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*Test* E! Slate Includes WWE Women, Josh Schwartz-Stephanie Savage Drama
ReutersNEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - E! unveiled six new shows Monday, including a reality series about theWWE, and announced that its new series in development include the drama "Laurel Canyon," from"Gossip Girl" co-creators Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage....Tags: Criminals, Academy Awards, Realty, Nick Cannon, The Bachelor (tv program)
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E! adds six new series, announces a hefty development slate
Even with its prized dynasty -- the Kardashians -- procreating enough to supply E! with programming for years to come, the network continues to beef up its slate: It will add six new series and 10 specials in the coming months, with subjects ranging...Tags: Academy Awards, Eric Decker, Ryan Seacrest, Halle Berry, Entertainment Events
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Judy Juanita and her 'Virgin Soul'
In the late 1960s, Judy Juanita was a college undergraduate in the Bay Area and editor of a Black Panther Party newspaper. Now her new novel, "Virgin Soul" (Viking, $26.95), recounts the story of Geniece, an undergraduate who joins the Panthers. But...Tags: LSD, James Baldwin, Human Interest, Arts and Culture, Culture
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Groups vie for a shot at $100,000 grants to improve L.A.
For 15 days the lobbying was fierce by groups hoping to win a piece of the $1 million being given away by an organization looking for ways to make Los Angeles a better place by 2050. Each of the 279 public service groups angling for the 10 $100,000...
Tags: Media Industry, Voting, Safety of Citizens, Politics, Arts and Culture
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Following the faithful example of #42
Contributing WriterThe evils of racism are expressed in the words we speak and the mores we establish. And both emerge from the illusion of superiority. Jackie Robinson, as a black American in the 1940s and 1950s, was thrown into the fire of both when he entered major...Tags: Martin Luther King Jr., World Series, Jackie Robinson, Civil Rights, Justice and Rights
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Propaganda as pedagogy
WASHINGTON -- The real vocation of some people entrusted with delivering primary and secondary education is to validate this proposition: The three R's -- formerly reading, 'riting and 'rithmetic -- now are racism, reproduction and recycling. Especially...
Tags: University of Utah, Minority Groups, Civil Rights, Justice and Rights, Manhattan (New York City)
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Watching '42' with children: Is the language too much for them?
The surprise box office success of the uplifting Jackie Robinson biographical film "42" suggests that audiences are ready for a PG-13-rated movie filled with coarse, racially charged language. It also raises questions about whether children should see it,...Tags: L.A. Confidential (movie), Movies, Culture, Racism, Baseball
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For parents, '42' offers a chance to talk to kids about racism
The Jackie Robinson biopic "42," which opened in theaters nationwide Friday, presents an opportune moment for adults to have meaningful conversations with their kids about the history of racism in the United States. But with that opportunity comes an...
Tags: 42 (movie), Movies, Alan Tudyk, Arts and Culture, Entertainment
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Evidence suggests Maya roots more tangled than previously thought
The classic Maya civilization, which flourished in Central America for more than 600 years, has been celebrated for its vast city states adorned with monumental pyramids and for its technological feats such as the development of an elaborate written...
Tags: University of Arizona, University at Albany , Guatemala, Colleges and Universities, State University of New York
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A to-do list for L.A.'s next mayor
Tackle real problems By Austin Beutner Only 21% of registered voters cast a ballot in the recent primary elections. And convenience didn't seem to be the issue, since only about a third of those who were sent vote-by-mail ballots bothered to fill in...
Tags: Employment, Realty, Voting, Physical Fitness and Exercise, U.S. Congress
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Coast Guard Museum Must Be Part Of Bigger Picture
The Hartford CourantNews that New London is planning a $100 million Coast Guard Museum was reported with the finality one might expect if someone had won the lottery. Facts don't lie. But this report was a puff piece, based on a rollout, based on a wish and a prayer....Tags: United States Naval Academy, Human Interest, New London (New London, Connecticut), Florence Griswold House, Mystic
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Family enjoys park setting in midst of urban environment
Situated in the city's Bolton Hill neighborhood is a relatively new development of brick townhouses solidly placed among the late Victorian and early-20th-century structures that once housed the likes of F. Scott Fitzgerald, Woodrow Wilson and, more...
Tags: Government Health Care, Arts, Painting, Land Price, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Apr 11, 2013
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