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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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