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A Theater Talk episode on Sondheim ....

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Will “The Big Short” Spawn New Wall Street Crooks?

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A new movie, “The Big Short,” full of Hollywood heavyweights who might know what a derivative is, is getting a lot of Oscar buzz and some headlines that suggest it will make you mad all over again about the Great Recession. Please checkout my blog about the movie and its impact:  http://bit.ly/1lr9jIy

An Excerpt from "Nutcracker Rouge:" A Naughty Take on a Christmas Classic

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Stranger pays woman’s grocery bill, dies in car crash hours later Video at http://bcove.me/ha3iso5f   SAN DIEGO — A San Diego woman is working to honor a stranger’s memory after he died hours after paying for her groceries and asking her to “pay it forward.” KNSD-TV reports that 28-year-old Matthew Jackson, of Oceanside,  was killed in a crash on Nov. 11 , the same day he met Jamie-Lynne Knighten. Knighten was ahead of Jackson at a grocery cash register with her crying infant when her card was declined. Jackson offered to foot the more than $200 bill, asking that she help someone else in return. Knighten called his employer to praise Jackson, only to find he had died. She says she is working to further honor the man’s legacy and is encouraging others to pay it forward. By Associated Press  December 1, 2015   |   9:05am [FULL TEXT OF REMEMBRANCE BELOW] Jamie-Lynne Knighten   feeling heartbroken. November 20 at 5:10pm ...