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Finding the Fun in Connecticut’s Fairfield County
Friday, April 27th, 2012
by Debra Kirouac on Living Around
Raising a child is expensive. Raising a child in lower Fairfield County, one of the wealthiest counties in the nation, is almost prohibitively so. This
The Hunger Games—The Whole World is Watching
Monday, March 26th, 2012
by Winnefred Ann Frolik on Playing Around
“May the odds be ever in your favor!” This is the traditional address Effie gives the residents of District 12 before the annual Reaping ceremony,
Erin Duffy’s Bond Girl—Stirred, not Shaken
Tuesday, February 14th, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Reading Around
Writing a bestseller is the best revenge. Erin Duffy spent more than a decade working on Wall Street. In 2008, she found herself a victim
Living a Good Life Is Still the Best Revenge
Thursday, December 1st, 2011
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
ABC-TV’s Revenge has become the surprise hit of the fall season. Said to be an updated version of The Count of Monte Cristo, this nighttime
We Give Thanks for…
Thursday, November 24th, 2011
by Woman Around Town on Living Around
That there’s always next year to win a World Series. For George Clooney. For two weeks without any headlines about Kim Kardashian. For my husband
Diego Rivera Murals for The Museum of Modern Art
Thursday, November 10th, 2011
by Eleanor Foa Dienstag on Playing Around
What could be more timely in New York City, as the Occupy Wall Street movement grows and expands, than an exhibition of the murals of
“Summer of Lust”—Bad Evidence
Sunday, July 10th, 2011
by Eleanor Foa Dienstag on Playing Around
The Cell and The Hive Theatre Company are alternating Bad Evidence with Midsummer Night’s Dream, which they have dubbed their “Summer of Lust.” It’s an
Spider-Man Bites
Sunday, June 19th, 2011
by Michall Jeffers on Playing Around
A couple of months ago, I was anxiously waiting my turn in the dentist’s office when a jaunty young man of seven or eight sauntered
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