Mr. Pereia is "right on" about how Hitler stifled and took control of the press in his rise to power. ...more

October 30, 2009

The amazing performance art. ...more

March 23, 2009

An editorial cartoon is like nothing else in a newspaper. Editorial cartoonists don't need any special degrees. Unlike reporters and editorial writers, they don't even have to pretend to be "fair." ...more

March 12, 2009

Fidel Castro says he doubts he'll be able to follow current events four years from now. ...more

January 22, 2009

Gus Van Sant has spent the past few years making dreamy, amorphous meditations on life and death that seemingly were intended for his hardcore fans, himself, and no one else. ...more

December 12, 2008

The assignment for this column seemed pretty simple. I am supposed to lay out what Jon Gruden needs to do to coach the Bucs back to the Super Bowl. But as with anything involving Gruden, it's not such a simple thing to define after all. ...more

September 7, 2008

Sometimes, people who are unfamiliar with genealogical research ask why we pursue it. We can tell them all about finding missing pieces of the big puzzle, digging to understand why and how our ancestors did certain things and discovering how their societies differed from ours. ...more

May 4, 2008

"Persepolis" is a true original in the eclectic world of animation, one that's full of fascinating contradictions. ...more

February 24, 2008

In regards to "We Must All Tighten Our Belts," by K.L. Adams; the mere fact that these firefighters and officers of the law did, indeed, choose these dangerous jobs says that they respect and hold dear the lives of others as their own. ...more

January 15, 2008

'Shortcomings,' by Adrian Tomine (Drawn & Quarterly, $20) ...more

October 14, 2007