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This time, Karen Essex tackles 'Stealing Athena'
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterJuly 14, 2008 Novelist Karen Essex remembers when she first encountered the name Aspasia, a courtesan in ancient Greece, while wading through a copy of Plutarch in graduate school. "Plutarch suddenly starts talking about Aspasia as Pericles' mistress,"...Tags: History, Theft, Madonna, Fiction, Colleges and Universities
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'Mamma Mia! The Movie': S.O.S.! Frantic pace deflates charms of ABBA's musical
Tribune criticIt's funny what you buy completely onstage and resist completely, or nearly, on-screen. Case in point: "Mamma Mia!"—the ABBA-fueled stage phenomenon that has now become "Mamma Mia! The Movie." Of course I never miss a Meryl Streep musical. On-...Tags: Benny Andersson, Music Theater, Colin Firth, ABBA, Pierce Brosnan
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Land of outsiders
res was the Greek god of war, but myth also made him the lover of Aphrodite, whose erotic power was at least as disruptive to order as war. Of the many qualities to recommend Marisa Silver's novel "The God of War," one is the artful way it suggests the...Tags: Mental Illness, Assault, Injuries, Illnesses, Health and Safety at School
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Movies
PREMIUM CABLE 'Mighty Aphrodite' *** 5:15 p.m., Showtime Fans of Woody Allen's early comedy work will appreciate his return to form -- more or less -- in this 1995 offering. Allen's character, a sportswriter, plays matchmaker and career consultant...Tags: Film Festivals, Mira Sorvino, Woody Allen, Paul Giamatti, Claire Bloom
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Mira Sorvino Gets Medieval on NBC
Zap2It.comNBC has greenlit its first miniseries in a couple of years, signing Mira Sorvino and Victor Garber for a thriller called "The Last Templar." The miniseries centers on archeologist Tess Chaykin (Sorvino), who gets drawn into an investigation of the...Tags: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Woody Allen, Mira Sorvino, NBC, Super Bowl
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Thrills and great storytelling in Lookinglass Theatre's 'Hephaestus'
Tribune criticIf the aims of the Lookingglass Theatre were purely fiscal or populist, there would no reason to ever close "Hephaestus: A Greek Mythology Circus Tale." Just steps from Magnificent Mile shopping, Chicago now has a live, 75-minute, all-human circus...Tags: Blue Man Group, Water Tower, Water Supply, Gurnee Mills, Magnificent Mile
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WATCHING
1 'Julia Roberts: An American Cinematheque Tribute' 7 p.m., AMC She's got an Oscar, three Golden Globes and a whole mess of miscellaneous other awards. But the one Julia Roberts is getting in this new special is, well, special, as the American...Tags: Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Shirley MacLaine, Academy Awards, Julia Roberts
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Iggygate: So much more than a dog's tale
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIt started out lightheartedly enough: a custody dispute involving a TV comedienne, a hairdresser, a tiny mixed-breed puppy and the overzealous dog rescue organization that rocked their worlds. But the flashpoint came when canine crusaders swooped in...Tags: Zsa Zsa Gabor, Theft, Assault, O.J. Simpson, Migration
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Norman Mailer, 84; provocative, prolific novelist and essayist
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterNovember 11, 2007 Norman Mailer, the pugnacious two-time Pulitzer Prize winner who jabbed and bobbed his way, sometimes literally, through an extraordinary career as one of the most original and audacious voices in postwar American letters, died...Tags: Literature, O.J. Simpson, Prisons, Murder, Health Treatments
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Career crisis after Oscar?
When he won the Oscar for best actor in "The Pianist," Adrien Brody planted a passionate kiss on the lips of Halle Berry that seemed to shock everyone -- including Berry. It's been over four years now and the movie world is still waiting for Brody to find...Tags: Mira Sorvino, Patty Duke, Academy Awards, Adrien Brody, Roberto Benigni
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'Viva' Q&A
Metromix StaffWith "Viva," Anna Biller does it all: Writing, directing, set and costume design and acting. (Yes, she does nude scenes. It'd be difficult to make a film exploring the sexual revolution of the 1970s without them, don't you think?) Speaking with Biller...Tags: Film Festivals, Mae West, Festive Event, Celebrity, John Waters
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'Goodfellas' Actor Pulled Gun on Daughter's Ex
Zap2It.comPaul Sorvino, who starred as a mob patriarch in "Goodfellas," also had to use a show of force in real life to get his message across. In court on Tuesday, Jan. 16, Sorvino's daughter Amanda testified that the actor had pulled a gun on her ex-boyfriend...Tags: Mira Sorvino, Paul Sorvino, Celebrity, Lackawanna County, Cicero
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