Special Feature — February 27, 2013, 9:02 am
My Pain Is Worse Than Your Pain: A Short Film
An adaptation of T. C. Boyle’s classic short story
An adaptation of T. C. Boyle’s short story (Harper’s Magazine, January 2010)
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Special Feature — February 27, 2013, 9:02 am
An adaptation of T. C. Boyle’s classic short story
An adaptation of T. C. Boyle’s short story (Harper’s Magazine, January 2010)
Harper's Finest — February 27, 2013, 9:01 am
A classic short story about the desperate acts and philosophical consolations of a middle-aged man who has become romantically obsessed with one of his neighbors.
Six Questions — February 27, 2013, 9:00 am
Filmmaker Adam Hall on capturing the dark magic of a T. C. Boyle short story
Filmmaker Adam Hall on capturing the dark magic of a T. C. Boyle short story

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