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Janos Starker, world-famous cellist, dies at 88
Janos Starker, a renowned concert cellist as well as a distinguished teacher and recording artist, has died. He was 88. Starker, who died Sunday in Bloomington, Ind., had been in terminal care for the last few weeks, according to reports from wire...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Culture, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Music, Entertainment
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Appellate court says case against Hungary over looted artwork can proceed
The heirs of the Budapest-based Jewish banker Baron Mor Lipot Herzog have cleared a major legal hurdle in their decades-long quest to force Hungary to return dozens of artworks from Herzog's collection that were looted during World War II. In 2010,...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Banking, Arts
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Allan B. Calhamer dies at 81; inventor of Diplomacy game
The origins of the board game Diplomacy can be traced to an old geography book that Allan B. Calhamer discovered while rummaging around with a friend in the attic of his boyhood home in suburban Chicago. Calhamer was fascinated by the exotic countries...
Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Scrabble (game), World War I (1914-1918), Hinsdale, Science
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Seeking roots in Europe's emigration museums
Rick Steves' EuropeWhen traveling to Europe, I sometimes crank up the voice of my grandmother telling stories of her journey from Norway to Canada. The boat ride was miserable. The only thing she could keep down was beer -- she became a teetotaler the day she saw the Statue...Tags: Arts and Culture, Ellis Island, Buzz Aldrin, World War II (1939-1945), Potatoes
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Review: 'In Partial Disgrace' by Charles Newman
TriQuarterly still serves as his calling card. Seven years after his death and nearly four decades after he stepped down as editor, Charles Newman will always be best remembered as the dashing pipe-smoker who took Northwestern University's sleepy literary...
Tags: John Barron, Arts and Culture, John Ashbery, Medical Specialization, World War II (1939-1945)
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‘Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome’ star on secret Cylon agenda
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesActress Lili Bordán was living and working in Budapest, Hungary, when she got her first taste of “Battlestar Galactica,” taking ...... -
Joe Layton: Accountant runs for the first time for La Cañada City Council
Joe Layton is a new face to the local political scene, a fact he is using to stand out from his seasoned challengers. The 24-year-old accountant is a graduate of Loyola High School and USC. He has lived with his family in the city for nine years. He is...
Tags: Law Enforcement, Social Media, Media Industry
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Balthazar Korab dies at 86; architect-photographer with wide-ranging eye
Balthazar Korab, an architect-turned-photographer with a wide-ranging eye whose moody, polished images captured the spirit of midcentury modern architecture and celebrated its masters, including Eero Saarinen and Mies van der Rohe, died Jan. 15 in Royal...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Architecture, Budapest (Hungary), Le Corbusier, Stroke
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U.S. court considers claim on art stolen by Nazis
WASHINGTON -- A three-judge federal appellate court heard brief oral arguments Wednesday in what art experts say could be the last great Holocaust-era art restitution case, one with a California connection, but issued no ruling. The unusual case was...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Politics, National Government, Justice System, Government
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What's New in Germany, Hungary, and Austria for 2013
Rick Steves' EuropeThree countries with a rich heritage -- Germany, Hungary, and Austria -- each have a constantly evolving sightseeing scene. Here's the latest: Getting into the Reichstag, Berlin's parliament building (with its striking 155-foot-tall glass cupola), has...Tags: Arts and Culture, Budapest (Hungary), Berlin (Germany), Christianity, Vienna (Austria)
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Study finds link between high fructose corn syrup, Type 2 diabetes
Researchers from USC and the University of Oxford say they have found an association between countries that have more high fructose corn syrup in their food supply and those that have higher rates of diabetes. Countries with higher use of HFCS had an...
Tags: Health and Safety at School, Weight, Obesity, Education, Body Mass Index
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Wiesel speaks to sanctity of learning, power of memory
Elie Wiesel didn't need Holocaust deniers to lend immediacy to his discussion about the importance of learning and memory, but there they were anyway, three men standing outside the Symphony Center Sunday morning holding an anti-Semitic banner and barking...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Literature, World War II (1939-1945), Chicago Humanities Festival, Judaism
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