Soapdish PB_Gift_Guide #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

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an overnight journey of thirteen hours

The history of how six Latin American countries acknowledge—or deny—their African past

the Monitor was there

From casual sexism

Soapdish PB_Gift_Guide #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIn the comedic farce Soapdish, the behind the scenes lives of several soap opera actors are just as melodramatic as those of their television counterparts. Sally Field stars as Celeste Talbert, the star of a declining TV show. To make matters worse, Talbert's career is thrown into turmoil when her rival, Montana Moorehead (Cathy Moriarty), tries to persuade producer David Barnes (Robert Downey Jr.) to write Talbert off the show. Smitten by Moorehead,