This past New Year’s Eve, my wife and I turned on both of our options for a musical countdown on TV and thought, This is the best they can do for the biggest, ball-dropping party of the year? What hap
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Ever since writer-director Quentin Tarantino shot to fame with “Reservoir Dogs” (1992) and “Pulp Fiction” (1993), fans have eagerly awaited his films. The reason Tarantino stands out from the rest is
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