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Smallest Gesture Means Something to Mourners

Linda K. Wertheimer | Posted 05.15.2013 | Healthy Living
Read More: Sibling Grief, Mourners, Brothers and Sisters, Grief, Wisdom, Mourning, Coping With Loss, Loss, Memories, Remembering Loved Ones, Healthy Living News
Linda K. Wertheimer

Today reminded me that there is a little bit of my brother in every place he lived, every place he walked, every place he laughed, every place he flashed that huge smile that teachers and friends alike thought was contagious.

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Jon Baitz's Journey to Other Desert Cities

Tom Teicholz | Posted 01.30.2013 | Arts
Read More: Jon Robin Baitz, Mark Taper Center, Other Desert Cities, Palm Springs, Brothers and Sisters, Palm Desert, Vietnam War, Arts News
Tom Teicholz

Baitz's play seeks an alternative way out of the seeming impasses of our times -- our political deadlocks, our family dramas, even our most heartfelt and ego-driven certitudes -- by making us experience a greater emotional truth.

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The Memory Keepers

Allison Tate | Posted 12.22.2012 | Parents
Read More: Family Memories, Parents-Kids, Brothers, Sisters, Parents-Moms, Siblings, Motherhood, Kids and Memories, Brothers and Sisters, Parents News
Allison Tate

More than scrapbooks, more than baby books, my children are themselves memory keepers, especially of the details of each other's childhoods.

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The Thread Of Protection

Sahaj Kohli | Posted 10.02.2012 | Women
Read More: India, Hinduism, Sikhism, Rakshabandhan, Appreciation, Brothers and Sisters, Family, Culture, Rakhri, Women News
Sahaj Kohli

Yesterday marked the annual occasion of Raksha Bandhan, or as I know it, Rakhri. It's a day when Hindus and Sikhs celebrate the relationship between s...

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Dream Kitchen: Recreating The TV Kitchen From 'Brothers & Sisters'

Kitchen Daily | Posted 08.31.2012 | Taste
Read More: TV Shows, Building a Dream Kitchen, Decorating a Kitchen, Video, Kitchen Decor, Tv Kitchen, Abc, Dream Kitchen, Slidepollajax, Brothers and Sisters, Kd-Dream-Kitchen, Taste News

Everyone, at one time or another, dreams of their ideal kitchen -- a place where everything is laid out and planned perfectly, containing all the appl...

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Failed TV Writer Is A Hit On Broadway

AP | By MARK KENNEDY | Posted 02.22.2012 | Home
Read More: Broadway, Theater, Jon Robin Baitz, Other Desert Cities, Brothers and Sisters, Jon Robin Baitz Other Desert Cities, The Film Society, Home News

NEW YORK -- It was F. Scott Fitzgerald who famously wrote there are no second acts in American lives. It is Jon Robin Baitz who says that's utter balo...

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Nicki Gostin

Rachel Griffiths Talks Broadway Debut

HuffingtonPost.com | Nicki Gostin | Posted 01.04.2012 | Celebrity
Read More: Video, Other Desert Cities, Rachel Griffiths Broadway, Juliette Lewis, Broadway, Theater, Rachel Griffiths, Sally Field, Brothers and Sisters, Stockard Channing, Celebrity News

The celebrated Australian actress Rachel Griffiths is making her Broadway debut in "Other Desert Cities," in which she plays a once-promising writer w...

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WATCH: Troy Davis Inspires Poignant Art Piece

Posted 11.23.2011 | Arts
Read More: Mentalgassi, Video, Street Art, Troy Davis Execution, Amnesty International, UK Arts, London, Civil Rights, Troy Davis, Brothers and Sisters, Berlin, Arts News

Following the controversial execution of Troy Davis, a 2010 art piece that depicted Davis as an inmate has gained new meaning. The piece is a collabor...

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Raksha Bandhan: An Opportunity For Social Cohesion

Anju Bhargava | Posted 11.06.2011 | Religion
Read More: Hindu, Sibling-Love, Hinduism, Raksha Bandhan, Hindu American Seva, Festivals, Hindu Ethic of Social Change, Ganesh-Chaturthi, Interfaith, Hurricane Irene, Hindu-Muslim-Relations, Hindu Festivals, Mitraseva, Religious Tolerance, Brothers and Sisters, Hindu American Seva Charities, Hindu Social Change, Religion News
Anju Bhargava

Tying a Rakhi on the wrists of close friends and neighbors underscores the need for a harmonious social life, where every individual co-exists peacefully as brothers and sisters.

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Chipotle Firings: One Story of a Broken Immigration System

Jim Wallis | Posted 07.19.2011 | Politics
Read More: Undocumented Immigrants, Jim Wallis, National Debate, Journey to America, Border Town, Immigration System, Immigration, Immigrants, Christians for Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Prayer Breakfast, Business, Audio Interview, Prayer, Movement, Immigration Status, Hispanic Brothers, America, Immigrant, Government, Hope, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Communities and Families, Enforcement Policies, Security, Faith, Brothers and Sisters, Illinois, Hispanic, California, Politics, Education, Workers, Men, Community, Employee, Families, Barack Obama, Immigrant Advocates, Georgia, Reflection, Immigration Legislation, Cross, Undocumented Immigrant, Undocumented, Marcus Hummon, Politics News
Jim Wallis

While the broken state of our immigration system, and its desperate need for reform, might not be a part of your daily life, there are many for whom it is. It's time we all start following this story.

