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Barry Zorthian dies at 90; U.S. diplomat and press spokesman in Vietnam War
Associated PressBarry Zorthian, a U.S. diplomat who left his mark on U.S. policy in Vietnam as a forthright and often combative press spokesman in the early years of the Vietnam War, has died. He was 90. Zorthian died Thursday in a Washington, D.C., hospital, his son...Tags: Human Interest, Journalism, Vietnam War (1955-1975), New York University, Lyndon B. Johnson
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PASSINGS: Miriam Seegar Whelan, Glenn R. Watson, Catherine 'Kay' Kerr, Edward P. Evans
Miriam Seegar Whelan
Actress became an interior designer
Miriam Seegar Whelan, 103, an actress from the early days of talking films who was married to director Tim Whelan, died Sunday of age-related causes at her home in Pasadena, said her daughter-in-...Tags: Movies, Crime, Law and Justice, Celebrities, Clark Kerr, Wildlife
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Dick Wimmer dies at 74; author whose well-reviewed novel was rejected 162 times
Creative-writing instructor Dick Wimmer's best lesson for would-be authors may have had more to do with persistence than prose.
His first novel, the well-reviewed "Irish Wine," was published in 1989 after being turned down by publishers and agents 162...Tags: Rob Reiner, Long Island, College Sports, James Joyce, Colleges and Universities
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A Cold War 'Jam Session' on view at the Fowler Museum
Culture MonsterImages from a time when jazz stars were called upon to act as ambassadors of American freedom during the Cold War will be on display at the Fowler Museum in "Jam Session: America's Jazz Ambassadors Embrace the World."... -
Brooklyn Museum seeks to return pre-Hispanic artifacts to Costa Rica
La PlazaMore than a century ago, an American railroad and fruit magnate named Minor C. Keith unearthed thousands of pre-Hispanic artifacts on a plantation in Costa Rica, then took them to the United States. They were gold and jade pieces, ceramic bowls and... -
Summer reading: Children's books
The Accidental Genius of Weasel High Rick Detorie Egmont: $9.99 paper, ages 12 and up A 14-year-old's quest to become the next great director is stymied by his inability to get his hands on a camcorder in this graphic novel by the creator of the...Tags: Jane Goodall, Human Interest, Gertrude Stein, Chinua Achebe, Audrey Hepburn
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Finalists for Best Translated Book Awards announced
Jacket CopyThe finalists for Best Translated Book Awards, presented by 3 Percent, have been announced.... -
Arthur Schatzkin dies at 62; epidemiologist studied relationship between cancer and diet
Dr. Arthur Schatzkin, an epidemiologist who overturned the widely held belief that eating a diet rich in fiber could prevent the recurrence of the polyps that are a forerunner of cancer of the colon, died Jan. 20 at his home in Chevy Chase, Md. He was...Tags: National Institutes of Health, Human Body, Colon Cancer, Brain, Diets and Dieting
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Is Miranda Cosgrove too cool for school?
Show TrackerDemi Lovato may be leaving her hit TV show, but Miranda Cosgrove is sticking with hers ... for now. Though the Nickelodeon sensation has been accepted to New York University and USC, according to the NY Post, the campus tours...... -
The Siren's Call: Praying to the bones
Los Angeles TimesNear the end of "The Leopard," Giuseppe di Lampedusa's 1958 novel about the crumbling Sicilian aristocracy, a priest visits three spinsters to assess the holy relics in the family's private family chapel. The priest determines that, out of all the various...Tags: Tour Operations Industry, Cults and Sects, Christianity, Customs and Tradition, Book
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Yale agrees to return Machu Picchu artifacts to Peru, ending dispute
La PlazaYale University has agreed to return thousands of pre-Hispanic artifacts to Peru, tentatively ending a dispute that pitted the Ivy League school against a growing demand in the Andean nation to reclaim its "cultural patrimony." The Machu Picchu objects --... -
Sports Legend Revealed: Did the inventor of basketball, James Naismith, also invent the football helmet?
The Fabulous ForumFOOTBALL LEGEND: Did the inventor of basketball, James Naismith, also invent the football helmet? STATUS: A Lot of Truth to it, but I Lean False Overall. The world of collegiate sports in the late 19th Century was practically like the......
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