Norwich

PASSINGS: Frederic Franklin, David Morris Kern

2013-05-07 00:00:00

Frederic Franklin Dancer helped popularize modern ballet in U.S. Frederic Franklin, 98, a British-born dancer who helped popularize modern ballet in the United States, died Saturday at a Manhattan, N.Y., hospital of complications from pneumonia,...

Tony Sheridan dies; singer backed by Beatles on 'My Bonnie' was 72

2013-02-18 18:39:00

The first song the broader world heard from the Beatles wasn't one of the pop-music gems that seemed to flow so effortlessly from the pens of John Lennon and Paul McCartney, nor was it any of their versions of American R&B and blues songs that were a...

Church of England lifts ban on gay bishops

2013-01-04 13:48:00

This post has been corrected. See the note at the bottom for details. LONDON --The Church of England said Friday that it will allow gay men to become�bishops, putting it closer to its sister Episcopal Church in the United States but at odds with many...

Book review: 'Absolute Monarchs'

2011-07-24 00:00:00

Absolute Monarchs A History of the Papacy John Julius Norwich Random House: 513 pp., $30 When preeminent British historian John Julius Norwich tells us in the introduction to his sweeping history of the Catholic papacy that his job is to give us "a...

James Cuno: First week on the job for new head of the Getty

2011-08-05 21:33:07

Summer reading: History

2011-05-22 00:00:00

Absolute Monarchs A History of the Papacy John Julius Norwich Random House: $30 The respected historian of the Byzantine Empire and Venice now turns to one of the oldest institutions on Earth and those who have worn the mitred hat during its 2,000-...

Alpha: Gear for Gents jumps to a storefront across the street on Melrose

2011-05-23 21:32:12

Gordon Waller dies at 64; half of the '60s British singing duo Peter & Gordon

2009-07-21 00:00:00

Gordon Waller, half of the popular 1960s British singing duo of Peter & Gordon, who shot to the top of the charts in 1964 with "A World Without Love," has died. He was 64. Waller, who lived in Ledyard, Conn., died early Friday morning at William W....

James C. Marsters dies at 85; Pasadena orthodontist helped establish phone use for the deaf

2009-08-15 00:00:00

James C. Marsters, a Pasadena orthodontist who with two other deaf men co-developed a teletypewriter in the 1960s that opened up phone use -- and the wider world -- to the deaf, has died. He was 85. Marsters, who was the last survivor of the trio of...

'Love Child' memoir writer Allegra Huston talks about her two families

2009-04-14 00:00:00

For years, Allegra Huston was encouraged to write her memoirs. But the magazine journalist and screenwriter turned a deaf ear to all requests. "I was not interested in 'poor me,' " says the 44-year-old Huston, relaxing in the living room of a friend's...

Readers recommend

2005-01-09 00:00:00

England: country inn Saracen's Head, Wolterton, Norfolk NR11 7LX; 011-44-1263-768909, http://www.saracenshead-norfolk.co.uk . "This delightful Italianate inn is on Lord Walpole's Wolterton estate. Cozy, comfortable setting with rich, warm colors, roaring...

Dresden's spirit soars once more

2004-08-22 00:00:00

You can't get lost in Dresden. Wherever you go, you can see the stately white dome of the Frauenkirche, as much a landmark in this eastern German city as St. Peter's is in Rome. It isn't just that the church towers 300 feet above Dresden's lovely Baroque...

Hail in Norwich

2013-05-19 17:45:00

Rev. Michael Cote, bishop of the Diocese of Norwich, speaks at the Xavier High School graduation

2013-05-19 00:00:00

Enfield and Norwich Free Academy faced off in boys volleyball in Enfield Tuesday night. Enfield won in three sets: 25-19, 14-25, 25-13.

2013-05-14 00:00:00