I listened to Carole King's "Tapestry" for the first time in a long while this past weekend. The album seemed incredibly deep and grown-up and mysterious when I had the 8-track at age 11. Now that most of its mysteries have been revealed, "Tapestry" seems sometimes spot-on ("It's Too Late"), sometimes naïve ("Where You Lead") and sometimes like bad prog rock minus the gory synthesizers (the title track). (And gory synthesizers are the best part of bad prog rock.) ...more

March 19, 2009

J.P. Howell's personality is difficult to describe. Perhaps the friendliest and most outgoing Ray, he's laid-back California cool and fast-twitch high-strung all at the same time. The explanation behind that dichotomy may lie in what he drinks and listens to before each game. That and other mysteries about the Rays' versatile lefty reliever were revealed in a discussion with The Tampa Tribune's Marc Lancaster. ...more

October 9, 2008

Is it just a phantom tale? They say Halloween productions make scary money for theme parks. Officials dare not tell. They guard their financial mysteries with the most horrific of secret keepers - their accountants and CFOs. ...more

September 27, 2008

For people who can't remember what it was like when the U.S. truly dominated Olympic basketball, this is it. ...more

August 23, 2008

'Interred With Their Bones,' by Jennifer Lee Carrell (Dutton, $26) ...more

September 30, 2007