In search for browntail moth nests to wage war against in his yard, J.P. Devine mulls how “it’s always somethin’.”
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J.P. Devine: There are stories here
War historically produces great literature, full of blood and anguish and the stories of our lives, J.P. Devine writes.
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‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ returns
She’s back. Yes, Midge Maisel is back in New York. We left Midge and Susie, her manager, on the tarmac at the airport, where Shy Baldwin and company dumped her. I’d have to go back for a review to put it all together again, but why bother? You all have the pieces in your pocket, […]
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J.P. Devine: They’re coming for your books
Book banners should be careful what they wish for, J.P. Devine writes.
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‘Emily in Paris’ blessed with two more seasons
When we first met Emily, she was a Chicago marketing executive who was sent to join the French luxury firm Savoir in Paris, run by Sylvie (played by the perpetually glamorous Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu). She hit the streets of Paris running. When the show opened in October 2020, it became an overnight hit, and has since […]
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J.P. Devine: Ukrainians at risk
As the world watches whether Russia will invade Ukraine, J.P. Devine has concerns closer to home.
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‘Frasier’ has never left the room
If you had to spend the rest of your life locked down in a safe house, and you only had one complete series you could watch, with no masks in sight, no war, no impending doom, what would it be? “Friends?” “Seinfeld?” Those are top rate comedies. Both of those series are now bronzed in […]
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J.P. Devine: To tub or not to tub
Childhood memories of using the bathtub have given way to the joys of showering, J.P. Devine writes.
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‘The Defiant Ones’ worth seeing, if only to honor the great Poitier, Kramer
Stanley Kramer gave us “High Noon” 1952 and “Judgement at Nuremberg” 1961 and that alone is enough to cast Kramer in gold. His “The Defiant Ones” in 1958 wasn’t in the same league with those brilliant pieces. Tony Curtis got to play chain-gang baddie Johnny Jackson, a snarling racist small-time criminal, in a time when […]
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J.P. Devine: Well, was that fun or what?
Enjoying his favorite cereal for dessert, J.P. Devine recalls a childhood moment when his mother introduced him to the magic of snap, crackle and pop.