"Unbelievable," by Stacy Horn (Ecco, $25) In the 1930s, a group of scientists led by J.B. Rhine opened a laboratory at Duke University that focused on one purpose, at least initially. That purpose was to finally answer the "survival question" - whether there is actually any sort of life after death. Seeking an answer led members of the Duke Parapsychologist Lab to conduct experiments involving telepathy, poltergeists and psychic powers. ...more

March 29, 2009

Suddenly Abe Lincoln is hot because ... It's his 200th birthday on Thursday? There's a big screen bio-film in the works starring Liam Neeson? ...more

February 11, 2009

Since childhood, the ferocity of sharks has fascinated 30-year-old University of Tampa researcher Dan Huber. He studied them in school, then college, then after college. ...more

January 1, 2009

He caressed her hair with the same loving hands famous for killing the 35th president of the United States. ...more

November 22, 2008

Fill Empty Houses First I hope that I understand the proposal to cut our area's impact fees correctly. As I am reading, the purpose is to get into a state-offered grant program for housing assistance. Is the state program our only option for housing assistance? ...more

July 1, 2008

When the Hollywood writers union first went on strike, we hardly noticed because our favorite shows all had several weeks of episodes already "in the can," as they say in the entertainment industry. When those episodes ran out we watched reruns for a while, but that got old in a hurry. So, eventually, we shut the TV off after the evening news and made an amazing discovery … there is life without television. We read books, played cards, listened to classical music, and called our families out-of-state who were suddenly free to talk because now our calls were not interrupting new episodes of their favorite shows. It's not easy to admit it, but I realized I knew more about what was going on in the lives of characters on "House" and "Gray's Anatomy" than in the lives of my brother and niece. ...more

February 3, 2008

Donte' Stallworth is talking. You know it's Donte' because it's Wednesday and only Donte' talks on Wednesdays. If you want to talk to Nicco, you've got to wait until Sunday. ...more

February 1, 2008

Mourners remembered daredevil Evel Knievel on Monday as a red, white and blue American icon who made a spiritual leap of faith long after his death-defying motorcycle jumps. ...more

December 11, 2007

some famous, some not - reflect on the lessons of that time. ...more

December 9, 2007