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    Aug 16, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. Try this trio of dark tales from across the water

    Even the stereotypically cold, damp weather of Britain can sound divine next to Maryland's blistering summer temperatures. But as the following three dark British tales make clear, the grass isn't always greener on the other side of the pond. "A Book...

    Tags: Wetlands, Fairfax (Fairfax, Virginia), England, Maryland, Natural Resources

    2. Jul 10, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. Remarkable Person: Arlene K. Hoffman

    Arlene K. Hoffman was a "Mad Woman" in the twilight of the "Mad Men" era, rising in just six years to head her own agency. Some of the ad campaigns she spearheaded became cultural touchstones: the Dannon commercial starring 100-year-old Russians; the Lancome spots featuring a luminous Isabella Rossellini; and the "bare bottom" print ad promoting Jamaican tourism, which is now included in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. She introduced Americans to Armagnac, too.
    Arlene K. Hoffman was a "Mad Woman" in the twilight of the "Mad Men" era, rising in just six years to head her own agency. Some of the ad campaigns she spearheaded became cultural touchstones: the Dannon commercial starring 100-year-old Russians; the...

    Tags: Connecticut, Starcom Incorporated, Litchfield (Litchfield, Connecticut), Bill Daley, Madison (New Haven, Connecticut)

    3. Jul 31, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Discoveries

    East of the West
    Special to the Los Angeles Times
    East of the West A Country in Stories Miroslav Penkov Farrar, Straus and Giroux: 226 pp., $24 Miroslav Penkov hit American shores in 2001 (he was 21) from his native Bulgaria, and he hasn't stopped writing (or winning prizes for his wild, homesick...

    Tags: Television, Fairfax (Fairfax, Virginia), Gore Vidal, Auguste Rodin, D.H. Lawrence

    4. Jun 27, 2010 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Beauty abounds at Sissinghurst Castle Garden in Kent, England

    "Everybody knows Kent," Charles Dickens wrote in "The Pickwick Papers," "apples, cherries, hops and women."
    Special to the Los Angeles Times
    "Everybody knows Kent," Charles Dickens wrote in "The Pickwick Papers," "apples, cherries, hops and women." Almost 175 years after publication of "Papers," Kent, just 50 miles south of London, is still known as the garden of England and the larder of...

    Tags: History, Charles Dickens, Pies and Tarts, Michelin Group, Dining and Drinking

    5. Mar 22, 2011 | Chicago Tribune

  5. 'Orlando' at Court Theatre: 'Orlando' is too trapped in its visual moments

    The Theater Loop
    THEATER REVIEW: "Orlando" ★★˝ Through April 10 at Court Theatre, 5535 S. Ellis Ave.; Running time: 2 hours; Tickets: $40-$60 at 773-753-4472 or courttheatre.org Virginia Woolf's “Orlando: A Biography” is concerned with a young...
    6. Jun 27, 2010 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Planning your trip to Sissinghurst Garden Castle

    THE BEST WAY TO SISSINGHURST From LAX, British, Air New Zealand, American, United and Virgin Atlantic offer nonstop service, and Continental and US Airways offer connecting service (change of planes). Restricted round-trip fares begin at $731. Take the...

    Tags: Los Angeles International Airport, U.S. Airways, Michelin Group, United Kingdom

    7. Mar 23, 2009 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. 'A Strange Eventful History: The Dramatic Lives of Ellen Terry, Henry Irving, and Their Remarkable Families' by Michael Holroyd

    When Michael Holroyd takes on a subject, you know his sweep will be wide. This is not to say that he forfeits depth -- far from it -- but rather that he puts things in the fullest possible context. His groundbreaking biography of Lytton Strachey more than 40 years ago not only established him as a first-rate practitioner of the art but also blew the lid off the Bloomsbury group with his revelations of their hitherto discreetly covered-up antics. Indeed, he is both forefather and godfather to the hundreds of works exploring the lives, loves and libidos of that fascinating crowd.
    When Michael Holroyd takes on a subject, you know his sweep will be wide. This is not to say that he forfeits depth -- far from it -- but rather that he puts things in the fullest possible context. His groundbreaking biography of Lytton Strachey more than...

    Tags: Lytton Strachey, John Gielgud, Bram Stoker, Max Reinhardt, Entertainment

    8. Jun 23, 2005 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Just add tea and crumpets

    Few phrases are more magical than "English garden." The words conjure visions at once settled and unconstrained: cool emerald vistas, buxom clumps of lilies and larkspurs, rose petals spilling from a tree-hugging vine. Caught in their spell, desert dwellers yearn for picket fences, while Angelenos who thought they had embraced khaki as the new green suddenly make plans to reseed the lawn.
    Special to The Times
    Few phrases are more magical than "English garden." The words conjure visions at once settled and unconstrained: cool emerald vistas, buxom clumps of lilies and larkspurs, rose petals spilling from a tree-hugging vine. Caught in their spell, desert...

    Tags: Gardening, Napa Valley (Napa, California), Philosophy, Health, Natural Resources

    9. Feb 19, 1998 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Mrs. Dalloway

    TIMES STAFF WRITER
    Friday February 20, 1998      There comes a moment with some women when you know they will be beautiful always. These are women whose inner glow and carriage are not dependent upon youth.      Even if you've had this feeling about Vanessa Redgrave...

    Tags: Cinema Industry, India, Rupert Graves, Natascha McElhone, James Joyce

    10. Oct 14, 2004 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Your private moonlit haven

    Special to The Times
    There's a moment in the garden when everything changes. It happens quietly, slowly, without fanfare. It doesn't demand attention, and, like the silently unfurling bud of a flower, it's easily — and often — ignored. Neighboring jackhammers...

    Tags: Easter, TiVo Inc., Laguna Beach, Health and Beauty Products, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California)

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