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    Dec 16, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  1. Christopher Hitchens has died: Fighter, doubter, provocateur

    Nation Now
    Hitchens death reactions: A sampling of writers' reactions to the death of public intellectual and Anglo-American citizen Christopher Hitchens....
    2. Dec 31, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  2. On Christopher Hitchens: August Brown considers

    Jacket Copy
    August Brown writes: For me, his greatest influence was on the page. His style was defined by a refusal to resort to stock images and analysis -- or to accept them from others....
    3. Aug 17, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. 'Adventures of Augie March' is new One Book, One Chicago pick

    Forget that Packers-Bears rivalry. The greatest grudge match in history was waged by Thomas Wolfe and F. Scott Fitzgerald over the proper way to write fiction.
    Cultural critic
    Forget that Packers-Bears rivalry. The greatest grudge match in history was waged by Thomas Wolfe and F. Scott Fitzgerald over the proper way to write fiction. In a letter to Fitzgerald, Wolfe called himself a “putter-inner.” He tried to cram...

    Tags: Book, Martin Amis, Awards and Prizes, Celebrities and Health Issues, Diseases and Illnesses

    4. Jan 2, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Denis Dutton dies at 66; founder of Arts & Letters Daily website

    Denis Dutton, a scholar, author and Internet trailblazer who founded <a href="http://www.aldaily.com">Arts &amp; Letters Daily</a>, a pithy website that links thousands of devoted followers around the world to smart, provocative writing online about books, culture and ideas, died Tuesday in Christchurch, New Zealand, where he taught philosophy at Canterbury University. He was 66.
    Denis Dutton, a scholar, author and Internet trailblazer who founded Arts & Letters Daily, a pithy website that links thousands of devoted followers around the world to smart, provocative writing online about books, culture and ideas, died Tuesday in...

    Tags: Prostate Cancer, Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, California), Johns Hopkins University, Colleges and Universities, University of Michigan

    5. Sep 18, 2009 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Irving Kristol dies at 89; godfather of neoconservatism

    Irving Kristol, a forceful essayist, editor and university professor who became the leading architect of neoconservatism, which he called a political and intellectual movement for disaffected ex-liberals like himself who had been "mugged by reality," died Friday at a hospice in Arlington, Va. He was 89.
    Irving Kristol, a forceful essayist, editor and university professor who became the leading architect of neoconservatism, which he called a political and intellectual movement for disaffected ex-liberals like himself who had been "mugged by reality," died...

    Tags: Republican Party, Interior Policy, Colleges and Universities, History, University of Wisconsin-Madison

    6. Oct 13, 2009 |Story| WGNTV-LTV

  6. November 4 - Author Adam Langer

    My Father's Bonus March
    WGN News
    My Father's Bonus March To purchase a copy of the book: My Father's Bonus March Events: Wednesday, November 4th 7 p.m. Book Stall 811 Elm Street Winnetka Thursday, November 5th 6 p.m. Chicago Public Library 400 S. State Street Chicago To his...

    Tags: WGN, Chicago Public Library, World War I (1914-1918), History, John Kerry

    7. Jan 28, 2007 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Putting 9/11 into perspective

    IMAGINE THAT on 9/11, six hours after the assault on the twin towers and the Pentagon, terrorists had carried out a second wave of attacks on the United States, taking an additional 3,000 lives. Imagine that six hours after that, there had been yet...

    Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Murder, Johns Hopkins University, Crimes, Death

    8. Jan 28, 2009 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. John Updike dies at 76; Pulitzer-winning author

    John Updike, the two-time Pulitzer Prize winner for fiction whose novels and short stories exposed an undercurrent of ambivalence and disappointment in small-town, middle-class America, died Tuesday. He was 76.
    John Updike, the two-time Pulitzer Prize winner for fiction whose novels and short stories exposed an undercurrent of ambivalence and disappointment in small-town, middle-class America, died Tuesday. He was 76. Updike's death from lung cancer was...

    Tags: Awards and Prizes, Colleges and Universities, Pennsylvania, Fiction, Obituaries

    9. Sep 11, 2007 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Six years later

    Today, Bandow and Hewitt discuss progress in the war on terrorism. Yesterday they debated the Petraeus report. Later this week they'll focus on Osama bin Laden's new message and other topics. A mixed report By Doug Bandow Hugh, Six years have passed...

    Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Al-Qaeda, Crimes, Libya, Armed Conflicts

    10. Sep 14, 2007 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. The politics of war

    Today, Townhall.com's Hugh Hewitt and the American Conservative Defense Alliance's Doug Bandow assess the domestic politics of foreign war. Previously, they re-imagined the War on Terror, pondered the meaning of Osama bin Laden, assessed the state of...

    Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Heads of State, History, Iraq, White House

    11. Sep 11, 2008 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. China, Russia and the new world disorder

    The seven years since 9/11 reveal an old truth: Problems are usually not solved, they are just overtaken by other problems. Those of 8/8, for example. On Aug. 8, 2008, two mighty nations announced their return. Russia, invading Georgia, did it with tanks....

    Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Beijing Games, Stanford University, Colleges and Universities, Democracy

    12. Dec 9, 2007 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Is this really World War IV?

    Last month, observers reacted with alarm to President Bush's declaration that if Iran gained the knowledge necessary to build a nuclear bomb, it would risk World War III. Perhaps they should have looked on the bright side. Compared with prominent...

    Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Russia, Political Systems, History, Nazi Party

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