Folklore and Mythology

A peaceful interlude at the Mojave National Preserve

2012-01-08 00:00:00

For a nation in perpetual motion, to cross the lands that make up the Mojave National Preserve has long meant only one thing: You are very nearly somewhere else. For westward-bound travelers, whether they came through open wilderness, along the now-...

Top 20 for 2012: Best new rides at theme parks around the world

2011-12-02 05:30:00

It already looks like 2012 will prove to be a good year for globetrotting ride enthusiasts as theme parks in Asia, Europe and South America are planning to roll out major new attractions. > Photos: Best new international theme park rides for 2012...

Cruise line listings

2012-01-22 00:00:00

Here's a list of many of the lines that carry passenger traffic, along with a list of their vessels. Ships that are to have maiden voyages this year also are listed; check with the cruise line, though, because dates can change. AIDA Cruises, (011) 49-...

Gevork Vartanian dies at 87; Soviet spy helped derail plot to kill Allied leaders

2012-01-12 00:00:00

Gevork Vartanian, a former Soviet intelligence agent who helped derail a Nazi plot to assassinate allied leaders at a 1943 conference in Tehran, has died. He was 87. Vartanian died Tuesday of an unspecified illness, according to Russia's Foreign...

Visiting out West? Here's a SoCal traveler's cheat sheet

2012-01-23 06:30:00

For most of the last 20 years, it’s been my job to leave Los Angeles and bring home tips on travel elsewhere. But let’s face it: Elsewhere can get expensive. And there’s a lot of elsewhere here already. So a year ago, I turned my...

Bob Anderson dies at 89; sword-fight teacher to the stars

2012-01-04 00:00:00

Ten days before Bob Anderson headed to the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki as part of the British fencing team, he responded to a call from a British film studio in need of three fencers to coach the lead actors for sword-fighting scenes in a new pirate...

Kim Jong Il dies at 69; North Korean leader

2011-12-19 00:00:00

North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, the mercurial strongman who styled himself as a "Dear Leader" while ruling over an impoverished police state, died at 69, according to North Korean state media. Kim was believed to have suffered from multiple chronic...

Daum: Santorum and the mythic power of the zealots

2012-01-12 00:00:00

If you think Rick Santorum is a weird, pious wackadoo, try being a female walking around certain ultra-Orthodox neighborhoods in Israel with your ankles showing. -------------------- FOR THE RECORD: Religion: Meghan Daum, in her Jan. 12 Op-Ed column...

Germany's Europa-Park set to debut first wooden coaster in 2012

2011-08-15 17:30:00

Germany'sEuropa-Park plans to open an elaborately themed wooden roller coaster in March 2012 that celebrates the Norse mythology of legendary heroes and supernatural creatures. > Photos: Concept art of Europa-Park's new wooden coaster Dubbed Wodan,...

Alabama's AJ McCarron can't stay out of spotlight for long

2012-01-05 12:15:00

Singer Etta James hospitalized but 'still fighting,' son says

2011-12-24 16:34:57

Etta James spending Christmas in hospital

2011-12-25 16:34:59

"The Legend of Buster Neal" is a play by Jackie Alexander currently at eta Creative Arts, about a civil rights activist who mysteriously returns 60 years after his supposed death to confront his great-great-grandson.

2012-02-02 13:16:23

The Winter Block Party for Chicago's Hip Hop Arts, a celebration of Chicago's hip-hop culture, is the next event in WBEZ's Off-Air Series. The festival will include a graffiti and street art gallery, poetry slam, DJs throughout the day, the Emcee Olympics, a break dancing battle and marketplace.

2012-01-19 09:44:24

It's approaching January, or Buddy Guy time around these parts, as Chicago's legendary bluesman begins his annual residency at his own Buddy Guy's Legends blues club. Opening acts include Guy King, Deitra Farr, Big James and the Chicago Playboys and Carl Weathersby.

2011-12-29 09:36:36