Daily Archives: December 21, 2006

Lost boys found

By Frank Paynter | Published: December 21, 2006

Shelley shares some local news about two boys who ducked out of school and took off on an adventure. She writes: Our children, with their PS3s and XBoxes and iPods and internet and other artifacts of modernization and privilege no longer have a chance to experience a suspension of belief long enough to put such [...]

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What do Ryan Seacrest and Madame L. have in common?

By Frank Paynter | Published: December 21, 2006

C’mon. I had never HEARD of Ryan Seacrest until last night when Amanda pulled a jacket over a t-shirt and called it a “Ryan Seacrest” look. Now, checking out who might share a 12/24 birthday with Madame Levy, who d’ya think? No, not Phil Ochs. It was his birthday the day before yesterday.