MAKING A DIFFERENCE

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Something’s gotta give . . . making my way “Home Again”

There are many meanings to this title: 1. The feeling of being completely lost and knowing you can only find your way by starting over at the very beginning. 2. Begrudgingly calling your mom for the most obvious advice. 3. [...]

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Tuxedo? Check. Cufflinks? Check. Portable toilet? Check. Wait . . . portable toilet?

Packing for any trip can be tricky, especially with those pesky baggage fees. Paring down all the things you want to bring to the absolute necessities. I’m about to leave for the Cannes Film Festival, which requires a certain level [...]

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It is easy being green

I did a film last year for New Line/Warner Bros., a company that prides itself on approaching productions in a green way. Kate Beyda, the head of Physical Production for New Line, is a huge supporter of a green initiative [...]

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Monty Hall’s best deal

For over 30 years, starting in the early 1960s, Monty Hall hosted “Let’s Make a Deal,” one of the most popular game shows in television history. He was not only the show’s impresario, he created and produced it, and today, [...]

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So you think you can adopt?

I have to cop to a reality-show obsession: I love So You Think You Can Dance and have watched it religiously since its first season. Mind you, I know nothing about dance, and I have two left feet myself. I [...]

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A green revelation

I remember the first time I saw Participant Media’s film An Inconvenient Truth. I was a junior in high school and I sat in the back of my classroom with growing anxiety as the film went on. When it ended, [...]

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