Movies don’t change as time passes, but we do. We watch them in the moment and then move on, leaving them behind as we see and learn new things. When we revisit a film made 20 years ago, we may think it looks dated, though that’s an imprecise and misguided term—it’s like blaming a movie for not having kept up with the times, an order that not even the greatest picture can fulfill.

This weekend brought about the biggest media merger of the year: AT&T will buy Time Warner for $85.4 billion. So Batman, Tony Soprano and CNN may end up under the ownership of the largest pay-TV operator in the country. The news is notable for many reasons, starting with the hefty price tag. AT&T will pay a 35% premium above Time Warner’s value before reports of the merger surfaced last week. But the deal could also affect consumers who subscribe to DirecTV, surf online via AT&T’s U-verse or pay for content from Warner Brothers’ media empire.

When he was 3 or 4 years old, Michael Douglas, as he was then known, liked playing cowboy. The youngest of seven siblings, he would amble into his family’s Pittsburgh garden with his guns and hat and chaps, and get himself into an epic gunfight. His brothers and sisters would sneak up to the windows to watch. “He would act out both roles–the hero and the bad guy–all of the dialogue,” says his oldest brother, Robert.

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You're confused and you question yourself repeatedly. Why did they betray you? What did you do wrong? The pain runs so deep that only those who have felt it can truly understand. But, what's our plan in the face of this betrayal? Do we allow hate and revenge to cloud our vision or do we simply wipe our tears and look for a way to turn this pain into a source of strength, taking control of our own healing, growth, and happiness?