Day: February 12, 2019
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Brian Cuban
About Brian Cuban Attorney who has gained fame for specializing in First Amendment issues. He has also written two best-selling books, 2013 s Shattered Image: My Triumph Over Body Dysmorphic Disorder and 2017 s The Addicted Lawyer, about his struggles with bulimia and alcohol and cocaine addiction. He graduated with his bachelor s degree from Penn State…
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Marike de Klerk
About Marike de Klerk First Lady of South Africa during her husband s presidency from 1989 to 1994. She also led the National Party s women s wing and published two books. She met Frederik Willem de Klerk in college, where she was studying commerce. She was murdered by her own security guard in her…
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Kayla Stra
About Kayla Stra Australian horse jockey rose to become particularly well known when she moved to California to pursue racing in America. Her parents bought her a pony when she was eight years old and immediately became enthralled with racing. In 2009 she was featured on Animal Planet s “Jockeys.” Kayla Stra Her parents were…
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Robert Grenier
About Robert Grenier Language School poet who served as editor of This, a prominent literary magazine. His works include Phantom Anthems, OWL/ON/BOU/GH, and Sentences. He attended Harvard College and the University of Iowa. He published his debut poetic work, Dusk Road Games, in 1967. His literary style shifted over the course of his career from…
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Mark Tetto
About Mark Tetto American-born entertainer who has made a home in South Korea starring on the variety shows Non-Summit and Where Is My Friend s Home. He earned his bachelor s in chemistry from Princeton University before completing a master s in business administration at the University of Pennsylvania. He then worked in banking for several years before…
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Michael Lang
About Michael Lang Known best as a creator and producer of the Woodstock Music and Art Festival, Lang also founded a music label called Just Sunshine Records and produced numerous music events and film projects through his Michael Lang Organization. After briefly studying at New York University, he established a tobacco store in Coconut Grove,…
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Leon Kirchner
About Leon Kirchner Pulitzer Prize winner for his contemporary classical music piece String Quartet No. 3. His musical style was characterized by linear, chromatic, rhapsodic, and rhythmically irregular techniques. He attended Los Angeles City College, where he first began to compose. He was mentored by Ernst Toch, who urged him to attend the University of…