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'30 Rock': Being Tina Fey [Updated]
Show TrackerIt was over before it began. This week was supposed to be the premiere of Liz Lemonâs destined-to-be a hit talk show called âDealbreakers,â but it didnât turn out that way. Lizâs insecurities -- among them her penchant for ju... -
Tucson's apres-game music
If you're headed to see the Dodgers in Glendale, Ariz., this spring, know that there's plenty to do besides baseball. About a two-hour drive south from Glendale, a Phoenix suburb, is Tucson, one of the Cactus League's two original towns.
The Cleveland...Tags: ZZ Top (music group), Theater, Entertainment, Cleveland Indians, Culture
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Philanthropist and poetry lover Ruth Lilly dies
Jacket CopyRuth Lilly, the last surviving great-grandchild of pharmaceutical magnate Eli Lilly, died Wednesday night at her home in Indianapolis. She was 94. During her lifetime, Lilly gave away the bulk of her fortune, around $800 million. In 2002, the heiress........ -
Sara Watkins joining 'A Prairie Home Companion' show in Santa Barbara
Pop & HissâA Prairie Home Companion,â that bastion of Minnesota culture and whimsy from the skewed mind of host Garrison Keillor, will pick up a California accent on June 5 when the show comes to the Santa Barbara Bowl for a live...... -
Maryâs Mama leaves `the world she loved so much.â
Change of SubjectEarly Friday, my friend and colleague Mary Schmich posted to her Facebook page, âThis morning Mary Ellen Findlay Schmich left the world she loved so much.â Mrs. Schmich, 87, whose wit, warmth and passion were well known to Tribune readers...... -
Tried, true and blue
Thousands of Americans nationwide go for the blue — ribbon, that is — in state fair food contests.
Jim Woodworth is one of those home cooks who enter the cooking competitions each year with a healthy case of ribbon lust.
They call him "The...Tags: Pies and Tarts, Apples, Baking Powder, Kentucky, North Carolina
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Radio Host Recovers From Mild Stroke
HealthKey.comAmerican humorist and radio host Garrison Keillor continues to recover from a minor stroke he suffered on Labor Day at his home in Minneapolis. Keillor, 67, drove himself to a hospital in St. Paul after feeling ill. He was then taken to the Mayo Clinic,...Tags: Arteriosclerotic Vascular Disease, NPR, Entertainment, High Blood Pressure, Death
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Mr. Spock as well as Joshua Bell: Carpenter Performing Arts Center offers an eclectic 2010-2011 lineup
Culture MonsterThe musings of Leonard Nimoy, the music of Pink Floyd, a Broadway cabaret act and Chinese "thunder drums" are among the eclectic offerings of the 2010-2011 season announced by the Carpenter Performing Arts Center in Long Beach. The center will...... -
Weekly books roundup
Arts & Letters» Orlando Sentinel â Arts & Letters- Happy National Poetry Month, all! No, I won't be writing a poem a day for it this year. I might slip a rhyme in this blog once a week – best I can do with my deadlines. I will, however, be marking the occasion with a visit to the Page 15 poets... -
Fine line
Change of SubjectHang onto your old friends because there may come a day when there's no good reason for people to like you except out of habit... Garrison Keillor... -
Truth, and other overrated ideas
Special to The TimesWhen I was a kid, I lied a lot. Lying, for me, was easier than learning to tie my shoes. I could tell lies like my best friend, Dave, could eat French fries — by the fistful. When I was in junior high school, I used to cut class and take the bus...Tags: Concerts, Entertainment, Ulysses S. Grant, Jonathan Demme, Lewis Black
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Mistaking your skill level can be costly
Allentown Morning CallAre you a good golfer? An above-average cook? Do you consider yourself an expert photographer? Are you an intermediate speaker of Spanish? How well do you play tennis? Are you confident you can do your own tax return? Consumers regularly have to assess...Tags: Consumers, Research, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Sports Equipment, Golf
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