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Films That Explain Fandom: Slap Shot
Films That Explain Fandom: Slap Shot
By Sarah Bennett
March 27, 2013

​If you don't care about sports but care about better understanding a sports fan (and watching good movies), watch Slap Shot.

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Thrift What?: The Giraffe Sweater
Thrift What?: The Giraffe Sweater
By Sarah Bennett
March 27, 2013

​​One day I'll figure out whether this stunner is charming or creepy. 

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Breaking Down Breakdowns: Good Books About Mental Illness
Breaking Down Breakdowns: Good Books About Mental Illness
By Sarah Bennett
March 27, 2013

The Center Cannot Hold, by Elyn Saks, is the first book featured in this series about books by the mentally ill, about mental illness, for everybody. 

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Building Hamlet: Behind the Scenes at Yale Rep (Pt. 8)
Building Hamlet: Behind the Scenes at Yale Rep (Pt. 8)
By Meredith B. Ries
March 27, 2013

​In the final installment of Building Hamlet, set designer Meredith B. Ries offers her final reflections on what she considers "[an] experiment with blending humor and tragedy, evil and humanity... a dark jibe at religious faith, at royalty, at ambition. [Hamlet is] a ghost story and a love story." 

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