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Baseball season 2024
The baseball season is in its last two months. I am a fan of the New York Mets. I hope that they will make the playoffs this year. As I write this, they are tied for the last playoff spot with 22 games left to play. So, it will be exciting, but I will be…
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Once Upon a Time in America (1984) – Film Review
This is a really long movie–it’s around four hours–but it is worth it for a few reasons. The story is really compelling. It’s about a group of Jewish gangsters in the Lower East Side of Manhattan in the 1920s-70s. The cinematography is beautiful, and the music is also great. It is directed by Sergio Leone,…
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Hill of Slane, Ireland
This is a place I have visited a few times. It is a hill near the River Boyne in County Meath, Ireland. It is a very cool place to me for a few reasons. First, it is in the same town where my parents got married. Also, there is an old legend about Saint Patrick…
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Whisper of the Heart (1995) – Film Review
This is my favorite animated movie. It was created by Studio Ghibli in Japan and released in 1995. It was directed by Yoshifumi Kondo, who died a few years after it was made, and it is his only film. The storyboards and screenplay were done by Hayao Miyazaki, another great director from the studio. It…
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A Man For All Seasons (1966) – Film Review
Recently, I watched the movie A Man For All Seasons. It is one of my favorite movies. It is about Sir Thomas More. I think the music is really great. I like the cinematography. However, I think the best part is the acting. More is played by Paul Schofield, who won an Academy Award for…
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