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Cockpit in Court Summer Theatre marks 40th season
The Cockpit in Court Summer Theatre is in the midst of its 40th anniversary season, a significant milestone for a company that has tackled a sizable breadth of repertoire, from "Lysistrata" to "Hairspray," and maintained wallet-friendly ticket prices...Tags: Entertainment Events, Essex (Baltimore, Maryland), Theater, Community College of Baltimore County, Rossville
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Cockpit in Court's 'Sunset Boulevard' ready for its close-up
Andrew Lloyd Webber's1993 Broadway musical adaptation of Billy Wilder's "Sunset Boulevard" sets itself the impossible task of trying to emulate that great 1950 movie. Although this musical doesn't come close, its distillation of that inside-Hollywood...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Billy Wilder, Essex (Baltimore, Maryland), Theater, Rossville
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Whatever happened to Obama's idea of 'smarter,' not bigger, government?
Watching President Obama zip around the country in his bus again makes one wonder whether Democrats got their money's worth in 2008. Did they expect when they elected Mr. Obama that he would campaign for the final two years of his term? The president's...Tags: Elections, U.S. Senate, Tea Party Movement, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Barack Obama
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Magician Bill Chaudet dies at 91
VarietyMagician Louis William "Bill" Chaudet, a protege of Harry Blackstone Sr. and a technical adviser for film and television during the 1950s and 1960s, died in Folsom, Calif., on Jan. 5 after a long battle with Alzheimer's. He was 91. Chaudet, who was...Tags: Frank Sinatra, Don Adams, Jill St. John, CBS Corp., Steve Allen
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Evening bags: Precious cargo
Los Angeles Times Fashion CriticEvening bags have been a part of Cartier's history since 1906, when the first "jewelry bag" debuted, a gold mesh design known as the hibou (French for "owl") because of its unique owl-shaped clasp with emerald eyes. Some of the most extraordinary bags... -
Andy Williams, savior of the Hollywood sign
L.A. NOWReader Mike Sims emailed to point out that Andy Williams, who died Tuesday at 84, should also be remembered as one of the nine who helped save the Hollywood sign: “I was running the Hollywood Chamber in those days --...... -
Man describes earlier assault by ‘Sons of Anarchy’ actor
L.A. NOWThe "Sons of Anarchy" actor who police believe killed his 81-year-old landlady in Los Feliz broke into a Northridge townhome – barefoot and shirtless – in January and attacked residents inside, one of the victims said.... -
Ben Isaacs dies at 107; oldest Pullman porter
For more than three decades, Ben Isaacs worked as a Pullman porter, one of the uniformed railway men who served first-class passengers traveling in luxurious sleeping cars — a much-coveted job for African Americans between the 1870s and late 1960s....
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Studio pioneer may once again get its closeup
At first glance, the Essanay Studio buildings in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood may seem fairly unremarkable. The two red brick structures, located on the 1300 block of West Argyle Street, look from the outside like your typical early 20th century factory...
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On the Town: Retiring Woodbury president enjoys fond send-off
“I have had the opportunity to write several new chapters in the evolving Woodbury University history,” said the school’s retiring president, Kenneth Nielsen. “The success the school has achieved (is) a result of the hard work,...
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If you look in L.A., plenty of noir is still there
LOS ANGELES — It was a dank, rain-sodden Raymond Chandler kind of morning, as if some omnipotent auteur had rung up the studio and ordered a classic film noir sky. Cumulonimbus clouds the color of a snub-nosed revolver hovered with ominous intent,...Tags: Jack Webb, L.A. Confidential (movie), Humphrey Bogart, Kevin Spacey, Orson Welles
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A history of men's hairstyles
Los Angeles TimesThe ancient story of Samson and Delilah shows how important a man's hairstyle can be. The tale has inspired sculptors, composers and screenwriters, and Samson's long locks are part of a long list of classic men's hairstyles. What follows is a look at...Tags: Travis Barker, Grunge (genre), Elvis Presley, Movies, Albert Einstein
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