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At The Movies
March 19, 1999 – 10:52 AM | No Comment

I recently finished reading a biography of Elvis. When I put the book down, I felt really sad about what happened to him, and not only did I not understand how all of his so-called …

Holy Matrimony, Batman!
February 16, 1998 – 1:04 PM | No Comment

In elementary school, my best friend and I played elaborate games of dress-up involving our mothers’ cast-off clothes and shoes, and when I look back at some of the scenarios we imagined ourselves inhabiting, I …