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Published inFanfareA Treasure for Book Lovers: Thirty Years of ‘A Gentle Madness’Perhaps the greatest book about books everJan 206836Jan 206836
An Inauguration Day Question: Who Was the Hottest American President?A query from my daughter altered my plans for the dayJan 201.2K31Jan 201.2K31
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St. Edmund Campion: From a Queen’s Favorite to a Wanted OutlawPart Two of the Forty Martyrs seriesJan 154247Jan 154247
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Published inRock OnA Truly Schizophrenic Year: The Music of 1985 Four Decades LaterA look backJan 1088729Jan 1088729
Throwback Thursday: Ignore Rotten Tomatoes and Get Your Film Recommendations from a SaintThe Vatican’s list of 45 films everyone should seeJan 93224Jan 93224