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Nicholson Baker's "Human Smoke"
By Jeffrey Herf Conventional wisdom among historians asserts that Adolf Hitler started World War II at a time and place of his own choosing to achieve political goals he could not have reached by peaceful means. He did so despite the fact that the great...Tags: Journalism, The Holocaust (1934-1945), Nazi Party, World War II (1939-1945), Winston Churchill
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Big events for October
Special to the Chicago TribuneOct. 2-12: Okanagan Fall Wine Festival, Okanagan area, British Columbia, 250-861-6654; www.owfs.com. A taste of western Canada's prime grape region. Oct. 3-5: The New Yorker Festival, New York, 800-440-6974; festival.newyorker .com. Weekend of wonks...Tags: Key West, Festive Events, Long Beach (Los Angeles, California), Alabama, Berlin (Germany)
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Fuel surcharges: mystery solved
Chicago Tribune Media ServicesEvery day, it seems you read that some airline has added or increased a "fuel surcharge." Although you can understand the need to respond to increased oil prices, you may wonder exactly how you pay those fuel surcharges. The short answer is that when you...Tags: Germany, Air Transportation, Trips and Vacations, Crime, Law and Justice, Charlotte
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'Nomad's Hotel' by Cees Nooteboom
Cees Nooteboom, now 75, is one of the two Dutch writers -- along with his slightly older contemporary, Harry Mulisch -- whose name always turns up on those mysterious annual short lists of Nobel Prize contenders so beloved of European literary...Tags: Italy, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Death, Trips and Vacations, Jorge Luis Borges
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A malty brew of many hues
THE original bock style is a malty, mildly hopped lager, typically 6% to 7% alcohol as against 5% for ordinary lager. This rich, comforting brew has spawned several varieties. Maibock is lighter — less malty and, for the most part, less alcoholic...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Oregon, California, Death, Pasadena (Los Angeles, California)
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Temples of vroom
Times Staff WriterIn a town where the car is God, there's a new cathedral. Silvery and enigmatic, the Mercedes-Benz museum sits just off the B14 highway as it dips into a gentle fold of the Neckar Valley. Designed by Dutch architects Ben van Berkel and Caroline Bos, the...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Nazi Party, World War II (1939-1945), General Motors Corp., Air and Space Accidents
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It's enough to make you cry
Special to The TimesIf red is the color of passion and chocolate the food of love, then the duduk has surreptitiously become the sound of sadness. Most of us can't name the instrument, but we've heard it so often that if we were paying attention, it might almost border on...Tags: Syfy (tv network), Death, Peter Gabriel, Television, Entertainment
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Wife was left behind with the children
Last week, a tearful Marsela Nasr sat down in a Balkan cafe and poured out her woes to a journalist. In the back of the cafe, a television flickered. Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was on the screen, and he, too, was angry and upset....Tags: Tirana (Albania), Afghanistan, Madrasas, Italy, Refugee
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Oscar Nominees: The Full List
Complete list of nominees of the 78th annual Academy Awards. BEST PICTURE "Brokeback Mountain," Diana Ossana and James Schamus, producers "Capote," Caroline Baron, William Vince and Michael Ohoven, producers "Crash," Paul Haggis and Cathy Schulman,...Tags: John F. Williams, Academy Awards, Michael Hill, Bennett Miller, Keira Knightley
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Eric Bana Packs for 'Dubai'
Zap2It.comEric Bana is expected to executive produce the thriller "Dubai." Set up at Paramount Pictures, which acquired Adam Cozad's spec script, "Dubai" will be produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura. According to The Hollywood Reporter, "Dubai" is a passion project...Tags: Eric Bana, The Hollywood Reporter, The Time Traveler's Wife (movie), The Other Boleyn Girl (movie), Dubai (United Arab Emirates)
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Giving the lie to five Oscar pics
The Envelope'Munich' On the subject of "Munich," there's been much hand-wringing. Was it good for the Jews or bad for the Jews that Israeli assassins were portrayed as conscience-stricken? Can serious moral issues and box-office success be effectively melded by a...Tags: Academy Awards, Drew Barrymore, Australia (movie), Judaism, Spain
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Will Spielberg take a walk on the wild side?
Special to The TimesSteven Spielberg, who at 22 was hired by Universal to a long-term contract, started out his career as the teacher's pet of the Movie Brat generation. With the unveiling of his first Indiana Jones escapade in 19 years today at Cannes, he's proffering yet...Tags: Drama (genre), Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (movie), Howard Hawks, Philip K Dick, The Rolling Stones (music group)
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