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Still jonesing for 'West Wing'? Try Danish import 'Borgen'
Los Angeles Times Television CriticThrusting an intelligent idealist into a leadership position is a time-honored method of chronicling the corruptive nature of power, particularly the political variety. (Please see "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington") In recent years, television writers have...Tags: Ethics, Television, Values, The Killing (tv program), The Newsroom (tv program)
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Review: Under the Italian sun, 'Love Is All You Need'
Danish filmmaker Susanne Bier's excellent tragedies tend to feature the sorts of characters and conflicts that turn up in her newest movie, "Love Is All You Need." We meet a heartbroken widower, a breast-cancer survivor, an unfaithful husband, an...
Tags: Brothers (movie), Jim Sheridan, England, Paprika Steen, Susanne Bier
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Recipe: Water kringle
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Total time: About 1 1/2 hours, plus rising times
Servings: 24 (makes 4 individual kringle, with 6 servings each)
Note: Adapted from Henrik Gram of Hygge Bakery in L.A. This is a typical Danish pastry found in most bakeries in Denmark. There are...Tags: Margarine, Cinnamon, Salt, Frosting and Icing
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Men in same-sex marriages are living longer, study says
Men in same-sex marriages are living longer, according to Danish researchers, but mortality rates among married lesbians have begun to rise after a long period of decline. The study, published Tuesday in the International Journal of Epidemiology, used...
Tags: Demographics, Gays and Lesbians, Social Issues, Same-Sex Marriage, Breast Cancer
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Caroline Wozniacki is headed to final
Caroline Wozniacki made it back to the BNP Paribas Open women's final at Indian Wells on Friday night, fighting her way through a 2-hour 28-minute marathon that was mostly distinguishable by moonballs and service breaks. Eighth-seeded Wozniacki of...
Tags: Rafael Nadal, U.S. Open (tennis), Novak Djokovic, Australian Open, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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SXSW 2013: A search for authenticity amid all the corporate hype
AUSTIN, Texas — The South by Southwest music festival and conference, now in its 27th year, was once a meeting ground for industry debates and indie artist showcases. Today the festival is a vehicle for promotion for the likes of Justin Timberlake,...
Tags: Festive Events, SXSW Music and Media Conference & Festival, Xbox, The Voice (tv program), Stevie Nicks
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SXSW 2013: The music stories to watch
On the final night of the South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas, last year, a young folk-rock trio from Denver took the makeshift stage at a church a few blocks away from the main action down on 6th Street. The church was about half full,...
Tags: Green Day (music group), Festive Events, Fleetwood Mac (music group), Concerts, Sundance Film Festival
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Are only children to blame for the obesity crisis?
A new study suggests an intriguing explanation for the rise in obesity rates — the growing number of only children. Researchers from Denmark analyzed health records of more than 29,000 Danish schoolchildren and found that boys and girls without...
Tags: Weight, Diabetes, Medical Research, Research, Obesity
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Denmark's 'A Royal Affair' beats bushes for talent
Danish democracy's astonishing origin story has all the makings of a world-class political soap opera. Rife with madness, adultery, decapitations and gorgeous costumes, the Oscar-nominated "A Royal Affair" revisits the saga of a liberal doctor who tried...
Tags: A Royal Affair (movie), Daniel Day-Lewis, Mads Mikkelsen, Movies, Lincoln (movie, 2012)
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Oscars 2013: 'Amour' in, 'Intouchables' out for foreign language
Academy voters showed their love for Austria's "Amour" on Thursday morning, with the deep and intimate look at an aging couple facing the end of life together being nominated not just for best foreign language film, but also for best picture and in...
Tags: Cannes Film Festival, Romania, The Deep (movie), Entertainment Events, A Royal Affair (movie)
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The difficult path to a foreign-language film Oscar
Something like a glammed-up re-imagining of the United Nations, year-in, year-out the foreign-language film category at the Oscars is a home to diplomacy, drama, intrigue and heartbreak. And that's just the process to secure a nomination and then the...
Tags: International Finance Corporation, Rust and Bone (movie), France, Romania, The Deep (movie)
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CALM law regulating TV commercial volume takes effect
By Meg JamesTV viewers finally should get some relief from a major annoyance: excessively loud commercials. On Thursday, the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, which limits the volume of TV commercials, goes into effect. The federal law, known as...Tags: Federal Communications Commission, Television, Anna Eshoo, Entertainment, Crime, Law and Justice
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