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		<title>Sir Ken Robinson: Brilliant</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2010 00:34:33 +0000</pubDate>
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As the mother of a highly creative but very fidgety child, this talk was very insightful.
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<p>As the mother of a highly creative but very fidgety child, this talk was very insightful.</p>
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		<title>Free Fruit for Young Widows</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 06:08:28 +0000</pubDate>
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Every once in a while a piece of writing stays with you long after you throw the magazine or book on the floor beside your bed. Nathan Englander&#8217;s recent story Free Fruit for Young Widows did just that. Thank you. 
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<p>Every once in a while a piece of writing stays with you long after you throw the magazine or book on the floor beside your bed. Nathan Englander&#8217;s recent story <em><a href="http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/features/2010/05/17/100517fi_fiction_englander">Free Fruit for Young Widows</a></em> did just that. Thank you. </p>
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		<title>Elephants Everywhere</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 01:48:21 +0000</pubDate>
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Just got home from taking my son to see Exit Through the Gift Shop, an amazing documentary about street artists, Mister Brainwash, and creativity. 
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<p>Just got home from taking my son to see <em><a href="http://www.banksyfilm.com/">Exit Through the Gift Shop</a></em>, an amazing documentary about street artists, Mister Brainwash, and creativity. </p>
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		<title>Natalie Merchant</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 07:55:44 +0000</pubDate>
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The concert tonight at The Japanese Cultural and Community Center was sublime. All virtue, no vice. 
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<p>The concert tonight at <a href="http://www.jaccc.org/">The Japanese Cultural and Community Center</a> was sublime. All virtue, no vice. </p>
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		<title>Hell&#8217;s Gate</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:41:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hope you can join me for a reading of my new play under the direction of Armina LaManna. I am grateful to have the privilege of working with amazing actors: Ben Bass (nominated for 2 Gemini awards), Dalit Berkowitz (recently seen in Shining City), Meaghan English (recently seen in Tim Crouch&#8217;s An Oak Tree), John [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;"><a rel="attachment wp-att-234" href="http://www.michellefiordaliso.com/vices/hells-gate/attachment/hell-gate2/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-234" title="Hell's Gate " src="http://www.michellefiordaliso.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/hell-gate2.jpg" alt="" width="100%" /></a>Hope you can join me for a reading of my new play under the direction of Armina LaManna. I am grateful to have the privilege of working with amazing actors: Ben Bass (nominated for 2 Gemini awards), Dalit Berkowitz (recently seen in <em>Shining City</em>), Meaghan English (recently seen in Tim Crouch&#8217;s <em>An Oak Tree</em>), John Pirruccello (<em>The Job Fairy</em> and many more), Thomas Silcott (<em>Entourage, Desperate Housewives </em>and the world premiere of Fugard&#8217;s <em>Coming Home) </em>and Cherikah Starr.</p>
<p>Sunday March 14, 2010</p>
<p>4:30 PM</p>
<p>3000 Airport Avenue</p>
<p>Santa Monica, CA 90405</p>
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		<title>11:11</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 05:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
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11:11 is the name of the novel I&#8217;m working on. Whenever I look at a clock and it says 11:11 (which happens to me frequently) I believe my grandmother is watching over me (she died on 11/11/2005). 
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<p>11:11 is the name of the novel I&#8217;m working on. Whenever I look at a clock and it says 11:11 (which happens to me frequently) I believe my grandmother is watching over me (she died on 11/11/2005). </p>
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		<title>A Single Man</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:49:35 +0000</pubDate>
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Just added to my top ten favorite films of all time. Gorgeous. 
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<p>Just added to my top ten favorite films of all time. Gorgeous. </p>
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		<title>Cricket</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:06:24 +0000</pubDate>
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I can&#8217;t hear the crickets in the rain but I can hear the rain.
Crickets are a symbol of good fortune. 
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<p>I can&#8217;t hear the crickets in the rain but I can hear the rain.<br />
Crickets are a symbol of good fortune. </p>
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		<title>Haiti, 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 05:23:36 +0000</pubDate>
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