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    Apr 25, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  1. The Amazon pilots (Part 2): Children's shows

    Amazon's TV "pilots" (see my <a href="http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-critics-notebook-amazon-tv-pilots-20130423,0,2585137.story">previous post</a> and this <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?docId=1001155581&amp;ref=lpc_1">relevant website</a>) come in two flavors: grown up comedies, most of which betray basic-cable (and even premium-cable) values in terms of content and language, and children's shows, which, conversely, are largely aimed at the youngest of the young and contain a mandated educational component.
    Los Angeles Times Television Critic
    Amazon's TV "pilots" (see my previous post and this relevant website) come in two flavors: grown up comedies, most of which betray basic-cable (and even premium-cable) values in terms of content and language, and children's shows, which, conversely, are...

    Tags: Arthur (tv program), Entertainment, Science and Technology, Arts and Culture, Television

  2. Dec 19, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  3. Bob Brookmeyer dies at 81; jazz trombonist, composer

    Bob Brookmeyer, a jazz trombonist, composer, arranger and educator whose multifaceted career reached from cutting-edge performances with Gerry Mulligan and Stan Getz to innovative big band compositions and highly regarded classes at the New England Conservatory, has died. He was 81.
    Bob Brookmeyer, a jazz trombonist, composer, arranger and educator whose multifaceted career reached from cutting-edge performances with Gerry Mulligan and Stan Getz to innovative big band compositions and highly regarded classes at the New England...

    Tags: ABC (tv network), Music, Stan Getz, Music Industry, Chet Baker

  4. May 16, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune
  5. Cooler heads prevail: Right mind-set necessary for bouncing back from playoff-series deficit

    Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, Texas
    Frenship softball coach Robby Dickenson knew Game 2 would be the most important game of his team's best-of-three Region I-4A quarterfinal playoff series last weekend. So after the Tigers dropped a 7-6 decision in Friday's first game, he wasn't worried...

    Tags: Colorado Avalanche, Interstate 4

  6. May 12, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune
  7. Coronado softball bounces back from Game 2 loss to take series from Richland

    Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, Texas
    Coronado pitcher Monique Garcia was ready to go three games this weekend if she was asked to. It turns out she was ready to do even more than that. After the Lady Mustangs dropped a 10-inning, 3-2 decision to Richland to even their Region I-5A...

    Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Colorado Avalanche, High School Sports, Wars and Interventions

  8. May 11, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune
  9. Carlsbad take first game of best-of-three against Alamogordo

    Carlsbad Current-Argus, N.M.
    Carlsbad shortstop Jared Rodriguez makes a throw to first base for an out during the Cavemen s 11-0 victory over the Alamogordo Carlsbad shortstop Jared Rodriguez makes a throw to first base for an out during the Cavemen s 11-0 victory over the...

    Tags: Sports, Baseball

  10. May 11, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune
  11. Coronado softball makes most of opportunities, tops Richland to take 1-0 series lead

    Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, Texas
    Both the Richland and Coronado softball teams had small windows of opportunity to do damage Friday night in the first game of their Region I-5A quarterfinal playoff series. The Rebels missed theirs. The Lady Mustangs didn't. Despite notching only...

    Tags: Heart Attack, Sports, High Blood Pressure, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Baseball

  12. May 10, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune
  13. Coronado, Cooper softball coaches share similar approaches, success

    Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, Texas
    Jeff Richardson sees the similarities between Cooper and Coronado softball. The fourth-year Shallowater coach sees teams that are focused, driven and knowledgeable about the game. For Richardson, the reason why is simple: J.J. Johnson and Landon...

    Tags: Sports, Colorado Avalanche, Softball

  14. May 9, 2013 |Story| Allentown Morning Call
  15. Easton's Farrar, Abert trying to get healthy for postseason run

    Kiana Farrar still has a bandage on her injured right knee that kept her out of a few regular-season meets to start the spring.
    Kiana Farrar still has a bandage on her injured right knee that kept her out of a few regular-season meets to start the spring. Easton teammate Colin Abert still needs ice, rest and monitoring of the right shin that has bothered him most of this...

    Tags: Emmaus, Christianity, Religion and Belief, Easton (Northampton, Pennsylvania), Track and Field

  16. May 9, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune
  17. Garcia's 'workhorse' performance makes her this week's female athlete of the week

    Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, Texas
    Before the Coronado softball team left for Abilene last weekend for its best-of-three series against Southlake Carroll in the Region I-5A playoffs, Lady Mustangs coach J.J. Johnson told star pitcher Monique Garcia to be prepared to go all three games....

    Tags: Colorado Avalanche, Newspaper and Magazine

  18. May 8, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune
  19. TV review: Amazon for kids safe but restrained

    Amazon is smart to aim almost half of its pilot slate &mdash; six of the 14 shows it's put up for public perusal &mdash; at kids. Today's toddlers are tomorrow's Amazon Wish List sharers at holiday time. And busy parents looking for relief don't care about the medium: They would let their charges watch video projected out of a beer bottle if it was respectable stuff and it bought the parents some peace.&nbsp;
    Amazon is smart to aim almost half of its pilot slate — six of the 14 shows it's put up for public perusal — at kids. Today's toddlers are tomorrow's Amazon Wish List sharers at holiday time. And busy parents looking for relief don't care...

    Tags: Arthur (tv program), Music, Tameka Cottle, Education, Weather Reports

  20. May 8, 2013 |Story| Allentown Morning Call
  21. Bangor's Pearson, Northampton's DeCesaris, Saucon's Chikotas, Bethlehem Catholic's Horton set records

    Bangor's Bryan Pearson took a break from warmups for the Colonial League discus competition Tuesday afternoon to watch Northampton's Kory DeCesaris in the Lehigh Valley Conference shot put.
    Bangor's Bryan Pearson took a break from warmups for the Colonial League discus competition Tuesday afternoon to watch Northampton's Kory DeCesaris in the Lehigh Valley Conference shot put. Pearson saw DeCesaris' third heave. "I was like, 'That's a...

    Tags: Emily Meade, Awards and Prizes, Catasauqua, Religion and Belief, Track and Field

  22. May 2, 2013 |Column| Allentown Morning Call
  23. Pennridge boys track coach Bob Hosier pushing all right buttons

    Colby Trauger recalls leading off a relay race at an invitational meet his freshman season.
    Colby Trauger recalls leading off a relay race at an invitational meet his freshman season. He stretched out the baton in search of his teammate's hand. His teammate reached back to find it. The baton found the foot of Trauger's teammate and then...

    Tags: Track and Field, Nazareth, Whitehall, Mountain West Conference, Christianity

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