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Review: The First Homosexuals:  The Birth of a New Identity 1869–1939 Fulfills an Ambitious Goal at Wrightwood 659

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Review: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman Team Up for a Timeline-Hopping, Universe-Swapping Adventure in Deadpool and Wolverine

There were moments in the first two Deadpool movies in which the fourth-wall-breaking Wade Wilson/Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) would poke gentle fun at both the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the X-Men […]

  • Steve Prokopy
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    Pitchfork Music Festival 2024: Day Three in Review

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  • Kathy D. Hey
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    • Fiction , Lit

    Review: Peeling Away the Layers of Two Lives, Civilisation Francaise, by Mary Fleming

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  • Patrick T. Reardon
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  • Nancy S Bishop
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    • Festivals , Music , Reviews

    Pitchfork Music Festival 2024: Day Two in Review

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    • Festivals , Music , Reviews

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