A dead fish, a horse's head in some guy's bed and an assertion that "the White House has declared war on Fox News" was how Charles Krauthammer started his commentary Oct. 25 ("More than a Fox hunt." ...more

November 5, 2009

Everything about the dirty cop thriller "Pride and Glory" is formulaic and forgettable, even down to its generic title. ...more

October 24, 2008

Let the debates begin: VH1 has compiled its list of the 100 greatest hip-hop songs, and Public Enemy's black power anthem "Fight the Power" tops the list. ...more

September 24, 2008

Obituaries usually aren't about someone's death so much as about his or her life and family. From both standpoints, these newspaper notices are extremely valuable to genealogists. ...more

September 21, 2008

An innocent reference to an astronomical feature was misconstrued as a racial insult in Dallas last week, which is funny, except that an offended official's continued indignity has created humorless ill will. ...more

July 18, 2008

They say that every president gets the psychoanalyst he deserves. And every Hamlet gets his Rosencrantz. ...more

June 3, 2008

Back when genealogy was of interest only to blue bloods looking to prove relationships to royalty or war heroes, researchers didn't closely embrace the black sheep in the family. ...more

December 16, 2007

Matt Von Glahn was born into being a Bucs fan. ...more

November 18, 2007

OPENING Fred Claus *½ Christmas is in jeopardy when Santa (Paul Giamatti) gives his black-sheep brother (Vince Vaughn) a chance at redemption in the North Pole toy shop. Review, Page 6. 116 minutes. (PG; mild profanity and rude humor) ...more

November 8, 2007

OPENING Elizabeth: The Golden Age *½ Cate Blanchett reprises her regal role as Queen Elizabeth I for this lavish mixture of historical fact, romance-novel melodrama and ornate costumery. Review, Page 5. 115 minutes (PG-13; violence, sexuality and nudity) ...more

October 10, 2007