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  • 001- The Intouchables
    Based on a true story, a quadriplegic aristocrat's world is turned upside down when he hires a young, good-humored ex-con as his caretaker. This unlikely duo overcomes adversity of every flavor as they shatter preconceptions of love, life and each other. […]
  • 002- To Rome with Love
    In this Woody Allen-directed romp through Rome, an opera director discovers a potential new star in an unexpected place, a young architect battles feelings for his girlfriend's gal-pal, and an average guy suddenly finds himself hounded by paparazzi. […]
  • 003- Arbitrage
    As billionaire Robert Miller struggles to divest his empire before his fraud is brought to light, fate takes a nasty turn. Now desperate and running out of options, Miller turns to an unlikely source for help. […]
  • 004- Now Is Good
    Knowing her days are numbered, Tessa (Dakota Fanning) struggles to make every moment count, and dives headlong through every wild, crazy act of teenage rebellion that she can dream up which includes a passionate romance with her neighbor, Adam (Jeremy Irvine). […]

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It’s Only New Hampshire and Already I’m Burnt Out

Is it November yet?

American presidential elections start too soon and last too long. So said a National Public Radio commentator (Daniel Pinkwater, Cokie Roberts, one of them) not long ago.

I wish the commentator’s bosses at NPR felt the same way. Every four years, NPR puts national and international news on the back burner, [...]

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January 28th, 2004 | Category: Current Events, Media, Politics | Leave a comment

Janklow’s Sentence

. . . seems about right to me.

Riders on the motorcycling e-mail lists I monitor are seething with indignation over Mr. Janklow and what they perceive as a slap-on-the-hand sentence for second-degree manslaughter. But the sentence seems about right to me – after all, he wasn’t convicted of murder, nor did he commit murder. [...]

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January 23rd, 2004 | Category: Motorcycling | One comment