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A book for Mother's Day? The mystery of my mother's reading habits
No two readers are alike. No two mothers are alike. And the only way to really find out what might be a good book to get your mother for Mother’s Day is to ask her what she likes to read. My own mother’s reading habits have always been a bit...
Tags: David Foster Wallace, Guatemala, Mother's Day, Golda Meir, Central Intelligence Agency
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Justin Bieber Weighs in on Nelson Mandela: He's 'the Man!'
ReutersMay 09 (TheWrap.com) - Justin Bieber is once again airing his thoughts on history-making figures. With about as much success as he did last time. "Boyfriend" singer Bieber, who caught heat last month when he wondered whether Anne Frank would have been...Tags: Nelson Mandela, Justin Bieber, Africa, Twitter, Inc.
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TGIF: Young girl's tragic story of Holocaust debuts tonight
After focusing on song and dance in last summer’s successful run of “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers,” director Kelly Estes said she wanted to tackle weightier material in the latest production for the Leeds Center for the Arts....
Tags: Music Theater, The Holocaust (1934-1945), Entertainment Events, Celebrities, Theater
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Deanna Durbin dies at 91; wholesome star of Depression-era films
Deanna Durbin, the singing starlet with the bubbly personality and the jewel-tone voice whose enormously popular movies were widely credited with saving Universal Pictures from bankruptcy during the Depression, has died. She was 91. Her popularity...Tags: Movies, The New York Times, Leopold Stokowski, Music Theater, Entertainment Events
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D.C. press competes with Tsarnaevs' mom for a Nah!
The U.S. Census Bureau reports there are some 316 million Americans, which translates to about 632 million human hands. Sadly, even those aren't enough hands to properly salute all the nominees for April's Moutza of the Month. The Washington press...Tags: White House, Rahm Emanuel, Tea Party Movement, United States Census Bureau, Nazi Party
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Five books: Warming up with a festive high-five
Printers Row Lit Fest announced its lineup earlier this week, and it's led by Judy Blume, the beloved children's book author who has helped several generations endure the agony of adolescence. Blume will receive the Chicago Tribune's Young Adult...
Tags: Nathan Englander, Awards and Prizes, Entertainment Events, Arts and Culture, Chicago Public Library
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A spin through a world where bicycles rule streets
In bike-unfriendly cities such as Los Angeles, people who love cycling speak in wistful tones about a faraway place where the bike reigns supreme. Go to Amsterdam, they say. In that mecca of the bike, you will find special roads set apart for cyclists,...
Tags: Automotive Equipment, Book, Cycling, Religion and Belief, Pursuit Cycling
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Rinne Groff, Amy Herzog plays at Next Theatre
Evanston's Next Theatre has announced its 2013-14 season: the company's 33rd year. The season begins with the Chicago premiere of "Compulsion" by Rinne Groff, a piece about the obsession of Meyer Levin with Anne Frank's diary. It is to be directed by... -
Anne Frank and Emmett Till meet in AAPACT play
Staff WriterShe was not thinking of writing a play about Anne Frank and Emmett Till. Janet Langhart Cohen was just enjoying her life in Washington D.C.’s social whirl as the wife of former Secretary of Defense and U.S. Senator William S. Cohen. But she did,...Tags: Emmett Till, Booker T. Washington, Langston Hughes, Religion and Belief, Judaism
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Justin Bieber posts racy cartoon, gets support for Frank comment
Justin Bieber made the hearts of Beliebers worldwide pitter-patter on overdrive when he posted a racy cartoon picture of himself, shirtless, embracing a topless brown-haired girl in bed. The girl was labeled a "Belieber." Talk about throwing red meat to...
Tags: The Hollywood Reporter, Selena Gomez, Jessica Simpson, Justin Bieber
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Justin Bieber-Anne Frank uproar: Are we being too hard on Justin?
Had Anne Frank been a modern-day teen -- instead of a tragic Jewish figure in hiding during the Holocaust -- would she have been a Belieber? And is it appropriate for Justin Bieber to hold out that hope? The teen pop sensation, on world tour, was moved...Tags: ABC (tv network), Victoria's Secret, The Holocaust (1934-1945), Robert Downey Jr.
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Immature yet innocent Bieber
Justin Bieber and his generation are so far removed from the World War II era that it is probably difficult for him to imagine the dire circumstances of Anne Frank, her family and other Jews who were hiding from the Nazis. And living a charmed life as...Tags: Justin Bieber, Clearwater (Pinellas, Florida), Nazi Party
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