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Brand X Files: Palin seeks big $$$ for reality TV show. Snooki teen death scandal. Boy Scouts open 'perversion files.'
Brand XCable networks vying for Sarah Palin reality TV series: Palin is asking for up to $1.5 million for each episode. Both A&E and Discovery want to acquire the project, but will the contract have a "no quitting clause"? (Hollywood Reporter) 'Jersey Shore's'... -
Haunted Addamses
Culture MonsterThe Arts Club in Chicago is a tony memberâs eatery favored by architects and artists.It was no coincidence that Stuart Oken, the Chicago-based producer of âThe Addams Family: A New Musical,â chose it as the locale to reveal his new...... -
'The Addams Family' on Broadway: What did the critics think?
Culture MonsterWhen producers announced last year that Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwirth were going to star in a new stage adaptation of "The Addams Family," theater audiences applauded the dream casting and producers geared themselves for a box-office bonanza. What a...... -
With 'The Search for WondLa,' 'Spiderwick Chronicles' artist Tony DiTerlizzi spins a new tale
The Hero ComplexThis a good time to judge Tony DiTerlizzi's book by its cover: The award-winning illustrator and author says his new young-reader novel, "The Search for WondLa," is the most representative of his own personal style in its art, story and...... -
Even for Neil Gaiman, 'The Sandman' is a singular dream
Even in casual conversation, British author Neil Gaiman sometimes sounds as if he's narrating some dark fairy tale -- his sentences slither across old stone floors or flit on gossamer wings. He also happens to live in a rambling Minnesota manse that...Tags: Family, The Sopranos (tv program), Entertainment, Stephen King, William Shakespeare
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Where's Weldon?
The poet Weldon Kees was born in Beatrice, Neb., in 1914, though what's best known about him is that on July 18, 1955, his car was found abandoned with the keys still in the ignition in a parking lot on the Marin County side of the Golden Gate Bridge....Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Tom Wolfe, Dashiell Hammett, James Agee, Elizabeth Bishop
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South America's Charm Bracelet
Jerry V. Haines last wrote for the Travel section about Italy's Friuli region.I had been trying for days to get a mental fix on Punta del Este, to figure out just which place it reminded me of. St. Bart's, I had thought at first, choosing the obvious connections of sun, sea and sand, and snippets from the press about which...Tags: Naomi Campbell, Dining and Drinking, Leonardo DiCaprio, Trips and Vacations, Family
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In the Pipeline: Holiday shows that are nostalgic, jaw-dropping
So it's that time of year when kids are home and many adults take some time off from work, and in this column I like to call out a couple of nearby attractions or performances that might be a fun way to spend some time over the holidays. This year,...
Tags: Book, Music, Theater, Holidays, The Addams Family (musical)
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Dog books certain to give you paws
My first dog was a golden retriever named Tisha. Tisha was quiet and friendly, a perfect golden for a 4-year-old boy; my mother swears that when we took her to the vet one last time, as the dog lay dying on the operating table, Tisha lifted her head at...
Tags: Chicago Tribune, Arthur Miller, Newspaper and Magazine, Malcolm Gladwell, John Updike
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On Theater: A spooky reunion with this 'Family'
How often have you attended a show for the first time and instantly recognized all the major characters the moment they appeared? Chances are you'll do so when you visit "The Addams Family" at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts. Even before the...
Tags: Carolyn Jones, Arts and Culture, Star Trek (movie, 2009), Sergio Trujillo, The Addams Family (tv program)
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The Suicide Shop
VarietyA cross between Charles Addams and Mad magazine, "The Suicide Shop" has cartoony fun with Jean Teule's cult novel, in which a Parisian family sells all the tools a weary soul could want for offing himself. Since peddling poison vials and at-home seppuku...Tags: Genes and Chromosomes, Arts and Culture, Literature, Animation (genre), Music
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'War Horse,' 'Addams Family' bound for Broward
Staff WriterIf Broadway buzz is your thing, then you're going to love the shows heading to the Broward Center for the Performing Arts next season. In a major coup for South Florida, the inaugural tour of"War Horse" is included among them. The spate of musicals...Tags: Literature, Music, Agatha Christie, The Addams Family (musical), Wicked (musical)
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