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I, Tonya: Well-Deserved Nominations, Potential Triggers

By Ann Silverthorn Posted on February 13, 2018 Posted in Entertainment, Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments

Did young Tonya Harding ever imagine that a movie about her would earn multiple Oscar nominations? Perhaps—but during many periods of her life, this might have seemed like a laughable impossibility to her—and to many of us, for that matter. Well, …

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I, Tonya Renews Inspiration

By Ann Silverthorn Posted on January 24, 2018 Posted in Culture, Entertainment, Health, People, Uncategorized, USA 2 Comments

The 2018 Oscar nominations for I, Tonya sent me to my ancient clipping file to excavate a March 1994 essay I wrote about the controversial figure skater. The piece appeared in a reader-participation series featured in our local newspaper, called …

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I, Tonya: Well-Deserved Nominations, Potential Triggers

I, Tonya Renews Inspiration