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Fashion Week's fab few
Times Staff WriterThe 1980s. The Peruvian countryside. Architect Antoni Gaudi. Angst-ridden schoolgirls. Inspiration for the runway shows that began here over the weekend seemed to come from just about anything, perhaps indicating the confused state of fashion right...Tags: Fashion Shows, Eyewear, Book, Entertainment, Kirsten Dunst
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The Lure of the Luxurious Lakes
Times Staff WriterA 10-piece band with a harp and an accordion cranked out a mambo from a stage in the overflowing plaza. A tall man with blue-black hair beckoned my wife over to a long table. "Vino rosso?" he asked, and he poured Bobbie two glasses of a robust red wine....Tags: William Wordsworth, Winston Churchill, Ray Charles, Dining and Drinking, Umberto Giordano
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A rumination on books not yet read
Sometimes I wonder how many books I've read in my four decades. Thousands, anyway — maybe tens of thousands — since the first one, about a choo-choo, when I was not quite 3. Right up to Anne Carson's “Autobiography of Red,”...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Chicago Tribune, Annie Dillard, Literature, Saul Bellow
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Cruise Port Spotlight: Piraeus in Athens, Greece
Special CorrespondentPiraeus, the port of Athens, Greece. is popular both as embarkation/disembarkation point for Eastern Mediterranean and Greek Isles cruises, as well as a stop (sometimes overnight) on voyages in that part of the world that originate and end in other ports....Tags: Arts and Culture, Museums, Sculpture, Arts, Royal Caribbean International
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State dig uncovers the secrets of an 1814 battlefield
The DNA of a battle that helped turn the tide of a war going horribly wrong for America lay buried just six inches below the surface in a Kent County cornfield. For nearly two centuries, the musket balls, canister shot and other artifacts from intense...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, Arts and Culture, St. Mary's County, Georgetown, Annapolis
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'All We Are:' Inside the fervent mind of Matt Nathanson
It was a very surprising answer to a common question, at least for singer-songwriter Matt Nathanson. When asked Thursday during a phone interview how life has been treating him, he responded: "Everything is really good. I have no complaints at all...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Festive Events, Beach Vacations, Talk Shows (genre), Destroyer (music group)
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Richard Chamberlain plays the monster of 'The Heiress'
Richard Chamberlain treats fellow actor Heather Tom abominably. Without apology. Night after night. On stage, that is. The tall, silver-haired veteran of stage and screen is heading the cast of “The Heiress,” the classic drama by Ruth and...
Tags: BBC, Desperate Housewives (tv program), Arts and Culture, Entertainment Events, Celebrities
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PGA Tour Pick-4: Byron Nelson Championship
The Downswing Golf BlogWelcome back, Phil. Welcome back, Ernie. A couple of former champions who had drifted away because of scheduling issues are back for this week’s Byron Nelson Championship, joining defending champion Keegan Bradley to help restore some of the... -
'Camino Real' through the eyes of Spanish director Calixto Bieito
Late Sunday night, there was a radiant light in the face of the Chicago actress Carolyn Hoerdemann. "This all reminds me of the early days of the European Rep," she said, ebulliently, referencing one of Chicago's most influential avant-garde troupes of...Tags: Europe, Jean Genet, Arts and Culture, Goodman Theatre, Opera (genre)
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North Suburban Actresses Featured in Tennessee Williams’ Fantasy “Camino Real” at the Goodman Theatre
TribLocal - EvanstonBy Carrie Swearingen In his first American-grown production, untamed and often controversial Spanish director Calixto Bieto routes the Goodman Theatre’s production of Tennessee Williams’ cosmic …... -
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Tags: Stephen Hawking, William Wordsworth, Dining and Drinking, A.A. Milne, Rupert Brooke
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Teen reads: September
Special to Tribune Newspapers"This Thing Called the Future" By J. L. Powers Cinco Puntos Press, 208 pages, $16.95 Ages 13 and up Khosi is a 14-year-old girl living on the edge of Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. She has no luxuries in her life. She lives a small shack with her...Tags: Winston Churchill, Fiction, Justin Evans, Halloween, South Africa
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