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Huntington Library names Steve Hindle as director of research
Culture MonsterThe Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens names Steve Hindle as its new director of research.... -
Royal Couple Delay Honeymoon After Lavish Wedding
ReutersREUTERS - Following a spectacular Royal Wedding that dazzled the world, Prince William will go back to work as a search-and-rescue pilot next week before taking his new wife on honeymoon abroad. The new Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, looking fresh...Tags: Weddings, The New York Times, England, Charles, Prince of Wales, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge
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Book review: 'The Memory Chalet'
Special to the Los Angeles TimesNights were the worst. In September 2008, Tony Judt was diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, a neurodegenerative condition that attacks first the arms and legs, then the breathing and speech of its victims. By December, Judt had lost...Tags: Berkeley (Alameda, California), Lou Gehrig's Disease, England, Health and Medical Professionals, London (England)
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Royal couple Kate and William reveal U.S. plans -- but how should one address them?
Ministry of GossipThe "Dude" of Cambridge, Prince William, and his wife Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, are on the cover of Vanity Fair. The cover story suggests that the Duke of Cambridge will still be referred to as Prince William, which will make his wife Princess... -
Your Morning Fashion and Beauty Report: Justin Bieber's new perfume bottle looks familiar; Duchess of Cambridge causes (another) fashion frenzy
All The RageIn Britain, the Duchess of Cambridge has created a frenzy for High Street retailers such as Reiss. Just a couple of days after the duchess wore the brand's body-hugging, nude-colored "Shola" shift dress to meet the Obamas, the style went...... -
Tony Judt dies at 62; leading historian of postwar Europe
Tony Judt, a leading historian of postwar Europe and outspoken political essayist who also wrote movingly about his struggle with Lou Gehrig's disease, has died. He was 62.
Judt, who was a history professor at New York University, died Friday at his home...Tags: Manhattan (New York City), The New York Times, University of Cambridge, Lou Gehrig, Colleges and Universities
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Oxford and Cambridge, university towns eternal
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterI'm inching through the crowds for a front-row view of the frothy, chocolate-colored River Thames, near London's handsome old Hammersmith Bridge. With takeout beer and wine flowing freely, there's a party atmosphere despite the wind-whipped chill. The...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Death, London (England), Harry Potter (fictional character), Bars and Clubs
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'Miracle drug' called junk science
Tribune reporterDesperate to help their autistic children, hundreds of parents nationwide are turning to an unproven and potentially damaging treatment: multiple high doses of a drug sometimes used to chemically castrate sex offenders. The therapy is based on a theory,...Tags: New Jersey, Jenny McCarthy, Juvenile Delinquency, University of Cambridge, Death
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Rock 'n' revelations: Stoppard delivers truly personal work
Tribune theater criticSyd Barrett, the one-time frontman and songwriter for Pink Floyd, is an unlikely metaphor for both the stubbornness of the academic British communists and the Stalinist corruption of the Czech socialist ideal. After all, this troubled musician disappeared...Tags: Music Theater, England, Death, Pink Floyd (music group), Politics
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Follow the ghosts
Covent Garden Underground: Late-night Tube riders say they sometimes see a theatrical performer — murdered by a rival in 1897 — standing on the Covent Garden platform. He wears a hat, gray suit and gloves and waits patiently for the train he...Tags: Anne Boleyn, Ghosts (supernatural entities), England, Death, Diana, Princess of Wales
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'Compass' Casting Points To Newcomer
Zap2It.com"The Golden Compass," New Line's adaptation of the first part of Philip Pullman's "His Dark Materials" trilogy, finally has a leading lady. After an open casting call throughout England, producers have chosen newcomer Dakota Blue Richards to take the...Tags: England, University of Oxford, Education
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A force from the pulpit
Few outside the Anglican hierarchy would have recognized John Sentamu's name before June 2005, when he was tapped as the Church of England's first black archbishop. But five months later, when his enthronement ceremony at York Minster cathedral...Tags: Racism, University of Cambridge, England, Death, London (England)
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