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Winged victory

Lens: June 2008
By Cliff Froehlich
Last Updated ( Friday, 20 June 2008 )

Commemorative Barbies can get a bit freaky, as this find clearly illustrates.

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African diary - Addis Ababa

Law Scoop
By William H. Freivogel, Special to the Beacon
Last Updated ( Friday, 20 June 2008 )

Wiliam H. Freivogel relates his experiences as he travels in Ethiopia and Uganda as part of a group that held worshops with local journalists and local officials. The first installment is from Ethiopia.

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Playing the fuel

Lens: June 2008
By Cliff Froehlich
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 18 June 2008 )

You have another chance to see "GasHole" at the Hi-Pointe this weekend, June 20-22.

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Straight out of Brooklyn

Lens: June 2008
By Cliff Froehlich
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 18 June 2008 )

Buzz has started for a really B.I.G. movie that opens at the beginning of 2009.

Jamal Woolard stars as Christopher Wallace.

Photo from Fox Searchlight

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Cyd Charisse 1922-2008

Lens: June 2008
By Robert Hunt and Cliff Froehlich
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 18 June 2008 )

Cyd Charisse was an accomplished dancer who appeared in a lot more than "Singing in the Rain."

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Some folks call him a songwriter

Lens: June 2008
By Dan Durchholz
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 18 June 2008 )

The Boxmasters -- with a certain Cardinals' fan from Arkansas as the lead singer -- offer a respectable, if not quite stellar CD.

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Fires were started

Lens: June 2008
By Robert Hunt and Cliff Froehlich

Check out the sights and sounds of Monterey 41 years ago.

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Ashcroft's actions after 9/11 subject of Supreme Court case

Law Scoop
By William Freivogel
Last Updated ( Monday, 16 June 2008 )

Former Attorney General John Ashcroft's decision after 9/11 to target men from the Middle East for detention and close scrutiny is the subject of a case that will be before the U.S. Supreme Court next term.

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Happy Bloomsday

Lens: June 2008
By Robert Hunt
Last Updated ( Monday, 16 June 2008 )

Take a moment -- a long moment -- to think of James Joyce.

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Staying Faithfull

Lens: June 2008
By Robert Hunt
Last Updated ( Friday, 13 June 2008 )

When she first entered the public eye playing the simultaneous roles of rising pop singer and girlfriend of Mick Jagger, Marianne Faithfull seemed too fragile and withdrawn to withstand the burden of Swinging London celebrity. As Faithfull sings her 1965 hit "As Tears Go By ," she appears withdrawn and not particularly happy with the events that have placed her in front of a TV camera, but determined to force her way through them (which only adds to the poignancy of the song). She's waiting for her 15 minutes to end.

And they did, rather spectacularly, by way of public scandal and private tragedy, including a long bout of drug addiction. But Faithfull survived her fall from grace . . .

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