If everything old is new again and if there’s a hero, it means a tragedy is being written — and it’ll be interesting to see what happens with the GOP convention this summer, JP Devine writes.
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Forced back from clean Maine air to dragon’s breath of LA
Just when J.P. Devine was gearing up for the outdoors in the sweet healthy Maine air, he has to return to California, which just got an air-quality “F” from the American Lung Association, he writes.
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Going off the grid? Be careful what you wish for
When JP Devine went off the ‘Hollywood grid’ for a life in Maine, things could have been a lot worse, he writes.
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Hello, it’s Chelsea, asking for more money
An email sets off a flurry campaign contribution requests that are hard to refuse, J.P. Devine writes.
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A long ago Republican summer is remembered warmly
When JP Devine first met his wife’s GOP family and friends, he was pleasantly surprised, and even more so now in light of current events.
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Despite iPhone love, maybe it’s time to get back to basics
We could always find the landline, JP Devine writes, and no one ever suggests calling Debbie for a good time any more.
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What’s it like, when the saints come marching?
When someone like Mother Theresa gets the call, what’s the moment like? Or what’s it like for those who don’t? JP Devine speculates on it.
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Downton and the election year: The good, the bad and the spoilers
The long, dreadful political winter has been made endurable by the Crawleys and friends, JP Devine writes.
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The political maelstrom gives even a humorist pause
Trump’s rise is partially our fault for being asleep for the past eight years, and his ascension was foretold in the movies, JP Devine writes.
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Best antidote to the presidential campaign? The Oscars, of course
JP Devine picks his favorites for this year’s Academy Awards, which happen Sunday night.