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The return of an Irish ale
If you're tempted to raise a glass in commemoration of St. Patrick's Day, you might want to hold…
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A brief history of sex – with no pictures
There's a classic Gary Larson cartoon showing two amoebas sitting at home in their living room chairs, with one, holding…
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WATCH: Famous love poems recited for Valentine’s Day
Singing Valentine's cards have become a big hit on the web, but they're still missing a crucial component…
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‘Life’ at the movies
Abortion is not the topic of many movies, and good films that handle the topic well are few and far between. For…
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Longfellow’s ‘Snow-Flakes’ an inspiring substitute for snow (video)
While it looks like we won't be having a White Christmas in Boston this year, that doesn't mean…
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The gratifying, somber and powerful accuracy of ‘Spotlight’
I know a priest whose ecclesiastical career in this city was ruined because he had the temerity to praise the Boston Globe…
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Arnold’s problem: The soft heart of the Terminator
Most of the reviews for "Terminator: Genisys," Arnold Schwarzenegger's latest turn as the shotgun wielding robot from the…
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Is there a future for midlife romance at the movies?
Whatever happened to midlife romance at the movies? And by midlife romance, I mean films like "Enough Said," the well…
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Home inspiration for Indian entrepreneur
By all accounts Suman Lal was headed for a career in medicine, but it was conversations with a fellow scientist Pradeep Paul…
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‘The Martian,’ and dealing with (human) life on Mars
It's hard to imagine Ridley Scott casting someone else other than Matt Damon to play Mark Watney, the astronaut and…
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A quiet getaway in the White Mountains
The leaf-peeping season is one of the busiest times of year at The Horse & Hound, a romantic inn and restaurant…
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Revisiting an old sin with modern faith
What better time than the Jewish holidays, Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, to tackle a new book about Adam and Eve? After…
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Debunking the new geocentrists
Karl Keating is the founder of Catholic Answers, one of the nation's largest lay-run apostolates of Catholic apologetics and…
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Chick Lit with a twist
Chick Lit novels can be set almost anywhere, but when two authors decide to set their heroine's adventures in the…