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ABC Goes On Cancellation Spree, Axes 7 Shows

TV Squad | Jean Bentley | Posted 07.14.2011 | Media
Read More: Happy Endings, No Ordinary Family, No Ordinary Family Canceled, Body of Proof, Off the Map, Off the Map Canceled, Abc, ABC TV, ABC Television, Brothers and Sisters Canceled, V Canceled, Detroit 187 Canceled, Mr. Sunshine Canceled, Brothers and Sisters, Better With You Canceled, Media News

That thunderous pop you just head was the sound of ABC dropping pretty much every single one of its bubble shows at once. The network has reportedl...

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'Brothers & Sisters' Canceled

Posted 07.13.2011 | Media
Read More: Television, Abc, Brothers and Sisters Abc, Brothers and Sisters Canceled, Brothers and Sisters, Media News

ABC has canceled drama "Brothers & Sisters," it was announced Friday. The show, which lasted five seasons, was looking for a shortened sixth season, D...

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'I Wouldn't Advise' Gay Leading Actors To Come Out

Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Lgbt, The Advocate, Richard Chamberlain Gay, Richard Chamberlain, The Thornbirds, My Fair Lady, Gay, Nip/Tuck, Brothers and Sisters, Entertainment News

Actor Richard Chamberlain made the difficult decision to come out as gay in 2003, but he doesn't think it's a good idea for leading actors to do the s...

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MARRIED

people.com | Julie Jordan | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Dave Annable, Dave Annable Married, Dave Annable Odette Yustman, Dave Annable Odette Yustman Married, Brothers and Sisters, Odette Yustman Married, Odette Yustman, Entertainment News

Brothers & Sisters star Dave Annable and actress Odette Yustman are now man & wife. The two were married Sunday in Ojai, just north of L.A., in an ...

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TV Characters We've Lost: Will You Miss Michael Scott The Most? (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Dexter, Threes-Company, The Sopranos, The Office, Desperate Housewives, Lost, Steve-Carell-Michael-Scott-the-Office, The Wire, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Grey's Anatomy, The O.C., 7th Heaven, The West Wing, Cheers, E.R., Baywatch, Slidepollajax, Saturday Night Live, Beverly Hills 90210, 24, Brothers and Sisters, South Park, Entertainment News

With the announcement that Steve Carrell will not be returning to The Office as Michael Scott, another beloved character bites the dust. Michael may b...

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The Field of Sally: What One Oscar-Winner's Work Tells Us About America

Mark Olmsted | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Dolly Parton, Places in the Heart, Brothers and Sisters, Steel Magnolias, Sally Field, Conservatives. Liberals, Tom Skerritt, Tea Partiers, Calista Flockhart, Entertainment News
Mark Olmsted

I believe most Americans have a view of the country and their place in it that is far more similar than we imagine. We may not agree on how to get there, but we can agree on what "there" looks like.

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Rob Lowe Leaving 'Brothers & Sisters'

AP | ALICIA RANCILIO | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
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NEW YORK — Rob Lowe wants to downsize his TV family. The actor will leave ABC's "Brothers & Sisters" at the end of the season, his publicist, N...

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HOME FOR THANKSGIVING

Beth Arnold | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Brent Arnold, Holidays, Thanksgiving, Love, Brothers and Sisters, Death, Family, Tennessee, Interior Design, New York City, Healthy Living News
Beth Arnold

GROWING UP IN Arkansas, we relished our Thanksgiving turkeys. Mother roasted them until the skin was crispy brown, and even the white meat was juicy. ...

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Racial Advancement on TV: Is the Progress Depicted Well-Intentioned Fantasy?

Michael Russnow | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Read More: Privileged, 90210, Myspace, Russnow, Heroes, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Ugly Betty, Cbs, Lipstick Jungle, Calista Flockhart, October Road, Eric Holder, Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice, Kings, Tom Berenger, One Tree Hill, Rob Lowe, u.s. Census Bureau, Gossip Girl, Roland Fryer Jr., Antwon Tanner, Barbara Alyn Woods, Dirty Sexy Money, Grant Show, Abc, House, Everwood, Er, Audra McDonald, Twitter, Nbc, Kate Walsh, Ram Productions International, Sally Field, Facebook, Boston Legal, Barack Obama, Cnn, The West Wing, Brothers and Sisters, Black History Month, Bones, Michael Russnow, Desperate Housewives, Fox News, Chuck, Cold Case, Vanessa Williams, Lost, Race Relations, Intermarriage, Racial Attitudes, Chicago-Illinois, Indonesia, Msnbc, Media News
Michael Russnow

I've been noticing over the past several years a tendency for the Media to depict racial togetherness in a manner that doesn't come close to representing reality.

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Hayden Panettiere says, Register to Vote!

Paige Donner | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Voter Registration, Declare Yourself, Heroes, Greek, Declaration of Independence, Hayden Panettiere, Amber Stevens, Brothers and Sisters, Voter Rights, ABC Family, Environment, Scott Michael Foster, Emily VanCamp, Norman Lear, Campaign Issues, Campaign '08, Vice Presidential Debate, Celebrity Activism, Entertainment News
Paige Donner

"When we want to make changes, it's not enough to protest or march. We need to contact our congressmen and elected officials to tell them how we feel about issues."

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