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Elie Wiesel's story endures, empowers
NEW YORK — A slender, silver-haired gentleman steps onto a nearly bare stage, the instantaneous applause continuing long after he reaches the spare wooden table awaiting him. For a moment, amid the din, he studies the audience — young and...
Tags: Religious Texts, Colleges and Universities, Washington, DC, Jimmy Carter, Dominican University
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Swimming in father's stories in 'Big Fish'
With British and Irish yarns so dominant at the higher end of Broadway, time surely is ripe for an American family musical, at once fantastical and emotional, with its heart in family reconciliation and its roots in the florid storytelling culture of...
Tags: John August, Big Fish (movie), Lifestyle and Leisure, Entertainment, Fishing
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After 6 decades, Mom hangs up the red pen
Nearly 60 years after she first stood in front of a classroom, my mother will retire from teaching Tuesday. She began in 1954 with a freshman English section at Miami University in Ohio where she was a graduate student. She went on to teach nursery...Tags: Elementary Schools, Sports, High Schools, Entertainment, University of Michigan
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Fine dining stakes claim in Berwyn
To corrupt an old saying, the good Lord never closes a condo without opening a bungalow.
Berwyn is on the rise. The financial crisis has turned the near west suburb into a hot spot of affordable housing, and young couples and families are crowding in....Tags: Spiaggia, Olives, Restaurants, Lifestyle and Leisure, Tony Mantuano
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'Bullet to the Head': Fine director drives action vehicle ★★ 1/2
We've been here before. The Sylvester Stallone vehicle "Bullet to the Head" concludes with an ax fight featuring Stallone against his sneering, murderous adversary, played by Jason Momoa, going at it like maniacs in the bowels of an abandoned power plant,...
Tags: Scarlett Johansson, Entertainment, Jason Statham, Bullet to the Head (movie), Literature
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'Bullet to the Head' review: Bone-headed thugs without harmony
*1/2 (out of four) Dumb as rocks, thin as paper and dull as scissors, “Bullet to the Head” offers just as much complexity and intelligence as you might expect from a movie called “Bullet to the Head.” I know, lots of people...
Tags: Walter Hill, Sylvester Stallone, Literature, Christian Slater, Arts and Culture
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A reflection on literary retirements
In light of Philip Roth's recent announcement of his "retirement" from writing, a scene from the 1977 movie "Julia" comes to mind. It's a delicious cinematic moment, involving as it does the deft puncturing of pomposity — always satisfying to...
Tags: Politics, Authors, Parkinson's Disease, The New York Times, Literature
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Trice: Woodlawn's Experimental Station market succeeds
A couple of decades ago, in another incarnation, the industrial building that is Woodlawn's Experimental Station was a dark and brooding drop-off recycling center. Now brick, steel, concrete and wood have been replaced and repurposed and, on Saturdays...
Tags: University of Chicago
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Lyric Opera's 'Werther' staging sometimes off the rails, but singing is gloriously on track
Jules Massenet's "Werther" is a staple of the European opera house repertory, but its Goethe-inspired protagonist remains an infrequent visitor to American shores. Despite the fact that the opera received its American premiere in Chicago, in 1894, Lyric...
Tags: Civic Opera House, Literature, Arts and Culture, Poetry, Opera (genre)
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A novel about a multiple murder
"Broken Harbor" by Tana French, Viking, 464 pages, $27.95. Dublin, Ireland Detective Sgt. Mick "Scorcher" Kennedy and his rookie partner Detective Richie Curran are assigned to a major investigation. Patrick Spain, his wife, Jennifer, and children...Tags: Murder, Theft, Dublin (Ireland), Richard Ford, Bank Robbery
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Denver: Drink it all in
I never thought of Denver as much of a foodie destination, though Frasca, a 30-minute drive away in Boulder, gets heaps of well-deserved praise. But on a weekend trip a few months ago, I encountered a few meals — and a few drinks — that have...
Tags: Soups, Restaurants, Lifestyle and Leisure, Mustard, Onions
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All styles, all of them great
Miguel Zenon and Laurent Coq: "Rayuela" (Sunnyside Records). Puerto Rican saxophonist Zenon and French pianist Coq drew inspiration for "Rayuela" from Argentine writer Julio Cortazar's book of the same name, but this sublimely expressive recording...
Tags: Entertainment, Music Industry, Music, Savoy (music group), Joe Henderson
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