Christina Hamlett's Posts
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December 26, 2012 06:28 PM UTC --
We’re pretty certain that the great halls of Medieval castles were never used as staging venues for trade shows. The concept of peddlers, tinkers and artisans taking their wares on the road, however, . . .
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December 26, 2012 06:21 PM UTC --
Why do photographers always tell people to say “cheese” in front of the camera? Is it because it’s impossible to do this without both corners of your mouth lifting? Or is it just because . . .
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December 12, 2012 08:47 AM UTC --
As a media person, one of my favorite scenes in The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984) is when the amnesiac Kermit accidentally wanders into Mad Avenue Advertising, a frog-centric firm that has been trying . . .
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December 12, 2012 08:42 AM UTC --
Back in the 1980’s, I always looked forward to the arrival of Banana Republic’s hand-illustrated catalogues. Between the covers and interspersed amongst the sketches and descriptions of travel . . .
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December 12, 2012 08:36 AM UTC --
The Big 5-0. The half-century mark. Five decades. The Third Act.
No matter how it’s labeled, women of a certain age can either approach this milestone birthday with unabashed grace or totally . . .
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April 07, 2012 12:59 PM UTC --
The story opens with a murder that has taken place in a wooded area adjacent to a college campus; the identity of the victim is not yet known. We're next introduced to Dana Buchwold whose personal life . . .
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December 27, 2011 12:17 PM UTC --
Among the numerous delights in Elaine Fantle Shimberg's latest release, "Growing Up Jewish in Small Town America: A Memoir", are the inclusion of quotes that speak as much to Jewish culture and philosophy . . .
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June 06, 2011 03:03 PM UTC --
To this day, I still recall the longest line I ever stood in for a movie. It was a cold evening in Seattle in 1961 and the line snaked completely around the block for the opening of 101 Dalmatians . . . .
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June 06, 2011 02:54 PM UTC --
“The artist's world is limitless,” wrote American photographer Paul Strand. “It can be found anywhere, far from where he lives or a few feet away. It is always on his doorstep.” . . .
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June 06, 2011 02:50 PM UTC --
“For disappearing acts, wrote humorist Doug Larson, “it’s hard to beat what happens to the eight hours supposedly left after eight hours of sleep and eight hours of work.”
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February 02, 2011 04:03 PM UTC --
When I was in first grade at Riverside Elementary there was a Friday morning tradition called “Show and Tell” in which everyone was supposed to bring in something interesting to talk about. . . .
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January 29, 2011 03:33 PM UTC --
The email began – as they usually do – with gushing admiration for my work and all the wonderful things the writer had discovered about me via Google, things that had convinced her I was not . . .
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October 07, 2010 10:19 AM UTC --
With all of the burgeoning hoopla about book trailers, I decided to jump in and create my first project to start a buzz about one of my stage plays.
Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvSSZ9Ha6O0 . . .
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August 11, 2010 10:49 AM UTC --
When you step into the noisy, cattle-call throng of most film pitch festivals, it´s hard not to hear the opening lyrics from A Chorus Line running through your head:
God, I hope I get it! I . . .
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August 11, 2010 10:45 AM UTC --
While you don't have a crystal ball to tell you if your latest hook-up is Mr. Right or just Mr. Right Now, it's fairly easy to decipher some of the nonverbal cues that you've tweaked a cute stranger's . . .
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July 21, 2010 11:37 AM UTC --
Am currently pitching my latest play, A BEL AIR LAWYER IN KING HENRY'S COURT, to theaters around the country, and wanted to share the synopsis and an excerpt with fellow Gatherers. To read more, go to . . .
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December 24, 2009 02:31 PM UTC --
Not much is known about my life before November 30, 2009. That’s the day I was brought to the Pasadena Humane Society by some nice people who found . . .
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December 20, 2009 08:28 PM UTC --
For as many perks of enrichment as were bestowed on the Baby Boomer Generation, mother-daughter book clubs weren’t among them. While my own parents took the required level of interest . . .
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August 17, 2009 11:17 AM UTC --
Back in the spring of 2001, I was researching an article about the future of the American stage, particularly insofar as the impact that technology has had in diminishing the next generation’s . . .
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January 17, 2009 12:58 PM UTC --
The 1920's are remembered for a lot of things - jazz, flappers, speakeasies, bathtub gin. While stylish women were bobbing their hair, rolling their stockings and reading Emily Post, their . . .
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