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Books from famed NYC book mart donated to U Penn
What better place for books than a university? A collection of about 200,000 items from Gotham Book Mart are getting a new home at the University of Pennsylvania. The book mart, which closed in 2007 after more than 80 years in existence, was a haven...Tags: John Updike, New York Times, Pennsylvania, Colleges and Universities, Arthur Miller
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TODAY'S PICKS
SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE (8:30 p.m., ABC/7) (Drama, 1993) - A Baltimore newswoman (Meg Ryan) falls for a Seattle widower (Tom Hanks) she hears on talk radio, thanks to his moppet son. Rosie O'Donnell co-stars. SERIES GAME SHOW IN MY HEAD (8 p.m., CBS/2) -...Tags: Greg Kinnear, San Diego Chargers, Colleges and Universities, Holly Hunter, Meg Ryan
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'Modern Times': silent hoot
Anyone who thinks of a silent film as something to be endured, not enjoyed, has never seen a film by the great Charlie Chaplin. To see what I mean, check out 1936's Modern Times (8 p.m., TCM), Chaplin's last silent and one of the greatest comedies of...Tags: Paulette Goddard, Movies
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On this day in history
On Dec. 25, 336, the first recorded celebration of Christmas on Dec. 25 took place in Rome. In 1066 William the Conqueror was crowned king of England. In 1223 St. Francis of Assisi assembled one of the first Nativity scenes, in Greccio, Italy. In...Tags: George Washington, Clara Barton, Charity, Cab Calloway, Heads of State
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Banner year for movies: Top 10 in 2008
Taken in its totality, 2008 was a very good year for movies - and not just because it boasted more excellent films than could be contained on a 10-best list. When movie columnists and media pundits weren't looking, there was a surprising mood-shift on the...Tags: American Teen (movie), Danny Boyle, Greg Kinnear, What Just Happened? (movie), Pixar
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The Best of 2008 Movies: Love at first bot
rafer.guzman@newsday.comThis winter, with films like "The Reader" and "Valkyrie" to name just a few, the studios are trotting out a parade of Nazis, those useful, all-purpose villains of the cinema. They're unarguably evil, guaranteed not to offend (who's going to object?) and...Tags: Woody Allen, Debra Winger, There Will Be Blood (movie), Tilda Swinton, Daniel Day-Lewis
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A DeMille classic, restored
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterFilm director Cecil B. DeMille, a dominant figure in Hollywood for decades, lived in this Laughlin Park estate for more than 40 years. DeMille liked spectacle, which he knew drew large audiences, especially to biblical films. When released in 1927, his...Tags: Sotheby's Holdings Incorporated, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Los Feliz, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Homes
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What they're wearing: Billy Kupferman, Long Beach
They came as hippies and hipsters, bikers and bad guys to the "Stache Bash" Saturday at the Tiki Bar in Long Beach. Participants had one month to grow " creative" mustaches and ask for donations (they raised more than $20,000) for the Pediatric Free... -
Newly restored print of 'Miracle on 34th Street' at the Academy
Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life" may be the best-loved Yuletide movie, but certainly nipping at its heels is the delightful 1947 fantasy "Miracle on 34th Street." Edmund Gwenn won the supporting actor Oscar for his enchanting turn as Kris Kringle,...Tags: Uwe Boll, Rosalind Russell, Samuel Goldwyn, Los Angeles, Edmund Gwenn
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Sylmar wildfire
Sylmar's wind-blasted wildfire sent thousands of residents fleeing in the dark, forced a hospital to evacuate and destroyed an untold number of homes as the blaze tore through the city's northern foothills early Saturday. The fire broke out late Friday...Tags: Transportation, John F. Kennedy, Colleges and Universities, Westmont, Road Transportation
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Review: 'A Colbert Christmas,' 'The Unseen Alistair Cooke'
Television CriticOn television, the holidays have traditionally been a time when celebrities pretend to welcome you into their homes. (The homes themselves are often pretend.) They trot out family members, light a fire, sing the good old songs and dress to imply a...Tags: Texas, Elvis Costello, Christmas, Religious Festivals, Charles Dickens
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'The Lost Art of Walking: The History, Science, Philosophy, and Literature of Pedestrianism' by Geoff Nicholson
The Lost Art of Walking The History, Science, Philosophy, and Literature of Pedestrianism Geoff Nicholson Riverhead: 276 pp., $24.95 You could no more write a comprehensive book about walking than about breathing or sleeping. But in "The Lost Art of...Tags: History, Los Angeles, Harry Houdini, Patsy Cline, Cults and Sects
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