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British big cat theory gets bump from lynx link
Scientists have uncovered a Canadian lynx specimen that briefly roamed the British countryside, at least until it killed two dogs and was dispatched by a gun-wielding farmer in southwestern England. The discovery probably will cause fanatics of the...Tags: Cheshire, United Kingdom, Science and Technology, Arts and Culture, Arts
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Depeche Mode is ready to crank
From the outside, the scene looked like just another Depeche Mode gig, with a crush of stylishly attired music fans gathered on a street corner in downtown Austin, Texas. Inside the bare-bones warehouse, though, it was clear that this veteran English...
Tags: Music, Concerts, Staples Center, Justin Timberlake, EMI Group Ltd.
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Not a 'quota woman'
Margaret Thatcher never cared much for feminism and other progressive equal-rights movements. Yet she deserves to be honored by those of us who do, whether we like the result of her politics or not. Thatcher, who died Monday at age 87 after a stroke,...
Tags: University of Oxford, Tony Blair, United Kingdom, Margaret Thatcher, Labour Party (UK)
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'Dancing With the Stars Results' recap, Jacoby Jones is safe, Lisa & Gleb are out
The show opens with text telling us that last night was about the best year of their lives, but that tonight will be "The worst night ..." I really hope that's not true for any of these people. The opening number is all the female pros and troupe...Tags: Jennifer Lopez, Brad Paisley, Beyonce, Entertainment Events, Entertainment
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NBC News looks outside the company and country for a president
NBC's hunt for a new president of its news division has gone beyond not only the company, but the country as well. The position of NBC News president has been open since last month when Steve Capus departed after almost eight years in the job. Among...
Tags: NBCUniversal, Today (tv program), CBS Corp., ABC (tv network), Television Industry
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World Book Night has arrived, at a neighborhood near you
Take a walk in certain corners of Southern California this evening and you might find someone trying to give you a book. It will be free. And it will also be a very good book. Shirley is going to the pier and beach in Venice, to give away copies of...
Tags: Literature, Tina Fey, Arts and Culture
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On first looking into the public library
For 60 years, I looked down my nose at the public library, even though it's one of the key inventions and discoveries that lifted humans above lesser beings. Taming fire freed us from shivering in the cold. Agriculture filled our bellies. And the public...
Tags: Chicago Public Library, University of Chicago, Starbucks Corp., Arts and Culture, Religion and Belief
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Playwright drags Chile's conscience into the spotlight
The stage lights rise, and Michelle Bachelet — former political prisoner, torture victim and socialist president of Chile from 2006 to 2010 — braces herself to deliver a dramatic farewell speech. "Pardon me if I offend the fascists," she tells...
Tags: Music Industry, Fine Artists, Music, Artists, Santiago (Chile)
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Tim Pat Coogan opens old wounds
As an Irish historian who claims he wrote the definitive book about the Irish Republican Army and Irish revolutionary Michael Collins, Tim Pat Coogan is hardly one to shy from controversy. The author takes Great Britain to task in his latest tome,...
Tags: Michael Collins, Dining and Drinking, New York University, Government, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Margaret Thatcher: The politician British pop music loved to hate
Margaret Thatcher, the so-called Iron Lady, was one of God's gifts to music. In the history of popular music, there probably never has been a head of state more reviled in song than the former Conservative Party British prime minister, who died today at...Tags: Music Industry, Richard Nixon, Music, United Kingdom, Government
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Northwest Indiana's Marktown may be nearing its end
For almost a century, Marktown has looked like an English village plopped down in the middle of Northwest Indiana's Rust Belt skyline. The architect behind Marktown loved Victorian ruffles and flourishes, building cottages with steeply pitched gabled...
Tags: Realty, Property, Arts and Culture, Travel, Architecture
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“The Bletchley Circle” makes U.S. premiere on PBS
Channel Guide MagazineAs they did in America, women in Britain stepped up big time during World War II to help the cause in various capacities. Among these were the many women who worked at Bletchley Park, which became the base of operations for the British government’...
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