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Art review: Glenn Ligon at Regen Projects
Culture Monster"Rage can only with difficulty, and never entirely, be brought under the domination of the intelligence," the great American writer James Baldwin observed in 1953, "and is therefore not susceptible to any arguments whatever." An African American living in... -
Author boycotts Arizona
Jacket CopyWriter Tayari Jones, an assistant professor of creative writing at Rutgers-Newark University and author of the novel "Leaving Atlanta," has joined the politicians, lawyers and others planning to boycott Arizona in protest of its recently enacted anti-... -
20 classic works of gay literature
Jacket CopyToday U.S. District Chief Judge Vaughn R. Walker struck down Proposition 8, ruling that gays and lesbians have a constitutional right to marry. Proposition 8 was a 2008 ballot initiative that banned gay marriage in California. Both sides had said...... -
CAPTURED: Cops Say This Obsessive Ex Has His Victim Living In A World Of Fear.
Web ReporterUpdate as of 9/28/09: A Gray's Harbor Sheriff's Deputy reports that they got a 911 call from anonymous person telling them Baldwin was at a location and that they saw him on Washington's Most Wanted. When deputies arrived, Baldwin took off running. He was...Tags: Washington (U.S. state), King County, Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice
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Book review: 'The Cross of Redemption' by James Baldwin, edited by Randall Kenan
Special to the Los Angeles TimesThe Cross of Redemption Uncollected Writings James Baldwin, edited by Randall Kenan Pantheon: 308 pp. $26.95 Not infrequently, James Baldwin found himself quite publicly fielding a deeply presuming question. Though versions varied over time, the rough...Tags: Floyd Patterson, Justice and Rights, Los Angeles Times, Sonny Liston, Elia Kazan
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Left Bank vs. Right: A tale of two cities
Tribune reporterPARIS—In the middle, there is no need to choose. And the middle of the City of Light is the Seine River and the two small islands that sit within its flowing waters. Those islands are the heart of Paris tourist activity. Visitors come for the...Tags: Music Industry, Arts and Culture, Restaurant and Catering Industry, University of Paris, England
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Obama's gospel mistake
Politics have provided gay Americans like myself with no end of schadenfreude in recent years, what with the antics of Mark Foley, Larry Craig and other I'm-not-gay Republicans. But last weekend, a competing Democratic farce debuted: Barack Obama's...Tags: Langston Hughes, Larry Craig, Politics, New York, Billy Strayhorn
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10 things you might not know about France
The French are fabulous again. Witness President Nicolas Sarkozy's recent trip to Britain with his new and glamorous wife, Carla Bruni. There is even word that the French are warming to Americans: A recent poll found 32 percent of the French are pro-...Tags: National or Ethnic Minorities, Trips and Vacations, Defense, Marriage, Paris (France)
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From Aase to Zito
Cal Ripken's first major-league hit came against Dennis Lamp of the Chicago White Sox on Aug. 16, 1981. His last hit came against Frank Castillo of the Boston Red Sox in Game 1 of a doubleheader on Oct. 5, 2001. Ripken finished his career with 3,184...Tags: Ugueth Urbina, Ramiro Mendoza, John Franco, Gaylord Perry, Buddy Groom
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No cracks in rock-solid Angels
Tribune baseball reporterIf it's not broken, don't fix it. Who could begrudge Anaheim Angels general manager Bill Stoneman a restful winter? After all, the Angels' ultraimpressive run through the playoffs should not be viewed as the doing of the Rally Monkey or any other Disney-...Tags: Ugueth Urbina, Chad Kreuter, Ramiro Mendoza, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Joe Mays
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All-time White Sox All-Stars
1933 Al Simmons, OF Jimmy Dykes, 3B 1934 Simmons, OF Dykes, 3B 1935 Simmons, OF 1936 Luke Appling, SS Rip Radcliff, P Vern Kennedy, P 1937 Luke Sewell, C Monty Stratton, P 1938 Mike Kreevich, OF 1939 Appling, SS Ted Lyons, P 1940 Appling, SS 1941 Appling,...Tags: Eddie Robinson, Ozzie Guillen, Al Simmons, Paul Konerko, Early Wynn
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Liefer enjoys last laugh in a rare start
Tribune staff reporterJeff Liefer is trying his best to get the attention of the White Sox. His arm has been raised all season, but manager Jerry Manuel hasn't called on him often. "I can't prove myself by sitting on the bench," said Liefer, who went 2-for-3 Sunday,...Tags: Desi Relaford, Jose Valentin, Jerry Manuel, Edgar Martinez, Paul Konerko
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