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Pork and fun aplenty at Hungarian sausage festival
By Michael Roddy, Reuters
BEKESCSABA, Hungary — The annual Bekescsaba Sausage Festival is the place to taste and find out secrets of Hungary's spicy kolbasz sausages, but strict vegetarians and anyone who sticks to the rule that it's best not to...Tags: Arts and Culture, Trips and Vacations, Entertainment, Theme Park Vacations, Travel
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Book review: 'Fiasco' by Imre Kertész
Special to the Los Angeles TimesIn 1944, a 14-year-old boy, future novelist Imre Kertész, was rounded up while on an excursion in the countryside near Budapest and sent to Auschwitz. And then to Buchenwald. Surviving the camps and returning to Budapest, he was asked, simply, by his...Tags: Nobel Prize Awards, Crime, Law and Justice, Budapest (Hungary), Book, Crimes
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Marcy M. Repka, 82
SEPT. 19, 1928-JUNE 5, 2011 Marcy Maria Repka, 82, of 283 Sunbrook Lane in Hagerstown, Md., passed away Sunday, June 5, 2011, at her home. Born Sept. 19, 1928, in Szekszard, Hungary, she was the daughter of the late Mihaly Racs and the late Erzsebet...Tags: Colorado, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Mount Airy, Human Interest, Washington (U.S. state)
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L.A. Opera canceling Hungarian 'Bank Ban' production
Culture MonsterHungarian 'Bank Ban' production canceled at LA Opera... -
Did Johnny Weissmuller use a fake identity so he could represent the U.S. in the 1924 Olympics?
The Fabulous ForumOLYMPIC URBAN LEGEND: Johnny "Tarzan" Weissmuller took on a fake identity so he could represent the United States in the 1924 Olympics. Followers of U.S. politics surely know of the controversy that surrounded President Barack Obama and his birth... -
On Location: Bulgarian studio gets new image under Avi Lerner
Company TownOn the outskirts of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, a 75-acre former communist-era studio will soon draw a contingent of Hollywood heavies including Sylvester Stallone, Mickey Rourke, Bruce Willis and former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.... -
Discoveries
Special to the Los Angeles TimesThe Convert A Tale of Exile and Extremism Deborah Baker Graywolf Press: 246 pp., $23 Deborah Baker, researcher, biographer, author of books on the poet Laura Riding and on the Beats, briefly describes how she chooses her subjects and how she writes...Tags: New York City, Pakistan, Rape, Islam, Philosophy
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Chicago Film Fest's first 20 titles
Talking PicturesRunning Oct 7-21 at the AMC River East 21 and environs, the 46th Chicago International Film Festival presented by the nonprofit Cinema/Chicago has announced its first 20 titles, including the winner of this year's Cannes Film Festival's top prize, the....... -
Wine of the Week: 2007 Királyudvar Tokaji Furmint Sec
Tokaji is the luscious sweet wine made from the Furmint grape from Hungary's fabled vineyards. Sweet is the way it's been for centuries — until the late 20th century, when the first dry Furmints were made.
This is the second vintage of Furmint...Tags: Los Angeles Times, Human Interest
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Father Ladislas K. Parker dies at 94; Catholic priest fled communist Hungary in 1950
Father Ladislas K. Parker, a Catholic priest whose harrowing escape from communist Hungary in 1950 led him to Orange County and the founding of St. Michael’s Abbey, died Sunday after a lengthy illness. He was 94.
Parker was among seven Norbertine...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Schools, Travel, Austria, Education
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The Review: Julienne in Santa Barbara
I used to know a guy who would drive up to Santa Barbara just for the afternoon to visit with an old man he respected. I couldn't believe it. In my mind's eye, the Central Coast city seemed much farther than a couple of hours away. Yet it's really not...Tags: Ice Cream, Lifestyle and Leisure, California Culinary Academy Incorporated, Foods and Beverages, Cabbage
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Elvis to be named honorary citizen of Budapest
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Budapest's mayor says Elvis Presley will be declared a posthumous honorary citizen of Hungary's capital and a city landmark will be named after him. Mayor Istvan Tarlos said Wednesday that Elvis will be commemorated...Tags: Budapest (Hungary), Human Interest, Danube River, Elvis Presley, Politics
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