Eleanor M. Condy McLaughlin of Kennett Square

Eleanor M. Condy McLaughlin, 85, of Kennett Square, died Friday, March 11, at her home surrounded by her family.  She was the wife of Joseph McLaughlin, with whom she shared 33 years of marriage. Born in Darby, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and the late Agnes (Immediato) Condy. Eleanor was a devout Catholic all her life and in recent years was a…

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Wyeth art inspires drama

There’s an artistic line of progression, or maybe it’s a train of thought that leads the creative process. In the case of the one-act play “Nureyev’s Eyes,” that train runs through Wyeth country. The play is based on the relationship between Jamie Wyeth and the dancer Rudolf Nureyev when the Chadds Ford painter was doing his studies of the famous Russian-born Nureyev during the mid-to-late…

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Mind Matters: Presence, part I

Perhaps you have seen Amy Cuddy’s TED talk on power posing, which has empowered the lives of millions. Where that presentation is one glimmering nugget of her research, her book, “Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to your Biggest Challenges,” is a goldmine (and one without slave labor, I might add). Weaving solid research from many disciplines with stories from her life and the lives of…

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