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John Leonard dies at 69; erudite critic was early champion of Toni Morrison and other writers
The Associated PressLiterary and cultural critic John Leonard, an early champion of Toni Morrison, Gabriel Garcia Marquez and many other authors, and so consumed and so informed by books that Kurt Vonnegut once praised him as "the smartest man who ever lived," has died. He...Tags: Radio Industry, Mount Sinai, Washington, DC, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, William F. Buckley
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Jacket Copy
Shiver me timbers R.L. Stine, author of the beloved "Goosebumps" series of creepy, crawly stories, is heading to "HorrorLand." The ghoulish theme park will be the springboard for 12 new tales, with Scholastic Books planning to release the first two...Tags: Demographics, Stephen King, Civil Rights, Milan Kundera, Computer Networking and Internet
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Letters to the editor
Words of farewell Re “Studs Terkel, 1912-2008,” Obituary, Nov. 1 I first met Studs Terkel when I became senior vice president at Playboy Enterprises and started spending a lot of time in Chicago. He was easygoing and acerbic, witty and...Tags: Encino, Civil Rights, Gay Rights, Nursing, West Hollywood
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"Sacco and Vanzetti"
Times Staff WriterOne of the most controversial events in 20th century U.S. history, the Sacco and Vanzetti case still rouses the ire of many people nearly 80 years later and — as Peter Miller's detailed new documentary on the notorious duo demonstrates —...Tags: Frank Lloyd Wright, Colleges and Universities, Colorado, John Turturro, Tony Shalhoub
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Nelson Algren's legacy ebbs
The Steppenwolf Theatre feels like a womb. It's warm, dark, soporific, full of voices barely loud enough to be distinguished, a setting beyond time. Outside, the streets of Old Town are laced with spring afternoon snowflakes; on the South Side, at U.S....Tags: Willem Dafoe, Chicago White Sox, U.S. Cellular Field, Ray Schalk, Crimes
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Bozo's Circus on WGN-TV
Chicago TribuneThe debut of "Bozo's Circus" on WGN-TV in Chicago on this date signaled the beginning of an enduring city-clown alliance. Bozo is not the only clown to come out of Chicago, but he is surely the most affecting. Technically speaking, however, he is not a...Tags: NBC (tv network), WGN, Bozo the Clown (fictional character), Today (tv program), New York
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'P.S.: Further Thoughts From a Lifetime of Listening' by Studs Terkel
Studs Terkel, who died last month at the age of 96, was America's most popular oral historian.
Though never a "writer" of the first rank, he nevertheless was a unique contributor to American letters and a vital link to the current of idealistic...Tags: Radio Industry, Fiction, Manhattan (New York City), Pulitzer Prize Awards, Colleges and Universities
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Nominated documentary short films are all winners
Times Staff WriterBig subjects will come in small packages Friday when the American Cinematheque screens the four Academy Award-nominated documentary shorts. The powerful, densely informative films, ranging from 27 to 40 minutes, tell stories from Africa, Asia and the U.S....Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Attack on Pearl Harbor (1941), Mushrooms, The New York Times, Awards and Prizes
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Sunday Papers - 3/1/09 - Edition #514
Staff reporterThe Evanston Dance Ensamble is launching their performance of Alice in Wonderland. Lenny Kleinfeld stopped by to talk about his new novel, Shooters and Chasers. Thom Clark from the Community Media Workshop is getting ready for this year's Studs Terkel... -
Dennis Kucinich: The combative mystic
Chicago Tribune staff reporterAs his van winds through scenic Coldwater Canyon, Dennis Kucinich experiences a musical flashback. Although his destitute childhood, tumultuous term as "boy wonder" mayor and new life as a congressman were set in Cleveland's gritty neighborhoods, it was...Tags: Bill Clinton, International Court or Tribunal, Ed Begley, Poetry, Shirley MacLaine
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Anthem
TIMES STAFF WRITERFriday July 25, 1997 Shainee Gabel and Kristin Hahn are two young local filmmakers who decided to take off for six months to discover if the American Dream was still alive as the 20th century draws to a close. They returned with a documentary for...Tags: Robert F. Kennedy, Politics, International Military Interventions, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Documentary (genre)
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Theater season
Sentinel Staff WriterThe following is a list of theatrical productions: ANNIE RUSSELL THEATRE The theater is on the campus of Rollins College, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park. Season tickets are $50 and $60 for general audiences and $47 and $57 for seniors. Second-stage shows...Tags: Wekiva River, Leonard Bernstein, A Chorus Line (musical), Donovan, Oscar Hammerstein
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