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    Nov 24, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Titian painted in a new biography

    -------------------- Titian His Life Sheila Hale Harper Collins: 832 pp., $39.99 -------------------- This is a long book about a long life, a large volume about a large talent. Titian, its titular subject, was the most celebrated painter of his...

    Tags: Robert Hughes, Artists, Book, Architecture, Fine Artists

    2. Dec 28, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. Bruce Springsteen's minutiae on display in 'Bruce'

    In the mid-80s my high school choir director was Lena McLin, a legendary music teacher with an impressive and diverse list of mentees (R. Kelly, Mandy Patinkin, opera diva Jonita Lattimore). But Dr. McLin had little interest in rock music, so it was a surprise the day she sang the praises of Bruce Springsteen. Although unfamiliar with his music, she had heard from several sources that he was a transcendental live performer, and that kind of testimony, she told us, was something one had to accept as face value. "If this man can move people," she told us, "you have to respect that."
    In the mid-80s my high school choir director was Lena McLin, a legendary music teacher with an impressive and diverse list of mentees (R. Kelly, Mandy Patinkin, opera diva Jonita Lattimore). But Dr. McLin had little interest in rock music, so it was a...

    Tags: Bruce Springsteen, Chicago Tribune, Brian Wilson, People (magazine), Newspaper and Magazine

    3. Nov 22, 2012 |Story| KTLA-LTV

  3. Jesse Jackson Jr. Quits Congress, Cites Health Reasons

    CHICAGO -- U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. resigned from Congress effective Wednesday, citing the need to spend time "restoring my health."
    CNN
    CHICAGO -- U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. resigned from Congress effective Wednesday, citing the need to spend time "restoring my health." Jackson, who announced his resignation in a letter to House Speaker John Boehner, has been is the subject of several...

    Tags: Nancy Pelosi, John Boehner, Regional Authority, Crime, Law and Justice, Mayo Clinic

    4. Dec 1, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. In 'Restless,' William Boyd spies overlooked World War II chapter

    British novelist and screenwriter William Boyd doesn't buy the conventional wisdom that a writer should never adapt his own books. His long list of industry credits includes scripts based on his own work (the miniseries "Any Human Heart"), novels by the likes of Evelyn Waugh ("Scoop") and biographies ("Chaplin"). "Restless," the two-part miniseries Boyd wrote from his 2006 novel of the same name, premieres Dec. 7 on Sundance Channel.
    British novelist and screenwriter William Boyd doesn't buy the conventional wisdom that a writer should never adapt his own books. His long list of industry credits includes scripts based on his own work (the miniseries "Any Human Heart"), novels by the...

    Tags: Fakes, Hoaxes, and Impostors, Sundance Film Festival, Authors, Sundance Channel (tv network), David Bowie

    5. Dec 7, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. 'American Lady' offers a portrait of Susan Mary Alsop

    When Susan Mary Alsop died in August 2004 at the age of 86, her death marked the end of a legendary era in Washington social and political life. The wife of columnist Joseph Alsop, she had a front-row seat in the theater of 20th century power players, was a friend to presidents, moguls, artists, movie stars, intellectuals and European leaders, and bore intimate witness to the history of her day, recording it in sprightly, intelligent letters to her husbands, children and friends.
    When Susan Mary Alsop died in August 2004 at the age of 86, her death marked the end of a legendary era in Washington social and political life. The wife of columnist Joseph Alsop, she had a front-row seat in the theater of 20th century power players, was...

    Tags: United Nations, Marriage, New York City, Authors, Politics

    6. Nov 30, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. Larry S. Gibson's book on Thurgood Marshall examines the forces in Baltimore that shaped young judge

    Forty-three years of letters, photographs, campaign buttons, itineraries and the occasional miniature flag are crammed into 2,000 fat binders lining three walls — floor to ceiling — of a storage room in the University of Maryland School of Law.
    Forty-three years of letters, photographs, campaign buttons, itineraries and the occasional miniature flag are crammed into 2,000 fat binders lining three walls — floor to ceiling — of a storage room in the University of Maryland School of...

