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How I made it: Mary Micucci, owner of Along Came Mary Events
The gig: Mary Micucci, 63, is the owner of Along Came Mary Events, one of Hollywood's leading catering and special events businesses. Often called the "caterer to the stars," Micucci has handled more than 400 movie premieres, from "Titanic" in 1997 to...
Tags: Philosophy, Titanic (movie, 1997), Awards and Prizes, Medical Specialization, Food Industry
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Who lies more about sex, men or women?
Ever have that awkward talk with a romantic partner about your sexual history -- about how old you were when you lost your virginity and how many people you've had sex with? Did you tell the truth? Well, according to an Ohio State University study on...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, The Ohio State University, Education, Minority Groups, Students
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Science and History
SCIENCE The Cancer Chronicles Unlocking Medicine's Deepest Mystery George Johnson Knopf, $27.95 After his wife was diagnosed with a metastatic cancer, New York Times science writer Johnson embarked on an intense and comprehensive exploration of...
Tags: Philosophy, Science, Career and Workplace, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Arts and Culture
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Nick Robinson hits a high point with 'Kings of Summer'
He may only be 18, but Nick Robinson can teach you how to skin a rabbit. The trick to the gruesome procedure, the young actor learned while filming the new indie movie "The Kings of Summer," comes at the start — cutting away at the rear flap of skin...
Tags: Movies, Steven Spielberg, Stand by Me (movie), Bear Grylls, Celebrities
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James Turrell shapes perceptions
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Flying a couple of thousand feet above a volcanic field in Arizona near the Painted Desert, it's fairly easy to spot the extinct volcano known as the Roden Crater. It stands alone in the field, apart from hundreds of other...
Tags: Guggenheim Museum, Landforms, Colleges and Universities, Central Intelligence Agency, Arts and Culture
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Accepting this 'Great Gatsby' on its own terms
To judge by some of the reviews of the new film adaptation of "The Great Gatsby," you'd think Australian director Baz Luhrmann would be facing extradition for his crime against an American classic. But I have a message for all those self-appointed...
Tags: Joel Edgerton, The Great Gatsby (movie, 2013), Movies, Arts and Culture, Andre Benjamin
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Dr. Joyce Brothers dies at 85; popular TV psychologist
Fame was never her intent, Dr. Joyce Brothers often said. She was not yet 30, new to stay-at-home motherhood and struggling to help her husband stretch his pay as a medical resident when she came up with an ambitious plan: Transform herself into a...
Tags: Cornell University, Philosophy, Long Island, The Washington Post, Medical Specialization
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Dr. Joyce Brothers, famed TV psychologist, dies at 85
Dr. Joyce Brothers, a psychologist who became a pop-culture fixture after she turned to radio and television in the late 1950s to tend to the nation’s psyche, has died. She was 85. Brothers died Monday in New York City, publicist Sanford Brokaw...
Tags: Philosophy, Cornell University, Long Island, Medical Specialization, Obituaries
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Steve Lopez: She worked past age 100, inspired many more
In 40 years of interviews as a journalist, I've never met anyone quite like Hedda Bolgar. The pioneering psychoanalyst, who attended lectures by Sigmund Freud as a young woman and fled Vienna for the United States when the Third Reich entered Austria,...
Tags: Sigmund Freud, Psychotherapy, Robert J. Lopez, Mother's Day, Psychologists
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Hedda Bolgar dies at 103; renowned psychoanalyst
Hedda Bolgar, a psychologist old enough to have attended Sigmund Freud's lectures in Vienna but youthful enough to have treated patients until just a few weeks ago, has died. She was 103. Her mind was sharp, her zest for work keen, and her social...
Tags: Philosophy, Hospitals and Clinics, Colleges and Universities, Medical Specialization, Health and Medical Professionals
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Marion Cotillard wears Dior at Cannes 2013 'Blood Ties' premiere
Marion Cotillard wore a strapless Dior gown with eye-catching color blocks of blue, yellow, black and pink on a white background to the Cannes Film Festival premiere of "Blood Ties" on Monday. The dress was shown Saturday in Monaco as part of Dior's...
Tags: Star Wars (movie), Renal cell carcinoma, Awards and Prizes, Movies, Fashion Shows
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Of course you're stressed. Just look at you.
We all know the face of stress: the clenched jaw, the furrowed brow, the intense stare. And, really, it's not a bad look. We all do some of our best work under pressure. Adrenaline and other stress hormones give us the kick start we need to meet deadlines...
Tags: Hydrocortisone, Stress, Gum Disease, Symptoms, Drugs and Medicines
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