As Americans wonder just how horrible the economy will become, this tiny steel town offers a perverse message of hope: Things cannot possibly get any worse than they are here. ...more

February 1, 2009

It's one of Hollywood's grandest success stories: The boy who was Opie Taylor became a top director. He learned the lessons of Mayberry well. ...more

December 28, 2008

Jesse L. Martin is putting down his "Law & Order" detective's shield, and Anthony Anderson is in negotiations to pick it up. ...more

February 25, 2008

"Heartsick," by Chelsea Cain (St. Martin's Minotaur, $23.95) ...more

December 9, 2007

'Little Shop of Horrors' isn't just a musical about a man-eating, singing plant. It's about a nice guy who always finishes last getting the girl. Of course, they both get eaten alive. ...more

October 25, 2007

'Little Shop of Horrors' isn't just a musical about a man-eating, singing plant. It's about a nice guy who always finishes last getting the girl. Of course, they both get eaten alive. ...more

October 22, 2007

BRADENTON - For a dicey half-hour Monday night, it looked as though Dorothy might have to make her fabled trip to Oz with a stuffed dog in a basket, which is not at all what Michael Newton-Brown had in mind. The director, who spent much of his life working with animals as a clown for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, wanted an actual dog for the part of Toto in his upcoming production of "The Wizard of Oz" with the Manatee Players. ...more

October 9, 2007

For a half-hour Monday night, it looked as if Dorothy might have to make her trip to Oz with a stuffed dog in a basket, which is not what Michael Newton-Brown had in mind. ...more

October 9, 2007