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August 15, 2012 Alaina

Keeping this in mind as the days tick down until I leave for Spain…

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Filed under: comfort zone, life

“Half the Sky”: Helping women everywhere

August 14, 2012 Alaina

   “Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide” is a compelling narrative told in research form by…

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Filed under: half the sky: turning oppression into opportunity for women worldwide, nicholas d. kristof, sheryl wudunn

Borgia: Truth about the Catholic church hierarchy, anyone?

August 12, 2012 Alaina

      Borgia is a miniseries just like The Tudors. (There is also a miniseries on Showtime titled ‘The Borgias.’)…

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Filed under: catholic church hierarchy, the borgias

“I, Elizabeth,” by Rosalind Miles

August 10, 2012 Alaina

      “I, Elizabeth,” by Rosalind Miles, tells the story of Queen Elizabeth I in the style of an autobiography.…

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Filed under: elizabeth I, i elizabeth, rosalind miles

The Kennedys: The undoing of a family

July 31, 2012 Alaina

      After finishing The Tudors miniseries, I eagerly dove into The Kennedys, as one of my good friends had…

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Filed under: greg kinnear, jackie kennedy, jfk, katie holmes, the kennedys

The Tudors: Sex and death in the time of monarchy

July 18, 2012 Alaina

   Sex and death are inextricably linked in this Showtime series on King Henry XIII.    From his first wife,…

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Filed under: anne boleyn, anne of cleves, henry xiii, jane seymour, katharine of aragon, katherine howard, katherine parr, the tudors

Wednesday Wisdom

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If we could shrink the Earth’s population to a village of 100 people, with all existing human ratios stayng the…

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Filed under: ahdaf soueif, the map of love

Wednesday Wisdom

July 11, 2012 Alaina

In the end, the only thing we have in abundance is the memory we have woven. Each of us chooses…

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Filed under: isabel allende, portrait in sepia

“The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao,” by Junot Díaz

July 10, 2012 Alaina

   “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao” tells the story of Oscar Wao, a shy, nerdy, overweight and sometimes…

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Filed under: junot diaz, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

“The Map of Love”: Exploring love in Egypt, Britain and the U.S.

June 25, 2012 Alaina

      “The Map of Love,” by Ahdaf Soueif, is an intricately-weaved story of love across place, time and ethnicity.…

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Filed under: ahdaf soueif, the map of love

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