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November 17, 2011

J. Edgar

Early in Clint Eastwood’s “J. Edgar,” we learn that there’s history, and then there’s history as told by J. Edgar Hoover. As played by Leonardo DiCaprio, Hoover is a man whose obsession with fact and truth ends when the subject … Continue reading →

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August 5, 2011

Cowboys & Aliens

In “Cowboys & Aliens,” Daniel Craig wakes up in the desert bruised, bloodied and wearing a strange bracelet that he soon discovers is an alien weapon. Later, he learns he can control the weapon by clearing his mind and not … Continue reading →

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July 15, 2011

Horrible Bosses

There have been plenty of R-rated comedies during the 2011 summer movie season and plenty more are on the way. It’s not a renaissance so much as a deluge, and the highest praise that can be heaped upon “Horrible Bosses” … Continue reading →

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July 15, 2011

Summer of Research: Getting Ready for San Antonio

I’m back from Provincetown and the Center for Family Connections’ Meeting of the Minds conference. It was intense, to say the least. This was my first adoption conference, and, oddly, the first time I’d been around other adoptees (not to … Continue reading →

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June 30, 2011

Help Support My Summer Research

This summer, I’m working on my MFA thesis project. It’s called “Open & Shut: Open Records, Privacy, The Internet, And Adoption,” and it’s about how the internet, the adoptee rights movement, open records laws, and changing attitudes toward privacy have … Continue reading →

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March 7, 2011

A Call For Adoption Stories

So, here’s the deal. I’m adopted. And I’m working on my MFA thesis, which, not coincidentally, is about adoption. My focus is on how the internet has changed how adoptees, birth parents, and adoptive parents interact. Adoption searches, familial relationships—they’re … Continue reading →

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