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Gus Van Sant's biopic 'Milk' was a long time coming
Los Angeles TimesLong before making Milk, the film released Wednesday about the life and death of openly gay San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk, director Gus Van Sant imagined a scene in which the voluble, charismatic Milk was dressed as Ronald McDonald. In that...Tags: Tom Cruise, James Franco, Gays and Lesbians, Texas, Ronald McDonald
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NYC museum unveils Michelle Obama portrait
Associated Press WriterAn oil painting of Michelle Obama and her daughter Sasha was unveiled on Wednesday as part of an exhibition by acclaimed artist Elizabeth Peyton, best known for her images of diverse historical figures and celebrities like Napoleon and Kurt Cobain....Tags: Lower East Side, Democratic National Conventions, Barack Obama, Democratic Party, Michelle Obama
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NYC museum unveils portrait of Michelle Obama and daughter Sasha at Democratic convention
Associated Press WriterNEW YORK (AP) _ An oil painting of Michelle Obama and her daughter Sasha was unveiled Wednesday as part of an exhibition by artist Elizabeth Peyton, best known for her images of diverse historical figures and celebrities such as Napoleon and Kurt Cobain....Tags: Lower East Side, Democratic National Conventions, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Sasha Obama
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These days it doesn't get more hip than New York's Lower East Side. But don't discount the history lessons.
The Associated PressFor waves of immigrants to America, the Lower East Side was a place of first settlement. Today it's one of the city's trendiest neighborhoods. But it's easy to find history amid the hipsters. Some shops sell pickles and knishes; some sell tapas and...Tags: Lower East Side, History, Bagels, Farms, Statue of Liberty
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Releases this week
Cobain Unseen by Charles R. Cross (Little, Brown, $35). A look inside the mind of rock legend Kurt Cobain, using previously unseen artifacts and photographs from the estate's archives. The Gate House by Nelson DeMille (Grand Central, $27.99). A follow-up...Tags: Holidays, Gold Coast, Christmas, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Amazon.com Inc.
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'Flyover rock' rocks the heartland
Pop music criticBrian Howes gets a little hot under the black-leather collar when asked who listens to his kind of rock music. Speaking on a BMI-sponsored songwriter's panel before last year's Grammy Awards, the Vancouver-based producer, who has co-written hits for...Tags: History, Music, Sarah Palin, David Cook, Academic Progress
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With 'Honey,' life is sweet for Lucinda Williams
glenn.gamboa@newsday.comLucinda Williams isn't exactly sure what's going on, but she knows it's good. Night after night, she's watching her fans go crazy for her latest songs, even though the album "Little Honey" (Lost Highway) doesn't hit stores until Tuesday. "I remember...Tags: Music, Ryan Adams, Amy Winehouse, Rock and Roll, Amazon.com Inc.
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Staind Tour is pure perfection
Pembroke Pines CharterWhen Jacoby Shaddix yelled “It’s a celebration of Rock n’ Roll,” he didn’t lie. The dynamic Papa Roach singer then jumped onto a speaker and rocked out. As fans poured into the Hard Rock Live venue, Nashville’s Red took the stage at 7 p.m. The new...Tags: Music
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New in paperback: The pioneers of the police procedural, Iraq by way of Homer and the Crusades through Muslim eyes
"Immoveable Feast" by John Baxter (Harper Perennial) Baxter, the film critic and biographer of Spielberg, Buñuel and others, fell in love and moved from Los Angeles to Paris some years back, from whence he has dispatched a series of fluent, witty and...Tags: William Faulkner, Simone Weil, West Point, History, Wallace Stevens
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'1,000 Recordings' picked apart
Chicago Tribune reporterNice try, Tom Moon. Your "1,000 Recordings To Hear Before You Die" (Workman Publishing Co.) is going to leave some of us music lovers rolling in our graves. Glaring omission: The Jam. Just saying. And if you think that including things such as the most...Tags: Bruno Walter, Sting, Classical Music, Music, Pierre Boulez
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Still tough, but chic to boot
The Washington PostBack in the day—like during the Civil War—Frye Boots were the go-to boots for tromping around battlefields, spurring on a recalcitrant horse, wrangling steer at the ranch. They were the boots that never died. They were the boots in which you...Tags: Clothing, Accessories, and Shoes, Shoes
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