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As much a paean to Peckham and South London as to serendipity, romance, and the musical stylings of Salt’n’Pepa, first-time filmmaker Raine Allen-Miller’s super slick rom-com Rye Lane is an instant classic in a genre that has long since felt like a dying art. David Jonsson and Viv...
Serendipity! This was a terrifyingly delightful read as we watched our sweet protagonist outsmart stupidity and triumph over tyranny. Role model. Classical Music for our Solar System – Mars, The Bringer of War –movement 1 from Gustav Holst’s orchestral suite, “The Planets”, composed between...
I was delighted in how he embraced serendipity, but as I approached the teen years, I thought it was annoying. “Listen! It’s my favorite song on the radio!” he’d say in his characteristic Texas twang, and I’d retort, “Dad, every song is your favorite song.” He never let my...
the much-frequented, boutique-filled party drag in Venice. We read it as a sign that we properly captured all the energy on the block that night. I desperately clung to that serendipity and energy through 2022, especially the night of the midterm elections which … hoo boy, what a relief...
This year, as we prepare our Thanksgiving tables, I wanted to re-share a true story that was originally published on this blog several years ago. A remembrance from one of my own Thanksgivings past. A consummate illustration of grace. And which, in whatever form, is always amazing. ...
Passion Project Serendipity One thing I have learned in over 20 years of teaching middle school is to expect the unexpected. When the unexpected surpasses the original plan: serendipity. This fall, I had high hopes that implementing Passion Projects would accomplish several lofty academic goals. My...
aAs a college student, I feel that some students living together is a kind of serendipity, so we must cherish the moments. 作为大学生,我认为有些学生在一起生活是一易遇奇缘的运气,因此我们必须珍惜片刻。[translate] a蒸发空冷器的最大特点是将冷却塔和列管式换热器合为一体,省去了单独的循环水系统...
2. Serendipity III Is Lame The restaurant made famous because apparently celebrities like it, and because of the eponymous movie starring Kate Beckinsale and John Cusack. I get it, the “Frrrozen Hot Chocolate” the size of a Jacuzzi is fun. But it’s really like going to “Bubba Gump Sh...
(Though I do wish a book by First Nations woman writer had been on the list this year—I learned by a campaign in November that in its history, Canada Reads had never featured such a book. I’m going to make an effort to seek out books by First Nations women for myself this year...