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Jumpsuits- Easy and Practical for Summer

A no-thinking alternative to neat, attractive dressing with lots and lots of options. I Left: Raine Washed Red Print Strapless Jumpsuit: Smocked and sleeveless bodice with a tie-front overlay. Long wide-leg pants have hidden side seam pockets. Unlined rayon. $48.00  Center: Coastal Air White Striped Tie-Back Jumpsuit: Woven cotton with

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Add Interest to Your Home. Decorate with Dried Flowers

No earth, water, or fuss.  A natural look. White Left: Tallow Berries Dried: 5’8” tall. About 6 OZ (about 175 grams); 2 bundles usually. $23.18 Right: Funarty Cotton Stems 20 Bolls 16” Tall 11Pcs. Each stem of natural dry cotton is about 16” tall. The diameter of the cotton head

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Joan/Jehanne – The Last Riveting Days of Joan of Arc

Joan of Arc/ Jeanne d’Arc (1412-1431) was canonized as a saint for her role in the final phase of the French and Anglican Hundred Years’ War. As commanded by the voices of angels, the simple country girl made her way to King Charles VII who was convinced to send her

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Jumpsuits- Easy and Practical for Summer

A no-thinking alternative to neat, attractive dressing with lots and lots of options. I Left: Raine Washed Red Print Strapless Jumpsuit: Smocked and sleeveless bodice with a tie-front overlay. Long wide-leg pants have hidden side seam pockets. Unlined rayon. $48.00  Center: Coastal Air White Striped Tie-Back Jumpsuit: Woven cotton with thin black stripes. Adjustable spaghetti straps and a fitted bodice with a decorative button placket. Set-in waist tops tailored, wide-leg pants with front pockets and

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Judgment Day – Morality in the Eye of the Beholder; A Thought Provoking Black Comedy

Gleefully smarmy lawyer, Sammy Campo (Jason Alexander), has just cinched investment for an overseas clothing company in which children provide labor. “…of course it’s not child labor. It’s like a crafts program that produces casual wear…” That he’s being pursued by multiple federal and state agencies for a laundry list of malfeasance (unnecessarily including public urination) doesn’t phase him in the least. Like many today, Sammy believes he’s above the law. In the midst of

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FINA Chooses Tradition Over the Health and Emotional Support of Black Women by Denying Swimmers Soul Caps

I don’t know if you are as angry as I am about the swim cap for Black women, called the Soul Cap, being denied by the International Swimming Federation, otherwise known as FINA. I have read many of the comments on various sites regarding this denial. Some people argue that the newly designed cap will give swimmers an advantage, while others argue that it can’t possibly give an advantage but, in fact, will slow the

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NYC Restaurant Week Happening for Five Weeks Beginning July 19

Yay! New Yorkers and guests of the city are reveling in the good culinary news as the city becomes a vibrant place to be this summer. NYC Restaurant Week begins on July 19 and runs through August 22 for a total of five weeks. Visit your favorite eateries and discover new ones throughout the five boroughs.  There are hundreds of restaurants participating in this exciting program.  Entrees with one side are priced at $21 for

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Add Interest to Your Home. Decorate with Dried Flowers

No earth, water, or fuss.  A natural look. White Left: Tallow Berries Dried: 5’8” tall. About 6 OZ (about 175 grams); 2 bundles usually. $23.18 Right: Funarty Cotton Stems 20 Bolls 16” Tall 11Pcs. Each stem of natural dry cotton is about 16” tall. The diameter of the cotton head is about 2″-2.5″ $12.98 Bouquet I Left: Natural Dried Flowers Bouquet Cotton Gypsophila Daisy Forget Me Not Mixed: About 17” height. $11.49 Right: XYXCMOR Natural

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Democracy Sucks: Socrates, Plato and Professor B. – Funny and Smart

May 2020.  Michigan State University. “Welcome to our last class of Political Philosophy 101, live streaming…the only class students click in to watch class after class, week after week. Good for me!” The delivery of that last line sets a bar for priceless delivery this actor hits many, many times.   Professor B. is pouring himself a glass of wine on camera, clearly having had a head start. He wears a stained T-shirt and pajama

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Allons Enfants! – Bastille Day with Steve Ross, Jean Brassard & Friends

Having sold out, this show will be repeated on August 6, 2021. July 14, Pangea crackled with anticipation as a crowd of artist fans and Francophiles took its seats for an effervescent salute to French esprit de corps. Often performed in English and French, the evening featured writers such as Jacques Brel, Charles Aznavour, Charles Trenet, Irving Berlin, Cole Porter and Stephen Sondheim. A sampling: Sporting a red beret, Steve Ross opens the festivities with

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Joan/Jehanne – The Last Riveting Days of Joan of Arc

Joan of Arc/ Jeanne d’Arc (1412-1431) was canonized as a saint for her role in the final phase of the French and Anglican Hundred Years’ War. As commanded by the voices of angels, the simple country girl made her way to King Charles VII who was convinced to send her to the Siege of Orleans, inspiring several important wins for the French. The young woman was eventually captured by a Burgundian faction, handed over to

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