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The Host (2013)

Now Playing Synopsis: A body-snatching alien takes possession of a young woman who refuses to surrender her mind, and together they seek out the man they both love as writer/director Andrew Niccol (Gattaca, In Time) adapts Twilight author Stephenie Meyer's New York Times best-seller. The majority of the human race have been possessed by unseen invaders, leaving only small pockets of "wild" humans like Melanie (Saoirse Ronan) scattered throughout the world. Upon being captured by the invaders, Melanie finds her body claimed by Wanderer, a spirit that has been warned of the difficulties that come with claiming a human host. In the process of inhabiting Melanie, Wanderer is deeply affected by her vivid dreams and memories. And when Melanie fights to maintain control of her mind even as Wanderer possesses her body, the sympathetic entity joins her on a journey that will reveal the unfathomable depths of human love and compassion. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Max Irons, Jake Abel, Chandler Canterbury, Diane Kruger, Frances Fisher, William Hurt Movie Details Play Trailer Buy Tickets Movie Review

Books featuring mothers and their children

...that sit right in front of her.Novelist Anna Quindlen first became famous for her witty, observant columns in the New York Times (even winning a Pulitzer Prize for Commentary) and she returns to her roots in her latest book, "Lots of Candles...

http://brainerddispatch.com/lifestyle/2013-05-14/books-featuring-mothers-and-the
Lifestyle
Krugman's proud war on fools, knaves and lunatics

Could I say a word about Paul Krugman? A recent blog post by the eminent economist and New York Times columnist struck me as out of the ordinary, even for him. Krugman was responding to critics who accuse him of seeing everybody...

http://brainerddispatch.com/opinion/guest-columns/2013-05-01/krugmans-proud-war-
Guest Columns
Former CIA Director Woolsey on the Middle East

...limit themselves to an airstrike or two.Joel C. Rosenberg (www.joelrosenberg.com) is the author of numerous New York Times best-selling novels and non-fiction books, with nearly 3 million copies sold. previously worked as an aide to...

http://brainerddispatch.com/opinion/guest-columns/2013-04-05/former-cia-director
Guest Columns
Keystone Pipeline foes should face reality

...catastrophic consequences. Building it, climate scientist James Hansen says, would mean "game over" for the climate.New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman hopes that, if it's given a green light, "Bill McKibben and his 350.org coalition...

http://brainerddispatch.com/opinion/guest-columns/2013-03-26/keystone-pipeline-f
Guest Columns
No foolin', it's the beginning of a long hot spell in the Brainerd area

...how they could grow their own," as Urban Legends notes.In recent years, Taco Bell ran a full-page ad in the New York Times announcing it had purchased the Liberty Bell and would rename the landmark the "Taco Liberty Bell."A similar prank...

http://brainerddispatch.com/opinion/2013-03-31/no-foolin-its-beginning-long-hot-
Opinion
GOP: The more the merrier

In a report speculating that former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush may run for president in 2016, The New York Times observes, "When Senator Marco Rubio of Florida held a strategy session here to discuss his own political future last week, the...

http://brainerddispatch.com/opinion/other-opinion/2012-11-26/gop-more-merrier
Other Opinion
U.S. can protect gun rights, public safety

...be just a matter of time.Craig R. Whitney, a former assistant managing editor and foreign correspondent for the New York Times, is author of "Living with Guns: A Liberal's Case for the Second Amendment," published by Public Affairs last...

http://brainerddispatch.com/opinion/guest-columns/2012-12-21/us-can-protect-gun-
Guest Columns
President Congeniality talks tough

...performance was also a reminder of why Obama isn't noted for his interpersonal warmth - a topic Jackie Calmes of the New York Times asked him to address when she mentioned the criticism that he and his staff are insular and that he doesn't socialize...

http://brainerddispatch.com/opinion/guest-columns/2013-01-15/president-congenial
Guest Columns
It must be over

...first letter to the editor. However, I expect more from Congress, especially the leadership. I read with disgust a New York Times outside how Amgen pleads guilty to federal fraud and two weeks later lawmakers insert in the fiscal cliff legislation...

http://brainerddispatch.com/opinion/open-forum/2013-01-25/it-must-be-over
Open Forum

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