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10/25/24

Eruption a White-Knuckle Thrill

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    Eruption (2024) By Michael Crichton and James Patterson Little, Brown, and Company, 432 pages ★★★★ ½     So...
10/23/24

Be Mine is Sad, Poignant, and Funny

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    Be Mine (2023) By Richard Ford Ecco/HarperCollins, 342 pages. ★★★★★   Many literary critics (and New Yorker...
10/21/24

Gridiron Madness at UMass

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    I recently struck up a conversation with three visitors from 1200 miles away. They came to watch their alma mater, M...
10/16/24

Jezebel Doesn't Weather Well

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          Jezebel (1938) Directed by William Wyler Warner Brothers, 104 minutes. ★   In 2009, Jezebel was add...
10/14/24

Samuel Slater Experience is Goes Down Easy History

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      The Samuel Slater Experience 31 Ray Street Webster, Massachusetts   You’ve probably seen dozens of individ...
10/11/24

Small Towns: East Haddam, Connecticut (Pop. 8,890)

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      East Haddam, Connecticut is a place that blurs the line between a lived-in settlement and a theme park. Even i...
10/9/24

Cabinet of Curiosities: History, Trivia, and ?

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        Cabinet of Curiosities: A Collection of History’s Most Incredible Stories (2024) By Aaron Mahnke (with Harry M...
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