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'Django' an unsettling experience for many blacks
Tracey White's initial impression of "Django Unchained," Quentin Tarantino's new slave-era shoot-'em-up extravaganza, could be summed up in three words: smart, funny and ugly. Sitting through a recent screening in Beverly Hills, the L.A. costume...Tags: Social Issues, Literature, NAACP Image Awards, Oprah Winfrey, Quentin Tarantino
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Pa. museums hope for boost in state funding
The (Harrisburg) Patriot-NewsHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Many of Pennsylvania's 1,200 museums and historical sites have taken a financial drubbing at the hands of state lawmakers over the past six years. Funding through various grant programs and direct appropriations, which...Tags: Philosophy, Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), Economy, Business and Finance, Museums, Artists
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Seventeen debutantes sponsored by the La Caņada Thursday Club presented at Saturday's Bal Blanc de Noel
Following a tradition going back more than six decades, the La Caņada Thursday Club held its Bal Blanc de Noel on Saturday, presenting debutantes who have spent 16 months preparing for the occasion as part of the club's Les Fleurettes program. The young...
Tags: Clarence Thomas, Festive Events, Loyola Marymount University, Soccer, Physical Therapy
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Barry-Wehmiller has a funny way of valuing its employees
You'd be hard pressed to find a company that talks more about its "people-centric" management culture than Barry-Wehmiller, a privately owned manufacturer of industrial equipment. Barry-Wehmiller, which has $1.5 billion in annual sales, says it's all...
Tags: Charity, Economy, Business and Finance, Corporate Officers, Unions, Career and Workplace
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Glendale mulls its own plan to become a public art draw
Arts events have boosted the popularity and economic prowess of cities like Pasadena and Santa Monica, and Glendale wants a piece of the action. For the first time in more than two decades, Glendale officials have begun mapping out a five-year arts and...
Tags: Google+, Business, Arts, Arts and Culture, Culture
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Power of purpose: Former Danville resident writes book 'Building Cathedrals'
jbrummett@amnews.comA 17th-century story a power exec had used in speeches for years became the content of the book former Danville resident Greg Coker has written. “Building Cathedrals: The Power of Purpose” came about from that story. It wasn’t until...Tags: General Motors Corp., Book, Authors
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Nonprofits profit from Community Foundation
The Laguna Beach Community Foundation made the holiday season merrier for 25 local nonprofits. A total of almost $95,000 was distributed Monday at the Hotel Laguna to groups that benefit Laguna Beach, honoring contributions to health and human services,...
Tags: Charity, PTA, Corporate Officers, Entertainment, Awards and Prizes
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New look for theater group — and North Shore
When your architect has the star wattage of Jeanne Gang, it's not easy to remain in the "quiet stage" of a major fundraising campaign for a new building. Not when speculative visual notions are showing up in an exhibition, "Building: Inside Studio Gang...Tags: Architecture, Arts, Arts and Culture, Culture
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A year-round present from the arts
In a holiday season that celebrates giving, Maryland's nonprofit arts organizations have been playing their part. Not only do they inspire and enrich our lives in innumerable ways large and small, they're also an important source of economic vitality...
Tags: William Shakespeare, Charles Street, Business, Highlandtown, Arts
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Getting dialogue started on violence not easy, ex-CBS exec says
In the aftermath of the tragic shooting in Newtown, Conn., there is a lot of attention being focused on the issue of gun control. There are also rumblings about the role the entertainment -- movies, television and video games -- have played in...
Tags: AMC (tv network), USA Today, CBS Corp., Quentin Tarantino, Game of Thrones (tv program)
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Rural Western issues discussed at National Cowboy Poetry Gathering
Elko, Nev. - Cowboy poetry is an occupational tradition, born out of a livelihood that is dependent on land, water and weather. At a time when demand for the West's natural resources is at an all-time high, and a changing climate is contributing to...Tags: Science and Technology, Jack Elliott, Photography, Environmental Issues, Conservation
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Interracial marriage: Mixing in matching
In January 1999, at the dawn of the online dating era, BlkBeauT met SoCalGuy on a Yahoo! Chat room — she, hoping her username would let suitors know she's African-American; he, assuming he'd found a fellow admirer of a favorite childhood film. Now...
Tags: NAACP, Minority Groups, Judaism, Westport, Family
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