The Rapturous Romance and Desperate Tragedy of Elaine May's “A New
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Richard Brody reviews “A New Leaf,” a stellar romantic comedy from 1971, directed by and starring Elaine May.
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PDF) New Lines: Mary Ann Yates, The Orphan of China, and the New
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The Cure (1995) - News - IMDb
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The Best Books of 2023 - All Genres (A Year-End List Aggregation
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Love and Limerence_ The Experience of Being in Love
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The New Yorker - After the unexpected loss of his dog
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The Project Gutenberg eBook of A Romance Of Toronto, by Mrs. Annie
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Reviewer Book Marks
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Elaine May, “Criminally Underappreciated Moviemaker”