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‘Pooh,' ‘Sun Also Rises' Among Works Going Public in 2022
A.A. Milne’s beloved children’s book and Ernest Hemingway’s classic novel, along with films starring Buster Keaton and Greta Garbo are among the works from 1926 whose copyrights will expire Saturday, putting them in the public domain as the calendar flips to 2022.
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Vast Archives at JFK Library Help Bring ‘Hemingway' to Life
A new documentary on the life of Ernest Hemingway is shedding new light on one of America’s greatest writers
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Tennessee Banker Wins Hemingway Look-Alike Key West Contest
Persistence paid off for a retired Tennessee banker who won the weekend’s Hemingway Look-Alike Contest on his eighth try.
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Run-in With Pamplona Bull Made San Francisco Man ‘Fear for My Life'
The desire to have a selfie as a souvenir from running with the bulls in Spain turned into a near-death experience an American lawyer says he’ll never forget.
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Spain: Pamplona Kicks Off Running of Bulls Festival
The blast of a traditional firework on Saturday opened nine days of uninterrupted partying in Pamplona’s famed running of the bulls festival. A member of the northern city’s official brass band was chosen for this year’s launch of the rocket, known as the “Chupinazo,” to mark 100 years since the local ensemble’s foundation. Jesús Garísoain addressed an ecstatic crowd from...
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Clickety Clack, Let's Look Back: Typewriters Return
For most of us, the clickety clack of a manual typewriter — or the gentler tapping of the IBM Selectric — are but memories, or something seen only in movies. But at the few remaining typewriter repair shops in the country, business is booming as a younger generation discovers the joy of the feel and sound of the typewriter —...
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Winfrey to Present Lifetime Achievement Award to Toni Morrison
The latest prize for Nobel laureate Toni Morrison will be presented by Oprah Winfrey. The Center for Fiction announced Thursday that Morrison will receive a lifetime achievement honor for “Excellence in Fiction.” Winfrey, who has chosen such Morrison novels as “Song of Solomon” and “Paradise” for her book club, will introduce the author during a Dec. 11 dinner ceremony.
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Paula Deen's Husband Wins Hemingway Look-Alike Contest
After nine previous tries, the husband of celebrity chef Paula Deen has won the Hemingway Look-Alike Contest held in the city where writer Ernest Hemingway lived and wrote during the 1930s. Michael Groover won the contest held on Saturday at Sloppy Joe’s Bar, which is where the author often relaxed with friends. Deen applauded the victory of her 62-year-old husband,...
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White-Bearded Texan Wins Hemingway Look-Alike Contest to Cap Weekend Honoring Author in Key West
The 71-year-old winner piloted a replica of Hemingway’s fishing boat Pilar from Miami to Key West before competing and said he shares the author’s fondness for fishing, hunting and boating.
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13 Injured, Including 2 Americans, in Final Running of the Bulls of 2017
The final bull run of the 2017 San Fermin festival 2017 in Pamplona left 13 people injured Friday —the highest number this year— but no gorings despite being the fastest dash of all eight held in the northern Spanish city. Medical officials said a 30 year-old visitor from the United States was the most seriously injured in Friday’s eights and...
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American Gored at Pamplona Bull Run Promises to Run Again
One of the two Americans gored Saturday during this year’s second running of the bulls in the Spanish city of Pamplona is swearing that he will run again before the festival is over. Bill Hillmann, a 35-year-old writer who also was gored three years ago at the San Fermin festival, was in stable condition. The bull that led the pack...
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2 Americans Gored in Pamplona's First Running of the Bulls This Year
Two Americans and a Spaniard were gored Friday during the first running of the bulls of this year’s San Fermin festival, medical officials in the northern Spanish city of Pamplona said. A 46 year-old Spanish man was undergoing surgery for serious injuries to his head and leg after he was gored and then tossed by a bull. Hospital officials said...
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Stacy Keach Talks About Suffering Heart Attack During Chicago Play
Stacy Keach felt no pain as he suffered a heart attack onstage during the opening night of “Pamplona” at Chicago’s Goodman Theatre last month, the actor said in a recent interview.
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Director: Stacy Keach Suffered Heart Attack During Chicago Play
Goodman Theatre artistic director Robert Falls says actor Stacy Keach suffered a heart attack during the opening night of a play at the venue in Chicago.
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Bill Murray to Join Cellist for Music and Spoken Word Tour
Bill Murray is set to go on tour with a chamber music trio for a program of songs and literary readings. The New York Times reports the actor is pairing up with cellist Jan Vogler for the project titled “New Worlds.” The highlights of the tour include songs from Van Morrison and “West Side Story” and readings from Mark Twain,...
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American Gored in Next-to-Last San Fermin Bull Run: Spain
An American was gored and five other runners were injured Wednesday in the next-to-last running of the bulls at Pamplona’s San Fermin festival, officials said. One of the six bulls crashed into a group of runners close to a fence, goring Mathew Labin, 39, in the thigh and lifting at least two others in the air with its horns. The...
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First Bull Run of Year in Spain Injures Four
At least four people were injured but no one was gored as thousands of thrill-seekers tested their agility and courage by racing alongside fighting bulls through the streets of Pamplona on July, 7 2016. The race in the northern Spanish city in the first bull run of the San Fermin festival. Runners dash along with six bulls down a narrow…
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US Hardware Arrives in Cuba to Protect Hemingway Possessions
Just before noon outside Ernest Hemingway’s Havana estate, a metallic screech cut through the chirping of tropical birds and the sound of a live band entertaining tourists. An American worker pulled open one door of a 40-foot shipping container. A Cuban worker pulled open the other. Out spilled treasure: box after box of U.S.-bought tools and hardware, from electric fuse...
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Florida Man Wins Ernest Hemingway Look-Alike Contest in Key West
A white-bearded Florida man has won the “Papa” Hemingway Look-Alike Contest on his 15th attempt.