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Read more about the article Sequel Protection Service: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

Sequel Protection Service: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

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  • Post published:May 14, 2015
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So many times in my life, I’ve wished that I had avoided one or more of the sequels to a book or movie. Spoiling the beauty of an original story…

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Read more about the article No photo like this exists of my sister and me.

No photo like this exists of my sister and me.

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  • Post published:May 14, 2015
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My children make me feel like a retroactively terrible brother.

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Read more about the article The question most frequently asked of me while I sign my name

The question most frequently asked of me while I sign my name

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  • Post published:May 12, 2015
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"So you're a lefty?" Years ago, I stopped making smart-ass remarks to this inane question. "No, but my right hand has a small patch of gangrene," and "No. I like…

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Read more about the article A signed copy of Shakespeare’s King Lear

A signed copy of Shakespeare’s King Lear

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  • Post published:May 11, 2015
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It's unlikely that Shakespeare ever had the opportunity to sign his work. His plays weren't even gathered and bound until after his death, and like today, people in his time did…

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Read more about the article If you have issues with Mother’s Day, for whatever reason, please consider these two words or these six words.

If you have issues with Mother’s Day, for whatever reason, please consider these two words or these six words.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 10, 2015
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Happy Mother's Day to all of the mothers of the world. A friend and mother recently tweeted: "Ok! All set on articles trying to make me feel bad about looking forward…

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Read more about the article I wonder if Beyonce started this way?

I wonder if Beyonce started this way?

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  • Post published:May 9, 2015
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Read more about the article I have discovered the secret to a happy marriage. Seriously.

I have discovered the secret to a happy marriage. Seriously.

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  • Post published:May 8, 2015
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I discovered the secret to the perfect marriage, and I didn't even realize it. A friend recently joked that she couldn't imagine what my wife, Elysha, was thinking when she married…

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Read more about the article The joyous and much anticipated arrival of the garbage truck

The joyous and much anticipated arrival of the garbage truck

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  • Post published:May 8, 2015
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I'm afraid of the day when the garbage truck's arrival on a Monday morning ceases to be entertainment for my children. Thankfully, this was not that day.

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Read more about the article “I have no gay friends,” is perhaps an indicator of one of three things:

“I have no gay friends,” is perhaps an indicator of one of three things:

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  • Post published:May 7, 2015
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A middle-aged person recently told me that he doesn't have any gay friends and has never had a gay friend or even a gay acquaintance. I think this probably means…

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Read more about the article At last! My chance to take the stage with a professional Shakespearean company in a performance of Hamlet.

At last! My chance to take the stage with a professional Shakespearean company in a performance of Hamlet.

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  • Post published:May 6, 2015
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In case you haven't heard, I have no intention of ever dying. Sincerely. So what follows is purely hypothetical. So if I were to die — WHICH IS NEVER GOING…

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