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It’s hard not to think that Carey Mulligan is having a “Queen for a Day” moment. Done up in purple satin, with gold stilettos, the fresh-faced 24-year-old is dolled up for pictures and perched on an antique table in the $4,200-a-night presidential suite atop the storied Beverly Wilshire Hotel.
All I wanted for Christmas was for Jon and Kate Gosselin to go away. Merry Christmas to me — and the Gosselin children.
Buying art is the favorite pastime of Bruce Hartman, director of the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art. On Thursday, he learned he can pick up the pace, thanks to a million-dollar gift from Johnson County philanthropist and art collector Mary Cohen. The funds, given to the Johnson County Community College Foundation, will be used to establish the Barton P. and Mary D. Cohen Art Acquisition Endowment, named for the donor and her late husband, a Johnson County banker.
A few snaps of Jeff Hamilton’s fingers convey more rhythm than extended solos from many musicians. The lone solo the renowned drummer offered Thursday in the fourth and final show of a two-night stand was an astounding study in restraint. Hamilton played with such quiet subtlety that even the busy bar staff at Jardine’s fell silent.
A disturbing new HBO documentary, “Terror in Mumbai,” takes viewers on an unprecedented journey through the terrorist attack in India’s largest city.
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The Iron Horse bills itself as “an American bistro,” and the concept fits. In France, a bistro is usually a small, informal neighborhood joint specializing in a limited menu of home-style classics.
Buying art is Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art director Bruce Hartman’s favorite pastime. On Thursday he learned he can pick up the pace, thanks to a million-dollar gift from Johnson County philanthropist and art collector Mary Cohen.
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Next month brings some big movies, like “Avatar,” “Sherlock Holmes” and “The Princess and the Frog.” Vote here for your favorite.
We humans want to believe that we’ll endure. When a movie dangles that idea in front of us, we’re only too happy to bite.
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We haven’t seen the production yet, but tip your hat to the Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre for its sheer boldness in staging William Saroyan’s “The Time of Your Life.”
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Addresses, Web sites and phone numbers for music venues throughout Kansas City and Lawrence
Check out the finalists and the winners in our 28-Second Film Fest contest
For young to old, funny to serious, our holiday movie guide is stuffed with gifts for all sorts.
