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About Bill Hayward
Many of you have written to us off-line about the portrait we posted of poet Jason Shinder, who died last week. The portrait is by filmmaker and photographer Bill Hayward and is from Bill…
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Polish State Treasurer Picks Lehman
Lehman’s diplomatic skills nabbed a new client last week. Poland’s state treasury hired Lehman to intercede in its conflict with Dutch investor Eureko. In brief, Eureko had sought to add to its position in…
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Poetic term of the day — May 2, 2008
ECLOGUE (EHK-lawg or EHK-lahg): A pastoral poem, usually containing dialogue between shepherds. at left: Vachel Lindsay and family http://www.poeticbyway.com/glossary.html
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A Broad, Abroad (installment the fourth)
Belgium. Ah, Belgium. Who knew I would find you so damn charming? Who knew it would rain at least 7 times today? I left my hotel and took two different trams to get to…
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Buzzie Bavasi
Buzzie Bavasi, possessor of one of the great baseball names, died today. He was the general manager of the championship Dodger teams of the 1950s and 60s — the Brooklyn Dodgers of Duke Snider…
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A Westcoast Special Report from Robert Montoya
(Editor Note: Saturday and Sunday marked the 13th annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books at the UCLA campus—J.F.)* The LA Times Book Festival—the inaugural event to a long, barbecue-filled summer! This particular festival…
