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Steve Van Zandt, Grammy Museum team to put rock in the classroom
The Grammy Museum is partnering with E Street Band member Steve Van Zandt’s Rock and Roll Forever Foundation to promote the use of pop music in junior high and high school classrooms across the country starting this fall. “Rock and Roll:...Tags: Museums, New York University, Education, Culture, Arts and Culture
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Dodger great Carl Erskine: Pitching equality
Jackie Robinson changed baseball and the nation that loves it on April 15, 1947, when he became the first black player to walk onto a major league ball field. He changed Carl Erskine's life in March 1948, when Robinson, by then a Brooklyn Dodgers star,...
Tags: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Trials, Baseball, Court Preliminary, World Series
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Can You Be Pro-Women and Still Think Sheryl Sandberg is a Tool?
Can you be for female empowerment in the workplace, believe there is an unjust double standard for women in every aspect of life from assertiveness to sexuality, observe Equal Pay Day and generally be just feminist as f*** while still thinking Sheryl...
Tags: Oprah Winfrey, NPR, Book, Culture, Arts and Culture
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Ocotillo Wind project area deemed sacred
Staff WriterOCOTILLO — The project area where the controversial 112 wind turbine project is located was recently deemed a “sacred site” by the Native American Heritage Commission, a ruling seen as symbolic victory by some opposing the project. The...Tags: Solar Energy, Conservation, Wind Power, Renewable Energy, Culture
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*Test* E! Slate Includes WWE Women, Josh Schwartz-Stephanie Savage Drama
ReutersNEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - E! unveiled six new shows Monday, including a reality series about theWWE, and announced that its new series in development include the drama "Laurel Canyon," from"Gossip Girl" co-creators Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage....Tags: Arts, Shameless (tv program), Grey's Anatomy (tv program), Monarchy (music group), Academy Awards
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E! adds six new series, announces a hefty development slate
Even with its prized dynasty -- the Kardashians -- procreating enough to supply E! with programming for years to come, the network continues to beef up its slate: It will add six new series and 10 specials in the coming months, with subjects ranging...Tags: Ryan Lochte, Soups, CBS Corp., Academy Awards, Fox Television Studios, Inc.
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Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment
SPRING STORM-DAKOTAS Dakotas face yet another spring snowstorm PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The Dakotas have experienced another round of spring snow, rain and cold temperatures this weekend. The National Weather Service said Saturday that isolated...Tags: Trials, Mike Rounds, Abusive Behavior, Executive Branch, Dennis Daugaard
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Judy Juanita and her 'Virgin Soul'
In the late 1960s, Judy Juanita was a college undergraduate in the Bay Area and editor of a Black Panther Party newspaper. Now her new novel, "Virgin Soul" (Viking, $26.95), recounts the story of Geniece, an undergraduate who joins the Panthers. But...Tags: LSD, Human Interest, James Baldwin, Culture, Arts and Culture
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Groups vie for a shot at $100,000 grants to improve L.A.
For 15 days the lobbying was fierce by groups hoping to win a piece of the $1 million being given away by an organization looking for ways to make Los Angeles a better place by 2050. Each of the 279 public service groups angling for the 10 $100,000...
Tags: Fishing, Politics, Safety of Citizens, Government, Elections
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Following the faithful example of #42
Contributing WriterThe evils of racism are expressed in the words we speak and the mores we establish. And both emerge from the illusion of superiority. Jackie Robinson, as a black American in the 1940s and 1950s, was thrown into the fire of both when he entered major...Tags: Baseball, Discrimination, World Series, Social Issues, MLB Rookie of the Year Award
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'Havana Blue': Finding inspiration in Cuba
As Afro-Cuban rhythms pulse on the sound system, the couples intertwine on the dance floor, swaying gently to the music. “With feeling!” implores choreographer Frank Chaves. “Make sure you're really touching bodies here … make...
Tags: Arts, Organized Crime, Dance, Cuba, Fine Artists
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Watching '42' with children: Is the language too much for them?
The surprise box office success of the uplifting Jackie Robinson biographical film "42" suggests that audiences are ready for a PG-13-rated movie filled with coarse, racially charged language. It also raises questions about whether children should see it,...Tags: Baseball, PG-13 Rated Movies, Los Angeles Dodgers, Alan Tudyk, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc.
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