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“Let My People Go . . . to the Movies!”**

A Little Passover Irony, or “Wait a Second!  Isn’t ‘Exodus’ Associated with Getting OUT??” I’ve made my peace with paying close to $10 for a movie ticket. However, $4 for a smallish candy bar or a box of M&M’s is another thing. So — full confession — we Kaplan’s have been known to smuggle a...
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“The Jelly Bean Loophole”

When I take my kids — and their friends — to the movies, I try to catch the discount matinée. And avoid the theatres’ nosebleed prices for popcorn, candy, etc. Instead, we pop into the nearest grocery store, and head for the bulk candy bins. New Criteria Up until yesterday, my policy was that each...
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