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Rethinking the 'Bounds'
When Amber Lehman transferred schools to join her boyfriend, everyone knew something about him that she didn't. He was gay. Lehman, then 16, recalled a sense of bewilderment about her former beau, who exuded a "tough guy" vibe. "I was surprised...
Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Book, Arts and Culture, Authors
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Northwestern University invests in early-stage cancer clinical trials
Northwestern University is investing $10 million in an initiative that aims to enroll more patients with advanced and hard-to-treat cancers in early-stage clinical trials. The university, which plans to announce the new institute this week, said it...
Tags: Colon Cancer, Healthcare Provider, Chemical Industry, University of Chicago, Pharmaceuticals
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Sting added to Printer's Row Lit Fest
Having introduced the world to such colorful characters as a prostitute named Roxanne and a stalker who monitors “Every Breath You Take,” Sting will help launch a new Chicago-based storytelling initiative when he appears at the Chicago...
Tags: Chicago Tribune, Republic of Ireland, Music, Harold Washington Library Center, Rick Bayless
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Geza Vermes dies at 88; scholar wrote about Dead Sea Scrolls
Geza Vermes was a graduate student in Belgium in the late 1940s when he was captivated by news sweeping the globe about a remarkable discovery in the desert east of Jerusalem. He quickly switched gears, penning his doctoral thesis on the Dead Sea Scrolls,...
Tags: University of Oxford, Book, Teachers, Judaism, Christianity
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Orlando Fringe review: 'My Pussy Is Purrin' Again'
I've heard a lot of coming-out stories at Fringe Festivals through the years -- but never one from a 78-year-old woman. In "My Pussy Is Purring Again," irrepressible D'yan Forest takes her through her adventurous life. And by adventurous, I'm talking...
Tags: Arts and Culture
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Meet & greet at Maine Comics Arts Festival
Portland Press Herald, MaineJeff Smith loves librarians. The comic book writer and artist grew up during the late '60s and early '70s, when his favorite "Archie" and "Batman" comics were sold at drug stores and disparaged by his elders. But around the time he was making his name...Tags: Charlie Brown (fictional character), Fiction, Windham (Windham, Connecticut), Harry Potter (fictional character), Festive Events
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Adaptation of 'Jane Eyre' an heir to 2010 Austen play
The Columbus DispatchIf one fresh stage adaptation of a classic novel about a woman in 19th-century England is successful, then try another. After presenting Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice to acclaim in 2010, Available Light Theatre will present Jane Eyre: A Memory, a...Tags: Discrimination, Education, Jane Eyre (movie), Arts and Culture, Authors
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Cannes set to ditch austerity with "Great Gatsby" launch
Reuters* "The Great Gatsby" offers chance of lavish launch * Cannes film festival has grown closer to Hollywood * Spielberg heads jury that includes Nicole Kidman By Belinda Goldsmith CANNES, France, May 15 (Reuters) - The Cannes film festival may get some...Tags: Leonardo DiCaprio, United Kingdom, French Literature, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., Ethan Coen
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Indie Film: Quality Trumps Quantity at Box Office
VarietySmart sells. Dumb, not so much. If thereâs an encouraging lesson to be drawn from the recent performance of independent films in the international market, itâs that intelligent movies by strong directors are being embraced by audiences, while...Tags: Amour (movie), Silver Linings Playbook (movie), The Last Stand (movie), The Master (movie), Arts and Culture
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John Caird brings blockbuster cred to L.A. Opera's 'Tosca'
John Caird, who's directing the L.A. Opera production of "Tosca" that opens Saturday, played crucial roles in launching two of the biggest stage blockbusters of modern times. The fact that the British director remains somewhat below the radar, at...
Tags: French Literature, Music, Jane Eyre (movie), William Shakespeare, London Theatre
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EDITORIAL: Bookmobile returns to meet many needs
St. Joseph News-Press, Mo.The American Library Association traces the origins of bookmobiles to horse-drawn wagons used around 1900 when books were in demand but not readily available to many people. Today, for varying reasons, this problem still exists -- as does this highly...Tags: Libraries, Arts and Culture
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Woody Guthrie's great American voice gets a new home in Tulsa
TULSA, Okla. - The woman in the wheelchair and headphones is watching pictures go by and hearing a narrator speak about a place and a moment long ago. On the screen a typewritten love letter appears and the words scroll down and you can imagine the woman...Tags: Artists, Smithsonian Institution, Music, Museums, Donovan
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