    Tags: Jimmy Carter, Judges, Laurence Fishburne, Politics, Foods and Beverages

    7. Dec 1, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. Choosing books for the holidays

    Inevitably this holiday season, my mom will tick through her shopping list and say with a sigh, "Your dad wants a book." Since I was a kid, my mom has teased my dad about the predictablity of this ritual, which usually involves the purchase of a brick-sized tome of history. I love shopping for my dad. I don't buy what he asks for; I go with books I suspect he'll like. Bill Buford's "Heat," a memoir about Italian cooking, was an unexpected hit. The next year, I bought him a cookbook.
    Inevitably this holiday season, my mom will tick through her shopping list and say with a sigh, "Your dad wants a book." Since I was a kid, my mom has teased my dad about the predictablity of this ritual, which usually involves the purchase of a brick-...

    Tags: Ossie Davis, George Harrison, Telegraph, Chicago Stories (tv program), World War II (1939-1945)

    8. Nov 24, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. 'Eight Girls Taking Pictures' explores the lives of eight radical women photographers

    In her fifth novel, "Eight Girls Taking Pictures," Whitney Otto explores the 20th century lives of eight radical women photographers. In these fictionalized stories, the women battle sexism and throw off the yoke of domestic oppression to reinvent...

    Tags: Artists, Photography, Mexico, Alfre Woodard, Mexico City

    9. Sep 27, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  9. New biography of legendary railroader John Work Garrett

    The optimistic incorporators and builders of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, the nation's first common carrier railroad, which was founded in Baltimore in 1827 and began building westward the next year, envisioned it would take 10 years and $10 million...

    Tags: Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Ohio River, Travel, Book, Unrest, Conflicts and War

    10. May 27, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. It's summertime and the reading's easy

    As life seems to slow to a snail’s pace during summer’s languorous days, it’s the perfect time to indulge in reading. Thrillers and spooky tales provide a particular chill on a torpid evening. Light and breezy reads are the perfect accompaniment for an afternoon beneath a beach umbrella. And should your tastes run a bit deeper, the longer days or half-day Fridays may just be the right time for a new political discussion or memoir.
    Illustration by Steven Salerno
    As life seems to slow to a snail’s pace during summer’s languorous days, it’s the perfect time to indulge in reading. Thrillers and spooky tales provide a particular chill on a torpid evening. Light and breezy reads are the perfect...

    Tags: Afghanistan, Imperial and Royal Matters, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Career and Workplace, Sports

    11. Jul 29, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Marilyn Monroe's eternal beauty

    Marilyn Monroe certainly achieved fame in the course of her 36-year lifetime, but in the five decades since her death, she's become such a celebrity-branding superstar, it often feels as if America's proto-platinum pinup never really left the building at all. She is routinely referenced in store windows and on runways; her image graces such products as glossy magazine covers and wine bottles; and her persona regularly flickers to new life on TV and movie screens.
    Los Angeles Times
    Marilyn Monroe certainly achieved fame in the course of her 36-year lifetime, but in the five decades since her death, she's become such a celebrity-branding superstar, it often feels as if America's proto-platinum pinup never really left the building...

    Tags: Lady Gaga, Social Media, Lee Strasberg, Lindsay Lohan, Companies and Corporations

    12. Jul 29, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. The literary side of Marilyn Monroe

    Since her death on Aug. 5, 1962, hundreds of books about Marilyn Monroe have been published by various writers, ranging from famous names such as Norman Mailer, Gloria Steinem and Joyce Carol Oates, to people who worked with her on movie sets. With so many choices, its hard to navigate through the Monroe oeuvre, but here are 10 volumes that should nourish the soul of her most ardent fans.
    Los Angeles Times
    Since her death on Aug. 5, 1962, hundreds of books about Marilyn Monroe have been published by various writers, ranging from famous names such as Norman Mailer, Gloria Steinem and Joyce Carol Oates, to people who worked with her on movie sets. With so...

    Tags: Gloria Steinem, Photography, Norman Mailer, The Front Page (movie), Arthur Miller

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