"American Fantastic Tales: Terror and the Uncanny From Poe to the Pulps"; "American Fantastic Tales: Terror and the Uncanny From the 1940s to Now," edited by Peter Straub (Library of America, $35 each) ...more

October 25, 2009

So far, Jim Piculas has pretty much had the public argument his way. Ever since he was able to sucker ... uh, convince a local television station to embrace his unverified version of events, Piculas has soared like a sultan on a magic carpet of new-media celebrity. ...more

January 30, 2009

Flobots are among the performers at Sunday's "Next Big Thing" ...more

December 5, 2008

Do you ever despair of making it through December with your faith intact? Are you tempted to walk away from the performance art Christmas has become? ...more

November 29, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - As landmarks go, the homely red block barn with its face smashed up against U.S. 41's northbound lanes may not look like much. But in the recent history of Land O' Lakes and Pasco County, the global headquarters of Hungry Harry's Famous Bar-B-Que fits neatly between the Old North Church and (appropriately, as we shall see) Wright's Tavern. ...more

November 19, 2008

Chef Grant Achatz won acclaim as a culinary maverick at the country's best restaurant. Then came a devastating diagnosis. ...more

June 25, 2008

WESLEY CHAPEL - Students at Wiregrass Ranch High School's Arts and Communications Learning Community created a 9/11 Memorial Art Installation that will be on display for students, school district officials and the media today and will be open to the public one evening next week. ...more

September 10, 2007