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London, a week before Christmas. Nineteen-year-old Jason Malone is in the city of his dreams for the first time because he wants to ditch his studies and become an actor. A scholarship from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts would be the first step in the right direction, but Jason must audition for that. Cassie Winter is fed up with theater, film, and actors in particular. And for a specific reason. When Jason and Cassie cross paths at a Les Misérables screening, they decide to explore London together and experience a few days of unexpected surprises....

Londoner Charlotte Cheshire and Brooklynite Anthony Monteleone are both having a blue Christmas: both dumped by their exes, both stranded at New York's John F. Kennedy airport, and both desperate for something to take their minds off the holiday. After their chance meeting and realization that they are in a similar predicament, Charlotte suggests traveling into the city for an adventure, following the steps in a silly self-help book she has about getting over a broken heart, but Anthony thinks she must be nuts! However, anything is better than spending Christmas Eve alone.

For years, Columbia freshman Serena has dreamed of visiting Paris - the city where her parents had their idyllic, romantic honeymoon. And since her father unexpectedly died two years ago, Serena has cooked up a plan to travel to Paris with her mother and sister as a way to celebrate and remember her dad. Unfortunately, her mom and sister are less committed to the plan - her mom backs out to attend a conference in London, and her sister makes plans in Madrid after a misunderstanding with Serena.

A revelatory new history of family life in the Middle Ages What can medieval families teach us about how we live today? Far more than we might imagine. In Familia, historian Catherine Rider shares an illuminating story of blended families, women defying their expected roles, lifelong singles and...

Anna can’t believe it: Stephen proposed to her on a plane to Rome! She has no other choice but to refuse - after all, she is only 19 and not ready to commit yet. They are actually on their way to a wedding, and in order to return the favor to the bride’s family, Anna sets out in search of a specific kind of pastry that the groom’s parents would like to have. Matteo has just flunked his most important football game qualification. As he notices Anna in a bakery trying to find the “struffoli” without knowing a word of Italian, he offers to help.