"National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" turns 20 years old this holiday season, making it an official classic. In fact, it airs at 8 tonight on AMC (American Movie Classics). ...more

November 30, 2009

1. Never stick your tongue on a flagpole in freezing weather even if someone triple-dog dares you. ...more

November 29, 2009

Some beloved Christmas characters embrace the holidays; others need a little convincing. Which classic character best describes your holiday personality? ...more

November 29, 2009

Eight classic holiday films will be shown for free in an outdoor setting at North Straub Park in St. Petersburg. ...more

November 26, 2009

Investigators brought in a giant crane and a barge Friday to help pull a US Airways jetliner from the Hudson River, and survivors among the 155 people aboard recounted tales of horror and hailed the pilot as a hero who delivered them from certain death. ...more

January 16, 2009

With a glance at the simple holiday decorations in the front yard, a visitor would never anticipate the intricate holiday scene located at the rear of the Sirrine family's home. ...more

December 1, 2008

CLEVELAND (AP) -- Fans of the holiday classic "A Christmas Story" are celebrating the film's 25th anniversary with a convention and trips to the house where the movie was made. ...more

November 30, 2008

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas on television as the onslaught of holiday programming gets under way in earnest this week with the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, "Miracle on 34th Street" and "White Christmas." ...more

November 26, 2008

I've never had a love affair for onions - or a hate affair, for that matter. ...more

May 7, 2008

THEATER Today-Saturday "A Christmas Cannoli: Or a Tale of Two Families"; a mob-style Christmas comedy featuring a twist on Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol"; 8 p.m. today and Saturday; $14 adults, $12 seniors 55 and older, students and military, $10 children 12 and younger; Masque Theater, 12482 Berkely Square Drive, Tampa; (813) 980-3321 ...more

December 12, 2007