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Day: July 26, 2020

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Sunday Morning! “A Death in the Family” & “Whiteout Conditions”

Rufus F. July 26, 2020
Viewed from one perspective, a funeral is a unit of measurement marking the gap between our most...
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A Tale of Two Resignation Letters

Devon Britt-Darby July 26, 2020
I’ve rubbed elbows with enough board members, who tend to skew old, rich, and patronizing the hired...
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A Binge Of Cinematic History Chapter 1: The Dawn Of Cinema A Binge Through Cinematic History

A Binge Of Cinematic History Chapter 1: The Dawn Of Cinema

Luis A. Mendez July 26, 2020
"The Dawn Of Cinema" or the pre-Hollywood years. And amazingly at over a hundred years old there's...
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And Then She Took Up Golf

Clare Briggs July 26, 2020
A little playmate
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