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The Riviera
“Her bathing suit was pulled off her shoulders and her back, a ruddy, orange brown, set off by a string of creamy pearls, shone in the sun. Her face was hard and lovely and pitiful.” -- F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Gerald and Sara
A golden couple heads for France, where wonders and wildness abound. Meet the Murphys.
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MUTHA Knows Best
Hope Smith does it all, plus imagining your own startup and tons of facts about CEOs.
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Ripley
Hot priest goes creepy on us, the delights of Dutch art, and...pantry moths.
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Music and Mind
When you need someone to sing at presidential inaugurations, royal birthdays, Nobel Prize ceremonies, Super Bowls, or other special events, acclaimed soprano Renee Fleming is your go-to diva. The five-time Grammy-winner's singing repertoire includes more than 50 of opera's greatest roles, jazz standards, folk songs, show
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Scientific Method
On this week's eclipse, historical interpretations of this phenomenon, old bones, and word wars.
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Bookbound
As I've mentioned before, I've been learning bookbinding with some virtual classes and by tinkering around with a bunch of paper on my own. Why? I've always been a notebook geek, and when my kid started making do-it-yourself sketchbooks a year or so ago,
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Patchwork
Quilts, prints, singers and reading for health.
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Once Upon a Dreamboat
Elusive composers, meeting deadlines, librarian love, perfume madness, and more.
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Ode to La Belle Arlette
A little tale about an antiheroine, a writing prompt, some chocolate-y goodness, a hat-tip to my second-favorite Greek, and me saving you some time.
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