We had one of those special times a week or so ago. Bridget went to my mother-in-law’s for a few days of spoiling so Maria and I had lots of free time to ourselves. We totally took advantage of this….

A lot of times, I read reviews before I commit to a movie. I don’t slavishly follow what the critics say, but I want to get a taste of the general reaction to a movie. For instance, I have yet…

Off and on for the past few years, I have enjoyed Ken Levine’s fantastic blog. The former “Cheers” and “Frasier” writer brings wonderful insight, hilarious stories and cleverness to the Interwebs. I could never keep up with his stuff though,…

I didn’t realize until now that I hadn’t posted at all about the upcoming re-release of “Lifes Rich Pageant.” The new version comes out on July 12 with a bonus disc of demos from March 1986. The “Athens Demos” are…

I had a decision to make, a decision which would have wide-ranging implications. For a number of reasons, I had committed to paying close attention to the NBA Finals. I have slowly drifted toward pro hoops over the past few…

I think my original thought when I saw the trailer for “Bridesmaids” mirrored that of many people – “This could be great or terrible.” The advertising really made it easy to consider the film simply a female version of “The…

Candy has its purpose in life. It makes us feel good. It helps pass the time between meals. And it sometimes makes us regret the moment we tore open the package. That’s kind of how I feel about “Supreme Courtship,”…

During a Memorial Day weekend picnic, I had to break the bad news to a friend of ours. She works at a small bookstore. I had to come clean about the new Kindle I had bought. We had brought it…

When you work at a newspaper, you tend to think no one else sees the things you do. Not in the course of your duties, but in your workplace. No one works with weirder people. No one sees that kind…

Now that I have a Kindle (more on that in next week’s column), I feel like a whole new world has opened up to me. I can search all through the Amazon catalog and find obscure books which I might…