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Remember when nostalgia died?
I cannot be the only one who gets a little jolt anytime he encounters someone waxing nostalgic over the 1980s or even the 1990s. We just lived the '80s and '90s, like, a moment ago, didn't we? They seem so recent that many of us are working harder at...Tags: Satellite and Cable Service, Wrigley Field, Entertainment, DePaul University, Lady Gaga
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Adam Johnson wins the Pulitzer Prize in fiction for 2013
The Pulitzer Prize in fiction, announced Monday, has been awarded to Adam Johnson for his book set in North Korea, "The Orphan Master's Son." The committee described the book as "an exquisitely crafted novel that carries the reader on an adventuresome...
Tags: David Foster Wallace, Journalism, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Entertainment Events, North Korea
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Top tips on bag lunches -- overrated and underrated foods to tote to work
Change of SubjectWhen he was visiting from New York recently, Dan Pashman interviewed me for "The Sporkful," the award-winning podcast that takes a basic, practical look at all things ingestible. Our topic for mastication and rumination was the bag lunch: Eric argues........ -
Harry Shearer dropped by KCRW-FM after a 30-year run
Long before he began voicing Mr. Burns, Smithers and numerous other characters on “The Simpsons,” Harry Shearer was host of “Le Show,” a Sunday morning satirical program on KCRW-FM (89.9). Now, after 30 years, he’s been...
Tags: Entertainment, Radio
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Conservative activist James O'Keefe 'regrets any pain' to ACORN worker
L.A. NOWConservative activist James O'Keefe will pay $100,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a former employee of the group ACORN, according to court records. As part of the settlement, O'Keefe says he "regrets any pain" suffered by Juan Carlos Vera,...... -
Mindfulness meditation: It may be essential, but, boy, it isn't easy
On the third day of silence and meditation, I said just 14 words, all of them in the course of chopping vegetables for dinner. Days two, four and five were not much different. I'm not the quiet type. But this was my idea. So earlier this year, I drove...
Tags: University of California, Los Angeles, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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3/8/2013-Meanwhile, Back In Syria
President Obama doesn't feel like he has to supply the Syrian opposition with arms because other nations are sending plenty. The United States is sending food and medical supplies and the CIA is training opposition fighters in Jordan, but we won't give...
Tags: Barack Obama, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Central Intelligence Agency, Wars and Interventions, Religious Conflicts
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Chile's pop music scene hits a new high, with Astro in its orbit
In the video for their hit single "Ciervos" (Stags), members of the Chilean electro-pop band Astro wave spears and romp around in furry pelts and animal skulls as if part of some Bronze Age lost tribe. It's intended to be the last word in low-budget...
Tags: Entertainment, Peter Gabriel, Disc Jockeys, Arts and Culture, Santiago (Chile)
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Sen. Mark Kirk announces support for same-sex marriage
WASHINGTON — Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) on Tuesday announced that he supports gay marriage, joining a growing list of U.S. senators who offer such support. "When I climbed the Capitol steps in January, I promised myself that I would return to the...
Tags: Politics, Entertainment, U.S. Senate, Justice and Rights, Thomas R. Carper
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‘Meteor Disneyland’? Russian city looks to meteor site’s future
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesMeteor Disneyland. That's just one of the ideas for future incarnations of the spot in southern Russia where a 10,000-ton ...... -
Justin Moore coming to Johnstown
Our Town CorrespondentCountry artist Justin Moore is coming to the Cambria County War Memorial Arena in Johnstown on April 19. Moore recently released his sophomore album, “Outlaws Like Me,” which sold over 3.9 million digital downloads and was certified gold....Tags: Ticketmaster, The New York Times, Entertainment, Jon Pardi, Radio
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Weeks in review
Change of SubjectA roundup of state and local news-review and weekly political chat shows. Descriptions provided by the broadcast outlets in most cases: Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review WTTW-Ch. 11 Host Joel Weisman with - John McCarron, Chicago Tribune - Cheryl......
Apr 12, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Apr 15, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 10, 2013
| Chicago Tribune
Apr 15, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Mar 8, 2013
| Los Angeles Times
Mar 30, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Mar 7, 2013
|Story| Hartford Courant
Mar 7, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 2, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Mar 5, 2013
| Los Angeles Times
Apr 8, 2013
|Story| Daily American
Apr 4, 2013
| Chicago Tribune
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