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Bernie Brillstein Dies
The TV ZoneBoy, here's a huge departure in the show business world: Bernie Brillstein has died. The Associated Press announced this earlier today in a brief dispatch saying "that Brillstein died of heart disease at a Los Angeles hospital at about 9......Tags: Saturday Night Live, John Belushi, Gilda Radner, Mike Myers, Movies
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Juan Martin del Potro wins fourth straight tournament
Juan Martin del Potro won his fourth consecutive tennis tournament title Sunday, beating Viktor Troicki, 6-3, 6-3, in the final of the Legg Mason Classic at Washington. The 19-year-old, ranked No. 19 in the world, has won his last 19 matches since June...Tags: Tom Brady, Contracts, Philadelphia 76ers, Detroit Lions, Tennis
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Played dual role for stars, students
Special to the Chicago TribuneDuring the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, as police clashed outside the International Amphitheatre with demonstrators protesting the Vietnam War, an outraged Mayor Richard J. Daley shouted to band conductor Leo J. Henning to "kick it up a...Tags: People, Roman Catholic, University of Chicago, Music, DePaul University
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Track coach Trevor Graham banned for life by USADA
From Times Staff and Wire ReportsTrack coach Trevor Graham received a lifetime ban from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency on Tuesday for his role in helping his athletes obtain performance-enhancing drugs. Graham has been banned from participating in any event sanctioned by the U.S. Olympic...Tags: Indianapolis Colts, Patty Schnyder, Dallas Cowboys, Peyton Manning, Chicago Bears
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WATCHING
1 'Frosty the Snowman' 7 p.m., WBBM-Ch. 2 The sequel is OK, too, but there's something about the original 1969 snowman special that it couldn't recapture: the spot-on voice work of three late greats. Narrator Jimmy Durante, deadpan comedian Jackie Vernon...Tags: Abraham Lincoln, Olivia Newton-John, Wynonna Judd, Public Holidays, Jon Secada
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Joey Bishop Dead at 89
Zap2It.comJoey Bishop, the deadpan comedian who was ABC's answer to NBC's late-night talk show king Johnny Carson in the late 1960s and was the last surviving member of Frank Sinatra's legendary Rat Pack, has died. He was 89. Bishop, who had been in failing health...Tags: Joey Bishop, NBC, Johnny Carson, Dean Martin, Texas
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The hills are (sometimes) alive with the sound of movies
What a difference a song makes. And what a difference a movie can make for a song. Take "Singin' in the Rain." It has been ukulele ditty (Cliff Edwards in the 1920s), comedy (Jimmy Durante in the 1930s), swing (Judy Garland in the 1940s), ode to joy...Tags: Popular Music, Sergio Leone, Montgomery Clift, Richard Strauss, Alfred Hitchcock
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Feel at home at Blue Moon and other boutique NYC hotels
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterNew York Some small hotels have lobby cats. The Lower East Side's Blue Moon Hotel presents the reception area mom. "What kind of tea do you want? Is it in there?" Rita Settenbrino asks while I sort through a small continental breakfast buffet that has...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Hotels and Accommodations, Farms, Bill Tilden
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TV Party: 'Prison Break'
Zap2It.comNothing makes a mother more proud than seeing her son or daughter getting the architectural drawings of the local correctional institution tattooed on his or her nether regions. That's kinda what the guy on "Prison Break" did, and if he had gotten his...Tags: Casino and Gambling Industry, Tourism and Leisure, Jimmy Buffett, Personal Service, Mickey Rourke
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Golden Era TV meets the Digital Age
Times Staff WriterOLD-TIME television is making a comeback. Not on television, though. Aided by the neutron star-like cultural gravity of Google's YouTube, an increasing number of vintage TV programs and early commercials are flying out of collectors' closets, ending half...Tags: Google Inc., NBC, Advertising, CBS Corp., Movies
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There's little to like about hate-crime laws
MICHAEL MCGOUGH is senior editorial writer for The Times. michael.mcgough@latimes.com.ACCORDING TO the Los Angeles County district attorney's office, 10 black teenagers broke the law by attacking three white women in Long Beach on Halloween. But rather than simply charge all of them with felony assault, the D.A.'s office made an unusual...Tags: Local Authority, Prosecution, Mental Illness, Crimes, Antonin Scalia
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Celebrate our Independence!
6th Annual Big Bay July 4th Fireworks Show Fireworks: 9 p.m., 4 strategically located in San Diego Bay. Best viewing locations include Shelter Island, Harbor Island, North Embarcadero, Seaport Village and Coronado Landing. Information: 877-2-BIGBAY....Tags: SeaWorld, Landforms, LEGO Group, Beach Vacations, High Schools
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