The melodrama over the acrimonious divorce of former pro-wrestler Hulk Hogan is moving to Rolling Stone magazine. ...more

April 15, 2009

"Les Miserables" by Victor Hugo; translated by Julie Rose (Modern Library, $28) ...more

August 31, 2008

We could, and probably should, fill this column with reasons why it's silly to even think about bringing Brett Favre to the Bucs this late in training camp. It's just nuts to still be talking about turning the team over to a new quarterback only days before the first exhibition game. ...more

August 6, 2008

It wouldn't be the opening of training camp if something wasn't out of whack, and the Bucs look about as whacked out as every other team in the league right now. ...more

July 23, 2008

If we can skip past the melodrama surrounding the Bucs' quarterbacks for a moment, it's easier to see today's game against the Saints for what it really is. The Bucs have an extraordinary opportunity to put a boot on the neck of the NFC South. ...more

December 2, 2007

SEBRING — Tanglewood actor Howard Johnson expects to hear booing when he steps on stage in the role of "Fleetwood Dashaway" in a local production of "He Done Her Wrong." But don't expect Johnson to recoil in horror or become dismayed. He plays the villain as one of six actors in the Tanglewood Actors' Guild who will perform in the one act Anita Bell play on Dec. 5, 6 and 7 at the multi-purpose room at the 1,250-home development. Hand-held signs will urge the audience to react and give Johnson — the mustached villain — feedback. "I love being a bad guy," said Johnson. "I love the attention of being on stage. I will be very pleased to get the boos and hisses." Director Ray Fulmer referred to the play as an "old comedy melodrama." ...more

November 24, 2007