Only last week in , its namesake confessed what he considered his deep, dark and shameful secret: that he, Fred Hembeck, was a soap opera fan.
- Platt Tech staff surprised by concert
Ram StoneMore than 100 teachers, custodians and clerical staff went to the school's media center Wednesday afternoon for what was supposed to be a professional development program called "Building an Enduring Culture." And, in a way, that was fulfilled by the 90-...
- Line Up Set Lists
Lewis O'nealThis sounds way cool and tickets are free. Too bad plane tickets to NYC aren't free. ;^D I am hoping for some fine online coverage.....
- Give this season's new shows a chance
Howard HughesFriday Night Lights , the critically acclaimed program about high-school football in Texas, was just moved to the challenging time slot of 9 p.m....
- Bathurst tribute to Brock revealed
Lewis O'nealThe winners of the Bathurst 1000 will receive the perpetual 'Peter Brock Trophy' as a tribute to the man who took a record nine victories in the endurance event...
- Culture, Gender Games
Ram StoneThe trouble with analysing game play in gender terms is that it's a very coarse filter. It's got two bins - male and female - and any conclusions you draw from the commonalities in those bins are very broad, and doubtless exclude a lot of subtleties...
- Visual Arts Calendar: Ingeniously Simple Tricks with Light and Dark (Seattle Weekly)
Hotty MissAleksandar Macasev A lecture from the Serbian designer on contemporary media culture. 7 p.m. Thurs. Dec. 7. $10-$25. New work from Walid Raad, Robert Campbell, and Yuki Nakamura, and winners of The Stranger 's Genius Awards winners over the years...
- 5:02 PM
Peja StoyakovicBirthdays: Augusta Mary Anne Holm...
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- Isabel Bigley Barnett, 80; Won Tony for Role in Original 'Guys and Dolls'
Jim BorowskiAs Isabel Bigley, the Bronx-born singer-actress had been playing Laurey in the London production of "Oklahoma!" when she was cast as Sarah Brown of the Save-a-Soul Mission in "Guys and Dolls," the acclaimed interpretation of the flamboyant world of Damon...
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- The Big Apple: Pecan Capital of the World (San Saba); World s Largest Pecan (Seguin)
Steven BridgeAbove, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Oct. 17, 1931, Turf Play , p. 7. Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce , a hit song from 1937...
- Thinking for a Change xpday
Penny DitchUnfortunately, we arrived in time to attend the keynote. Before the keynote, some music boomed out of the loudspeakers. What with previous night s drinks and the loud noise, most people quickly darted out of the hall...
- Pacific University Opens Theatre Season
Jill StoneIn its first production of the 2006-07 season, Pacific University's Department of Theatre and Dance presents The Greeks: The War, a 2-hour cycle of Greek tragedies by John Barton and Kenneth Cavander. Dr...
