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War Horse Jumps from the Page,
To the Stage, to the Screen

Sunday, December 25th, 2011
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around

War Horse, written by Michael Morpurgo, has been produced for the stage in Britain and the U.S., and now Steven Spielberg brings the story to

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Fireworks on 59th Street

Sunday, December 19th, 2010
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around

Presenting…in person…/That 3′ foot 3 bundle of dynamite…Baaabeee…June! [applause] Hello everybody/My name is June (beat) What’s yours? With that speech, ten- year-old Bonnie Langford made

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Turner Classic Movies—Where Stars Shine

Friday, August 20th, 2010
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around

By Charlene Giannetti Reality shows make overnight celebrities of normal (or next to normal) people. In a time when Snooki becomes a media sensation without

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Stunning Designs from the Past at Brooklyn Museum

Tuesday, May 18th, 2010
by Eleanor Foa Dienstag on Playing Around

Is there anything more enjoyable than looking at stunning clothes by great designers from the past? I don’t think so. So enjoy this panoply of gowns, suits,

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Romantic Reads for Valentine’s Day — And Any Day

Sunday, January 31st, 2010
by Robin Weaver on Reading Around

Rupert Brooke, the World War I poet, once wrote in thinking of his beloved, “Today, I have been happy. I held a memory of you.”

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Victoria’s Real Secret—The Victorians Knew Underwear

Wednesday, August 12th, 2009
by Debra Toppeta on Living Around

He eased her up and unfastened the back of her dress. She knew she should stop him, but she did not, though the last tatters

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