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Actress Brittany Snow was Anorexic
Pressure to be thin was too much for young actress, so she went on the Eat Right 4 your Blood Type Diet
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Alexander/Daykin Piano Duo
Millette Alexander and Frank Daykin are nationally known as a classical piano duo, and have performed and recorded extensively in the US and Europe.
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Daytime Dramas on TV
A brief look at the daytime shows that held the afternoon hours on TV in the 1950's including such dramas as The Guiding Light, Search for Tomorrow and others.
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Millette Alexander: Actress and Pianist
Millette Alexander has had an exciting career as an actress in daytime television and as a classical pianist on the concert stage.
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Organizations of Women Composers
A brief look at several women composers of the past who were instrumental in being first in founding musical organizations and societies.
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Thailand’s 100 Days of Mourning
Thailand has been plunged into 100 days of official mourning as a mark of respect for the death of the nation's much loved Princess, HRH Galyani Vadhana.
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Passions: New Life for Canadian Daytime
The TV world is abuzz with the new soap "Passions", airing on CTV.
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The Best Teacher to your Children
Find out the importance of teaching your children through these 7 years and how to be the best teachers they could ever have! You will even learn a thing or teo yourself!
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A Fresh Start?
Which soaps are poised for success or disaster in this year? And more importantly, will the genre dig itself a deeper grave or get a last minute reprieve?

Let's Talk About Sex
Shirtless guys, raunchy love scenes, and sexuality over sensuality have taken over soaps today. Does the increasing focus on sexiness take away from other essentials to soaps?

Spooks, Sci-Fi, and Soaps
Ghosts, goblins, and clones, oh my, can science fiction and supernatural storylines really fit into "mainstream" soaps?

Noah Returns on AMC and a Sheridan Crane Surprise
Rumors are flying this week about the return of Noah and Julia. Any truth? We shall just have to wait and see... but you could start writing letters! Sunset Beach fans, you had better start writing letters too.
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Return of Senna to Formula One?
"If you think I'm good, just wait until you see my nephew", claimed the late three time world champion, Ayrton Senna in 1993.
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Review of Julian Lennon's "Photograph Smile"
Julian Lennon is very much his father's son.
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Survival Kits that Kids Can Make
Survival kits are fun to make and fun to give as gifts. Here are a variety of different kits that kids can make themselves.
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As Seen on TV
In an attempt to keep viewers during the writers' strike, networks trotted out a slew of new reality shows on their audiences. But reality has always been a favorite.
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Dead Ex by Harley Jane Kozak
Wollie Shelley, the most unlikely of detectives, must discover who killed a soap opera mogul in order to save her best friend, in the mystery book Dead Ex.
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Marblehead Lighthouse State Park
Kelley's Island, Put-in-Bay, Cedar Point and Sandusky Bay are all visible from Marblehead peninsula on the northern shore of Ohio's 74th State Park.
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Book Review: The Heart of Wicca
A review of Heart of Wicca, by Ellen Cannon Reed, one of my top picks in my Suite101 book store.
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Justice, Texas Style
The Supreme Court, busy as always this time of the year, will scrutinize no less that three Texas death penalty cases this term. This article shows you one reason why the Lone Star State is on the High Court's hotseat.
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Songs for the Heartbroken
When faced with tragedy, many people turn to music for solace. This is a lost of songs to help even the most broken hearted listener through the long lonely nights.
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Thoreau in the Fields
Thoreau was more than some "American Híndu". He was the living embodiment of America's spiritual-intellectual inheritance. We need more like him.
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98. Dear Mom
Sometimes, things are best said in a letter... which can be read over and over again... I know!
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And Now The News: January Y2K
A little of this, a little of that....
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Character Identity Crisis
Characters are constantly doing 180s in their personalities. But is that always a bad thing?

Coming to a Slow Burn
Why does it feel like all the things that made soap couples interesting are gone? What do writers need to do to restore the magic of soap romance?

Crossover Crisis
Having characters travel from one soap town to another may have been a harmless idea in the beginning, but it may have gotten out of control.


Emmy Roundup
The highs, the lows, the winners, the losers, and blindly judging the panel's choices.

Erica Kane Syndrome
She was once a unique character, constantly getting into scrapes, going from man to man with a boundless energy and immaturity. But now those selfish antics of Erica Kane have not only grown stale, they've been thrown into serious situations. And she's not the only soap character whose "me, me, me" act causes the audience to want to strangle them.

Franciscans, Dominicans and their Art: Part I, Comparing the Spirit of the Orders
Franciscan, Dominican, Art Medieval, Catholic, Iconography, Symbolism, Cult
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Hard to Say Goodbye
It is sad and unavoidable that I must retire from writing this column. But me try to explain why I must go, share some parting thoughts before I leave, and the future of the column.

Holiday Sneer
With soaps missing their warmth, family, and friendliness, having a happy holiday is a bit of stretch lately.

Lack of Earning Potential and My Life Now: Part II
This is Part II of a continuation of last week's article. Sometimes lack of job history produces lack of self-worth which makes you feel jealous of others' accomplishments. Also, others' aspirations can often shoot higher than what you can easily obtain. This is my story on how I found peace through these things that affected my life years ago.
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Let's Go Crazy
The mental illness storyline is getting almost as much airplay lately as murder mysteries. It's a tricky subject to do successfully, but is more often done irresponsibly.

Living in Villainy
Have writers' lost their way when it comes to writing good villains?

Married to the Mob
Nefarious characters skulking in the dark wearing long leather coats carrying guns with silencers (but of course loud enough for the audience to hear the shots) have been in daytime for thirty years. So why on earth has the Godfather rip-offs gotten so tired?

Punk Rock Book And Album Reviews
Recommended CDs and books about artists such as Devo, The Professionals, Oingo Boingo,XTC, Torpedos, T. Rex, Radio Birdman, Rolling Stones, The Stooges,Black Sabbath, The Jam
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Reality Bites
Reality game show contestants making cameos, taking contract roles, and reality contests aiding the casting department. Is this an innovative way to help soaps enter the 21st century or will it hasten the deterioration of soaps?

Set in One Mood
Soaps have the daunting task of encapsulating all of life's emotions, but do they really strike the right balance?

Soaps in an Instant
Instant couples, instant murder mysteries, everything in soaps is happen much quicker. But is telling stories slowly like in the past even possible in today's world?

Soaps' Big Bang Theory
In an attempt to inflate ratings quickly, soaps are trying anything and everything. But even if ratings surge, how long will it be before they collapse?

Something Positive
If you have something nice to say, seize the opportunity. Who knows when it may come again?

Spineless Ladies
Soaps creating strong and independent women have never been a strong suit, but is every woman being struck with the dumb stick?

Storyline Roulette
There is an increasing element of surprise about which storylines are focused on from day to day … and it's slowing killing soaps.

Summer Heat Brings on Delusions
Bad stories, overrated importance on the teen audience, and executives in denial are bringing soaps even further down in the summer.

Swept Away
A busy sweeps month, an Emmy controversy, and everything in between.

The Age Factor
Soap characters rob the cradle on soaps all the time, but when is it a clever twist, a pairing with future potential, or just plain disgusting?


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