Tag Archives: Jane Austen

On Proper Language and Other C-r-a-p

Posted on June 19, 2009 by Amy Spiegel

My mother is a very classy lady. She isn’t classy in the lift-your-pinky-a-bit-higher-while-sipping-your-tea-dear kind of way. She makes no pretensions at elegance and is most definitely not hoity-toity. When she opens her home to friends and strangers, she makes you … Continue reading →

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Snapshots

Posted on November 9, 2008 by Amy Spiegel

Brief comments on film by Amy. Some old, some new.  Domestic films and foreign too. Atonement — I went into this movie with pretty low expectations, but wanted to give it a try since it was nominated for several Academy … Continue reading →

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