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The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

You know when you complain about life being unfair and you pity yourself for not having what it takes to deal with it. You complain about others having a better life, better job, better house, better health, better sex; you pity the fool that you have become. You look in the mirror and you don’t [...]

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Finding Other Bumblebees

It started with this great article in NY Times Magazine on Judd Apatow. In it, talking about his young days as a comedian trying to find his voice, and ending up at L.A’s Improv where he found like-minded guys, he says, “I felt like the bumblebee girl in the Blind Melon video who finally meets [...]

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Starbucks is Not Your Living Room

Oh you didn’t know that, did you? Just because you paid $4 bucks for that extremely tiny cup doesn’t mean you come from a well-read, fed, groomed, informed family of 3 and have a finger on the pulse of proper English usage. Just because you can say Double Mocha Latte Chai Half-Decaf on a Small [...]

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Sunday Mornings With BREAKFAST WITH THE ARTS

SUNDAY MORNING used to be on my watchlist, emphasis on ‘used to’. It’s no secret that magazine shows are mostly publicity vehicles for people, events, companies etc. You’ll always see them do a piece on somebody (actor, author, singer etc.) right before (s)he has something coming out, has come out but needs a little push, [...]

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