Even if the news crossed the wires where you live, you might not have noticed. Randy Bewley died this week after suffering a heart attack while driving in Athens, Ga. Bewley was the co-founder and lead guitarist in the band…

I made my first trip to one of Pennsylvania’s slots-only casinos last weekend. I made the hour-ish trek north of Harrisburg to visit Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course. The place had been open for a little more than…

Everyone remembers the “Miracle on Ice,” the night the U.S. Olympic hockey team beat the heavily-favored USSR in the 1980 Winter Games. The 29th anniversary of that game passed on Sunday, but today is an anniversary just as or even…

Every year, my wife and I struggle with a very difficult question – should we add any new TV shows to our rotation? When we do, we usually hear about something a few months in that other friends suggest or…

Now that the big stars have walked away with their awards, let’s take a look at some awards that might not easily come to mind, but are just as important. Worst Theater Decision: Because so many people wanted to see…

The high-brow movies will have their moments in Hollywood. But we learn about the really important awards today, the seventh annual Brians, which recognize excellence in movies which I saw in the theater in 2008. A record 11 movies qualified…

Well, the movie world is holding its breath for the Oscars tomorrow. Careers can rise and fall based on what happens at the event. And that’s just talking about the snarkiness on the red carpet, much less the actual awards….

Peter Buck participated in a great Q&A recently with Mojo about the deluxe edition of Murmur released late last year. I always love these things with Peter because he always shares a few nuggets about the past and talks so…

I haven’t posted about Beer Appreciation in a while. I’m getting closer to finishing the case. So here goes on the ones I have had recently. Bells Winter White Ale: Not my favorite style, but I enjoyed this one about…

Tying the entire plot of a book around the angst which accompanies a milestone birthday can be a bit risky. Good thing that in Plan B: A Novel, the device is in the hands of Jonathan Tropper. This is the…