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R.I.P. Nora O’Brien, In Memoriam Kings
If there’s news from Hollywood that isn’t bound to compete with tabs on Brangelina, certainly it’s the death of a mid-level TV executive, the kind of person who might be largely responsible for one of your favorite shows, and just as largely....
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God Alone
When I was four months pregnant with Charlotte and not handling it all that well, I went on a retreat at the Abbey of Gethsemani in Kentucky. You wouldn’t think that spending a weekend with a bunch of monks would help you cope with pregnancy, but it turned out to be the best place in the....
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On the Bus
It was a rainy, congested afternoon—drivers in a bad mood on their way out of the city, taxis cutting lanes and double-parking, busses blasting their horns at double-parkers. All in all, not the best scenario for the bus. Especially the 27 Bryant, never the most timely or pleasant of routes. Wending its way from....
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Late Thoughts on The Wrestler
Does "The Wrestler" have a happy ending? I am as happy as anyone that Mickey Rourke has made a comeback, and for that reason, I was excited to see "The Wrestler." I expected it to be a comeback story as inspiring as Mickey’s real one. This past week, I finally got around to ....
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Siren Song
Childhood in tornado country taught me to parse an air raid siren from all the other eerie sounds in dreams. Part shofar, Tibetan prayer bowl, fish horn: you can tune it out long enough to get the water bottles and radio down to the basement, but you can’t forget it’s....
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