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#MeToo: Emotional abuse primer

The advent of #MeToo has revealed so many sexual predators who used some form of emotional abuse or manipulation to get what they truly want, perhaps we should begin thinking of new laws to protect women from predators who spring emotional traps…

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ColumbusMediaInsider: Major Parties Default Women's Vote

Most of us believe what we read, especially when it comes from a reliable source. What we often miss is the real meaning of the news item. In this month's column, I am going to help you, dear readers, to understand what is behind several recent…

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If this doesn’t raise your spirits, the Nazis win

Love is more important than art, a character proclaims during a key moment from An American in Paris. While that’s undoubtedly true, it’s art that makes the musical so memorable.


Christopher Wheeldon’s direction and choreography combine…

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On the road again Southside Johnny and Asbury Jukes looking forward to Columbus stopover

As a child, John Lyon, also known as Southside Johnny, believed Billie Holiday would come into his room at night and sing him lullabies. The front man of Asbury Jukes remembers hearing bars of “Strange Fruit” and “Ain’t Nobody’s…

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