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The pop burlesque of Dita Von Teese
Pop & HissIn a city where nearly every bar and club has some type of “burlesque” dancer or show, the excitement generated by Dita Von Teese’s “Strip Strip Hooray” tour -- which took over the House of Blues on Friday and Saturday... -
Theater review: Josephine Baker tale 'Bananas!' at J.E.T. Studios
Culture MonsterFor the Los Angeles Times, Daryl H. Miller reviews "Bananas! A Day in the Life of Josephine Baker" at J.E.T. Studios in North Hollywood.... -
PST, A to Z: 'Now Dig This!' and 'Places of Validation'
Culture MonsterPacific Standard Time will explore the origins of the Los Angeles art world through museum exhibitions throughout Southern California over the next six months. Times art reviewer Sharon Mizota has set the goal of seeing all of them. This is...... -
Theater review: 'Blues for an Alabama Sky' at Pasadena Playhouse
Culture MonsterCharlotte Stoudt reviews the jubilant revival of "Blues for an Alabama Sky" at Pasadena Playhouse for the Los Angeles Times.... -
Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Oct. 25, 1940
The Daily MirrorOct. 25, 1940: Josephine Baker, broke and stranded near Paris, is beseeching friends for aid, Jimmie Fidler says.... -
Book review: 'And the Show Went On: Cultural Life in Nazi-Occupied Paris' by Alan Riding
Special to the Los Angeles TimesAnd The Show Went On Cultural Life in Nazi-Occupied Paris Alan Riding Alfred A. Knopf: 400 pp., $28.95 A lot has been written about the political, social and moral aspects of France under German occupation in World War II. Alan Riding, the former...Tags: Culture, Judaism, French Literature, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Armed Forces
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Book review: 'Irrepressible: The Life and Times of Jessica Mitford' by Leslie Brody
Special to the Los Angeles TimesIn their time, the daughters of the second Baron Redesdale, better known as the Mitford sisters, were an industry. Their trade, for the most part, was their mere existence — swanning about British society, leaving scandal and newsprint in their...Tags: Jean Genet, Politics, Wars and Interventions, Adolf Hitler, Maya Angelou
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Your morning fashion and beauty report: MTV Movie Awards. CFDA honors Kors
All The RageThe MTV Movie Awards aired Sunday night. [Los Angeles Times | Photos] Michael Kors is awarded CDFA's lifetime achievement honor. Here's a gallery of his career highlights. [The Daily Beast] Gen X: Linda Evangelista is the new face of Talbots....... -
'Black Womanhood' checks an identity
When is a black woman simply a black woman?
It's a question that feels so reflexive with an answer so self-evident, it shouldn't be a question at all. Black women are who they are, nothing more or less. They are the sum of their qualities, which often...Tags: Education, Arts, Michelle Obama, Libraries, Trips and Vacations
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The Review: Delphine at the W Hollywood
Not going to be able to catch the Cannes film festival this year? Don't cry. You can still vamp it up at the smart new Delphine, the W Hollywood's ode to the Riviera at Hollywood and Vine. In the bar, vintage black and white photos of the grand hotels...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Foods and Beverages, Butter, Shrimp, Tomatoes
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Pseudonyms in Michael Jackson, Anna Nicole Smith cases pose challenge for authorities
L.A. NOWBefore her death in 2007, model Anna Nicole Smith is believed to have used at least half a dozen different names to obtain powerful prescription medications. In the case of Michael Jackson, who died June 25 after being administered a...... -
'Dancing With the Stars': Baz relief
Show TrackerItâ??s only the second week of competition, but already the stakes have been raised. Instead of 4 1/2 weeks of practice, each couple had just four days to prepare a fast-stepping jive, a sultry tango or a, um, fast-stepping quickstep.......
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