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Epic works win Pulitzer Prizes

By Alyson Brodsy and Hillel Italie · Tuesday, April 8,2003 12:27 a.m.

NEW YORK -- "Master of the Senate," Robert Caro's epic third volume of his Lyndon Johnson series, won the Pulitzer Prize for biography Monday. The fiction prize went to Jeffrey Eugenides for "Middlesex," a story of sexual and ethnic identity. Big books prevailed in the arts. Caro's work runs 1,100 pages, Eugenides' more than 500 pages and the winner for history, Rick Atkinson's "An Army at Dawn," is just over 700 pages. Reaching Atkinson, whose book is the first of a planned World War II trilogy, proved especially challenging.

NBC's David Bloom dies covering the war in Iraq

By Alyson Brodsy and David Bauder · Monday, April 7,2003 1:30 a.m.

NEW YORK -- NBC News correspondent David Bloom, one of the network's most prominent young stars and a near constant television presence reporting from the Iraqi desert, died Sunday from an apparent blood clot, the network said. The 39-year-old co-anchor of the weekend "Today" show was about 25 miles south of Baghdad and packing gear early in the morning when he suddenly collapsed.

'Phone Booth' rings up top spot

By Alyson Brodsy and David Germain · Monday, April 7,2003 12:27 a.m.

LOS ANGELES -- "Phone Booth," starring Colin Farrell as a man trapped in a phone booth by a sniper, rang up $15 million in ticket sales to debut as the weekend's No. 1 movie.

Film features real-life story

By Alyson Brodsy and Elizabeth LeSure · Monday, April 7,2003 12:26 a.m.

NEW YORK -- When Liz Murray didn't have a bed, she and a friend would sometimes go to a diner in the Bronx, pool their change to buy french fries with gravy and cheese, and take naps with their heads resting on the table.

Introducing new meaning to dance

By RonNella Moore · Friday, April 4,2003 12:34 a.m.

The African American Dance Compnay considers "energy, rhythm, precision and grace" as the fundamentals guiding its members in dance performance.

Blues, boogie-woogie masters play Buskirk

By Dustin Clark · Thursday, April 3,2003 11:11 p.m.

Big Joe Duskin, Bob Seeley and Craig Brenner bring their distinct piano styles to Bloomington this Sunday in "An Afternoon of Blues and Boogie-Woogie Piano," at the Buskirk-Chumley Theatre.

Chicken killed at Berkeley

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, April 3,2003 12:43 a.m.

BERKELEY, Calif. -- A UC Berkeley student, apparently trying to make the point that people are too removed from their food source, slaughtered a chicken in front of shocked classmates.

'TV Guide' celebrates 50th anniversary

By Alyson Brodsy and Jennifer Kay · Thursday, April 3,2003 12:42 a.m.

PHILADELPHIA -- At age 50, TV Guide is showing signs of maturity. Circulation is down amid competition from newspapers that offer their own listings and TV shows that provide a steady stream of celebrity news.

Legendary actor dances with style

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, April 3,2003 12:41 a.m.

NEW YORK -- For "Assassination Tango," Robert Duvall and Luciana Pedraza performed a delicate pas de deux on and off-screen.

Fine arts school opens new exhibits

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, April 3,2003 12:41 a.m.

Special exhibitions offering graduating MFA candidates an opportunity to showcase their works during three consecutive group shows began Wednesday and run through May 11 on the first floor of the Hope School of Fine Arts.

One last show

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, April 3,2003 12:39 a.m.

The Barber Brothers return today to the Jazz Fables stage at Bear's Place. Cover is $5 at the door, and the show begins at 5:30 p.m. The evening will celebrate the 23rd birthday of Roland Barber, who plays trombone, and Rahsaan Barber, who plays saxophone.

Stupidity rewarded

By Britany Ausmus and Brittany Ausmus · Thursday, April 3,2003 12:39 a.m.

After reading "The Darwin Awards II," I am convinced that Darwin's theory of evolution is entirely correct, and it is actively in effect for the human race as well as the animal kingdom.

Puppets thrill audience

By Kristy McClain · Wednesday, April 2,2003 12:45 a.m.

Tiny, smiling faces lined up outside of the Monroe County Library auditorium Saturday. Members of the audience arrived 15 minutes early to get their tickets for the Puck Players' production of "Babar." Playing at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., the show was free to the public and geared toward children ages 2 to 6. Children clutched their parents' hands and walked into the dimly lit auditorium. Nina Ost, master puppeteer and organizer of Puck Players, greeted them. Her voice was warm and friendly and she acknowledged every child as he or she walked through the door.

NEA chair hopes to restore agency's image

By Alyson Brodsy and Hillel Italie · Tuesday, April 1,2003 11:54 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- The new chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, Dana Gioia, has big plans for the agency: a national tour of Shakespeare's plays, a national poetry recitation contest, programs for rural and military communities.

Around The Arts

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, April 1,2003 11:51 p.m.

LONDON -- A British tabloid said Tuesday it has hired reporter Peter Arnett shortly after he was fired by NBC-TV for saying on Iraqi television that the U.S.-led war effort had failed. "Fired by America for telling the truth," the Daily Mirror said in a Page One headline. BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra has selected Marvin Hamlisch as its principal pops conductor. LONDON -- Two early watercolors by children's author and illustrator Beatrix Potter have been auctioned for a total of more than $64,000.

Mezzo-Soprano to sing at IU

By Elise Baker · Tuesday, April 1,2003 11:49 p.m.

Internationally acclaimed mezzo-soprano Susan Graham will give a solo recital at the IU Auditorium at 8 p.m. Thursday. Graham's IU performance is part of her 2003 North American Recital Tour, which will end with a flourish as Graham makes her Carnegie Hall debut in mid-April.

Journalist fired for unauthorized interview

By Alyson Brodsy and David Bauder · Monday, March 31,2003 11:32 p.m.

NEW YORK -- NBC fired journalist Peter Arnett on Monday, angered that he had given an unauthorized interview with state-run Iraqi TV saying the American-led war effort initially failed because of Iraq's resistance.

'Head of State' heads weekend box office

By Alyson Brodsy and David Germain · Monday, March 31,2003 11:27 p.m.

LOS ANGELES -- Audiences gave their votes to Chris Rock and put his presidential farce "Head of State" in the lead with a weekend box office of $14 million. The Steve Martin and Queen Latifah comedy "Bringing Down the House," the top movie for three straight weekends, held the runner-up slot with $12.5 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.

Center bridges gap between University and community

By Elise Baker · Sunday, March 30,2003 11:48 p.m.

As IU students sign housing contracts and consider which classes to take next fall, art enthusiasts throughout Monroe county are agonizing over their own class schedules. From budding Bloomington photographers to ordinarily sedate residents who just couldn't pass up the chance to design the ideal clay dragon...

'Urban Cowboy' continues

By Michael Kuchwara · Sunday, March 30,2003 11:40 p.m.

NEW YORK -- "Urban Cowboy" is back in the saddle again. In a dramatic, on-stage announcement Saturday night, at what was to have been the new musical's fourth and final performance, director Lonny Price announced the show would continue its Broadway run.

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