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Storied stage actress and teacher Uta Hagen has died at 84: Hagen, who had been in poor health since suffering a stroke in 2001, died Wednesday at her Manhattan home, said Barnetta Carter, managing director of the HB Studio, a school the actress helped found. Hagen’s versatility extended not only …

The Caldecott and the Newberry were awarded yesterday: Mordicai Gerstein, won the 2004 Caldecott Medal yesterday for “The Man Who Walked Between the Towers,” his account of how Philippe Petit, the French aerialist, strode a tightrope between the World Trade Center towers in 1974. The award, announced at the American …

The actor-monologist-author was reported missing by his wife Sunday night: The disappearance of Mr. Gray was of particular concern to the authorities. Mr. Gray, 62, had a history of depression, was taking medication, the police said, and had attempted suicide in 2002. ….Mr. Gray’s older brother, Rockwell Gray, an English …

I hate Pete Rose – always have, probably always will. I hate the whole “Charlie Hustle,” “anything at any cost to win” crap. I hate the fact that he plowed into Ray Fosse and basically ruined his career in a freaking All Star game. I hate his selfishness and his …

Another in a series of ongoing manga explorations - this time set in the world of glam/punk fashion.

A stocking stuffer for the pre-teen reader. . .

Former Democratic Senator Paul Simon passes on. . .

In which our ongoing exploration of Japanese comics takes us to a manga adaptation of the popular horror series.

Howard Dean has Al Gore, Dennis Kucinich has Alice Walker: Alice Walker Endorses Kucinich, Will Be Keynote at Kucinich Event What: “A Celebration of Light: Harnessing the Power of Our Diversity” – Public Forum Featuring Dennis J. Kucinich, Alice Walker, and community leaders, activists and artists in the fields of …

Not that it’s any of my business, but I am concerned about Bill Watterson. The brilliant creator of “Calvin and Hobbes” has now been in retirement for almost eight years, living VERY quietly in Chagrin Falls, supposedly painting landscapes and then burning them, refusing interviews, autographs, communication with the outside …