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DIED. CURT GOWDY, 86, folksy father of TV sportscasting whose authoritative game calling earned him 13 Emmys and fans in sports ranging from fishing to basketball; in Palm Beach, Fla. The Wyoming-born "Cowboy," as he was known, gained renown over 15 years of calling games for the Boston Red Sox, initially incensing fans by mangling the names of players' New England hometowns. Over five decades he created a popular TV show (The American Sportsman) and called numerous Super Bowls...
...Despite the enduring renown of Covarrubias' book, the art he made in Bali has been neglected, rarely exhibited and mostly unpublished. Covarrubias in Bali, a gorgeous new book by Adriana Williams, the artist's biographer, and Yu-Chee Chong, now reveals the impressive mastery and range?and surprising quantity?of Covarrubias' work in Bali...
...while, the sole user of said opinion-generator amongst my peers in Duluth, Minnesota. All I needed to do was grab three bands off the home page and download some of their songs in order for my “eclectic” musical taste to reach renown...
...lead the largest endowment in higher education. And we are impressed by their choice, Mohammed A. El-Erian. Not only is El-Erian extremely qualified, but he seems to be a fitting person to serve an institution that counts profit as only one among its many missions. His renown and expertise in emerging bond markets will undoubtedly lead to more informed global investments and we are particularly pleased to find that he will be joining the Harvard Business School (HBS) faculty when he arrives this January. All in all, a man who can multiply both money and knowledge...
...Gromit, his faithful companion, whose silence belies his ingenuity. Park liked that the situation was “almost like a role reversal, with the dog being the smart one and the man being the stupid one.” Though the Wallace and Gromit shorts brought him international renown, he was initially wary of putting the characters into a full-length feature. “Sometimes the fact that they’re short gives them their charm,” he says. After releasing 2000’s “Chicken Run” to universal acclaim...