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His bookstore was hub for writers of all stripes
Tribune reporterPeople who find today's enormous bookstore chains bland and impersonal often describe near-mythical, now-shuttered bookstores they once knew: places with piles of books that could topple at any minute, the resident cat that prowled the shelves and the...Tags: Northwestern University, Colleges and Universities, Books and Magazines, University of Michigan, Michigan
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What's ugly?
In every century, philosophers and artists have supplied definitions of beauty, and thanks to their works, it is possible to reconstruct a history of aesthetic ideas over time. But this did not happen with ugliness. Most of the time, ugliness has been...Tags: Karl Marx, History
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Tinseltown's last hurrah
Today, Breitbart and Ehrenstein wonder whether Hollywood is relevant in American politics. Previously they debated whether Tinseltown conservatives are in the closet, attempted to define Hollywood values, discussed the role filmmakers should play in the...Tags: Internet, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Johnny Carson, Minority Groups, Andy Warhol
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A Katmandu page-turner on how visitors can help
Times Staff WriterPutalibazar, Nepal — IT'S often said that travelers visit Nepal because of the mountains but return because of the people. The generosity of the Nepalese goes straight to the heart and inspires reciprocation. I found that in November when I visited...Tags: Occupations, Microsoft Corp., Books and Magazines, James Joyce, Nevada
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Religion and close encounters of the medieval, mysterious kind
the Kansas City (Mo.) StarIn 1348 in the German village of Oberhochwald, it is Father Dietrich's destiny to be the first contact with an extraterrestrial race. In the present day, it is the destiny of a couple, cosmologist Sharon Nagy and mathematical historian Tom Schwoerin,...Tags: Fiction
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San Luis Obispo's Madonna Inn gets in the swim
Times Staff WriterSan Luis Obispo Nobody in the hotel business ever tried harder to make a splash than Alex Madonna. So what did he have against swimming pools? Over a span of 46 years, this builder-rancher-hotelier crafted his Madonna Inn, turning it into one of...Tags: House Building, Perry Como, Liza Minnelli, Swimming, Metal and Mineral
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Cutting - edge? Cut it out
Marion Lignana Rosenberg is a freelance writer.Opera's "age of the director" is upon us, or so The New York Times declared last month. This writer begs to differ. While the pronouncement might stand in Berlin or Barcelona, it seems a tad premature for New York. True, New York City Opera, the Met and...Tags: Literature, Theater, Culture, Robert Wilson, Music Industry
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This Illiterate Brazilian's Home Speaks Volumes
Carlos Leite can barely read a word, but books revolutionized his life. Two years ago, he was doing construction work for a man who was about to toss out six thick, red encyclopedias. Leite asked whether he could have them instead. Thus a dream was born....Tags: William Faulkner, Wages and Pensions, Television Industry, Books and Magazines, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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A Park With a Powerful Spell
Times Staff WritersTo build his dream theme park in Anaheim a half-century ago, Walt Disney borrowed against his life insurance policy and cashed in property, including a vacation home in Palm Springs, to pay the $17-million construction bill. When the Anaheim theme park...Tags: Marketing, Management Change, Christmas, Tom Sawyer, Minority Groups
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