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Finally, a movie that proves being good with words will get you laid.

Finally, a movie that proves being good with words will get you laid.

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Here are the best reviewed books of the week.

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Celebrate the 20th anniversary of Philadelphia's 215 Literary Arts Festival next week!

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On the greatest-ever H. G. Wells adaptation, in which Jack the Ripper escapes . . . to the future.

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The Alluring, Barrier-Ridden Promise of the Great Outdoors

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