During a recent production of “The Watchman” at Bewley’s, a historic Dublin cafe that offers lunchtime theater above Grafton Street, a character noted that entering a Dublin pub on a winter’s night — fireplace blazing and sleet lashing off the …
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With 12 shoplifting days till Christmas, Ryan looked around his angry city, his divided country, the ominous world and said, “Humbug.” He could not find that magical electricity of human kindness that usually ignited his inner child like a gleaming …
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“Money’s scarce, times are hard, here’s your f…..g Xmas card” – so wrote the late comedian Phyllis Diller in a legendary piece of Christmas cheer sent on a piece of scrap paper to author Christopher Hitchens. While not all of us mere mortals may be …
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Little Addie Fausett is a bubbly 6-year-old growing up in rural Utah who stopped growing three years ago and, doctors say, might be celebrating her last Christmas later this month. But there is something that brings her joy, and makes her smile. It’s …
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Critic’s Corner: ‘The Great Christmas Light Fight’ USA TODAY’s Robert Bianco previews the television lineup for Monday, December 8th with ‘The Great Christmas Light Fight,’ ‘Mike & Molly’ and ‘The Red Tent’ on Lifetime. Check out this story on USATODAY.com …
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Renowned author J. K. Rowling is set to create magic in the 12 days leading upto Christmas, by opening yet again the gates of the wizarding world of Harry Potter for her fans. Rowling announced on Friday via an email to Pottermore users, that the 12-day …
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Country singer LeAnn Rimes says she was just a kid when she did her first Christmas album, “What a Wonderful World.” Way back in 2004. Yes, that’s only 10 years ago. But Rimes is just 32 — so a decade is still almost a third of her life. Now she’s taking …
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The annual Christmas parade in Piedmont, Alabama is a big deal in this small town tucked away in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. The Piedmont parade doesn’t have giant helium-filled balloons or dancing Broadway show girls – but they do have …
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already have picked out the car — a Subaru Forester. At a news conference Thursday, Lisa Quam said she took a break from cooking on Thanksgiving Day and ran to the grocery store with her husband to pick up a newspaper with the Black Friday ads and some …
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For most Americans, Thanksgiving is a time to show gratitude, eat copious amounts of food and spend time with family. Jermaine Jones was able to take part in this yearly spectacle for the first time this past Thursday. Although he experienced the first two …
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