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AM Alert: Jerry Brown to speak at Golden Gate Bridge event
In this photo taken Wednesday, April, 18, 2012, a logo marking the 75h annivsary is painted on the restored Round House at the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.
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Special screenings: 'Rear Window,' Czech films, 'Repo!'
Alfred Hitchcock's classic "Rear Window," in which a laid-up photographer and his girlfriend suspect a neighbor of murdering his wife.
Letter: The GOP's 'Old West' power grab
It is very disappointing to read about the childish actions of grown men and women who want nothing more than to control the political picture in Kansas.
'Big Bang Theory' Star Jim Parsons Acknowledges He's Gay
Everyone let out a big "Bazinga!" for the actor who plays supreme geek Sheldon Cooper on Big Bang Theory , the top-rated sitcom and out of this world syndicated hit.
Light and frothy High Society recycled one too many times
While the Arts Club production of High Society is not as swellegant as it would like, Jennifer Lines is an irrepressible delight.
Paul Krugman: JP Morgan up to old tricks, and Mitt Romney is clueless
Sometimes it's hard to explain why we need strong financial regulation -- especially in an era saturated with pro-business, pro-market propaganda.
5 Things You Need to Know Today - May 22, 2012
Local trivia: Cupcake Station in downtown Plymouth has a selection named after which popular Girl Scout cookie? What is the name of the cupcake? The answer to Monday's trivia : The Sheik, The Wizard of Oz, 2001: A Space Odyssey and Gone With the Wind.
Hollywood Icon Jimmy Stewart Celebrated by Man of 1000 Voices Rich Little
According to the American Film Institute Jimmy Stewart is the third greatest movie star of all time and Rich Little celebrates the star's life and career in his one man show "Jimmy Stewart & Friends" on the stage at the Shimmer Cabaret inside the LVH .A The legendary impressionist and comedian was a close friend of Stewart's and admits the actor ... (more)
Paul Krugman: Mitt Romney thinks banks should be able to gamble with...
Paul Krugman: Mitt Romney thinks banks should be able to gamble with your money in Vegas, letting the taxpayer pick up the tab Here's what the presumptive Republican presidential nominee said about JPMorgan's $2 billion loss : "This was a loss to shareholders and owners of JPMorgan and that's the way America works.
Editorial: Curb use of filibuster as a legislative monkey wrench
America's view of the filibuster is largely informed by the film "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington," where Jimmy Stewart took to the Senate floor and talked at length in hopes of stopping a vote.
Those born on this date are under the sign of Taurus. They include William Thornton, architect of the Capitol building in Washington, in 1759; Dolley Madison, wife of the fourth U.S. president James Madison , in 1768; Canadian explorer Simon Fraser in 1776; French novelist Honore de Balzac in 1799; English philosopher and economist John Stuart Mill ... (more)
James Maitland 'Jimmy' Stewart
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Golden Gate Bridge marks 75 years
The Golden Gate Bridge is lit at dusk at Fort Point in San Francisco. It served as a picturesque backdrop for Jimmy Stewart and Kim Novaki 1 2s tensely romantic first meeting in Vertigo in 1958, made the cover of Rolling Stone in the 70s and was nearly decimated by a falling Romulan drill-of-death in 2009i 1 2s Star Trek.
Frank Capra (both of them) focused on people stories
One of the advantages of being just 100 miles east of Hollywood is that a number of people in the movie business are available to provide programs for various groups.
Inconsistency in the administration's disciplinary actions?
If you had to cast someone today to play the role James Stewart defined in Harvey , it would be the fetching Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory's Sheldon.
Opinion: Paul Volcker, the boring banker
AS A GROUP," the economist Robert Lekachman wrote in 1976, "economists are slightly more entertaining than bankers and a trifle duller than lawyers." Bankers, please note, were the dullest of all.
MCT's entertaining 'Harvey' nothing like the classic movie
When I attended Saturday evening's performance of "Harvey," I was reminded that 31 years ago I auditioned for MCT's "Pajama Game." As I looked at the posters lining the walls, I realized that "Pajama Game" was the very first production of this company.
Get ready for Golden Gate party as iconic bridge turns 75
The bridge is not named for its color, but for the Golden Gate Strait, which is the entrance by water to San Francisco Bay from the Pacific Ocean.
Mike MacDonald: acerbic Ottawa comic needs help from friends, fans
That is until the acerbic veteran Ottawa comic bared his life and soul on Facebook and unleashed a "tsunami" of support as he wages a battle against hepatitis C, which has virtually destroyed his liver.
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