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CSO clarinetist Clark Brody dies at age 98
Clark Brody, who served as principal clarinet of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under four music directors, from his hiring in 1951 until his retirement in 1978, died Saturday, at 98. He and his wife Donna lived in Evanston. At the invitation of then...Tags: Entertainment, Culture, Arts and Culture, Music Industry, Chicago Symphony Orchestra
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The books behind the new films at the Library of Congress [Video]
The Library of Congress announced the names of 25 films Wednesday that are to be enshrined in its National Film Registry. Of those 25, 5-1/2 were based on books or stories. The half? Read on. The 1983 film "A Christmas Story" -- with Ralphie, a frozen...Tags: Movies, Arts and Culture, Google+, Libraries, Truman Capote
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Young Russian leaders to learn about U.S. , environmental management
BROOKINGS - Six young Russian leaders will visit Brookings, Watertown and Pipestone, Minn., June 22-30 to learn about accountable governance and environmental management during a U.S. Congress-backed, Open World Program. The visitors will give public...Tags: South Dakota State University, Arts and Culture, Washington, DC, Local Government, U.S. Congress
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Elvin E. Thomas, 93
World War II veteran, Elvin Edward Thomas, 93, of Bunker Hill, W.Va., was called home Monday, Dec. 17, 2012, after a short illness. Born Oct. 29, 1919, in Sun, W.Va., he was the son of the late Clarence Megginson and Amelia Thomas. He received his...
Tags: Tuskegee University, Funeral Parlor and Crematorium, American Legion, Washington, DC, Tuskegee Airmen
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Jazz legend Brubeck, 91, dies from heart attack
Jazz pianist Dave Brubeck, 91, died Wednesday from heart failure, his manager, Russell Gloyd, told CNN. Brubeck's heart stopped while he was en route to the hospital with his eldest son for a regular checkup, Gloyd said. His son became alarmed about...
Tags: Entertainment, Arts and Culture, Heart Attack, Norwalk (Fairfield, Connecticut), Music Industry
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88 books that shaped America, at the Library of Congress
Jacket CopyThe Library of Congress' list of 88 books that shaped America includes poetry, novels, nonfiction, a play, a polemic, books of science and grammar, cookbooks and children's books. What's it missing?... -
Still bringing joy after 80 years
Irma S. Rombauer was in a tight spot as the Great Depression deepened across the nation. Her husband had just killed himself, her children were grown and heading out of the nest. A grim future loomed. The St. Louis housewife fought back the only way she...Tags: Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, World War II (1939-1945), Recipes, Book, Pies and Tarts
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Review: Alex Clare stays too far away at Fonda Theatre
Is Alex Clare a singer or a song? In October this bearded Brit reached No. 7 on the Hot 100 with “Too Close,” a dubstep-inflected power ballad originally released on YouTube in early 2011. Co-produced by the cool-hunting hitmaker Diplo,...
Tags: Diplo, Arts and Culture, Rihanna, Joe Cocker, Music
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'Concert for George' streaming on YouTube for 24 hours
Eleven years ago today, George Harrison died at the age of 58 in Los Angeles. And exactly one year after that some of the late Beatle's closest friends -- including Eric Clapton, Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty and Harrison's surviving bandmates -- gathered for...Tags: Rihanna, Tom Petty, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton
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For the record
National Film Registry: An article in the Dec. 19 Calendar about the latest selections for inclusion in the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress said that "A League of Their Own" was about the All-American Girls Professional Softball League... -
Sam Spiegel announces zany Maximum Hedrum project
Given the rate at which left-field super-groups have proliferated over the last few years -- Atoms for Peace! Them Crooked Vultures! Monsters of Folk! -- it was probably inevitable that we'd eventually end up with one as wacky as Maximum Hedrum, the new...
Tags: Them Crooked Vultures (music group), Rihanna, Isaac Hayes, Spike Jonze, The Spirit (movie)
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Paul McCartney on (the topic of) drugs
The Library of Congress is full of wonderful treasures, and today it released a new chestful: a collection of interviews on topics such as sex, drugs and rock and roll. Included is Paul McCartney relating how pot and other drugs boosted the Beatles'...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Tony Bennett, Libraries, Elvis Presley, Jackie Wilson
Nov 6, 2012
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Dec 19, 2012
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Jun 22, 2012
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Dec 19, 2012
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Dec 5, 2012
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Jul 4, 2012
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Oct 17, 2012
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Nov 30, 2012
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Nov 29, 2012
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Dec 20, 2012
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Nov 29, 2012
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Nov 28, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Original site for Library of Congress topic gallery.