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An outsiders view on Jennifer Lawrence

An outsiders view on Jennifer Lawrence

February 26, 2013 | By | 2 Comments

I don’t know much about Jennifer Lawrence. I know even less about Kristen Stewart. But their names seem to be popping up everywhere lately. From what I can tell, everyone seems to adore the former and not care as much about the latter. I wonder: is it possible for Lawrence […]

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Loving Your Enemies

Loving Your Enemies

February 1, 2013 | By | Add a Comment

The love for equals is a human thing–of friend for friend, brother for brother. It is to love what is loving and lovely. The world smiles. The love for the less fortunate is a beautiful thing–the love for those who suffer, for those who are poor, the sick, the failures, […]

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Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast

November 18, 2012 | By | 2 Comments

Beauty and the Beast came out in 1991 – two years after The Little Mermaid. Here is the backstory for those unfamiliar: Once upon a time, in a faraway land, a young prince lived in a shining castle.  Although he had everything his heart desired, the prince was spoiled, selfish, […]

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Enchanted

Enchanted

November 12, 2012 | By | 4 Comments

I’m taking a break from all my princess posting to present… a princess post! This time, one of my friends approached me telling me I had to write about Enchanted. I told her I knew nothing about the movie. She replied, “It’s like the movie Elf, but with a Disney […]

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The Little Mermaid

The Little Mermaid

November 10, 2012 | By | Add a Comment

After polling my friends, searching more than a handful of libraries, and combing every used movie store I’m aware of, I finally found a copy of The Little Mermaid. But here is the best part: it was being sold for only … $42.49! Yes, that is a 4 and a […]

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Sleeping Beauty

Sleeping Beauty

November 8, 2012 | By | Add a Comment

Snow White (1937) and Cinderella (1950) have already been taken care of, which brings us to Sleeping Beauty (1959). So far, I’ve been impressed with how well these movies hold up after all these years. Let’s see if Sleeping Beauty can keep that trend going. 1:00 – A song about […]

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Cinderella

Cinderella

November 7, 2012 | By | 2 Comments

In order to rent this movie, I drove to one of three remaining Blockbuster videos in the state of Massachusetts. When I got there, I learned of a Disney “vault” where apparently Disney only re-releases certain movies every so often and even then only puts a limited amount of copies […]

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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

November 5, 2012 | By | Add a Comment

I just finished a few days with my 5-year old niece. We spent a lot of time talking about one of her favorite subjects and soon to be mine: Princesses! As we discussed this fascinating topic, I realized that I am woefully inadequate in my Princess knowledge. So, I did […]

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People Making Out With Each Other At Airports

People Making Out With Each Other At Airports

November 3, 2012 | By | 1 Comment

I picked my buddy up at the airport tonight. Unfortunately for both of us, I had the wrong airport. One thing you notice when you’re waiting to pick someone up – especially when you’re at the wrong airport – is a number of people who aren’t the person you are trying to […]

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Deferred Hope

October 28, 2012 | By | Add a Comment

If you try to have faith, you will be attacked by doubts you never knew you were capable of. But you keep on believing, even if you fall, even if you struggle with doubts, you keep on believing. And if you live a life that is marked by hope, by […]

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