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Review: 'Yes, Prime Minister' gets lost in British politics
Political comedy isn't what it used to be, but what shtickmeister could compete with the running gags of those currently holding office? David Mamet took up the challenge and came up short with his Oval Office farce "November," leadenly staged last fall...
Tags: BBC, Jonathan Lynn, Tara Summers, Politics, Government
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Getting to know Neil Gaiman
AUSTIN, Texas — In Neil Gaiman's passport case, on a scrap of paper beside his green card, are two verses of an unfinished work called "Pirate Stew." "I assume it's for kids," Gaiman said. "But it's only two verses... and it just sits there, and...
Tags: Politics, Arts and Culture, United Kingdom, Joe Wright, Film Festivals
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New Haven's International Arts Festival: What's Hot This Year?
The Hartford CourantIt's about sharing the experience. That's what Mary Lou Aleski, executive director of New Haven's 18th annual International Festival of Arts & Ideas that begins Saturday, June 15, has found in data of who comes — and why— to the annual two-...Tags: Broadway Theater, Michael Jackson, New Haven Green, Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts, Government
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War of 1812: A bloody battle rages on the York
Like any other savvy skipper on the Chesapeake Bay, Capt. Samuel Travis took extra care when he moored his ship in the York River on the windless evening of June 12, 1813. For more than four months, the sailors and marines of a relentless Royal Navy...
Tags: Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Firearms, Arts and Culture, Museums, U.S. Coast Guard
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For gay couple, immigration debate offers hope for a return to Allentown
WASHINGTON — To hear Kindall Goble and Phil Healing talk about their life in Allentown is like listening to a child describe a trip to Disney World. In quick and animated tones, they talk about the plays they worked on at the now-defunct Theatre...
Tags: Human Rights Campaign, Gay Rights, Matt Cartwright, Interior Policy, Entertainment
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Congress, don't ban the bomb's national park
They pulled a bit of history out of the English Channel on Monday. Experts from the Royal Air Force Museum lifted a rare Dornier Do 17 bomber from the seafloor near Kent. The plane, shot down during the Battle of Britain in 1940, is believed to be the...
Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Human Interest, Arts and Culture, Travel, Nuclear Weapons
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Pictures in the News | June 11, 2013
FrameworkIn Tuesday's Pictures in the News: Los Angeles: A gathering is held in the Leimert Park neighborhood to remember 17-year-old shooting victim Trayvon Martin, who was killed in Florida last year by a neighborhood watch captain. The trial of the shooter,... -
Tonys 2013 Q&A: 'Neil Patrick Harris is the god of awards show'
Charles McNulty, The Times theater critic, shared his insights about the 2013 Tony Awards and the upcoming theatrical season in an hourlong chat Monday with readers. McNulty, who admits to a "dour mood about this Broadway season," started watching the...Tags: Broadway Theater, Amy Morton, Fine Artists, Arts and Culture, Fiona Shaw
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Judge sentences six extremists in British bomb plot
LONDON -- Six men from Birmingham in central England received lengthy jail sentences Monday for plotting to bomb a right-wing rally last June. Authorities said the plot by the men, who appeared motivated by Islamic extremism, failed only because they...
Tags: Islam, Punishment, Arts and Culture, United Kingdom, Explosions
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ANTIQUES: Time can distort meaning of some items
King Features SyndicatePolitical slogans and pictures from the past can sometimes be confusing because modern times suggest a different meaning. In the 1900 U.S. presidential campaign, William McKinley used the slogans "Protection and Prosperity" and "Four more years of...Tags: Building Material, Auction Service, William McKinley, Sailing, New York City
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Harris English has two-stroke lead in St. Jude Classic
Harris English shot a six-under 64 on Friday to open a two-stroke lead in the St. Jude Classic in Memphis, Tenn., the final event before the U.S. Open next week at Merion. The 23-year-old former Georgia player had never even had a piece of a lead on the...
Tags: LPGA Tour, Phil Mickelson, LPGA, Bryshon Nellum, Awards and Prizes
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Everyman stages update of 17th-century comedy 'Beaux' Stratagem'
Picture it: England, 1707. Two guys who have run out of money decide to seek out and successfully woo rich women. They take turns playing master and servant as they roam the countryside in their quest, which leads them to the town of Lichfield and...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Everyman Theatre, Entertainment
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