Over a breakfast of Post Honey Bunches of Oats I was noticing on the box that they were promoting the cereal's Web site, onespoonful.com. Somehow, since I was enjoying the cereal, I wanted to immediately visit the site. Well, I might have had the immediate desire but I had to finish my cereal first. ...more

February 14, 2009

TAMPA – You may now stop watching Super Bowls. No need to try and top what we just saw. Save your breath. Save your energy. ...more

February 1, 2009

It's time to call this for what it is. While the word "dynasty" should be reserved for only the most special teams, the Florida Gators just may qualify. ...more

January 9, 2009

Searching for a truly original holiday gift, one that could bestow a bit of immortality on a loved one or a friend? ...more

December 9, 2008

With a new album and two movies on the horizon, it appears the Season of Beyonce has begun. ...more

November 20, 2008

End Of An Era When the residents of Lexington fired on the British troops, there was no appreciation for the moment defining the nation's birth pangs. Yet it did. And when "the shot heard round the world" was iconized, that space and its many actors gained immortality. ...more

October 19, 2008

seven last chances to see what you'll never see again. There's only one first time in a pennant race. Just one. ...more

September 15, 2008

From the time of Homer's heroic, swift-footed Achilles, the best of the best have sought the immortality of fame and glory. Today, 3,000 years later, thanks to the internet, the rest of mankind can obtain a good dose of fame - if not glory - via some key stroking. A new-found dimension of celebrity has even become a presidential campaign issue, what with John McCain's recent ad about his rival and the unexpected Paris Hilton rejoinder. ...more

August 25, 2008

"The Physics of Christianity" by Frank J. Tipler (Doubleday, $15.95) ...more

August 24, 2008

If there is a sport desperate for a new hero, one eager to overcome its recent run of bad publicity, it is thoroughbred racing. ...more

June 2, 2008