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Stuck inside your home this Groundhog Day? Be like Phil the weatherman, and try some mindfulness

  • Written by Jeremy David Engels, Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences, Penn State
imageBill Murray and Andie MacDowell in a scene from the film 'Groundhog Day.'Columbia Pictures/Getty Images

Many of us will recall the American comedy film “Groundhog Day.”

Originally released in 1993, it stars the incomparable Bill Murray as Phil Conners, an insufferable Pittsburgh weatherman. A minor local celebrity who believes himself...

Read more: Stuck inside your home this Groundhog Day? Be like Phil the weatherman, and try some mindfulness

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