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Reliving Bebo Valdés' Village Vanguard show
E-mail Ed Morales at sonidoslatinos@edmorales.net.Almost three years ago, I was on my way to the Village Vanguard to see Cuban pianist Bebo Valdés play an unusual club gig. It was almost unprecedented, as he had been all but forgotten since he exiled himself to Sweden after years of being a major player...Tags: Music, Sony Corp., Ernesto Lecuona, Puerto Rico, Aventura
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Shantytown, U.S.A.
Isaw my first American shantytown in 1988 -- an encampment in Manhattan, at the Herald Square subway station. As I descended the stairs to the train, I was surprised by a group of men hanging out in a dark, cordoned-off area by the turnstiles. It was a...Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Los Angeles
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MEN Four college buddies celebrate by 'living like they're dying'
"I went sky diving I went Rocky Mountain climbing I went 2.7 seconds on a bull named Fu Manchu And I loved deeper And I spoke sweeter And I watched an eagle as it was flying. And he said someday I hope you will get the chance to live like you were...Tags: National Government, Building Material, Bennigan's, Rodeo, Music
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Genius in our midst
Three Marylanders - an astrophysicist who discovered "dark energy," a critical care physician whose innovative checklists are preventing hospital infections and a novelist writing about love and horror during the Nigerian civil war - are among the 25...Tags: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Reisterstown, San Francisco, Medical Staff, Illnesses
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25 win 'genius grants'
A violin virtuoso, an architectural historian who studies ancient bridges and a family physician who rebuilt an Alabama health clinic after it was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina are among 25 recipients of this year's MacArthur Foundation "genius grants."...Tags: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Architecture, Medical Staff, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Alabama
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Complete guide to this year's festival
++++++++++++++++++++ || Noon- 12:30 p.m || Jazz Institute Jazz Links Ensemble DuSable Museum of African American History, 740 E. 56th Pl. || The students in the band constantly change, but the performances consistently prove inspiring. || || 1 p.m.-...Tags: Checkerboard Lounge, Rockefeller Chapel, Fred Anderson, Minority Groups, National or Ethnic Minorities
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MacArthur Foundation awards annual grants
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersA UCLA astronomer who is pioneering ways to minimize image distortion caused by the Earth's atmosphere and a Caltech physicist developing quantum computing are among the 25 winners of the 2008 MacArthur awards announced today. The winners, cited for...Tags: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, San Francisco, Ohio, Illnesses, Classical Music
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WORLD & NATION UPDATE: AT HOME
Writer David Foster Wallace has been found dead in his Southern California home, a police spokeswoman said. He was 46. Jackie Morales, a records clerk with the Claremont Police Department, says Wallace's wife found her husband had hanged himself when...Tags: Federal Reserve, Police, Manhattan (New York City), Barclays Plc, Beijing Games
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Writer David Foster Wallace found dead at home
David Foster Wallace, the author best known for his 1996 novel "Infinite Jest," was found dead in his home, according to police. He was 46. Wallace's wife found her husband had hanged himself when she returned home about 9:30 p.m. Friday, said Jackie...Tags: David Lynch, U.S. Open Tennis, Colleges and Universities, New York Times, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Writer David Foster Wallace found dead
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersDavid Foster Wallace, the novelist, essayist and humorist best known for his 1996 novel "Infinite Jest," was found dead Friday night at his home in Claremont, according to the Claremont Police Department. He was 46. Jackie Morales, a records clerk at the...Tags: Police, John Irving, Thomas Pynchon, New York Times, Book
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On the fringe
Of all the big cities in the United States, Los Angeles is the one where the mattress and furniture recyclers, the bottle and can collectors, the food vendors and other street hawkers are most ubiquitous. Their workshops -- where they repair the items...Tags: Minority Groups, Labor Day, National or Ethnic Minorities, Los Angeles, Employees
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Writer, novelist David Foster Wallace dies at age 46; police in California say he hanged self
The Hartford CourantCLAREMONT, Calif. (AP) _ David Foster Wallace, the author best known for his 1996 novel "Infinite Jest," was found dead in his home, according to police. He was 46. Wallace's wife found her husband had hanged himself when she returned home about 9:30 p....Tags: Arizona, Illinois, Police, David Lynch, U.S. Open Tennis
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