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PASSINGS: William Coblentz, Bent Larsen, Carlton Coleman, Juan Mari Bras, Hadley Caliman
William Coblentz
Former University of California regent
William Coblentz, 88, an attorney and former University of California regent who fought against South Africa's apartheid policies and upheld the right of communist philosopher Angela Davis to teach...Tags: Liver Cancer, Activism, Politics, University of California, Mashed Potatoes
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IRAN: Strikes in Kurdistan, violent demonstrations at Scandinavian embassies over executions
Babylon & BeyondAnger over the executions of Iranian Kurds, including a woman, in Tehran's Evin prison Sunday continues to be felt in the Islamic Republic and is fueling violent demonstrations outside the country. Iranian Kurds were reported to be staging large general..... -
Wimbledon: Did Serena Williams get the royal snub?
The Fabulous ForumSo much for curtsy practice. Defending Wimbledon champion and No. 1-seeded Serena Williams has been scheduled to play her second-round match Wimbledon match Thursday against Anna Chakvetadze on Court 2. After much discussion over the last four days... -
International Whaling Commission puts decision on whaling moratorium on hold another year; native Greenlanders get extended whaling rights
L.A. UnleashedAGADIR, Morocco â Native people of Greenland won a long battle Friday to extend their annual whale hunt to humpbacks, overriding objections from conservation-minded members of the International Whaling Commission. The decision came at the end of a... -
EGYPT: 'Trial of the Prophet Muhammad' rouses fury at Al Azhar Islamic institution
Babylon & BeyondThe world's most influential Sunni Islamic institution, Al Azhar, is enraged that one of Egypt's leading online newspapers has decided to publish the new novel "Trial of the Prophet Muhammad." Despite stressing last week that they have put the... -
An early look at Bob Dylan's latest artwork
Culture MonsterHad enough of celebrity art yet? Here in Lala-land, we've seen recent exhibitions and art projects by James Franco, Dennis Hopper, David Lynch and Frances Bean Cobain. (We also have Tim Burton at LACMA to look forward to.) Well, here's...... -
'Normance' by Louis-Ferdinand Céline
Normance Louis-Ferdinand Céline Translated from the French by Marlon Jones Dalkey Archive: 372 pp., $14.95 paper "I'm a dirty pornographer . . . a letch besides being the most despicable traitor of the century! . . . I'd make a urinal blush! . . ....Tags: Death, Jack Kerouac, Crime, Law and Justice, Crimes, Philip Roth
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Aage Bohr dies at 87; Danish physicist and Nobel Prize winner
Aage Bohr, the Danish theoretical physicist whose explanation for the shape of the atomic nucleus won him a share of the 1975 Nobel Prize in physics, died Sept. 8 in Copenhagen. He was 87.
Bohr was part of an even more elite group, one of only seven...Tags: Children, Death, Awards and Prizes, Science, World War II (1939-1945)
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Foreign tourist boards
For tourist information on selected foreign destinations, contact the government offices below. For information about a country not listed, call the United Nations at (212) 963-1234, dial 0 and ask for the number of the country's U.N. mission or...Tags: Iceland, Macau, Bahamas, Ethiopia, Uruguay
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Fretting over product placement
Times Staff WriterThe bald and bespectacled Paul "Renetto" Robinett, doing his best full-throated impersonation of Eddie Vedder, strums his way through "Amazing Grace" on a beautiful, custom-made guitar. An instrument-maker in Nashville sent it to him. "Don't let...Tags: YouTube, Advertising, Marketing, Companies and Corporations, Cinema Industry
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Foreign government tourist offices
For tourist information on selected foreign destinations, contact the government offices below. For information about a country not listed, call the United Nations at (212) 963-1234, dial 0 and ask for the number of the country's U.N. mission or...Tags: Iceland, Bahamas, Macau, Ethiopia, Uruguay
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