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Maurice Sendak lit up dark corners of childhood
Not everything in childhood is bowls of mush and little old ladies whispering "Hush," and Maurice Sendak understood that.
Our children understand that, too. Instinctively. That's what makes his books, like "Where the Wild Things Are" and "In the Night...Tags: Where the Wild Things Are (movie), NPR, Dr. Seuss, Radio, Fiction
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Shepherd of the Glen annual book sale set for Sept. 8-10
College student Lauren Bennett will rearrange her schedule at school this weekend in order to make her way home to Howard County. Lauren, like other fans of the Shepherd of the Glen Lutheran Church's annual book sale, wouldn't think of missing this book...Tags: File Sharing, Lutheranism, Colleges and Universities, Christianity
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Passing the test off the football field Making the grade off the football field
LOS ANGELES — Pat McInally never tires of reminders that he is the only NFL prospect to record a perfect score on the Wonderlic intelligence test. "It's intellectual annuity," he says. The Harvard-educated McInally, in fact, has gained far greater...Tags: Super Bowl, NFL Draft, National Football League, Football, Basketball
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Christmas Incorporated
SunSpot StaffBaltimore's Becker Group provides the holiday decorations for thousands of malls, offices and casinos worldwide. Its chairman and founder, Gordon Becker, recently discussed the multimillion dollar industry and the fallout from the Sept. 11th attacks....Tags: Holidays, Christmas, University of Maryland, College Park, Dr. Seuss, Annapolis
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Fame does not always bring fortune, records show
ReutersBy Li-mei Hoang LONDON, May 23 (Reuters) - Welsh poet Dylan Thomas left a pittance when he died, Winston Churchill bequeathed a small fortune to his wife Clementine and "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" author Beatrix Potter gave almost all her land to the...Tags: United Kingdom, Winston Churchill, Entertainment Events, Nobel Prize Awards, Dylan Thomas
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Reuters World News Highlights at 1350 GMT, May 23
ReutersMay 23 (Reuters) - TOP STORIES ----------- BAGHDAD - World powers held talks with Iran on Wednesday to test its readiness under pressure of sanctions to scale back its disputed nuclear programme, seeking to defuse a decade-old standoff and avert the...Tags: Mexico, Republican Party, Pakistan, Mitt Romney, Afghanistan
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Theater
At the Theater A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings Through May 25. See this magical tale concerning faith and a boundless imagination. The PlayGround Theatre, 9805 NE Second Ave., Miami Shores. 305-751-9550 or visit Theplaygroundtheatre.com. Peter Rabbit...Tags: Entertainment Events, Music Theater, Rock of Ages Corporation
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Casual and bustling is just perfect for the Armistead family
L.A. at HomeSoho House chef Matthew Armistead and his wife, Shelley, the club's general manager, live life lush and low-key in their Mar Vista home.... -
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The Dry Garden: Long Beach lawn rebates prove just how beautiful change can be
L.A. at HomePlaudits, not sprinklers, were flowing this week when the Heal the Bay president, a Surfrider Foundation policy director, a vice mayor and water company general manager gathered in the garden of a Long Beach handyman to ooh and aah over...... -
Consult Rosalind Creasy before planting a kitchen garden
L.A. at HomeIf you are considering converting part of your yard, patio or even the edges of your front steps into a kitchen garden this spring, it merits checking Rosalind Creasy’s “Edible Landscaping” (Sierra Club, 2010) out of the library. While... -
Facebook once considered a blue hedgehog mascot
L.A. Times Tech BlogSays Ezra Callahan, a former Facebook employee: "True story: in the very early days of Facebook, Sean Parker wanted to make Facebook's mascot a hedgehog. We had early plans to build a local business program around each college on the site (a Yelp-like...
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