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9/16/26
Take My Turban, Please
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’m turning in my turban and crystal ball. I’m done with baseball prognostication. I officially suck. Every year I get excited by spri...
9/14/26
Twain's End: Speculative History or the Real Deal?
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TWAIN’S END (2015) By Lynn Cullen Gallery Books, 368 pages ★★★★ Samuel Langhorne Clemens, who wrote under the p...
9/11/26
May December More Dull than Shocking
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MAY DECEMBER (2023) Directed by Todd Haynes Netflix, 117 minutes, R (nudity, drugs, language, subject matter) ★★ May D...
9/9/26
Bear With Me: Dan Horowitz and Human/Bear Interactions
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BEAR WITH ME: A CULTURAL HISTORY OF FAMOUS BEARS (2025) By Daniel Horowitz Duke University Press, 209 pages. ★★★★ ½...
9/4/26
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STAGE DOOR (1937) Directed by Gregory La Cava RKO, 92 minutes, Pre-ratings system ★★★★ Stage Door is often tagged as a ...
8/31/26
Yesteryear and Social Media Hucksters
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YESTERYEAR (2026) By Caro Claire Burke Alfred A. Knopf, 391 pages. ★★★ In some circles, Yesteryear has been hailed as t...
8/28/26
Have You Ever Tried Ngaio Marsh?
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PICTURE PERFECT (1980 U.K./1982 U.S.) By Nagaio Marsh Little, Brown and Company, 252 pages. ★★★ When I was a Fulbright...
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