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Tags: Portugal, BBC, Bill Bryson, Central Park, James Patterson
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UCF hosts inaugural book festival â Hiaasen, Collins to appear
Sentinel School Zone» Orlando Sentinel â Sentinel School ZoneAttention, book fans: UCF is hosting its inaugural book festival this week with dozens of events that are free and open to the public on Saturday. A ribbon-cutting ceremony kicks things off at 8:45 a.m. at the main festival site, UCF Arena. Book... -
Carl Hiaasen's 'Hoot' is next One Book One Community choice
SENTINEL STAFF WRITERFor Florida newcomer Roy Eberhardt, it's just one thing after another. If Roy weren't the new kid in school — again — then a bully named Dana Matherson wouldn't have smashed Roy's face against the school-bus window. And then he wouldn't have...Tags: Times Square, Children, Walt Disney, Amusement and Theme Parks, Lifestyle and Leisure
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'Hoot'
Zap2It.comMiddle schoolers can learn a thing or two about civil disobedience and the music of Jimmy Buffet from the family film "Hoot," based on the book by Carl Hiaasen. Despite that acclaimed subject material and a capable young cast, director Will Shriner is...Tags: PG Rated Movies, Family, Neil Flynn, Entertainment, Clark Gregg
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Fast-Paised review: Hoot'
Big question: Florida teenagers delay the construction of a pancake house to protect the owls that live on the land. Based on a novel by the same name, is "Hoot"'s enviro-rebellion inspiring enough to make us give a hoot? Skip it: "Hoot" teaches young...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Social Issues, Entertainment, Teen-agers, Jimmy Buffett
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Movie review: Hoot'
Tribune movie critic2 stars (out of four) One of these days someone is going to make a really good movie out of a Carl Hiaasen book--maybe "Skinny Dip," lately optioned for the screen by Mike Nichols. To date we have had "Striptease." And now, in a less tawdry vein, we have...Tags: PG Rated Movies, Wildlife, Endangered Species, Mike Nichols, Conservation
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Charlie Crist uninterrupted
The Swampby Katie Fretland The governor of Florida, who pundits have mentioned as a potential running mate for John McCain on the presidential ticket, talks about the veepstakes, tanning (or lack therof) and love in a new interview with The New......Tags: John McCain, Charlie Crist
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Sanibel: Florida's Gulf coast offers seashells, shark teeth and gators galore
The Associated PressSANIBEL ISLAND, Fla. -- Florida's southwest coast has bargains to offer the budget-minded traveler, much more than just "early bird" dinners and 2-for-1 happy hours. Shells by the zillions, exotic birds, gentle manatees surfacing like huggable air...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Dining and Drinking, Migration, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Entertainment
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Playful Film Overcomes Trouble With Its Plot and Timing
TIMES STAFF WRITER"Big Trouble" has been in nothing but big trouble. Not for what it is but for a situation it inadvertently found itself enmeshed in that it's now trying to escape. "Big Trouble" is a pleasant diversion, a lightly amusing criminal comedy with a plot so...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Periodicals, Patrick Warburton, Criminals, Rene Russo
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The seashell coast
The Associated PressFlorida's southwest coast has bargains to offer the budget-minded traveler, much more than just "early bird" dinners and 2-for-1 happy hours. Shells by the zillions, exotic birds, gentle manatees surfacing like huggable air mattresses, shark's teeth from...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Dining and Drinking, Migration, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Entertainment
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Brainstorms brew in L.A.
Times Staff WriterIt was a balmy night at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Hundreds of Angelenos were gathered on the roof deck of LACMA West after a debate about the changing role of art museums. Comedian Steve Martin was there, too: no arrow through his head, no...Tags: Dining and Drinking, University of California, Los Angeles, Elmore Leonard, Wars and Interventions, Esa-Pekka Salonen
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Striptease
TIMES FILM CRITICFriday June 28, 1996 "Striptease" isn't in the kind of shape Demi Moore is. While her role as exotic dancer Erin Grant has the actress buffed and toned enough for the cover of Muscle & Fitness, the film itself could use a lot more definition. ...Tags: Ving Rhames, Andrew Bergman, Crime, Law and Justice, Fort Lauderdale, Cinema Industry
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May 5, 2006
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Apr 24, 2006
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Jul 6, 2001
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Apr 5, 2002
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Mar 13, 2003
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Jun 28, 1996
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