‘The Undoing’ surprises at first but wanders into mediocrity
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If the season’s first half is any indication, “The Undoing” is destined to join countless other shows in the dustbin of flashy but forgettable HBO dramas.
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Picks of the Week: Dedicated to different forms of love
For this week, I’ve crafted a schedule that celebrates the diversity of affection, taking inspiration from the ancient Greeks’ seven forms of love.
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San Francisco Symphony bring nostalgia with ‘Love Actually’
Conductor Thiago Tiberio led the orchestra through interjected musical passages from the film as it was projected onto a large screen above the stage.
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‘Four Weddings and a Funeral’ is a romantic comedy for the modern day
This is similar to the relationship between Cheetos and the subsequent iterations of hot Cheetos — the original is still a classic, but it has also developed.
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The rom-com romance illusion: A personal essay
I’m supposed to write about love. It makes sense, given the nature of yesterday’s holiday. But what do I know about love? I’ve only really been in it once, and the best way to describe that experience is the “it’s complicated” relationship status on Facebook. To be fair though, it
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Love, laughter and money: wealth in romantic comedies
Hollywood audiences’ sudden aversion to rich-people rom-coms is fascinating, especially because these films captivated audiences for decades.
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