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God Is Not Great Christopher Hitchens New York: Twelve Books, 2009 ISBN 978-0-446-69796-6 * * * * The thesis of Christopher Hitchens’ latest...

How about a tower to peace? Imagine it if you can. Imagine visiting the nation’s Capitol. Imagine safe streets where citizens walk about all...

Prepare to enter a magical, weird world. Micmacs (2009) Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet 105 mins. Rated R (brief sexuality and violence) In ...

The last trend in art--View and Barf. I don’t normally wish bankruptcy on people, but when I read that Thomas Kinkade’s production company f...

Sloan Wainwright--Best in Family! New Bedford Summer Fest July 2-4, 2010 It’s a great mystery to us why New Bedford Summer Fest continues ...

The Secret in their Eyes (El Secreto de Sus Ojos) Directed by Juan Jose Campanella Argentina (2009); In Spanish with subtitles. 127 mins. R...

Ruth Reichl For You Mom, Finally Penguin Books 978-0-14-311734-6 * * In the academy where I work, scholars still worry about genres and outd...