Picasso Exhibit Marks Living Artist At Louvre
Almanac notes Picasso’s 90th birthday exhibit at the Louvre in Paris in 1971, the first time the museum hosted work by a living artist. It also recalls historical events and birthdays linked to 2010’s June 24 date.
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Pablo Picasso
Harry Truman
Sir John Ross
Henry Ward Beecher
Mick Fleetwood
Sherry Stringfield
Mindy Ealing
South Africa
New Zealand
Nelson Mandela
Picasso
Louvre
Paris
Donor offspring raise questions on fatherhood ethics
Kathleen Parker discusses a Center for Marriage and Families study comparing 485 donor-conceived adults with adopted and biologically raised peers. The report links higher rates of low mood delinquency and substance abuse among donor offspring and argues for a public debate on whether children have a right to two parents and the morality of donor conception.
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America
Center For Marriage and Families
Karen Clark
Norval D. Glenn
Elizabeth Marquardt
Clark
Tom Ellis
Ellis
Mr. Right
Books Remind Students Why Humans Need Each Other
Susan Straight recalls how a UC Riverside seminar used novels to connect students across cultures and reveal shared humanity. From Winesburg Ohio to The Commuters and Still Water Saints, the class explored secrets, grief, healing, and belief, ending with student essays and personal revelations. Straight notes books endure amid debates on humanities and practicality.
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UC Riverside
Winesburg
Ohio
Sherwood Anderson
University of California
Los Angeles
Cheryl Klein
Fallbrook
Hemet
la Habra
Loma Linda
San Jacinto
Alex Espinoza
Agua Mansa
Colton
Calif
Botanica
Mexico
Michoacan
San Bernardino
Rialto
Cambodia
Socrates
East L.A
Barton apology fuels critique of oil money in politics
Miami Herald columnist Leonard Pitts denounces Joe Barton for apologizing to BP over the Gulf spill and uncovers how Barton has taken over 1.4 million dollars from oil interests since 1990. The piece argues pay to play governs U.S. politics and calls for public funding of campaigns.
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British Petroleum
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf
Texas
Joe Barton
Obama
Barton
Tony Hayward
Center For Responsive Politics
CRP
South Carolina
James Clyburn
South Dakota
Tim Johnson
Nevada
John Ensign
Florida
Kendrick Meek
Gulf Coast
America
Leonard Pitts Jr
Miami Herald
Herald Plaza
Miami
Miamiherald
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