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Homeland Is Painful!…

Last night I watched the season two opener of “Homeland” and my head was on fire (unfortunately that was all!…) If you’ve watched “Homeland” on Showtime then you understand why it wins so many awards. If you haven’t, finish reading my blog post, then go start…

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Treat Yourself – “In Treatment”…

In Treatment(HBO) is a drama series about a psychologist, 50-something Dr. Paul Weston (Gabriel Byrne), and his weekly sessions with patients, as well as those with his own therapist Gina (played by Dianne Wiest) at the end of each week. Each episode focuses on one patient’s weekly session with Paul and is formatted more or less as a “conversation“. Continue reading

The Crimson Petal & The White…

The Crimson Petal & The White” by Michel Faber is a 2002 period novel set in 1870’s Victorian-era England. The title is from an 1847 poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson entitled “Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal“.

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