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Review: "Bunker Hill" by Nathaniel Philbrick
"I cannot pretend to describe the horror of the scene," Adjutant John Waller, a British soldier, would write of the Battle of Bunker Hill. He nevertheless tries. Inside the fortifications, as the British overwhelmed the provincial forces, "'twas streaming...
Tags: Armed Conflicts, American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), Awards and Prizes, Boston, Authors
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'August' uproarious, resonant at Civic
South Bend TribuneAs Tolstoy wrote in “Anna Karenina,” “Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” Boy does the Weston family have its own way of being unhappy. Several of them, in fact, and director Aaron...Tags: Celebrities, New York City, Awards and Prizes, Human Interest, Entertainment Events
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Fort Lauderdale fries The Onion
Looks like those bureaucrats in City Hall do have a sense of humor. Fort Lauderdale's public information office put this response out to The Onion's satirical dissing of the city. Fort Lauderdale Cries Foul Over Onion Grilling! Local Officials...Tags: Arts, Fort Lauderdale, Onions, Awards and Prizes, Journalism
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Stephen Colbert, Jennifer Egan and 'The Great Gatsby' [Video]
On his show Thursday night, Stephen Colbert hosted a book club with distinct Oprah-like overtones: cozy chairs, yellow pillows, a pastel tie and chardonnay. The book at hand was F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby." To discuss the novel, he...Tags: Fiction, True Blood (tv program), Google+, David Foster Wallace, Oprah Winfrey
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Kwame Kwei-Armah keeps his vow to bring Center Stage national exposure
Kwame Kwei-Armah is turning up the floodlights on Center Stage. It's been not quite two years since the British-born playwright became artistic director of Maryland's largest regional theater. With his production of two button-pushing dramas nicknamed...
Tags: Triple Crown, Awards and Prizes, The New York Times, Bruce Norris, Sociology
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READER SUBMITTED: University Of Saint Joseph History Professor To Participate In Unique American History Seminar
West HartfordThe University of Saint Joseph (USJ) is pleased to announce that Jennifer Cote, Ph.D., assistant professor of History, is one of a select group of faculty members nationwide chosen by the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) and the Gilder Lehrman...Tags: Financial Aid, West Hartford, Education, Awards and Prizes, Stanford University
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READER SUBMITTED: Young Poets Day At Sunken Garden Poetry Festival Features Young Writers And Tracy K. Smith
StatewideOn Wednesday June 12, opening night of Hill-Stead Museum's prestigious Sunken Garden Poetry Festival, winners and selected readers from eight Connecticut poetry programs will gather for the annual Fresh Voices reading in the historic Sunken Garden. In...Tags: Arts, Music, Poetry, Music Industry, Awards and Prizes
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Real threats exist, but we're fighting imaginary ones
It should've been the shot heard around the world. Chances are, you didn't hear it. An ominous sort of history was made last week near Austin, Texas, but it seems to have largely escaped notice. There was some media coverage, yes, but less than, say,...Tags: Iraq War (2003-2011), The Miami Herald, Industrial Production, Crime, Law and Justice, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida)
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American Cinematheque to celebrate the late Roger Ebert
Thumbs up to the American Cinematheque. The independent, nonprofit cultural organization is paying homage to the Pulitzer Prize-winning movie critic Roger Ebert with a new film series, "The Great Movies: A Tribute to Roger Ebert." The influential...
Tags: Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert, Awards and Prizes, Journalism, Vertigo (movie)
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Ignoring the real, fighting the imaginary
It should've been the shot heard around the world. Chances are, you didn't hear it. An ominous sort of history was made last week near Austin, Texas, but it seems to have largely escaped notice. There was some media coverage, yes, but less than, say,...
Tags: Iraq War (2003-2011), The Miami Herald, Industrial Production, Crime, Law and Justice, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida)
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Movie trailer is out for 'August: Osage County'
Tribune reporterShe’s coming back … The first trailer for “August: Osage County,” the movie, has been released by the Weinstein Company via ABC. Follow the link. Thumbs up for the movie tagline … “Misery loves family.” But...Tags: Julia Roberts, Entertainment Events
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READER SUBMITTED: Bolton Community Education Foundation Presents Performance By Little Theatre Of Manchester
Eastern ConnecticutThe Bolton Community Education Foundation is pleased to present an exclusive preview performance of the award-winning comedy, You Can't Take It With You, by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman. This 1937 Pulitzer Prize-winner is one of the musical theater'...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Little Theatre of Manchester, Arts and Culture, Entertainment Events
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