Earnest, Lovable Loser Yearns For 'Silver Linings'
Oct 16th, 2008 · Home from a long stay in a mental hospital, the hero in Matthew Quick's debut novel, The Silver Linings Playbook, embarks on a hapless campaign to win back his former wife.
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Winners And Losers In Baseball's Playoffs
Oct 4th, 2008 · If it's October, then it's baseball playoffs time. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Howard Bryant about Friday night's face offs in Tampa Bay and Los Angeles.
Among Wall Street's Losers, A Lone Victor
Sep 30th, 2008 · Monday's massive stock sell-off meant declining numbers for every company on the Dow Jones industrial average and all but one on the S&P 500. So what was the lone brand name where investors sought refuge? Campbell's Soup Company.
'Burn' Notice: Losers Losing, And No One Cares
Sep 12th, 2008 · Joel and Ethan Coen's new black comedy sets its dimbulb characters careening through a blackmail-and-infidelity plot. The cast is top-notch, but the directors seem so little invested they might as well be on autopilot.
Kevin Costner On 'Swing Vote'
Jul 27th, 2008 · Imagine what would happen if the entire presidential election came down to one improperly cast ballot, and the man who owns that vote is a two-bit loser, played by Kevin Costner, who long ago traded his dreams for a drink. That's the premise of the new movie Swing Vote. Kevin Costner speaks to host Andrea Seabrook about the film and his band, Modern West.
The Choice To Do It Over Again
Jul 20th, 2008 · Daniel Flanagan was a high-school dropout in a dead-end job; a self-described loser. But when faced with the responsibility of fatherhood, Flanagan decided to change his ways and return to school. He believes we all deserve "do-overs" in life.
Whose the Loser in the Brinkley Divorce?
Jul 9th, 2008 · Supermodel Christie Brinkley is knee-deep in a seedy divorce that's been all over the tabloids. Unlike most heartbroken celebrities, Brinkley has welcomed the media's presence in the courtroom.
Talking Neil Gaiman at the BPP Book Club Meeting
Jun 4th, 2008 · In Anansi Boys, Neil Gaiman spins a world where reality and fantasy comfortably co-exist, where a loser is revealed as a god. BPP Book Club moderator Sarah Goodyear kicks off the discussion of this month's selection.
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