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Five Great Baseball Films
Sunday, March 31st, 2013
by Winnefred Ann Frolik on Playing Around
With the Washington Nationals playing their first game of the season against the Marlins, on Monday, April 1 (fingers crossed!), the Yankees opening against their
Guilt – Long Buried BonesSpark a New Round of Murders
Thursday, February 28th, 2013
by Charlene Giannetti on Reading Around
A longtime fan of Jonathan Kellerman, I feel slightly disloyal delivering a less than enthusiastic review of his new novel, Guilt. The opening chapters are
Oscar 2012—An Abundance of Riches
Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
Billy Crystal is back and so is the excitement. There were so many wonderful films and performances this year, that the 2012 Academy Awards will
Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life—A Dreamlike Exploration of the Universe
Saturday, February 18th, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
Great directors take risks and Terrence Malick is a great director. He’s also very smart—a Phi Beta Kappa Harvard graduate and a Rhodes Scholar who
The Dream for A Better Life
Thursday, February 16th, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
One of the best things about the Oscars is that a film or performance previously overlooked while in the theaters, suddenly demands our attention. A
Moneyball—Buying Nearly the Best for Less
Sunday, September 25th, 2011
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
It’s perhaps fitting that Moneyball hit theaters the same week that the New York Yankees clinched the American League East. Once tagged by the rival
Jets vs. Patriots: A Hair-Raising Encounter
Friday, December 3rd, 2010
by Charlene Giannetti on Living Around
On Monday, December 6, the New York Jets will meet the New England Patriots in what is being billed as a critical matchup that may
One Life to Live—The Case for Preserving Soaps
Thursday, November 4th, 2010
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
There are many reasons why soap operas, those daytime dramas that once dominated afternoon television, are on life support. More working women, an explosion of
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