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Mary McCoy, Senior Librarian, Art, Music, & Recreation Department

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One Night in Miami: The History and Los Angeles Stories Behind the Film

February 22, 2021

On February 25, 1964, 22-year-old boxer Cassius Clay defeated the heavily favored Sonny Liston to win the heavyweight boxing title in Miami Beach, Florida.


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The Queen's Gambit and the Unexpectedly Thrilling and Glamorous World of Chess

December 08, 2020

Since debuting on Netflix in October, The Queen’s Gambit has become the streaming service’s number-one show and its most-watched limited scripted series ever. It’s been responsible for a surge in chess set purchases and new memberships in online chess programs.


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In the Cards: Tarot for Connection, Reflection, and Inspiration

August 18, 2020

I remember when tarot cards would come out at parties at my house, back when I had parties at my house.


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Beyond Butterflies & Barbed Wire: Tattoo Designs That Stand Out

August 24, 2018

Instagram is a perfectly good place to research tattoo designs, or to find an artist whose work you admire, but it can quickly become a sea of interchangeable infinity symbols, feathers, skulls, anchors, cheesy inspirational quotes, and mistranslated Kanji. And we all deserve better than that, right?


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Dodger Thoughts and Beyond: An Interview With Author Jon Weisman

May 01, 2018

If you're an Angeleno with even a casual interest in the Dodgers, you've probably heard of veteran baseball writer Jon Weisman.


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