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Entertainment > Celebrity Commentary Why celebrities divorce so often

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Having worked in the film industry, I have seen firsthand the instant gratification that even the lowliest celebrities expect as their due. This expectation may lead to a healthy ego, but it does not generally lead to a healthy marriage. Marriage is hard work, with a lot of compromise and occasional sacrifice needed from both... More..

Arts & Humanities > Horror, Mystery & Suspense Book reviews: On Writing, by Stephen King

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One of the most profound pieces of information imparted by Stephen King in his "On Writing" is also one of the most obvious: start writing. If you've started writing: keep writing. Although employing a biographical framework, King makes his point a universal one - you cannot be a writer if you do not write. And you cannot be ... More..

Entertainment > TV Genres & Trends Brilliant but cancelled: Why some great TV shows don't make it past the first season

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As I watched the pilot episode of "Friday Night Lights", recorded weeks earlier on my trusty ancient VCR, I felt both elated and depressed. It was exciting to watch such a creation unfold on my television screen: a superbly written, effectively acted, non-cloying tug at the heartstrings. In the back of my mind, however, was t... More..

Entertainment > TV Genres & Trends Best shows on television

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I was never an adventurous television viewer. That is to say, I never become part of the "hot new show" entourage. Every fall, television analysts stumble over themselves in an ecstatic clamor, extolling the viewing pleasures of a number of new projects. They deem this or that show the "one to watch", and audiences readily ac... More..

Entertainment > TV Show Reviews TV show reviews: My Name Is Earl

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I have found a new love. For a straight woman in her thirties, this may sound strange, but her name is Joy. As she is portrayed by Jaime Pressly on "My Name is Earl", she is a beautiful, obnoxious, loud, morally bankrupt but admirably strong force of nature. Whereas "Earl's" other secondary characters become grating and dull ... More..

Society & Lifestyle > Personal Morals & Values Characteristics of an effective volunteer

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There are few acts more selfless than the volunteering of one's free time. It does not follow, however, that volunteer work is free of responsibility. Whether it be as candy striper (or other hospital volunteer), a tutor, a Big Brother or Big Sister, a soup kitchen worker, or any other unpaid work, volunteering requires as mu... More..

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