has died. He was 94.
Babbitt died Saturday of natural causes at University Medical Center at...Tags: New York University, Colleges and Universities, Music Industry, Jackson (Hinds, Mississippi), Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
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Voters ready for Congress to cut debt
Money & CompanyVoters, it seems, are confused. While the majority say that it's too early to cut back on unemployment benefits, despite the rising national debt, another poll indicates that the majority of Americans also think it is "very important" to cut...... -
Voters want less debt, but when?
Opinion L.A.Citing exit polls conducted during the Nov. 2 election, some critics of the belt-tightening plan released last week by the co-chairmen of the White House deficit commission argued that the public wasn't really interested in deficit reduction. The John D..... -
Israel Gelfand dies at 96; Russian mathematician
Israel Gelfand, the Russian mathematician whose research laid the mathematical framework for the imaging abilities of MRI and CT scanners and who did crucial work in a host of more esoteric fields, died Monday at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Music Industry, Moscow (Russia), University of California, Berkeley, Rutgers University
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Critical Mass
When the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation awarded the pro-verbial "genius grant" to Dave Hickey in 2001, it noted his "original perspectives on contemporary art in essays that engage academic and general audiences equally." Many may have...Tags: National Basketball Association, Rem Koolhaas, Neil Diamond, Chet Baker, Las Vegas
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Unintended victims of Gates Foundation generosity
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersA neighbor shaved Matsepang Nyoba's head with an antiquated razor. Blood beaded on her scalp. Tears trickled down her cheeks, but not because of the pain. She was in mourning, and this was a ritual. Two days earlier, her newborn baby girl had died in the...Tags: Infants, Human Rights, AIDS, Diseases and Illnesses, Weather Reports
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Dark cloud over good works of Gates Foundation
Times Staff WritersEbocha, Nigeria — Justice Eta, 14 months old, held out his tiny thumb. An ink spot certified that he had been immunized against polio and measles, thanks to a vaccination drive supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. But polio is not the...Tags: Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Career and Workplace, Weather, Restraint of Trade, Waste Management Incorporated
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Festival thinks outside the chamber
Portland Press Herald, MaineThe classical music experiment at Space Gallery in Portland continues as the downtown gallery and nightclub hosts a Portland Chamber Music Festival concert on May 23. But first, the Mexican cantina El Rayo will host a "Feed the Arts" benefit this...Tags: Music, Entertainment Events, Concerts, Festive Events, Music Industry
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