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Gene Trindl's Photos Give Glimpses of the Golden Age of Televisionnew

Best-known for producing more than 200 covers for TV Guide, Trindl shot an overwhelming number of Hollywood's elite during his lifetime.
Colorado Springs Independent  |  Kirsten Akens  |  12-17-2009  |  Art

Pro Poker Hurts: It's Not All Glitz and Glory at the Tablenew

Harold Persaud is one of dozens of men -- and a few women -- who go to the legal poker rooms across South Florida every day, hoping to grind out the money to pay the bills. They go to places such as Pompano Park, Mardi Gras, and Miccosukee Resort & Gaming, to card rooms full of businessmen who cut out of the office early, young men wearing hooded sweatshirts and listening to iPods, foul-smelling degenerate addicts, and more retirees than a Sunday buffet.
Miami New Times  |  Michael J. Mooney  |  08-11-2008  |  Recreation

Cobbler to the Stars: Pasquale Fabrizionew

Bozo the Clown's shoes, big as canoe paddles, sit on a shelf in Fabrizio's shop on San Vicente Boulevard. He's making copies of the floppy soles for a movie. Afterward, the originals will go to a museum for safekeeping.
L.A. Weekly  |  Gendy Alimurung  |  06-27-2008  |  Fashion

Hot Dog, Ho! The Path to Becoming One of the World's Elite Eatersnew

After two years of competitive eating, the 280-pound Joe LaRue ranked seventh in the world; that's hardly a scientific rating, but it's safe to say that few humans (or baleen whales, for that matter) can eat more food in less time than LaRue.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach  |  Sam Eifling  |  08-13-2004  |  Food+Drink

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