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Living in ‘1984’

I feel like I woke up in George Orwell’s “1984,” where political “doublespeak” is an accepted form of communication. Doublespeak is defined as a language that “deliberately disguises, distorts or reverses the meanings of words.” We want “better education,” so we cut spending to public education, deny certified teachers their bonuses and promote private school […]

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Love and Other Drugs

As real as her body is, her performance isn’t up to snuff. Ed Zwick’s film is half a good movie; see it for the “and Other Drugs” part that kicks it off. That’s the portion infused with effervescence, pulling back the curtain on the cutthroat world of pharmaceutical reps that Jamie Randall (Jake Gyllenhaal) jumps […]

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