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Woman Around Town: Jennifer Sheehan Has a Calling
Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012
by Alix Cohen on Woman Around Town
The little brown-haired daughter born to Jan and Diane Sheehan almost arrived performing. At 2 ½ she could credibly manage “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” “in
I Spy—Photography and the Theater of the Street At Washington’s National Gallery of Art
Tuesday, May 1st, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
Before cell phones and security cameras invaded our privacy, photographers were capturing images of people who, going about their everyday lives, were unaware that their
The New American Dreamer—Making Your Vision a Reality
Wednesday, April 11th, 2012
by Jason Veduccio on Living Around
When the Mega Million Jackpot hit more than $500 million recently, job-holders and job-seekers alike dared to dream. What would it be like to become
Young Adult—Hoping an Old Flame Ignites
Monday, December 19th, 2011
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
A friend of mine told me recently that her brother reconnected with his high school girlfriend on Facebook. Both divorced, they decided to see if
Sue Grafton’s V Is for Vengeance
Friday, November 25th, 2011
by Charlene Giannetti on Reading Around
When Sue Grafton published her murder mystery, A Is for Alibi, in 1982, she set up for herself a formidable task. She planned to run
Maureen McGovern’s Dangling Conversations at Birdland
Friday, November 11th, 2011
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I’m sixty-four? John Lennon, Paul McCartney Remember when those lyrics seemed like an amusing hypothetical
What Parents Can Learn from Beavis and Butt-head
Sunday, October 30th, 2011
by Charlene Giannetti on Living Around
Beavis and Butt-head are back. The cartoon aired on MTV from 1993 to 1997 and had parents up in arms. These were the days before
Putting a Ding in the Universe*: Mission Accomplished
Sunday, October 9th, 2011
by Theresa Giannetti on Living Around
The year was 1992 (or was it 1993?). I was five. Ish. My parents had just bought my brother’s first computer. I know it was
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