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10 Writers to Follow on Twitter

10 Writers to Follow on Twitter

Yeah, I know, everybody's an author. Novelists, screenwriters, journalists, self-help gurus and social marketing experts all filling the void with words. But these 10 folks have a way with them, whether using 10 or 10,000....  read more

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Sundance 2009: Taking Chance and Reporter

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Well, it's been a busy weekend at Sundance, where I've packed in nearly twenty screenings since the last report. Let me start with a couple that I found particularly good: Taking Chance is a very simple film about Lt. Col. Michael Strobl (Kevin Bacon) who is escorting the body of a fallen PFC named Chance Phelps to his family. In under ninety minutes, the film bears witness to the respectful procedures that the USMC follows in such situations and to the reactions of ordinary Americans who Strobl meets on this particular journey. He doesn't know the Private, and we learn...  read more

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