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Saturday, April 14, 2007 12:00 AM

The end of the affair

For almost a decade, Harry Potter and Tony Soprano have been my intimate companions. Now it's time to disentangle myself from their lives and say goodbye.

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  • Saturday, April 14, 2007 03:50 PM

    Re: It's spelled "sight"

    Thank you, mchaput! I honestly would think among these 36 posts, most of which either laud or lambaste Traister's writing ability, someone would have commented on that a little faster. I thought it was only fair to read to the end of all the posts before piling on, and I couldn't believe I had to get to post 36 of 36 to see someone mention that error.

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