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'Mud': Matthew McConaughey evokes Newman and McQueen
In "Mud," an evocative highlight of the American movie year so far, Matthew McConaughey slips easily into the role of a haunted, lovelorn killer on the lam, hiding out on an island in the Mississippi River along the Arkansas Delta region. Two...
Tags: Entertainment, Sarah Paulson, Take Shelter (movie), Movies, Mud (movie)
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Jim Calhoun, Geno Auriemma Join Connecticut Hall Of Fame
The Hartford Courant— Jim Calhoun joked that his Bostonian pronunciation might have annoyed Noah Webster, that Mark Twain might not have approved of his syntax and that Harriet Beecher Stowe might have disapproved of his language. But nevertheless, Calhoun and Geno...Tags: Jim Calhoun, Basketball, Connecticut Huskies, Paul Pasqualoni, Geno Auriemma
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Politicians have a knack for turning indignity into opportunity
Mark Twain noticed that a cat that sits on a hot stove once will never sit on it again. But, he said, it won’t sit on a cold stove, either. Politics is different, because in politics we discover the opposite extreme is true. Having sat on a hot...
Tags: Appalachian National Scenic Trail, Politics, The Herald-Mail, Periodicals, New York City
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Best of Hartford 2013: Best Place For Author Readings/Signings
1) The Mark Twain House and Museum 351 Farmington Ave. Hartford (860) 247-0998 marktwainhouse.org 2) Barnes and Noble Booksellers 15 Backus Ave. Danbury (203) 730-2733 1599 South East Road Farmington (860) 678-9494 25 Hazard Ave....
Tags: Middletown, Danbury, Farmington (Hartford, Connecticut)
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Best of Hartford 2013: Best Local Attraction
1) The Mark Twain House and Museum 351 Farmington Ave. Hartford (860) 247-0998 marktwainhouse.org Voters Said: Unique and incredible; a great and fun historical place to visit. 2) Elizabeth Park corner of Prospect and Asylum Ave....
Tags: Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Farmington (Hartford, Connecticut)
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VOD Spotlight: Matt Damon and John Krasinski in “Promised Land”
Channel Guide MagazineWhen Matt Damon and John Krasinski set out to bring what Krasinski calls an “exploration of modern-day American identity” to moviegoers, the pair zeroed in on a tableau happening across the land — rural communities mired in economic... -
Orlando Repertory Theatre opens 'Tom Sawyer'
Orlando Repertory Theatre continues its 10th-birthday season with "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer," which opens Saturday. Based on the novel by Mark Twain, this version for young audiences was and conceived and written by Ken Ludwig of "Lend Me a Tenor"...
Tags: Sprague, Music Theater, Entertainment, Arts and Culture, Theater
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David Linday-Abaire, Theresa Rebeck At Playwrights Panel At Mark Twain House
Hartford CourantA playwrights' panel featuring Pulitzer Prize-winner David Lindsay Abaire (“Rabbit Hole”) and Pulitzer finalist Theresa Rebeck will be held April 27 at 2:45 at Hartford’s Mark Twain House & Museum as part of its 2nd Annual Writers’...Tags: Pulitzer Prize Awards, Entertainment, Literature, Arts and Culture, Awards and Prizes
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Whoopi Goldberg -- generous, honest, spontaneous, uncompromising
Liz Smith"The ABC show 'The View' has become the news comment place du jour as if you guys -- meaning you fabulous women -- were all Edward R. Murrow. How do you explain your show's news value prominence?" THIS IS what I asked Whoopi Goldberg when we had our...Tags: TriBeCa Film Festival, Tom Cruise, Dyslexia, Entertainment, Liz Smith
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Our Picks: 3 Events for Writers in Greater Hartford
1) Writer's Weekend, Mark Twain House & Museum, 351 Farmington Ave., Hartford, (860) 247-0998. Fri., Apr. 26, 7 p.m. marktwainhouse.org. $150. 2) WordForge Reading Series, The Studio @ Billings Forge, 563 Broad St., Hartford, (860) 727-8727. Mon., Apr....
Tags: Farmington (Hartford, Connecticut)
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Kingsley Guy: South Florida economic future looks good
As Mark Twain noted, history doesn't repeat itself, but "sometimes it rhymes," and South Florida may be in for one of those rhyming moments as it emerges from the economic doldrums of the past half decade. Turn the clock back a hundred years: Henry...Tags: Labor Day, Labor Markets, Port Everglades, Railway Transportation, Hurricanes
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Literature's greatest hits
Name your favorite, the one book that most sticks in your mind. Over nearly four years, photographer Catherine Wagner made that request of friends, acquaintances and outright strangers. She kept a tally on her iPhone and turned the top vote-getters into...
Tags: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Photography, Arts and Culture, Apple iPhone, Arts
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