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Finding Friends, Anywhere

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Over at the DG, I humbly suggest that it's OK to be friends with the people you work with. Here's an excerpt: "I used to hang...

 
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Some Recent Reads

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Music: Barry Wenig on his favorite Beatles songs Movies: Annalisa Parent on schmalty summer sci-fi, and Sara Foss on "The Great...

 
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NBA Finals Pick

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Over at the DG, I make my NBA finals pick. Click here to read it.

 
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Watching "The Great Gatsby"

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Over at the DG, I review the new Baz Luhrmann spectacle "The Great Gatsby." Here's an excerpt: "Maybe 'The Great Gatsby' just...

 
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Schmaltzy Sci-Fi Hits Summer Screens

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OK, I'll admit it. I'm that annoying person you go to the movies with - not the one who talks through the whole thing or whose cell...

 
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The Beatles Story

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I’ve been a Beatlephile (I’ve been told that’s what they call us; “Beatlemaniac” is undignified) since...

 
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Notes on "The Room"

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Over at the DG, I ponder the phenomenom of the cult film "The Room." Here's an excerpt: "I’ve never been a big proponent...

 
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Recent Viewing: Films

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Iron Man 3 (2013) *** Upstream Color (2013) **** People on Sunday (1930) *** Hansel and Gretel (2009) *** Tamara Drewe...

 
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Pregnancy, Take Two

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During my first pregnancy, once I was obviously showing, it was interesting to see people’s reaction. For the most part, they were...

 
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More Bacon Than Onions

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Over at the DG, I write about my Memorial Day weekend, which started off cold and dreary but finished rather nicely. Here's an...

 
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Favorite Beatles Songs

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Over at the DG, I list my favorite Beatles songs. Here they are .

 
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Watching "The Angels' Share" and "Upstream Color"

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Over at the DG, I write about the new Ken Loach film "The Angels' Share," and the new Shane Carruth film "Upstream Color," which I...

 
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The "Star Wars" Naysayers

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This is from a few weeks ago, but I greatly enjoyed this piece by Devin Faraci at Badass Digest about how "Star Wars" is the most...

 
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Into the Garden

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Over at the DG, my colleague Margaret Hartley writes about how gardening is still a few weeks away in her weekly column Greenpoint....

 
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Reading "Super Sad True Love Story"

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Over at the DG, I write about the comic dystopian novel "Super Sad True Love Story" by Gary Shteyngart. Click here to read more.

 
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Graduations: Dull, But Exciting

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Over at the DG, I reflect upon graduations, and the value of education. Here's an excerpt: "I think we can all agree that...

 
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Gypsy Beer

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Over at the DG, I write about a new kind of beer I'd never heard of before - so-called gypsy-brewed beer. Click here to learn more.

 
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Don't Ask People To Sing the Lord's Praises

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Big time journalists do all kinds of things I would never think to do. The latest example: When interviewing a young woman who...

 
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Watching "Iron Man 3"

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Over at the DG, I review the movie "Iron Man 3." Here's an excerpt: "Watching 'Iron Man 3' is a bit like dropping in on old...

 
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Recent Viewing: Films

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Our Nixon (2013) ***1/2 Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills (1996) ***1/2 The Dark Crystal (1982) *** A Good...

 
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My Five Favorite Movies

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These are my five favorite movies and why:   5.  Wild Strawberries (1982, Ingmar Bergman)   It would be...

 
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NBA Picks, Conference Finals

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Over at the DG, I make my NBA conference finals picks. Click here to read them.

 
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Stress in Stressful Times

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Over at the DG, I write about stress. Here's an excerpt: "When I have a headache, I often tap into the bottle of pain relievers...

 
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Back to the Garden

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Over at the DG, I write about returning to the garden. Here's an excerpt: "My landlord and I have decided to give gardening...

 
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Watching "Mud"

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Over at the DG, I review the new Jeff Nichols movie "Mud." Here's an excerpt: "The new movie 'Mud' is a boys’ adventure...

 
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