Van Dyke Reynolds Give Christmas Aid In Los Angeles
Charles Jackson meets Dick Van Dyke at the Midnight Mission in Los Angeles where Van Dyke, Debbie Reynolds, Carrie Fisher and volunteers hand out meals and gifts on Christmas Day. Willem Dafoe discusses his interest in marginal characters and his Golden Globe nominated role in Shadow of a Vampire.
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Charles Jackson
Dick van Dyke
Los Angeles
van Dyke
Debbie Reynolds
Carrie Fisher
Willem Dafoe
Hollywood
Dafoe
The
Daily News
Blanchett Eyes Big Studio Roles Despite Low Budget Focus
Cate Blanchett, after her 1998 Oscar nomination for Elizabeth, says she loves action films but has not yet taken a major studio blockbuster. She currently stars in The Gift, a low-budget independent murder mystery set in a small town, premiering in Now Angels and opening nationwide January 19.
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Cate Blanchett
New York Times
Blanchett
Elizabeth
Now Angels
Celebrities receive quirky gifts from Santa in holiday reveal
Kelsey Grammer says he gave Camille a bunch of garbage cans and planned jewelry for Christmas as the Frasier star recounts moving into a new home. Ray Romano grills gifts for family with a treadmill and golf clubs. Dylan McDermott gifts his dad an expensive golf club. Courteney Cox Arquette, Lisa Kudrow and Jennifer Aniston grabbed high tech cell phones with builtin mini web browsers.
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Kelsey Grammer
Camille Donatacci
USA Today
Ray Romano
Dylan McDermott
Courteney Cox Arquette
Lisa Kudrow
Jennifer Aniston
History Journal Highlights Key Dates in December
On December 26 1799 Col Henry Lee eulogized George Washington as first in war peace and heart of his countrymen. Also noted is the 1776 Battle of Trenton British defeat and the 1944 Battle of the Bulge relief of the 101st Airborne by the 4th Armored Division. Harry S Truman died in 1972.
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George Washington
Col
Henry Lee
Trenton
U.S. 101St Airborne Division
4Th Armored Division
United States
Harry S. Truman
Birthdays listed for Lars Ulrich and others
Today's notable birthdays include Lars Ulrich at 37 from Metallica, Richard Widmark at 86, Alan King at 73, Donald Moffat at 70, Abdul Fakir of the Four Tops at 65, and Carlton Fisk at 53.
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Lars Ulrich
Metallica
Richard Widmark
Alan King
Donald Moffat
Abdul “Duke
Fakir
The
Four Tops
Carlton Fisk
Chili recipes warm Wednesday food feature
A cold weather bake will warm readers with a Wednesday food section showcasing a variety of chili recipes. The feature highlights different styles and serving ideas for the hearty dish.
Sean Young Revives Film Career With New Roles
Actress Sean Young, 41, returns to visibility after years away from Hollywood. She discusses moving from Sedona to Los Angeles, signing films like Control in Kansas City, and plans including Amati Girls and a bio-pic on Aimee Semple McPherson. She notes renewed industry interest and funding in her name.
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Kansas City
Sean Young
Hollywood
Young
James Woods
Robert Lujon
Sedona
Ariz
Woods
L.A
Arizona
Santa Monica
Desert
Canaa
William Schaub
Inti
Macy
Sparta
William Devane
Woody Allen
Cloris Leachman
Paul Sorvino
Mercedes Ruehl
Mark Harmon
Lee Grant
Aimee Semple McPherson
Joey
Young Hopis write to preserve identity through writing circles
In Tucson Hopi Foundation torture treatment center, a poetry and writing program called The Owl and Panther helps Torture survivors from Guatemala El Salvador Honduras and Mexico express memory and identity. Students like Walter age 15 write in notebooks about home and exile while teachers guide them toward human rights awareness and healing.
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Tucson
Ariz
Owl and Panther
Hopi Foundation
Walter
Guatemala
el Salvador
Sanctuary Movement
Amy Shubitz
Center For the Prevention and
Central
South America
Fedenco Anaya Gallardo
Mexico City
Zap
Anaya
Eleanor Roosevelt
Myra
Juana
Honduras
Mexico
Marge Pellegrino
National Endowment of the Arts
Between the Lions
Owl
Panther
Marianna Neil
Neil
Replica Rose Theater planned for Lenox Massachusetts
Shakespeare & Co plans a 9 to 13.5 million dollar private rebuild of the Rose Theater in Lenox Massachusetts as part of a 63 acre complex. The project aims to recreate Elizabethan design for an audience of 600 to 700 around the stage with modern safety upgrades.
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Boston
William Shakespeare
Shakespeare & Co. Theater Group
Lenox
Mass
London
Shakespeare
Tina
Packer
Shakespeare & Co
Globe Theater
Globe
Dan McCleary
Specu
Iain Mackintosh
Jon Greenfield
George Marsh
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Kansas
2Day’s History Journal
Hday
Themagonline.com
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By Brenda Norrell
Knight Ridder Newspapers
Massachusetts
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