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When phrases pay: Though explosions light the sky, it's words that drive the action
Special to the TribuneAlthough 4th of July weekend movie audiences have long declared their preference for lots of explosions and special effects, the importance of the written word—recall that a beautifully written and bravely signed document kicked off all the hoopla&#...Tags: Benjamin Franklin, Bette Davis, Defense, Celeste Holm, Tilda Swinton
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Salman Rushdie's in an L.A. frame of mind
Los Angeles TimesThe novelist Salman Rushdie was sitting in a bustling West Hollywood cafe, sipping an iced coffee and discussing the strange fad for surf music in 1960s England -- "a country," he noted, "where there's not much surf" -- and his days renting a room above a...Tags: Salman Rushdie, Italo Calvino, Manhattan, Jorge Luis Borges, Ruhollah Khomeini
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Salman Rushdie in L.A.
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterJune 29, 2008 The novelist Salman Rushdie was sitting in bustling Kings Road Cafe, sipping an iced coffee and discussing the strange fad for surf music in '60s England -- "a country where there's not much surf" -- and his days renting a room above a...Tags: Salman Rushdie, Italo Calvino, New York Times, Jorge Luis Borges, Ruhollah Khomeini
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Colorful Style, Easy Living
Courant Staff WriterHome-furnishings guru Kathy Walsh had only one criterion for her new home with husband Trip Rothschild. No, not the walls necessary for her passionate collecting of artwork. Not the right type of rooms to house her eclectic furniture, which includes... -
Renegade spirit
Of The Washington PostTwo personae always seemed to be in uneasy coexistence during George Carlin's preposterously long and fertile comic career. Both George Carlins could amuse and both could be trenchant, but they came at their targets from wildly different angles. Angry...Tags: Richard Pryor, George Carlin, Lenny Bruce, Washington Post Company, Jerry Seinfeld
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George Carlin to receive Mark Twain humor prize
George Carlin will be awarded the 11th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced Tuesday that Carlin will be honored for his 50-year career as a Grammy-winning standup comedian, writer and...Tags: John F. Kennedy, Neil Simon, George Carlin, Mark Twain, Whoopi Goldberg
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Wellness By The Numbers
Washington PostThere's no shortage of ways to determine if you're in shape. There's the tuxedo test: Is the fit reminiscent of Steve Martin in "Father of the Bride"? There's the spousal reflux test: Does your husband or wife gag when you ask, "How do I look?" There's...Tags: Washington Post Company, Barack Obama, Clubs and Associations, Texas, Company Information
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Comedy is spotted right 'In Plain Sight'
Times Television CriticAlthough I have it on the authority of Martin Scorsese and Wikipedia that the federal witness protection program does exist, I find the whole business hard to swallow. Outfitting people who know too much, or live with people who know too much, with new...Tags: Television, Martin Scorsese, Theater, Holly Hunter, New Jersey
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TV Highlights
Series ■■■ Greensburg After a town gets hit by an F5 tornado, the community decides to rebuild as energy efficient and green as possible. (N) 8 p.m. ■■■ iCarly The gang's excitement about being on television...Tags: Jay Leno, David Letterman, Conan O'Brien, John Leguizamo, Bob Costas
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30 years on, DVC not about to back down
Special To The SunWitnessing the fallout of a drive-by shooting in downtown Baltimore is an event that remains crystallized in Jodi Finkelstein's mind, 16 years later. "I could still tell you every detail about that night," said Finkelstein, the executive director of...Tags: University of Maryland, Abusive Behavior, Police, Personal Weapon Control, Gun Control
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