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The Philadelphia story
Special to The TimesThere's not much of a barrier between Philadelphians and their city's history and culture. They walk briskly past the Liberty Bell on their way to a food-cart lunch, skateboard recklessly down the 100 steps of the Philadelphia Art Museum and, if you ask...Tags: Maxfield Parrish, Judges, Colleges and Universities, Toys, Death
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The man behind the people who know the story behind 'The Shining'
You know the Calumet Baking Powder cans in Stanley Kubrick's "The Shining"? You know — the Calumet Baking cans? Lining the pantry of the film's Overlook Hotel? No, no: The baking cans behind all the carnage! Right, those baking cans. What's that,...
Tags: The Wizard of Oz (movie, 1939), Entertainment, Pink Floyd (music group), Steven Spielberg, The Shining (movie)
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Alice Ripley Cast In 'Clybourne Park' At Long Wharf Theatre
Hartford CourantAlice Ripley, who won a Tony Award for her performance of the bi-polar mother in the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, "Next to Normal," is cast in the upcoming production of Bruce Norris' "Clybourne Park" at Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven. The...Tags: Bruce Norris, Long Wharf Theatre, Arts and Culture, Next to Normal (musical), Pulitzer Prize Awards
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Ron Rash: Appalachian trailblazer
Ron Rash, one of America's most-admired contemporary Southern writers, is conscious of working in a venerable literary tradition that goes back through O'Connor, Welty and Faulkner. But he notices modern trends, too, such as the recent emergence of...
Tags: Coral Gables, Arts and Culture, Literature, The Boston Globe, Authors
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'Book of My Lives': Aleksander Hemon's remarkable tale
Aleksandar Hemon landed in the United States two decades ago, January 1992. He was 27, a young Bosnian journalist from Sarajevo arriving on a one-month visa, arranged through a cultural exchange program sponsored by the State Department. Just after he...
Tags: Junot Diaz, Newspaper and Magazine, John Freeman, England, U.S. Department of State
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Why we love all things Irish this week
This is the time of year when I feel a bit tweedy, a bit green in the wool, a bit Irish, even though the Rodricks clan from which I descend was Portuguese (Rodrigues) and not Irish (Roderick). From years of experience, I know something about the wide...
Tags: St. Patrick's Day, Republic of Ireland, Lent, Arts and Culture, Festive Events
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The mediocrity of Gass' 'Middle C'
Here's a long awaited novel by one of the godfathers of contemporary American modernism (or "post-modernism," as some critics and scholars call the continuation of the American modernist tradition). William H. Gass, a new-fangled genius, along with John...
Tags: Chicago Tribune, Education, Entertainment, Human Interest, Radio
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Wordplay and secret missions to Dublin at Strawdog
Just as Irish novelist Flann O'Brien out-Joyced James Joyce with his mind-bending masterwork "At Swim-Two-Birds," Irish playwright Arthur Riordan takes the sort of too-true-to-be-real story that is catnip to Tom Stoppard and proceeds to fold, spindle, and...
Tags: Dublin (Ireland), Republic of Ireland, Entertainment, Science and Technology, World War I (1914-1918)
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“Parade’s End”: HBO miniseries showcases World War I’s effect on British society
Channel Guide MagazineParade's End airs over three nights on HBO, Feb. 26-28. Parade's End HBO Part 1: Feb. 26, 9pm Part 2: Feb. 26, 10:05pm Part 3: Feb. 27, 9pm Part 4: Feb. 28, 10:05pm Part 5: Feb. 28, 9pm What is it that’s so fascinating about pre-World War I Britain?... -
Jamaica Kincaid talks about 'See Now Then'
On the surface of her first new novel in a decade, the vaguely autobiographical, startlingly ambitious "See Now Then," author Jamaica Kincaid seems to tell a simple story about a New England family that is falling apart. Mr. Sweet, a musician and...
Tags: Government, Chicago Tribune, Newspaper and Magazine, Science and Technology, Marriage
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Christopher Walken To Speak About His Career In Stratford
TheOscar-winner Christopher Walken will talk about his life and career in "A Conversation with Christopher Walken" on Sunday, Feb. 17, at noon at Stratford's Scottish Rite Theatre, (formerly the Stratford Movie Theater), 2422 Main St.. This is the...Tags: Stratford, Chris Sarandon, Ed Asner, Anne Baxter, A Late Quartet (movie)
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Wedded: Michelle Danick and Scott Cherry
Wedding date: Nov. 24, 2012 Her story: Michelle Danick, 28, grew up in Pikesville. She is the special events manager at Dave & Buster's in Arundel Mills. Her father, Jacob, is the general sales manager for Wilkins Subaru Buick and GMC. Her mother,...
Tags: Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Marriage, Dave Matthews Band (music group), Family
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