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Performa '09 and futurism
A decade ago, art historian and impresario RoseLee Goldberg, who literally wrote the book on performance art -- "Performance Art: From Futurism to the Present," first published in 1979 -- found herself being pushed by her publisher for an updated...Tags: Culture, New York University, Book, Clubs and Associations, Game Playing
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Found on EBay – Scaccomatto Chess Set
The Daily MirrorSomewhere in the last 6,000 posts on the Daily Mirror, I ran something about this unusual 1977 chess set in which all the pieces fit together to make two cubes. Unfortunately, I canât seem to locate the entry at the moment. In any event, a Scaccomatto... -
'True Blood,' 'Alice in Wonderland' and Captain America among the Comic-Con 2010 exclusives
The Hero ComplexCOMIC-CON 2010: JULY 22-25 It's never too early to start talking Comic-Con International. For collectors, the premier pop-culture expo has become especially enticing because of the one-time, exclusive comics and toys that are made just for the convention.... -
Custom parts? No problem, âprint' them in 3-D plastic
Brand XHome computer printers gave people the ability to produce bank statements, concert tickets and holiday cards at the touch of a button. But what if you wanted to âprint outâ a dinner plate, the leg of an armchair or an eyeglass frame? It may sound... -
'Junkware' comes standard on Verizon, T-Mobile smart phones
L.A. Times Tech BlogRemember the golden days of personal computing when you'd bring home that expensive wonder box, remove the machine from its Styrofoam swaddling, plug it in, switch it on and -- hey! What's this? AOL? Quicken SE? A 3-D chess game with a license that... -
Koko Taylor dies at 80; singer was Chicago blues icon
Koko Taylor, a Chicago musical icon who became one of the most revered female blues vocalists of her time with signature hits such as "Wang Dang Doodle," "I'm a Woman" and "Hey Bartender," died Wednesday at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago of...Tags: Willie Dixon, Chicago Tribune, Richard M. Daley, Happiness (state of mind), Blues (genre)
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Chasing the king of chess
Like a lot of kids in the summer of 1972, I was riveted by a strange spectacle unfolding in Iceland: a chess match between Soviet grandmaster Boris Spassky and Bobby Fischer, the mercurial young American.
The games weren't televised -- Fischer...Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Career and Workplace, Justice System, Science and Technology, Princeton University
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A return to India, this time with Mom
Special to The TimesThe driver tossed our bags into the trunk of a white Ambassador cab and pressed his palms together. "Welcome to India, sir. Is this your wife?" "No, she's my mother." Mom giggled; neither of us was sure whether the driver's motivation was flattery...Tags: Clark Gable, Culture, Jaipur (India), Nazi Party, Customs and Tradition
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Even for Neil Gaiman, 'The Sandman' is a singular dream
Even in casual conversation, British author Neil Gaiman sometimes sounds as if he's narrating some dark fairy tale -- his sentences slither across old stone floors or flit on gossamer wings. He also happens to live in a rambling Minnesota manse that...Tags: Movies, Norman Mailer, William Shakespeare, Game Playing, The Sopranos (tv program)
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'Mamma Mia!' dances into theaters
Hollywood BriefMY 9-YEAR-OLD son asked me the other morning why I was dancing around the breakfast table singing "Take a Chance on Me." I don't usually sing in the morning. I definitely don't dance. And I didn't know I knew any ABBA songs (I've never actually bought...Tags: Dancing Queen (song), Movies, London (England), Meryl Streep, Benny Andersson
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'The YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe,' Gershon David Hundert, editor in chief
The YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe
Gershon David Hundert, editor in chief
Yale University Press: Two volumes, 2,400 pp., $400
Say "the six million" and some will know what you mean, that you're referring to the number of Jews killed in the...Tags: Crimes, Literature, Crime, Law and Justice, Personal Service, Photography
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An urban conversation in Los Feliz
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterI am sitting with Stephanie. Three days in a row now we have met. We click together like Legos. Her lips taste like strawberries. -- The little chess table was an afterthought. Languishing in a South Pasadena antique shop, it was a fake --...Tags: Hans Hofmann, Tom Cruise, Scientology, Cults and Sects
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