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Gitmo: America's black hole
Iam writing from the Combined Bachelors' Quarters on the leeward side of Guantanamo Bay. Particularly in the age of "don't ask, don't tell," it is a strange name for a military barracks. Yet the irony of this place runs deep, as does the tragedy. The base...Tags: Osama bin Laden, Prisoners and Detainees, Under Armour Inc., Lawyers, Death
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Too good to win
Imiss Hillary Clinton already. Not her creepy laugh, or the way she tried to bring back the pantsuit, or that point-clap-nod thing she does at rallies as if she's Chris Penn learning to dance in "Footloose." Hillary is fading so fast in the Democratic...Tags: Primaries, Hillary Clinton, Elections, Chris Penn, Paul Newman
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To the East, a classical crescendo
Times Staff WriterYoshikazu Mera stands less than 5 feet tall, barely a head higher than the closed lid of the piano next to him. His face appears ensnared in eternal boyhood. His hair is cut in a cuddly Beatle mop. He is wearing a white shirt with puffy sleeves and...Tags: Starbucks Corp., Subway Transportation, Music, Tokyo (Japan), Entertainment
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Best of 2007: Go, speed racers, go
One is British, the other German. The Brit is a 1-ton, mid-engine atomic pixie stripped to the bare metal floor, a car so loud and raw that when its 220-horsepower supercharged four is at -- how to put this delicately? -- full suck, it sounds like an...Tags: O. Henry, Entertainment, Michelin Group, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Dining and Drinking
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Comic-Con is bursting at the seams
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThere were no long lines of costumed fans at the first San Diego Comic-Con, and certainly no movie stars or press coverage. Back in 1970, a small crowd showed up at a downtown hotel to sift through musty, vintage issues of "Whiz Comics" and "Sheena: Queen...Tags: DVDs and Movies, Hellboy II: The Golden Army (movie), Hamlet 2 (movie), Entertainment, Gaming
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Neil Leifer knows all the angles
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterJanuary 6, 2008 NEW YORK -- For a guy who's a regular at Elaine's and has a standing reservation at Rao's and his own gallery in Vegas and a new book out selling for $400, and now a short doc on Oscar's short list, Neil Leifer still acts like he has...Tags: Fenway Park, Francis Ford Coppola, Ansel Adams, Awards and Prizes, Death
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Ricardo Montalban dies at 88; 'Fantasy Island' actor
Ricardo Montalban, the suave leading man who was one of the first Mexican-born actors to make it big in Hollywood and who was best known for his role as Mr. Roarke on TV's "Fantasy Island," has died. He was 88.
Montalban died Wednesday morning at his Los...Tags: Ricardo Montalban, Entertainment, Lena Horne, Agnes Moorehead, Roman Catholicism
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Wife of Bill Murray files for divorce
The wife of entertainer Bill Murray has filed for divorce after nearly 11 years of marriage, alleging he abused her and is addicted to marijuana and alcohol.
Jennifer Butler Murray filed divorce papers May 12 in Charleston County. She owns a home on...Tags: Minor League Baseball, Entertainment, Academy Awards, Lawyers, Film Festivals
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'Warren Oates: A Wild Life' by Susan Compo
Many a great film director is tethered artistically to a trusted actor: John Ford had the Duke, Fellini had Mastroianni and Scorsese had De Niro.
For Sam Peckinpah, the volatile maverick who reinvented the western as a hyperviolent, nihilistic...Tags: Entertainment, Peter Falk, James Coburn, Death, Steven Spielberg
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The new rules of cocktails
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIF you're going to join the cult of the cocktail, then you ought to familiarize yourself with the rules. No more than four people in a group (this applies to celebrities too). No standing. No loud talking. No cellphones. Gentlemen, don't approach the...Tags: Death, Bars and Clubs, Cults and Sects, Eyewear, Scrabble (game)
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Director: Owen Wilson doing better after apparent suicide attempt
VENICE, Italy (AP) -- Owen Wilson is doing well as he recovers from an apparent suicide attempt, and is even making colleagues laugh, the director of his latest film said Monday.
"Obviously he has been through a lot this week," said Wes Anderson, who...Tags: Wes Anderson, Hospitals and Clinics, Entertainment, Anjelica Huston, Suicide
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Where's the rose between his teeth?
LAST WEEK, I got a phone call from a television news producer who asked me what Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's extramarital affair revealed about the nature of Latino political leadership. I told her I'd agree to be interviewed on air only if we could...Tags: Music Theater, Michael Bloomberg, Washington Post Co., Social Issues, Minority Groups
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