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Gamblers At The Gate
A few days after the US election in November, I rewatched Oppenheimer. It’s a strange film, mostly because it’s two films. Going in, we think we’re getting a movie about the construction of the atomic bomb, but we also get a second story about a fail
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Famous In Paradise
Welcome to 2025, the year of celebrity at Lush Places. After careful thought, lasting as much as five minutes, Michele and I have decided that we are to be world-famous celebrities this year, at least within the confines of our 12-acre sheepand-pear
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One Chonky Chicken
‘Ellie,” says my dad, “why is everyone holding an egg?” My father sits rammed upright, manicured fingertips tapping his wine. Even his trim, grey hairstyle seems affronted. But a pub of people with eggs doesn’t offend me. It’s fun. Who cares why? Be

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