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Fiction Review: “So There!” — Nicole Louise Reid’s Poetic Chick Lit
February 28, 2012
“So There!” comes off as a poetic species of chick lit, its female characters desperate to break deadly dull routines, longing for more (not even sure what), but generally expecting the doorway to redemption —- a passage figuratively filled with light in their imaginations -— to be a man.
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Film Commentary: “Minari” — An Immigrant Tale with a Southern Accent
Minari is about the triumph of folkways, both Ozark and Korean.
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