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Tig Notaro

Name at birth: Mathilde O'Callaghan NotaroTig Notaro's reputation as a stand-up comedian and TV celebrity has a lot to do with the health issues she faced beginning in 2012, including a double…

The Cruise

Director:Bennett MillerArtisan Entertainment; NR; 76 minutesRelease:10/98With:Timothy (Speed) Levitch Miller is truly a gifted, inspired filmmaker who knew good material when he saw it. But…

Sei Shonagon Biography

Sei ShonagonJapanese writerBorn: c.966? Sei Shonagon was a prominent writer of Japan’s Heian era (794–1185). She is remembered for her Pillow Book (Makura no soshi), a collection of personal…

Dorothy Parker

Dorothy Parker was an American poet and critic of the mid-20th century, famous for her sardonic wit and quotable one-liners like "Men seldom make passes at girls who wear glasses." Dorothy Parker…

Barrymore (Play)

By:William Luce with Michael MastroDirector:Gene SaksSets and Costumes:Santo LoquastoLighting:Natasha KatzOpened:3/97 at the Music Box TheaterCast:Christopher Plummer and Michael Mastro…

J. D. Vance

J.D. Vance wrote the memoir Hillbilly Elegy, a 2016 bestseller that made him a political celebrity and launched his career as an expert on the troubles of poor, white Americans. Vance grew up…

The Devil's Dictionary: Author's Preface

by Ambrose Bierce AAuthor's Preface The Devil's Dictionary was begun in a weekly paper in 1881, and was continued in a desultory way at long intervals until 1906. In that year a large…

Dadetown

Director:Russ HexterWriters:Russ Hexter and John HousleyDirector of Photography:W.J. GormanEditor:David KirkmanProduction Designer:J. Edward VigeantProducer:Jim CardenCastle Hill; NR; 93…