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Oh, yesterday went suddenly
How fitting that Richard Blanco chose the sun. A 44-year-old poet raised in Miami, the first Cuban-American and the first openly gay person ever to deliver a presidential inauguration poem, he used the earth star to frame his composition, "One Today,"...
Tags: Justice and Rights, U.S. Congress, Barack Obama, Republican Party, Minority Groups
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Mayor Ed Koch — He Was Doin' Fine
The Hartford CourantI lived in Manhattan when Ed Koch was running it in the 1980s. I met the mayor, who died Friday, a dozen times but not at fundraisers, book parties or political conventions. I was putting myself through graduate school and working two part-time jobs. I...Tags: Bronx (New York City), Local Government, New York City, Bethlehem (Litchfield, Connecticut), University of Connecticut
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Restaurant recommendations
South Florida has no shortage of great restaurants. I've been eating across the region for more than a dozen years. Here are some of my favorite spots to take out-of-towners. FLORIDA SEAFOOD When in Florida, do as the natives do and eat fresh fish....
Tags: Aventura, Seafood, Miami Beach, Foods and Beverages, Dining and Drinking
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Edward Koch dies at 88; outspoken mayor led New York City comeback
In the late 1970s when Edward I. Koch won his first term as mayor of New York, the city was in shambles, its coffers and confidence sapped by financial crises and a paralyzing blackout. It needed a fighter and found one in Koch, a well-practiced pol...Tags: Literature, United Nations, Israel, Queensboro Bridge, AIDS
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Madison's Erin Christine Makes It To Hollywood On 'American Idol'
The Hartford CourantThe first thing "American Idol'' contestant Erin Christine did after getting a golden ticket to Hollywood was call her mom. "My heart just dropped," says her mother Diane Fahey. "I hadn't put my phone down all day, waiting to hear, and when she said...Tags: Windsor (Hartford, Connecticut), South Windsor, Mariah Carey, Keith Urban, Television
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Column: Oh, yesterday went suddenly
How fitting that Richard Blanco chose the sun. A 44-year-old poet raised in Miami, the first Cuban-American and the first openly gay person ever to deliver a presidential inauguration poem, he used the earth star to frame his composition, "One Today,"...Tags: Justice and Rights, Republican Party, Minority Groups, Politics, The Miami Herald
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Victor Garber's gay, he confirms — but didn't you know already?
Actor Victor Garber confirmed Monday that he's gay -- though he did it in a didn't-everyone-know-already way. "I don’t really talk about it but everybody knows," Garber told the Greg in Hollywood blog about living with his same-sex partner, Rainer...
Tags: Rupert Everett, Awards and Prizes, Alias (tv program), Victor Garber, John Travolta
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Anna Wintour, the ambassador in Prada (and Dior and Rochas ...)?
There’s buzz that Anna Wintour, the powerful editor of Vogue magazine, is being considered by President Obama for the prestigious post of U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom-- correctly known as ambassador to the Court of St. James's. When White...
Tags: Political Fundraising, Anna Wintour, Republic of Ireland, Fashion Shows, Carolina Herrera
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Carol Bartlett
Carol Bartlett, a choreographer who had been the Peabody Preparatory dance department's artistic director for 25 years, died of cancer Dec. 15 at her Rodgers Forge home. She was 67.
"She was the backbone and inspirational leader of the Peabody...Tags: Colchester, Fine Artists, Physical Fitness and Exercise, New York City, Swiss Confederation
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The Fugs still riotous after all these years
The Fugs finally return to Chicago on Saturday at the City Winery after a 44-year absence. The reception for the band is bound to be a bit warmer than it was when the counter-culture pioneers last performed here, on Dec. 28, 1968, at the Aragon Ballroom....
Tags: Poetry, Politics, Music, 2012 Democratic National Convention, Lower East Side
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Decent debuts for 'Hitchcock,' 'Rust and Bone' in limited release
Moviegoers didn't exactly go psycho for "Hitchcock" at the box office this weekend, but the film didn't get slaughtered either. The movie starring Anthony Hopkins as legendary filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock debuted in 17 theaters this weekend and...
Tags: Anthony Hopkins, Academy Awards, Rust and Bone (movie), Skyfall (movie), Alfred Hitchcock
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The Jewish side of Bob Dylan
The Religion WorldThe Jewish Daily Forward's Seth Rogovoy writes about Bob Dylan's Jewish heritage and offers a list of Dylan's top 10 Jewish songs. Who knew All Along the Watchtower was based on Isaiah 21? “Talkin’ Hava Nagilah Blues” Fresh off the...
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