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Amorous 'Desir' goes stale
amNY theater criticHere we go again. So, what exactly is a spiegeltent? Explaining this has become an end of the summer ritual for us. Flemish for "hall of mirrors," it is an ornate, intimate performance pavilion covered in stained glass and velvet. A mainstay of 1920s...Tags: Wine, Beer, and Spirits
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A Colossal Book On Famed Architect
Associated PressThe monumental career of Charles-Edouard Jeanneret, the prophet of modern architecture and city planning known as Le Corbusier, is the subject of "Le Corbusier le Grand" (Phaidon Press, 768 pp., $200). Weighty at 20 pounds, the bulky volume...Tags: Frank Lloyd Wright, Building Material, Prostitution, Architecture, United Nations
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Congress Theatre wrestles with film set
Tribune staff reporterThe lights are hot, the days are long and Patrick Gleason's bright blue pleather pants are ripped near his crotch. Call it a wardrobe malfunction -- this is not on purpose."Just wait until I start wrestling," jokes Gleason, the star of "Fancypants," an...Tags: Wrestling, French Boxing, Heroes, Abigail Breslin, Movies
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Quick Takes
New '9 to 5' lives up to its billing
When applied to a new musical, the phrase "pre-Broadway" is sometimes wishful thinking -- but for the world premiere of "9 to 5, the Musical," the Ahmanson Theatre’s 2008-09 season opener, it's now official: The...Tags: New Jersey, Academy Awards, Broadway, Movies, Dolly Parton
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A Cuban view of Barack Obama
HAVANA The Cuban at the bar of the old Hotel Nacional didn't know golf, but like all Havana he was rooting for Tiger Woods. Woods' winning putt at the U.S. Open moved the young comrade to high-five his newfound American friends sipping "Hemingways" at...Tags: Human Rights, Civil Rights, Elections, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama
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Harlem fights for Victoria Theater
dfreedlander@am-ny.comToday, the Victoria Theater is the hulking ghost of Harlem. Dwarfed by its more famous neighbor, the Apollo, audiences haven't seen a show at the Victoria in 10 years and today it is like a movie theater kept in distressed amber. Piles of junk are...Tags: Henry Adams, Theater, New York
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A Beautiful Summer In Store
Courant Staff WriterWhen people think summer, they tend to think outdoors. But visiting a local museum is a great way to get out of the global warming for a few hours. More than cooling down, you'll enrich your brain and your soul. Not every week has something new (August...Tags: Family, Global Warming, Pablo Picasso, Thomas Gainsborough, West Hartford
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Macy's Pays Tribute To The Legendary Josephine Baker
VANESSA TYLER REPORTINGJosephine Baker, one of the 20th century's greatest entertainers, was able to transcend not only poverty, but racism, to become a legend on both sides of the Atlantic. During Black History month, Baker is being celebrated in the most public of tributes....Tags: History, National or Ethnic Minorities, Macy's, Minority Groups
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Molly Ivins -- 'a truth-seeking missile'
KINKY FRIEDMAN is an author, musician and former candidate for governor of Texas.Atrue maverick died in Texas last week, and they don't make 'em extra. There'll always be plenty of George Bushes and John Kerrys to go around; the Crips and the Bloods will trot them out every four years whether we like it or not. But a voice in the...Tags: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Kentucky, Heart Disease, New York Times, Joe Hill
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Nightlife
Duke's Canoe Club Waikiki 2335 Kalakaua Ave at the Outrigger Waikiki tel: 808 922 2268 Waikiki has lots of Hawaiian-style entertainment and Polynesian shows. Many of the beachfront hotels have events that people strolling along the shore can enjoy... -
Patagonia, Cape Town, Greenland guides
"Moon Handbooks: Patagonia, Including the Falkland Islands" (Avalon; $21.95) Patagonia is not a country but an area that straddles two countries--Argentina and Chile. Although the guide discusses the big cities (notably, Buenos Aires and Santiago de...Tags: Duke Ellington, Wyoming, Sidney Bechet, Music Industry, Montana
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THE BEST OF 2005 MUSIC
STAFF WRITER; Rafer Guzman; Gene SeymourFrom Mariah Carey (sizzling again) to 50 Cent (cooling off), it's a what've-you-done-lately pop world. Few things are more fickle than the here-today, gone-by-lunch life cycles of the music industry's seasonal pop and hip-hop stars. Yet, in 2005, the...Tags: Dizzy Gillespie, Bodies of Water, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Mariah Carey, John Coltrane
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