Doing It Differently, by Ona Gritz. "Dan and I enter Hoboken's well known club where R.E.M. and Nirvana once played and where Bruce Springsteen filmed parts of his Glory Days video. We choose a spot on a set of stairs by the far wall, away from the speakers so the loud music won't disturb Dan's guide dog. A crowd forms and I stand on the top step for an unobstructed view of the band. As the guitarists tune up, I focus my attention on the cute blond drummer settling into his seat at the back of the stage."
Mama at the Movies, by Caroline Grant. "As my family counts down the days to a summer trip to London, I decided to prepare my sons the way I know best: by watching movies about the place. Of course, my choices might not be the most realistic visions of the city, but we're not ready for A Clockwork Orange or The Elephant Man here (we may never be). I wanted to show them the London created by my childhood reading, the London of corner flower shops, chimney sweeps, and nursery tea, the London of Mary Poppins."
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