Ronald Reagan News
Doc who cared for 1st U.S. test-tube baby dies
msn.com –
2009-10-09
ET Oct. 9, 2009 RENO, Nev. - Dr. Frederick "Fred" Wirth Jr., the physician to America's first test-tube baby, has died, his family said Friday. ... Full Article
BUA gets serious with heartfelt tribute
buffalonews.com –
2009-09-16
This is a very unusual week for Javier Bustillos and his Buffalo United Artists theater company. Usually, the troupe mounts established plays with gay themes - or members write their own - Fire Island tales, gender-bending stories, wild and crazy... ... Full Article
Metro Worker Struck By
myfoxdc.com –
2009-09-10
Metro says one its employees who was apparently struck by a train has been hospitalized. A preliminary report says the man was hit early Thursday between the Braddock Road and Reagan National Airport stations. ... Full Article
Thomas Pynchon skewers America's political history in his endlessly entertaining variation on the detective yarn
citypaper.com –
2009-08-19
Let's get one thing nice and sparkling clear: Thomas Pynchon's new Inherent Vice (Penguin Press), his seventh novel, isn't the best work of his career. ... Full Article
To anticipate the alternate universe encountered in Thomas Pynchon 's new novel "Inherent Vice," imagine Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler sharing a bong, dreaming up not only Pynchon but a drugged-out, paisley-clad California circa 1970. ... Full Article
Inherent Vice by Thomas Pynchon
guardian.co.uk –
2009-08-01
The Guardian , Saturday 1 August 2009 If, like me, you weren't yet born in the 1960s, it can take a bit of effort to apprehend the 60s-ness in some of the cultural endeavours of that decade.It's strange to think,... ... Full Article
Film Review: Earth Days
filmjournal.com –
2009-07-28
By Sarah Sluis For movie details, please click here . An oral history of the 1960s-1970s environmental movement, Earth Days is far from exhaustive, but filled with interesting tidbits from the era's key players. ... Full Article
An Indiana company was center stage at pop superstar Michael Jackson's funeral this week with a product no one could miss: a gleaming golden casket, shined to a mirror finish. ... Full Article
The first digital sub-channel to launch since the analog TV transmitters were turned off last month, Channel 4.3, is up and running with a music video format that's being tied to sister radio station WLWK-FM (94.5). ... Full Article
Fourth of July festivities
pe.com –
2009-07-02
Fourth of July Spectacular, 7 p.m., Riverside Sports Complex. Live concert, fireworks at 9 p.m. 1000 Blaine St. $4. 951-826-2000, 951-826-2000, www.riversideca.gov La Sierra Park Aerial Fireworks Show, 9 p.m. 5215 la Sierra Ave. ... Full Article