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Francis N. Craig
Francis N. Craig, a retired Edgewood Arsenal scientist, died of respiratory failure Thursday at the Broadmead Retirement Community in Cockeysville. He was 100 and had previously lived in the Loreley section of Baltimore County near White Marsh.
His...Tags: Harvard University, New York University, Planned Parenthood, Baltimore County, Libraries
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American history is right at home in New Hope
Special To The SunJust before the Civil War, thousands of mule-drawn boats carried coal, lumber and produce along the Delaware Canal in eastern Pennsylvania. Today, mules still pull vessels through the manmade waterway, but the numbers are far fewer, and instead of food...Tags: Furniture, Arts, Minority Groups, Gays and Lesbians, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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Give voice to classics old and new
Special To The SunWalk into my three-storied neighborhood book joint only at the risk of being struck blind by the glittering displays of Christmas books. From Truman Capote to Jimmy Carter to that pioneer of self-help, M. Scott Peck, there is no shortage of writers who...Tags: Doughnuts, John Donne, Fiction, Holidays, Jimmy Carter
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Dorothy Parker's lingering ghost
For my 14th birthday she had presented me with a book on scandals of the Amish, which I cherished; for my 15th, an oversized tub of Brussels sprouts wrapped in lingerie, which I hid under my bed. When I turned 16 — that day when one is supposed to...
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Ralph Fiennes stars in 'The Invisible Woman,' but women are not 'invisible' to him
Liz Smith"IT TURNS out that, at social gatherings, as a source of entertainment, conviviality, and good fun, I rank somewhere between a sprig of parsley and a single ice skate," said Dorothy Parker. I ALWAYS love going anyplace where the PR dynamo Peggy Siegal is...Tags: Cannes Film Festival, Movies, Academy Awards, Les Miserables (musical), Charles Dickens
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New York City's spots for book lovers
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterOn the third floor of a big, gray building at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street, silver-haired docent Julie Chelminski recently stepped up to the middle of a hushed room and faced 15 spellbound tourists. "On the walls of this room there were 9,000 drawers,"...Tags: Patti Smith, Bible, Robert Benchley, Libraries, A.A. Milne
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L.A. literary salon remembers noir at Musso & Frank
Jacket CopyThe restaurant Musso & Frank is where some of L.A.'s greatest writers drank; now it celebrates that legacy with a quarterly literary salon, complete with steak and cocktails.... -
Bookmark: Oh, the literary injustices
You know the feeling. You're looking at the best-seller list and a title catches your eye. "What?!" you sputter. "That piece of (expletive deleted) is a hit, while (insert title of favorite obscure novel) is a flop? Ah, the injustice!" Life is not fair....Tags: Music, Book, Robert Benchley, Cole Porter, Fiction
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14 offbeat gifts for writers
Jacket CopyDrinking accoutrements, coffee, pencils, apps: 14 offbeat gifts for writers.... -
Personal playlist: Fred Armisen
Pop & HissFew comedians are as intrinsically tied to rock 'n' roll as "Saturday Night Live's" Fred Armisen. Once a drummer in early '90s Chicago hardcore band Trenchmouth, his role on IFC's "Portlandia" often sees Armisen lampooning indie rock culture alongside... -
Poetic justice
A good anthology is like a dartboard in a crowded bar on a Saturday night. Everybody lines up to take their best shot. Everybody wants the chance to squint, aim and let fly. The more august and monumental and definitive-seeming the anthology —...Tags: Robert Frost, John Updike, Maya Angelou, Carl Sandburg, Rita Dove
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A new bar taps L.A. literary history
Jacket CopyThe Writers Room opens Friday in a legendary writers drinking space in Hollywood....
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